A projectionist working in a New York City cinema loves the "movie" aspect of his job - he is often doing impersonations of his favorite movie stars in scenes from his favorite movies, and he has movie posters plastered all over his bedroom walls - but he hates his dictatorial boss, Renaldi, who has strict and often unreasonable rules in how he runs the establishment. The projectionist is basically a solitary man, partly due to the nature of his work. As such, he has much tim... (Full plot summary below)
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A projectionist working in a New York City cinema loves the "movie" aspect of his job - he is often doing impersonations of his favorite movie stars in scenes from his favorite movies, and he has movie posters plastered all over his bedroom walls - but he hates his dictatorial boss, Renaldi, who has strict and often unreasonable rules in how he runs the establishment. The projectionist is basically a solitary man, partly due to the nature of his work. As such, he has much time to think about his favorite movies. Sometimes, he fantasizes that he is a character in a movie, a super hero named Captain Flash. In these fantasies, he references many of the movies that he has seen. But the two constants in the fantasies are Captain Flash's battles against his arch enemy, the Bat (who resembles Renaldi), who is portrayed as someone who wants to take over the world much like Adolf Hitler, and Captain Flash saving "the girl", who resembles a real life girl the projectionist admires from afar.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe comedy could have been funnier and more imaginative. I wanted to like it better. |
| User ReviewChristopher SRecently remastered for preservation and screened on TCM, Harry Hurwitz's early entry into the New York Indie movement might seem a bit dated today as it's been ripped off repeatedly over the years (admittedly, one could argue that it rips off The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), but film lovers will want to take note as this is considered Hurwitz's most accessible film and contains comic great Rodney Dangerfield's first screen appearance in a serious role that reflects his once great potential as a dramatic actor. |
| User ReviewNorman HVERY different. Chuck McCann is a brilliant guy. Rodney Dangerfield's first movie. |
| User ReviewGregory Winbteresting 70's curio//rewatch: gotta love rodney pure cinemagic reminds me of cinema paradiso with clearances |
| User ReviewJon HSurprisingly good. Every movie lover should see this |
| User ReviewJohn MSeriously disjointed homage to movies! Lots of great ideas, but this movie seems edited by chimps! Randomly bounces from one moment to the next. And, that is unfortunate since this could have been really cool! |
