Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway

TV Special
1985
1h 15m

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8.6/10

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Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)

"A Black Lady Sketch Show" creator and star Robin Thede tells IMDb all about a favorite dance number from Season 4 of the HBO Max Original series, the movies that she'll never stop rewatching, and a Whoopi Goldberg comedy special that changed her life.

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8.6/10

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- 1 nomination total

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Fontaine…

Conrad Hurtt

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- Thomas Schlamme
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- Whoopi Goldberg
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Based on Whoopi Goldberg's one-woman stage show "The Spook Show".

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Fontaine: I"m into books 'cuz I got a Ph.D. in Literature from Columbia.
[chuckling from audience]
Fontaine: You don't think I was BORN a junkie? Naw, see, I got this Ph.D. I can't do shit with so I stay high so I don't get mad!

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Featured in Black in the 80s: Color in Film (2005)

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Such a classic it's still as powerful 35 years later

Still touches those uncomfortable places with love 35 years later. Whoopi Goldberg is otherworldly kind perfect.

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Release date
- July 20, 1985 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Filming locations
- Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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1 hour 15 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono

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