Noises Off...

Noises Off... (1992)

  • 57% of critics liked it
    (21 reviews)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (6,956 ratings)

Michael Frayn's frantic West End and Broadway farce makes a literal transformation to the screen in Peter Bogdanoch's faithful adaptation, which is transplanted from the London suburbs to Des Moines, Iowa to accommodate the (mostly) American cast. Michael Caine stars as director Lloyd Fellowes,… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By
Peter Bogdanovich
Written By
Marty Kaplan
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Mar 20, 1992 Wide
On DVD
May 4, 2004
Buena Vista Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser

    one can't help laughing at at least some of the film's best gags

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Extremely energetic theater farce benefits from a colorful (and inexhaustable) ensemble.

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    Works much better as stage vehicle, but loaded with stars and laughs.

  • Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com

    Someone turned the farce up to eleven.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    A hilarious movie

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    Muito engraçado, diversão do inicio ao fim.

  • Curtis L


    Drama club people like this type of stuff. Those darn drama club people. The real play was good, but did I really need to see a movie of a play of a play?

  • Megan S


    It was cute. It wasn't as horrible as I had heard it was. I do agree that it doesn't translate as well on screen. Go see the live version it is absolutely hilarious.

  • David S


    Well, you can't accuse the cast for not putting the effort into this one. The whole thing is so fast paced it leaves you exhausted. Unfortunately that means that a lot of film is just exhausting as opposed to hilarious. Perhaps something got lost in translation from stage to… More

  • Simeon D


    Ludicrously hilarious; a slapstick comedy that at first doesn't seem that funny, then progressively layers itself until you can't stop laughing. The dialogue is awkward and some of the situations are absurd; this was a play before it became a movie, so if you treat it… More

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