MGM's all-star feature Dinner at Eight (1933) is parodied in this comic short, in which a cast of unidentified look-alike actors impersonate Lionel Barrymore, Marie Dressler, Jean Harlow et al..
Is this thing worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a massive nerd for 1930s studio gossip. If you’re looking for a tight, funny parody that holds up on its own, skip it. You will probably hate this if you don't know who the heck these people are trying to imitate. But for the curious? It's a trip. The whole thin...
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"Is this thing worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a massive nerd for 1930s studio gossip. If you’re looking for a tight, funny parody that holds up on its own, skip it. You will probably hate this if you don't know who the heck these people are trying to imitate. But for the curious? It's a trip. The whole thing feels like a dinner party where nobody quite knows the person they're talking to. It’s a parody of the high-society drama Dinner at Eight, but instead of the real stars, we get w..."
Clinton Sundberg
Eddie Moran, A. Dorian Otvos
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