The Oscar (film): Difference between revisions

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{{quote|Man, he wanted to swallow Hollywood like a cat with a canary. And he did it! The parts got bigger, and Frankie was hooked! Like a junkie shooting pure quicksilver into his veins, Frankie got turned on by the wildest narcotic known to man: success! The parts got bigger and bigger... Frankie got hungrier and hungrier. |'''Hymie Kelly''', saying what someone (quite possibly [[Harlan Ellison]]!) thought would be meaningful dialogue.}}

[[The Oscar]] is a 1966 film adapted from the 1963 novel by Richard Sale. It concerns the tale of Frankie Fane, a [[Jerkass]] actor nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. At the ceremony, he recalls the events that got him there. Once, he had a girlfriend named Laurel, whom he dumped for Kay. With his buddy Hymie Kelly's support, he breaks into show business. He gets an Oscar nomination, and he becomes an ever bigger [[Jerkass]] than ever.

'''''The Oscar''''' is a 1966 film adapted from the 1963 novel by Richard Sale. It concerns the tale of Frankie Fane, a [[Jerkass]] actor nominated for the [[Academy Award|Best Actor Oscar]]. At the ceremony, he recalls the events that got him there. Once, he had a girlfriend named Laurel, whom he dumped for Kay. With his buddy Hymie Kelly's support, he breaks into show business. He gets an Oscar nomination, and he becomes an ever bigger [[Jerkass]] than ever.

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=== This work features examples of: ===

* [[All-Star Cast]]: Stephen Boyd, Ernest Borgnine, [[Tony Bennett]], Edie Adams and {{spoiler|[[Frank Sinatra]] as himself.}} The list goes on, but I won't.

* [[Assumed Win]]:

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* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: Not likely to get a DVD release anytime soon, and only has an occasional showing on TV.

* [[Non-Actor Vehicle]]: [[Tony Bennett]]'s only acting role. He reportedly hated it so much that he opted never to do another movie.

** Though he does appear as himself {{spoiler|at the end of [[Analyze This]]}}.

** Though he does appear as himself {{spoiler|at the end of ''[[Analyze This]]''}}.

* [[Oscar Bait]]: It's pretty obvious what they were gunning for here.

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