That's Entertainment III (1994)
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100% of critics liked it
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In 1974, MGM Studios released its first compilation of musical highlights from 45 years of Hollywood extravaganzas. Entitled That's Entertainment!, it was a big box-office hit and inspired a second compilation two years later. Eighteen years went by before MGM tried again. The third installment… More In 1974, MGM Studios released its first compilation of musical highlights from 45 years of Hollywood extravaganzas. Entitled That's Entertainment!, it was a big box-office hit and inspired a second compilation two years later. Eighteen years went by before MGM tried again. The third installment of the series contains a total of 62 musical numbers and includes scenes from more than 100 films. The cavalcade of memories is hosted by nine stars from the old musicals: Gene Kelly, Esther Williams, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Ann Miller, and Howard Keel. The film is loaded with outtakes and unfinished numbers that didn't make the cut of the original musicals. At many points, there is a split screen, showing the finished product as filmed as well as behind-the-scenes confusion. It's as much a comic "bloopers" TV show as a tribute to the heyday of the musical. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan
- Genres
- Documentary, Television, Musical & Performing Arts
G,
- In Theaters
- May 6, 1994 Wide
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
This third installment takes a less reverent and a more behind-the-scenes approach.
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...when you've got so much material to choose from, there's still plenty of good stuff left for parts two and three. (HD DVD Edition)
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
who doesn't like singing and dancing when it's done by the best people in the business?
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Looking back with haunted nostalgia and sticky sentimentality, this is the third and weakest of the MGM musical anthologies; even so, there are some good numbers with Gene Kelly and the other troupers.
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Douglas Pratt, Movie City News
The film takes on an additional perspective now, since it was clearly a last ditch effort to gather and honor the stars of the films being excerpted.
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Cast
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June Allyson
as Host
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Cyd Charisse
as Host
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Lena Horne
as Host
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Howard Keel
as Host
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Debbie Reynolds
as Host
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Gene Kelly
as Host
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Ann Miller
as Host
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Esther Williams
as Host
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Mickey Rooney
as Host
- Joan Crawford
