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Movers & Shakers

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

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.

Top 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

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.

Rating

3.9 / 10
15 Reviews
1 Popular

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