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Actors: MIchael Caine, Carol Burnett, John Ridder, Marilu Henner, Christopher Reeves
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Noises Off |
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Opening night is just around the corner and director Looyd Fellowes (Michael Caine) is in despair. He's had high hopes for his new play, a sex farce, but now the cast is in the middle of dress rehearsal and it's becoming very clear that they're barely ready. Mrs. Clackett, played by Dotty Otley (actress Carol Burnett) can't remember when she needs which props. Garry Lejeune, who's playing Roger Tramplemain (actor John Ritter) has to call for lines and can't get a door to open. What would be the first act if Noises Off were staged as a play covers this dress rehearsal. It's shot from the theater, looking at the stage. The play is a broad comedy set in a British country house in which a housekeeper bumbles about, while one couple who's just looking for a place to have a tryst and another couple, who's hiding out from the Internal Revenue Service try to avoid each other) and something about the actors. Most of them are paired off. Lloyd Fellowes has made the horrible mistake of sleeping with both his leading lady and the stage manager.
In the second act, the show's in progress and being staged in Miami. The movie shows what's going on backstage. By now, it's clear the show's got hit potential. But what's equally clear is that trouble's arising among the cast members. They all suspect Selsdon Mowbray (actor Denholm Elliott) of hitting the bottle yet again. Lloyd Fellowes, who's been off making arrangements for the show to appear on Broadway, is reaching the point where he will have to choose between his two girlfriends. Dotty Otley will not speak to her lover, Garry Lejeune, which leads to some awkward moments on stage.
In Act III, the show's opening on Broadway. Lloyd Fellowes has become so nervous he's had to leave the theater, for fear the audience will never laugh. This act is also shot from backstage. By now, the cast is at each other's throats. Individual cast members begin to throw hissy fits on stage, while others try to keep the show going.
--Ann Gaines, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Noises Off |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- actor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- producer/director
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a deadline
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- play
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