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The Band Wagon
This musical tells the tale of Tony Hunter, a multi-talented but aging movie star who heads for the Great White Way to star in their new Broadway musical in hopes of bolstering his flagging career. A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition and it's left to Tony to save the show
March 8, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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March 23, 1896 in Loveland, Colorado, USA
January 12, 1894 in Berlin, Germany
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February 8, 1900 in Birtley, Durham, England, UK
23 May 1924, Circleville, Ohio, USA
22 August 1928, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
19 November 1902, Dallas, Texas, USA
26 February 1905, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
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December 13, 1895 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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2 April 1891, Helensburgh, Scotland, UK
31 March 1905, Pennsylvania, USA
July 27, 1894 in Valencia, Spain
February 23, 1902 in Canandaigua, New York, USA
24 March 1910, Portland, Maine, USA
23 December 1930, Pasadena, California, USA
March 14, 2005
A love song for the narcissistic, and theater people are sure to eat up the film, commentary, extras, and first rate DVD packaging.July 29, 2002
"the undisputed highlight of Astaire's post-Rogers career"July 27, 2006
Minnelli's best musical is sparked by witty allusions to real-life showbiz persona like pretentious actor Jose Ferrer and birlliant but aging dancer Fred Astaire, the film's star, who shines when dancing, both with Cyd Charisse and alone.March 23, 2005
...it's hard to dislike something so cheerful and uplifting as this movie.January 01, 2000
If you like an old-fashioned Broadway musical, you can't go wrong with this one.January 01, 2000
The musical becomes a frenetic meditation on pop art versus high art, coming down hard on the side of the former.February 19, 2003
It has its moments and the stars are good, but it's really overrated.April 18, 2005
On the whole it's one of the best musicals ever made.September 16, 2015
Widely considered one of the greatest movie musicals of all time, Vincent Minnelli's "The Band Wagon" connects a jumble of comedic backstage Broadway shenanigans with mix-matched show tunes via Fred Astaire's impeccable dance routines.April 11, 2015
Sorry, the beloved "Singin' in the Rain" isn't the finest of the legendary MGM musicals. "The Band Wagon'' has better music, better dances, better direction, more lavish sets and costumes and a wittier script (by the same writers).August 15, 2011
A fun musical with creative choreography, but far too little substance.