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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.
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Starring [[Steve Martin]], Jessica Harper, [[Bernadette Peters]] and [[Christopher Walken]]
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* [[Corrupt the Cutie]] from meek schoolteacher to hooker in a few months
* [[Deconstruction]]: of Depression-era musicals
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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.
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 "Lets 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.
- The best part, of course, is Bernadette Peter's reaction.
- 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.