Running time 134 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $3.2 million Box office $19.1 million That's Entertainment! Is a 1974 American released by to celebrate the studio's 50th anniversary. It was followed by two sequels and a related film called. The film, compiled by its writer-producer-director,, under the supervision of executive producer, turned the spotlight on MGM's legacy of from the 1920s through the 1950s, featuring performances culled from dozens of the studio's famous films. Archive footage of,,,,,,,,,,,,, and many others was featured.
Directed by Steve Miner. With William Katt, Kay Lenz, George Wendt, Richard Moll. A troubled writer moves into a haunted house after inheriting it from his aunt.
The various segments were hosted by a succession of the studio's legendary stars:,,,,,,,,, and (representing her mother, ). Most of the hosts were filmed on MGM's famous, which appears ramshackle and rundown in this film, because MGM had sold the property to developers and the sets were about to be demolished (several of the stars, including Bing Crosby, remark on this during their segments). The most notable degradation can be seen when Fred Astaire revisits the ruins of a train station set that had been used in the opening of two decades earlier, and when Peter Lawford revisits exteriors used in his 1947 musical. That's Entertainment!
Was the last major project to be filmed on the backlot. The title of the film derives from the anthemic song ', by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, which was introduced in the 1953 MGM musical,. The title is usually expressed with an, but it is also correct to refer to it without (see the movie poster).
Contents • • • • • • • Dedication [ ] “ Over the years, under the leadership of and others, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has produced a series of musical films whose success and artistic merit remain unsurpassed in motion picture history. There were literally thousands of people. Artists, craftsmen and technicians. Who poured their talents into the creation of the great MGM musicals. This film is dedicated to them.
” — Opening titles of That's Entertainment! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sequels [ ] Despite statements made in the original theatrical trailer and promotional material that such a production would never be repeated, That's Entertainment! Is one of the few documentaries to spawn official sequels—either two or three, depending upon one's criteria. In 1976, was released. The idea of multiple hosts was dropped for this production, with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly partnering to co-host the retrospective, which expanded beyond musicals to pay tribute to dramatic and comedy stars as well.
The film is highlighted by Astaire and Kelly dancing together on film for the last time. In 1985, was released, a retrospective that looked back at the history of dancing in film (unlike the That's Entertainment! Films, however, this documentary did not focus exclusively on MGM productions). This film is sometimes considered part of the That's Entertainment! Series, especially since its starting credits contain a card with the That's Entertainment! III title (not to be confused with the 1994 film), but even though it shared studio and producers, it is considered a separate production.
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Finally, in 1994, was released, which featured more retrospectives with a focus on previously unreleased (or rarely seen) material cut from the MGM films. Gene Kelly is the only individual to host in all four films. All three That's Entertainment!
Films were released to in 2004. The box set collection of the films included a bonus DVD that included additional musical numbers that had been cut from MGM films as well as the first release of the complete performance of 'Mr. Monotony' by Judy Garland (the version used in That's Entertainment! III is truncated). That's Dancing! Received a separate DVD release in 2007.
The original trilogy also received a Blu-ray release in the late 2000s, with the bonus disc eliminated in favor of spreading its contents as bonuses among the three films. See also [ ] • References [ ].
Roger Cobb is a newly divorced horror novelist whose young son has recently mysteriously disappeared. He moves to his aunt's house to write a book about his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam. The trouble is that his aunt killed herself there in strange circumstances and before long Cobb starts to experience malevolent paranormal activity in the house. House was produced by Sean S. Cunningham, the man who directed the hugely influential slasher Friday the 13th (1980) and produced the notorious rape-revenge exploitation shocker Last House on the Left (1972).