Comedy, Romance
Michael Burgess is an academic who has written a scholarly book on the American Revolution which Hollywood has bought the film rights to. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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The Million Dollar Duck
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My Favorite Year
Real Life
A Film with Me in It
A Single Man
Alex in Wonderland
Vivacious Lady
Red Curtain Hell
Two Girls and a Guy
Aprile
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Cecil B. Demented
Trial and Error
Tootsie
Nine
Swingers
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IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1983
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IMDB 6.3 | May , 1966
When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?The Million Dollar Duck
IMDB 5.8 | Jun , 1971
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IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 2013
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IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1982
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IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1979
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IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 2008
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IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 2009
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IMDB 5.5 | Dec , 1970
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IMDB 7 | May , 1938
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2016
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IMDB 5.2 | Apr , 1998
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IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 1998
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IMDB 6.4 | Aug , 2000
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IMDB 5.4 | May , 1997
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IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1982
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IMDB 5.5 | Dec , 2009
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IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1996
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