Movers & Shakers

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Movers & Shakers
Directed by William Asher
Produced by William Asher
Charles Grodin
Written by Charles Grodin
Starring Walter Matthau
Charles Grodin
Vincent Gardenia
Tyne Daly
Bill Macy
Gilda Radner
Music by Ken Welch
Mitzie Welch
Cinematography Robbie Greenberg
Editing by Tom Benko
Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) May 3, 1985 (1985-05-03)
Running time 80m
Country  United States
Language English
Box office $372,438

Movers & Shakers is a 1985 comedy movie distributed by MGM. It stars Walter Matthau and was directed by William Asher.

The story follows the head of production at a Hollywood studio who wants to make a movie to fulfill a promise made to a dying friend.

The film was written by Charles Grodin, who also appears in the movie. The cast includes Tyne Daly, Gilda Radner, and Vincent Gardenia. Steve Martin makes a cameo appearance as Fabio Longio.

[edit] Plot

Hollywood studio mogul Joe Mulholland (Walter Matthau) vows to produce the pet project of a dying acquaintance, who has been trying to find a way to make a film out of a best-selling sex manual. He and screenwriter Herb Derman (Charles Grodin) try to make it happen, but fail in every possible way. Meanwhile, Herb is distracted by his own marital problems.

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