
Film
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009 · 2h · Documentary · Music
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Overview
In the 1980s we got our MTV but seemed to have lost much of the musical film in the process. But the genre is resilient. A handful of masterpieces along with a few cult classics emerged from this decade. In the 1990s the Hollywood musical was largely animated, rather than live action. However, television had a surprising number of musical offerings, including “Gypsy” with Bette Midler and “Annie” which launched director Rob Marshall. In the 2000s musicals came back starting with “Moulin Rouge” and carrying on with “Chicago,” “Dreamgirls” and “Hairspray.” There are movies based on Broadway triumphs and once again there are teens singing and dancing.
Cast

Shirley Jones
Host

Julie Andrews
Self (archive)

Barry Bostwick
Self

Beau Bridges
Self

Mel Brooks
Self (archive)

Anne Bancroft
Self (archive)

Leslie Caron
Self

Beverly D'Angelo
Self

Loretta Devine
Self

Olga James
Self

Allan Arkush
Self

Armand Assante
Self

Dennis Quaid
Self (archive)

Queen Latifah
Self (archive)
Crew
- Denise HamiltonWriter
- Tasha Lowe-NewsomeWriter
- Dante J. PuglieseExecutive Producer
- Eric HornbergerEditor
Details
- Release date
- August 11, 2009
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
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