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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Studio: United Artists Films
Release Date: Sep 22, 2000
Running Time: 86 mins. (V)
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Two fathers spark a romance between their children by pretending to feud. Their deception weaves a tangled web when they enlist the aid of a mysterious traveling showman named El Gallo.
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Matt
Bellamy
El Gallo
Luisa
Hucklebee
Henry
Mortimer
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reviews
December 11, 2000
The Fantasticks, the film version of the off-Broadway musical that's still running after a record-breaking forty years, was shot five years ago by director Michael Ritchie. No release until now. Uh-oh. Disaster? Pretty much. It was folly for Ritchie to shoot a spare theatrical piece against the sweeping landscapes of the Arizona prairie. But the folly sometimes pays off. Joe McIntyre, of New Kids on the Block, and Jean Louisa Kelly catch just the right note of youthful yearning in their voices…
"Romeo and Juliet" with a parental twist, set in the 1920s Midwest as a musical. Who thought of this? Story Based on the longest-running show in the history of the U.S. stage, "The Fantasticks" is the story of two fathers (Brad Sullivan and Broadway legend Joel Grey) who enlist a traveling carnival's magician (Jonathon Morris) to get their two children, Matt (Joe McIntyre, late of New Kids on the Block) and Luisa (Jean Louisa Kelly), together with an elaborate scheme. Drama and musical numbers…
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