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Bookmark this page1988: The Remake (1978)
Director: Richard R Schmidt
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From Time Out Film Guide
Bizarre, overlong low-budget independent depicting the auditions held by a dying librarian who wants to remake Showboat as 'a musical comedy with the stench of death'. Patchily amusing as it wheels on freaks, eccentrics and talentless no-hopers - with all references to the MGM classic bleeped out (resulting in a dreadful Gong Show-style cacophony) - it's all a little indulgent.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Richard R Schmidt
Cast: Ed Nylund, Skip Covington, Carolyn Zaremba, Willie Boy Walker, Dickie Marcus, Bruce Parry full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 97 mins
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