That's Entertainment! III (1994)

Directed by

Michael J. Sheridan, Bud Friedgen

Genre

documentary film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

G

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary collects unused footage and unfinished musical numbers from old MGM movies. It offers a look at what went on behind the camera during the making of classic film musicals.

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What happens

That's Entertainment! III is a 1994 American compilation film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to celebrate the studio's 70th anniversary. Unlike the prior retrospectives That's Entertainment! (1974) and That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), the third installment "focuses on outtakes, unfinished numbers and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the old musicals." Hosts for the film were Gene Kelly (in his last film appearance), June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, and Esther Williams, making her first appearance in a theatrical film in more than 30 years. That's Entertainment! III had a limited theatrical release in 1994. According to film historian Robert Osborne, writing for The Hollywood Reporter at the time, the film did "pleasant business" at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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