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Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

A new comedy about a movie that doesn't get made and the people who don't make it.

1985•1h 20m•

★3.9(15 ratings)

Comedy

Overview

Studio head Joe Mulholland promises his dying producer and mentor, Saul Gritz, to adapt a popular sex manual into a film, despite his better judgment. Unable to figure out how to turn the nonfiction book into a narrative movie, Mulholland enlists the services of Herb Dorman, a screenwriter of popular romantic films with a bad marriage, and volatile director Sid Spokane to help him create a movie.

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Main Cast

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Joe Mulholland

Charles Grodin

Charles Grodin

Herb Derman

Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

Saul Gritz

Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly

Nancy Derman

Bill Macy

Bill Macy

Sid Spokane

Gilda Radner

Gilda Radner

Livia Machado

Earl Boen

Earl Boen

Marshall

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Arnie

Joe Mantell

Joe Mantell

Larry

William Prince

William Prince

Louis Martin

Nita Talbot

Nita Talbot

Dorothy

Sandy Ward

Sandy Ward

Doctor

Full Crew

Direction

Director: William Asher

Writing

Writer: Charles Grodin

Production

Producer: William Asher
Producer: Charles Grodin
Co-Producer: Dennis Hennessy
Associate Producer: Jean Higgins
Co-Producer: Richard Carrothers

Music & Sound

Music: Ken Welch
Music: Mitzie Welch

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Robbie Greenberg

Editing

Editor: Tom Benko

Art Direction

Set Decoration: Janice Flating
Art Direction: Donald Lee Harris

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Alfred Angelo

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "A new comedy about a movie that doesn't get made and the people who don't make it."

#2

The runtime is 80 minutes (1h 20m).

#3

The film was directed by William Asher.

#4

The screenplay was written by Charles Grodin.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Robbie Greenberg.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0089628.

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Rating

3.9/10

Poor

15 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Movers & Shakers

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

United Artists

United Artists

Asher-Grodin Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer