Directed by:
Harry HurwitzCinematography:
João FernandesCast:
Tony Randall, James Coco, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Ina Balin, Robert Downey Jr., Chuck McCann, Stuart Pankin, Peter Riegert, Brother Theodore, Robert Vaughn (more)Plots(1)
Fans of movie industry satire will want to see That's Adequate, an all-star production which spoofs the popular series of documentary films honoring MGM's musical comedies, That's Entertainment. Narrated by Tony Randall, this mock-history chronicles the film output of the second-rate "Adequate Film Studios" during its six precarious decades of existence. At times the humor gets very broad, including a fair amount of vulgarity. We see clips from such Adequate Studios monstrosities as "Singing in the Synagogue," and "Sluts of the South." Some of the stars enlivening these parodies are Bruce Willis, Robert Downey, Jr., James Coco, Anne Meara, Professor Irwin Corey, Jerry Stiller and Robert Vaughn. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tony Randall
USA
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James Coco
USA
Best movies:
Murder by Death (1976)
The Strawberry Statement (1970)
Man of La Mancha (1972)
Jerry Stiller
USA
Best movies:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV movie)
Hairspray (1988)
Anne Meara
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Fame (1980)
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Ina Balin
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Compulsion (1959)
From the Terrace (1960)
Robert Downey Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Chuck McCann
USA
Best movies:
DuckTales: Treasure of the Golden Suns (1987) (TV movie)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
DuckTales The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
Stuart Pankin
USA
Best movies:
The Artist (2011)
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) (TV movie)
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Peter Riegert
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Brother Theodore
German Empire
Best movies:
The Last Unicorn (1982)
The Stranger (1946)
The 'Burbs (1989)
Robert Vaughn
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Martha Coolidge
USA
Best movies:
That's Adequate (1989)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Renée Taylor
USA
Best movies:
A New Leaf (1971)
The Errand Boy (1961)
The Producers (1967)
Bruce Willis
West Germany
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Die Hard (1988)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Robert Townsend
USA
Best movies:
American Flyers (1985)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Cooley High (1975)
Rick Overton
USA
Best movies:
Groundhog Day (1993)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
A Plumm Summer (2007)
Sinbad
USA
Best movies:
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
That's Adequate (1989)
Club Med (1986) (TV movie)
Ben Stiller
USA
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Madagascar (2005)
Susan Dey
USA
Best movies:
Skyjacked (1972)
Beyond Betrayal (1994) (TV movie)
Echo Park (1985)
Joanne Baron
Best movies:
Neo Ned (2005)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Threesome (1994)