Opening Night

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

2.9K

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Anne Heche, Taye Diggs, JC Chasez, Topher Grace, Paul Scheer, Rob Riggle, Alona Tal, and Lauren Lapkus in Opening Night (2016)

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Jukebox Musical Comedy Musical

A failed Broadway singer who now works as a production manager must save opening night on his new production by wrangling his eccentric cast and crew.A failed Broadway singer who now works as a production manager must save opening night on his new production by wrangling his eccentric cast and crew.A failed Broadway singer who now works as a production manager must save opening night on his new production by wrangling his eccentric cast and crew.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
At several points during the movie, Topher Grace's character stands in front of a fake play sign called "That 70's Play." It is a play adaptation of That '70s Show (1998), a sitcom that Grace starred in.

Goofs
At about 1h 30 mins when Nick is singing on stage, his voice switches to microphone in sync with the music, although he doesn't take the mic from CJ for another 10 seconds. Then when he steps off the stage singing and walking towards Chloe, his voice continues to come from the speakers even though he's wearing no sound equipment.

Quotes
Nick: [looking bored] Look it's five minutes to show; why do we always have to cut this so close?
JC: [putting his arm around Nick's shoulder] Come here, okay? The secret to success... is *relaxation*.
Nick: I'm relaxed.
JC: No. You know there was another guy in my band who couldn't relax either? To be honest with you, he was just as good a singer as me and the other guy.
Nick: [still looking bored] Justin... Timberlake?
JC: Whoever. Anyway, he should have been front and center more than he was, but he was *in* the closet, dealing with some personal issues. I'm not gonna say who it was.
Nick: [matter-of-factly] It was Lance Bass.
JC: So... You know what I'm talking about?
Nick: I don't think I do.

Soundtracks
One Hit Wonderland
Written by Mark Rivers & Topher Grace
Performed by JC Chasez

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Review

Featured review

6/10

A film made for Broadway people

Occasionally you get the movie about movies, or the play about plays, or - as it is in this case - a musical about musicals. I will give it what it's due: the music didn't feel out of place until the very end. I mean, it's a film about the musical business, of which it makes fun of for having people breaking into song for no good reason, so it makes sense to have people break into song all the time, especially if you like circular reasoning. And the acting was OK, although I really feel Topher Grace was pretty weak as a lead and the show was stolen by Taye Diggs, as always.

Other than that it is a straight stage movie, with the high stake opening night as a background, the fast pace of everything, having to work with people that are very different and often overdramatic, the obligatory romance between coworkers and the eventual stand-up ovation that was cringeworthy at the end.

So, I didn't feel the film opened any new world to me. I still dislike musicals and all they stand for and the antics of over-drugged drama queens are of no interest to me. If you like that kind of thing, you might enjoy this. Still I rate it low because I just thought it was a weak movie, not because of the subject matter.