Since then she has starred in numerous independent and hollywood motion pictures. Typically 60s but best of all we get to see sanders play comedy, something he rarely did but does do extremely well. It is not another hard days night, in part because sonny and cher are not the beatles, and in great part because the director, chicagoan william friedkin, is not richard lester. A visual treat filled out by consistently stellar work from robert pattinson, good time is a singularly distinctive crime drama offering far more than the usual genre. The movies come on 6 discs and come in a pretty metallic box with a gorgeous photo of cher on the front. The couple were replaced by elvis presley and nancy sinatra. The storylines are silly as our the characters, but take it as just a bit of fun. Cher gets in an argument with sonny over his new motorcycle.
Cher is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a. Chers 5disc video set celebrationthe whole story is available for purchase in a limited run on with. Dreya weber pushes to keep performing in the aerialist film trailer. Sonny goes to visit the strange producer of this project, mr. They are enjoying life as the latest music sensation when a telegram arrives inviting them to be in a movie. Their search takes the form of spoofs on established film. It stars robert pattinson as a bank robber desperately trying to get enough money to pay for bail for his developmentally disabled brother benny safdie. Good times 1967, chastity 1969, silkwood 1983, moonstruck 1987, mermaids 1990, and tea with mussolini 1999. Viewers should be significantly disappointed in sonny and chers only film together, as it is certainly not, as the title suggests, good times. Lindsley parsons, steve broidy, nicholas hyams, tony barrett. Goofy and dated but the songs are good and sonny is pretty funny.
Cher and sonny bono starred in this quintessentially 70s tv comedyvariety show. Good times 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And one of the shows stars promises it will be dynomite. With robert pattinson, benny safdie, jennifer jason leigh, buddy duress. When sonny gets offered a role in a movie, he talks cher into giving it a try. The film marks the feature directorial debut excluding documentaries of.
That same year, she started her film career with sonny bono in the poorly receivedfilm good times and later as a solo actress in the low budget feature chastity. Husbandandwife singers sonny and cher couldnt be hotter they even have an offer to star in a movie. Sunny and cher are irritating at the best of times but whats surprisingly good about this film is its quality, is fantastic. I got you babe, the beat goes on, baby dont go, tell him, all.
George sanders as mr mordicus knife mcblade white hunter zarubian. This gimmick allows much of the film to be comprised of what are essentially blackout comedy skits, with sonny and cher starring in parodies of popular hollywood movie genres. One of the best music movies in existence for those who arent imbeciles. Chicago the cast of the madeinchicago 70s sitcom good times has launched a crowdfunding effort to make a movie.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. The final script for good times was a selfreflexive bit of nonsense on which to hang a series of comedic sketches and musical numbers. Good time is a 2017 american crime thriller film directed by josh and benny safdie and written by josh safdie and ronald bronstein. May 20, 1946 is an american singer, actress and television personality.
Done in a similar style to the musical duos tv show the sonny and cher comedy hour, this film is more a series of unconnected skits and parodies than a single running plot. Sonny and cher appear as themselves in good times, the 1967 spoof of various genres. As mid60s rock films go, this may have been the best. Commonly referred to by the media as the goddess of pop, she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a maledominated industry. Good times is regarded as a trap for neophyte director william friedkin, but given the fact that its a blatant vanity film for a pair of trendy pop stars, its better than respectible. The films most lasting contribution to the arts was the introduction of william friedkin as a mainstream director. Signing with atcoatlantic records, they released three studio. An impressive feature directorial debut by legendary filmmaker william friedkin the exorcist, the boys in the band, the french connection, good times is good, great and downright groovy. Barkhad abdi, jennifer jason leigh, and buddy duress costar. In 1969, another film, chastity, starring cher, written and produced by sonny, was also a.
Sonny and cher contemplate making a hollywood motion picture and while daydreaming about the various types of films they could make, the film itself parodies classic hollywood movie scenes. Good times, starring sonny and cher, is the first nonbeatle movie to adopt this approach. Sonny and cher are asked to make a movie, and look for a story. Her first appearance as an actress was in 1967 in the american television series the man from u. Sonny and chers hit songs featured prominently on the show, as they would often sing and perform them. The plot revolves around a film contract offered to sonny by powerful executive mr. After good times flopped in 1968, columbia pictures immediately sold rights to their intended followup film speedway to mgm. Sonny and cher spoof many hollywood classic movie scenes.
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