Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Documentary
Music
In the 1980s we got our MTV but seemed to have lost much of the musical film in the process. But the genre is resilient. A handful of masterpieces along with a few cult classics emerged from this decade. In the 1990s the Hollywood musical was largely animated, rather than live action. However, television had a surprising number of musical offerings, including “Gypsy” with Bette Midler and “Annie” which launched director Rob Marshall. In the 2000s musicals came back starting with “Moulin Rouge” and carrying on with “Chicago,” “Dreamgirls” and “Hairspray.” There are movies based on Broadway triumphs and once again there are teens singing and dancing.
2009-08-11
en
Cast
Shirley Jones as Host
Julie Andrews as Self (archive)
Barry Bostwick as Self
Beau Bridges as Self
Mel Brooks as Self (archive)
Anne Bancroft as Self (archive)
Leslie Caron as Self
Beverly D'Angelo as Self
Loretta Devine as Self
Olga James as Self
Allan Arkush as Self
Armand Assante as Self
Dennis Quaid as Self (archive)
Queen Latifah as Self (archive)