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A Chorus Line (1985)
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Ratings: 5.8/10 from 5,003 users
Metascore:
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Reviews: 78 user | 23 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical. Director:Richard AttenboroughWriters:Arnold Schulman (screenplay), Michael Bennett (concept: musical "A Chorus Line"), and 2 more credits » |
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Michael Blevins | ... |
Mark Tobori
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Diana Morales
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Connie Wong
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Sharon Brown | ... |
Kim
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Richie Walters
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Zach
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Cameron English | ... |
Paul San Marco
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Tony Fields | ... |
Al DeLuca
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Nicole Fosse | ... |
Kristine Evelyn Erlich-DeLuca
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Vicki Frederick | ... |
Sheila Bryant
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Michelle Johnston | ... |
Beatrice Ann 'Bebe' Benson
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Judy Monroe
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Pam Klinger | ... |
Maggie Winslow
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| Audrey Landers | ... |
Val Clarke
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Larry
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Storyline
A director is casting dancers for a large production. Large numbers of hopefulls audition, hoping to be selected. Throughout the day, more and more people are eliminated, and the competition gets harder. Eventually, approximately a dozen dancers must compete for a few spots, each hoping to impress the director with their dancing skill. But, is this really what the director is looking for? Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Country:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Chorus Line See more »Filming Locations:
Helen Hayes Theater - 240 West 44th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$27,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$222,919 (USA) (15 December 1985) (19 Screens)Gross:
$14,202,899 (USA) (2 February 1986)Company Credits
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Diana: What's to tell about the Bronx? It's uptown and to the right.
Zach: What made you start dancing?
Diana: Who knows? I'm Puerto Rican. We jump around a lot.
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Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by Michael Bennett
Book of the stage play by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Ed Kleban (as Edward Kleban)
Produced on the stage by Joseph Papp
a New York Shakespeare Festival Presentation See more »
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Trivia
Pam Klinger (Maggie) and Charles McGowan (Mike) met during the production, became a couple and eventually married. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When calling out numbers, Larry calls the number two twice. See more »Quotes
Zach: Tell me about the Bronx.Diana: What's to tell about the Bronx? It's uptown and to the right.
Zach: What made you start dancing?
Diana: Who knows? I'm Puerto Rican. We jump around a lot.
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Connections
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993) See more »Soundtracks
"A Chorus Line"Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by Michael Bennett
Book of the stage play by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Ed Kleban (as Edward Kleban)
Produced on the stage by Joseph Papp
a New York Shakespeare Festival Presentation See more »
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