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Philandering 1930s sheet music salesman Arthur Parker escapes from his dull life by fantasizing elaborately choreographed musical numbers in which he and the other characters lip-sync to original recordingrecordings of popular 1930s music.
 
1978 BBC mini-series created by Dennis Potter -starring [[Bob Hoskins]], Gemma Craven, and Cheryl Campbell.
Starring [[Bob Hoskins]],Gemma Craven,and Cheryl Campbell
 
Later remade as a 1981 film starring [[Steve Martin]], Jessica Harper, [[Bernadette Peters]] and [[Christopher Walken]].
Starring [[Steve Martin]], Jessica Harper, [[Bernadette Peters]] and [[Christopher Walken]]
 
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* [[Corrupt the Cutie]]: fromFrom meek schoolteacher to hooker in a few months.▼
 
* [[Deconstruction]]: ofOf Depression-era musicals.▼
▲* [[Corrupt the Cutie]] from meek schoolteacher to hooker in a few months
▲* [[Deconstruction]]: of Depression-era musicals
* [[Downer Ending]]
* [[Nothing but Hits]]: avertedAverted - many of the songs are rather obscure.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: [[Christopher Walken]] in his "LetsLet's Misbehave" lip-syncing tap-dancing strip-tease.
** The best part, of course, is Bernadette Peter's reaction.
*** All the other musical numbers were done as set pieces; showing her reactions as an observer is somewhat distracting and takes away from the whole premise of the film.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: basicallyBasically the central concept of both the movie and the mini-series.▼
* [[Playing Against Type]]: Steve Martin played Arthur Parker immediately after playing Navin Johnson in [[The Jerk]]
 
▲* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: basically the central concept of both the movie and the mini-series.
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[[Category:Films of the 1980s]]
[[Category:Pennies From Heaven]]
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Latest revision as of 01:29, 3 October 2020

Philandering 1930s sheet music salesman Arthur Parker escapes from his dull life by fantasizing elaborately choreographed musical numbers in which he and the other characters lip-sync to original recordings of popular 1930s music.

1978 BBC mini-series created by Dennis Potter starring Bob Hoskins, Gemma Craven, and Cheryl Campbell.

Later remade as a 1981 film starring Steve Martin, Jessica Harper, Bernadette Peters and Christopher Walken.

Tropes used in Pennies From Heaven include:
  • Corrupt the Cutie: From meek schoolteacher to hooker in a few months.
  • Deconstruction: Of Depression-era musicals.
  • Downer Ending
  • Nothing but Hits: Averted - many of the songs are rather obscure.
  • One-Scene Wonder: Christopher Walken in his "Let's Misbehave" lip-syncing tap-dancing strip-tease.
    • The best part, of course, is Bernadette Peter's reaction.
      • All the other musical numbers were done as set pieces; showing her reactions as an observer is somewhat distracting and takes away from the whole premise of the film.
  • Soundtrack Dissonance: Basically the central concept of both the movie and the mini-series.
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