When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.
Casts Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Frances Rafferty, Bob Haymes, Jean Porter, Warner Anderson, Rags Ragland, Mike Mazurki, Carleton G. Young, Donald MacBride
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Tootsie
Swingers
The Freshman
Barton Fink
Ed Wood
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Singin' in the Rain
Tropic Thunder
Undercover Blues
America's Sweethearts
Samba
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Bottoms Up
Hail, Caesar!
Stardust Memories
Bowfinger
Hollywood Homicide
The Man with One Red Shoe
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
SIMILAR MOVIES
Tootsie
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1982
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.Swingers
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1996
After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six months on, he's still not doing very well— so a few of his friends try to reconnect him to the social scene and hopefully help him forget his failed relationship.The Freshman
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 1990
After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.Barton Fink
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 1991
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.Ed Wood
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1994
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.Who Framed Roger Rabbit
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1988
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.Singin' in the Rain
IMDB 8.1 | Apr , 1952
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.Tropic Thunder
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 2008
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.Undercover Blues
IMDB 6 | Sep , 1993
When fun-loving American agents Jeff and Jane Blue are called back from maternity leave for a special assignment in New Orleans, the spy parents decide to skip the sitter and give their bouncing baby girl the adventure of a lifetime.America's Sweethearts
IMDB 5.7 | Jul , 2001
In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's latest film has found it's only print kidnapped by the director.Samba
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2014
Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
IMDB 5.1 | Sep , 2003
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.Bottoms Up
IMDB 3.1 | Sep , 2006
Small-town bartender Owen Peadman goes to Los Angeles to raise money to help save his father's Minnesota restaurant. He tries to find a way into Hollywood society, where he meets socialite Lisa and her uptight actor boyfriend. Can he balance his growing feelings for Lisa with surviving the sordid lifestyles of the Hollywood elite?Hail, Caesar!
IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 2016
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.Stardust Memories
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1980
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.Bowfinger
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1999
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.Hollywood Homicide
IMDB 5.2 | Jun , 2003
Joe Gavilan and his new partner K. C. Calden, are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker, and Calden is an aspiring actor moonlighting as a yoga instructor. When the two are assigned a big case they must work out whether they want to solve the case or follow their hearts.The Man with One Red Shoe
IMDB 5.7 | Jul , 1985
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.Jumpin' Jack Flash
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 1986
Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 2006
The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.