Summaries

Jeff Goldblum returns to his hometown to star in a Pittsburgh production of The Music Man in this mockumentary.

Jeff Goldblum put his Hollywood actor life on hold to star alongside his new girlfriend in a Pittsburgh regional theater production of The Music Man. Co-directors Bradley and LaBrache tread a surprisingly elegant line between genuine documentary and outright self-parody improv in this deliciously deadpan comedy—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • mockumentary
  • place name in title
  • performance
  • solar energy
  • solar power
Genres
  • Comedy
Release date Dec 31, 2019
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Kennywood Amusement Park - 4800 Kennywood Boulevard, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies Prosperity Pictures ROAR Striking Features

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 24m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

Jeff Goldblum may have starred in some of the biggest movies in history, but to secure a green card for his young Canadian fiancé hes agreed to do a two-week regional theater production of The Music Man in his Pennsylvania hometown. Now hes faced with grueling rehearsals, a furious agent, good friends (Ed Begley, Jr. and Ileana Douglas) with their own troubles whom hes convinced to co-star, and the very real prospect of a song-and-dance disaster. Moby, Conan OBrien, Alanis Morissette, Craig Kilborn, Tom Cavanaugh and Skip E. Lowe appear in this real-life mockumentary about one Hollywood superstars public fame and private life colliding head-on in PITTSBURGH.

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