Anticipating the jukebox musicals trend by decades, Bogdanovich fashioned a fizzy 1930s-set romantic comedy interlaced with 16 classic Cole Porter songs, performed in lavish full-on musical numbers recorded live on-set with all-singing/all-dancing actors. Pairing off as couples, with some wondering if the grass is greener elsewhere, are Burt Reynolds and Madeline Kahn; Cybill Shepherd and Duilio Del Prete; and Eileen Brennan and John Hillerman. Restored director’s cut.
Q&A with Peter Bogdanovich following Sun Sept 30 screening