Film
1988: The Remake
United States- Age rating
- NR
- Director
- Rick Schmidt
- Year
- 1977
When a San Francisco librarian decided to produce a filmed remake of the Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein musical Show Boat, a large number of actors and aspiring performers auditioned. The auditions, which included performances by nudists, tap-dancing nuns, and turtles were later televised, and this film includes that footage as well as interviews with the performers.
Top cast
Directed by
Rick Schmidt
Written by
Rick Schmidt, Henry Bean, Bill Farley, Nicholas Kazan