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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 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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-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 recording of popular 1930s music.
+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.
-BBC mini-series created by Dennis Potter -
+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.
+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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-==== Includes examples of the following tropes: ====
+* [[Corrupt the Cutie]]: From meek schoolteacher to hooker in a few months.
+* [[Deconstruction]]: Of 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]]: averted - many of the songs are rather obscure.
+* [[Nothing but Hits]]: Averted - many of the songs are rather obscure.
-* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: [[Christopher Walken]] in his "Lets Misbehave" lip-syncing tap-dancing strip-tease.
+* [[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.
-* [[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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