Produced by actress shelley duvall, the 1989 dinner at eight was first shown on december 11, 1989 over the tnt cable network. Dinner at eight is a tv remake of the 1933 mgm film of the same name. Her allwhite bedroom, designed by hobe erwin and fred hope, helped popularize the art deco style of the 30s, while her white satin evening dress became a fashion rage, referred to as the jean harlow dress. A scene from the film the dinner, starring steve coogan, richard gere, rebecca hall and laura linney.
In this comedic drama, an ambitious new york socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, oliver lionel barrymore, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of. Dinner at eight original, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city oct 22, 1932 and played through may 1933. Dinner at eight, dvd, full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby, mono sound, drama, 883316895245. Surprisingly, writer tom griffin updates the classic nicely for a turner tv movie. In this wryly funny dark comedy, a stylish remake of george cukors classic of the 30s, the trashy rub shoulders with the classy as reputations are ruined and the aspic falls. Dinner at eight, a 1932 broadway play written by george s. Dinner at eight revival, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city sep 27, 1966 and played through jan 14, 1967. Best of all, however, was the laugh she and marie dressler got at the film s closing. Dinner at eight 1934 stream and watch online moviefone. The dinner nails the absurdity of every overthetop. Millicent jordan billie burke is obsessed with planning the. Kaufman and edna ferbers play of the same name, it features an ensemble cast of marie dressler, john barrymore, wallace beery, jean harlow, lionel barrymore, lee tracy, edmund lowe, and billie burke. With marie dressler, john barrymore, wallace beery, jean harlow. The dinner nails the absurdity of every overthetop meal youve ever had.
Dinner at eight made harlow a bigger star than ever. Decades ago, mgms stellar production studio, with the great depression hidden behind the curtain, provided the original dinner at eight 1933 with a setting that cannot be duplicated. Released january 12th, 1934, dinner at eight stars marie dressler, jean harlow, john barrymore, wallace beery the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53. Charles durning, ellen greene, harry hamlin, lauren bacall, marsha mason, official content from turner home entertainment greed. Media in category dinner at eight film the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Dinner at eight 1989 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dinner at eight 1989 near you. Dinner at eight 1989 film lauren bacall as carlotta vance. Kaufman and edna ferber dinner at eight 1933 film, a 1933 adaptation dinner at eight 1989 film, a madefortelevision adaptation starring lauren bacall. A couple in financial trouble invite a variety of socially prominent, socialclimbing and socially fading characters to a dinner party at their home. Dinner at eight is a 1933 american precode comedydrama film directed by george cukor. Affluent millicent and oliver jordan throw a dinner for a handful of wealthy andor wellborn acquaintances, each of whom has much to reveal. Dinner at eight is a 1933 romantic comedy about a group of people attending a lavish dinner party. Adapted to the screen by frances marion and herman j.
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