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Nickelodeon (1976)

Director: Peter Bogdanovich

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From Time Out Film Guide

To make a clinker out of a gift of a subject like silent movie-making is some feat, yet Peter Bogdanovich manages it with honours. Set between 1910 and 1915, Nickelodeon spends ages muddling the protagonists' lives and their suitcases before they settle down to make pictures. Despite some comic intentions, the film takes itself far too seriously as a hommage to the movie pioneers. But with Bogdanovich's yearning nostalgia totally lacking in perspective, this dreary recreation becomes entirely a work of the past tense; certainly there's no wit, pace or enthusiasm to suggest that it's alive. The direction is agonisingly pedantic for a comedy, and leaves O'Neal and Reynolds totally exposed, mugging away in charmless and clumsy fashion.

Author: CPe 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • mr.mike said...
    Posted on Oct 09 2008 21:05 Worth seeing , being a fan of O'Neal and/or Reynolds helps.
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Cast & crew

Director: Peter Bogdanovich

Producer: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff

Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Brian Keith, Stella Stevens, John Ritter, Jane Hitchcock, Brion James, M Emmet Walsh full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 122 mins


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