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"The RIGHT people...will get this movie" - Steve Martin


When a reporter asked him if he was disappointed with the box office draw, this was his reply.

The last musical that MGM or any major studio made in the 20th century.

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He was really a pompous jerk back then.

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The last musical that MGM or any major studio made in the 20th century.

20th century musicals (excluding animated films) after 1981 include:
1982:
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Grease 2
One from the Heart (Francis Ford Coppola, beautiful but bombed)
Victor Victoria
1983:
Eddie and the Cruisers
The Pirates of Penzance
Yentl (Deadpool hilariously sings a clip from this in Deadpool II)
1984:
Footloose
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Purple Rain
Streets of Fire
1985 - A Chorus Line
1986:
Labyrinth
Little Shop of Horrors (yes, Steve Martin sings a song, as a biker-dentist!)
1987:
Dirty Dancing
La Bamba
1990 - Cry-Baby
1991 - For the Boys
1992:
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Newsies
1996:
Everyone Says I Love You (a Woody Allen musical)
Evita
Muppet Treasure Island
1997 - Selena (biographical)
1998 - Blues Brothers 2000

There were many more, but these seemed to be the most notable non-animated musical films. Oh, and I HATED Pennies from Heaven (1981).

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Well, your obviously not with the right people.

Stretching and the definition of musical like taffy.

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