An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast.
1982
HD
92min
PG
United States
English
Richard Benjamin
Mark Linn-Baker
Joseph Bologna
Peter O'Toole
Bill Macy
Jessica Harper
Adolph Green
Lou Jacobi
Lainie Kazan
Anne DeSalvo
new york city
1950s
alcoholism
live television
acting
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