Best Movie Musical
Movies and musicals go together like, well, rama lama lama, ka dinga da dinga dong. Ever since sound was introduced to film, audiences have been captivated by song and dance on screen. For nearly 100 years musicals have made for fantastic films, giving audiences those big production numbers, those emotional -- and literal -- high notes, the razzle dazzle, and all that jazz. The best movie musicals are, to quote Willy Wonka, works of pure imagination. And now the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to decide: what is the Best Movie Musical of all time? Movies discussed: Chicago, Cabaret, Grease, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Sound of Music, Hairspray, Moulin Rouge, Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Poppins, Singin’ in the Rain, Wizard of Oz, and many more!
Host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Bob Erlenback, Dan Howell, and Kate Racculia join the chorus and debate the best musicals on film, from the 1930s to today!
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Round 2 Match-Ups:
Match-Up 1: Chicago (1) vs. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (5)
Match-Up 2: Grease (3) vs. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (2)
Match-Up 3: The Sound of Music (1) vs. Sweeney Todd (5)
Match-Up 4: Moulin Rouge (3) vs. Hairspray (2)
Match-Up 5: Little Shop of Horrors (1) vs. Rent (4)
Match-Up 6: Mamma Mia! (3) vs. Cabaret (7)
Match-Up 7: Mary Poppins (1) vs. Les Miserables (4)
Match-Up 8: Singin’ in the Rain (3) vs. The Wizard of Oz (2)
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EPISODE CREDITS
Host: Eric Rezsnyak
Panel: Bob Erlenback, Dan Howell, Kate Racculia
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Jeffery Perry
