A Chorus Line (1985)

Listal's 100 Greatest Musicals (67 movies items)

"MovieCat - 7 Total - 7"

Films and the critics who hate them (732 movies items)

"Something about this high-kickin,' ways-of-the-world broadway musical just doesn't translate well to the screen. And unless you're a Broadway actor or a wannabe Broadway actor, don't expect to enjoy it...or even understand it. - Audrey Rock-Richardson, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)"

An average movie

“Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of musicals but I do love movies and I’m open to all genres so I still watch one of those from time to time. I thought this one was not bad but it is definitely not of the best I have seen though. It was directed by Richard Attenborough and you may wonder, after reaching such critical acclaim with ‘Gandhi’, if this follow up was not some kind of step back in his career. At least, you can’t argue that the guy was trying different stuff. It was also fun to see Michael Douglas to doing something else than his usual fare. And what about the movie itself ? Personally, I thought the dancing and the singing were pretty good but the story was not spellbinding enough to really hold my attention. I know, it is something inherent to the genre but the few musical” read more

20 Films about... Dance (20 movies items)

"Based on the Broadway musical about a group of talented young dancers all battling inner demons while auditioning to be backup dancers in a stage musical. "

Interesting film facts (365 movies items)

"Universal Pictures held an option on the film rights for five years but finally put it in turnaround when they failed to come up with a workable idea on how to adapt it. "

My Top Ten Musicals (In no particular order) (10 movies items)

"Often overlooked, A Chorus Line is a spunky musical about people auditioning for a, you guessed it, chorus line. It digs a little bit deeper than they originally thought, however, in this journey to further explore some of the characters and see who has the right stuff. "

Box Office Disappointments (169 movies items)

"Budget $27,000,000 Box Office Gross $14,202,899"

The Evolution of Michael Douglas (39 movies items)

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Most Successful Movies of... Michael Douglas (32 movies items)

"Total Gross: 14,202,899 $"