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A Chorus Line  (1985)

A Chorus Line
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Theatrical Feature Running Time:
118 mins

Theatrical Release Information:
A Chorus Line

Broadway's celebratory musical about rejection makes it to the screen in a fizzless adaptation by Richard Attenborough that misses the whole point of the Broadway show -- i.e. the dancing and the dancers. Instead, the dancers become a limp Greek chorus for the dead love affair between a choreographer, Zach (a pre-Gordon Gekko Michael Douglas) and his old flame, Cassie (Alyson Reed) the star dancer. Zach is holding try-outs for a new Broadway musical and, as armies of dancers are brought on stage to audition for Zach, he sits in the darkened recesses of the theater, puffing on a cigarette, as he winnows out hopeful dancers who want to become part of the chorus line for Zach's new show. Finally, Zach has reduced the dancers to 16 men and women, and he asks each of them to step to the footlights and tell him about their lives and their dreams. But backstage, while the dancers are confessing their pasts to Zach, Zach's past walks through the stage door. Cassie, Zach's ex-lover, whom Zach met, courted and broke up with in the theatrical environs, has returned. Once a big star, Cassie has returned to the theater -- not to see Zach but to audition for Zach's musical. She needs the work. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide


A Chorus Line Trivia

Who played Zach in the movie A Chorus Line?
Michael Douglas played Zach in the movie A Chorus Line

Who played Larry in the movie A Chorus Line?
Terrence Mann played Larry in the movie A Chorus Line

Who played Cassie in the movie A Chorus Line?
Alyson Reed played Cassie in the movie A Chorus Line

Who played Paul in the movie A Chorus Line?
Cameron English played Paul in the movie A Chorus Line

Who played Shiela in the movie A Chorus Line?
Vicki Frederick played Shiela in the movie A Chorus Line

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