Product Details

• Actors: Anthony Franciosa, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Carolyn Jones, Joan Blackman
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302491886
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,987 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Like the show, actor Sam Lawson must go on. He's determined to make it on the New York stage, even when the road to success becomes a long, challenging detour that tests all his talents, resources and will. The film features a colorful array of footlight types: an opportunistic, me first director; a spoiled little rich girl whose priorities are men and booze; a young wife whose marriage fortunes rise and fall with the theatre curtain; and an agent who's learned the ropes the hard way. Their lives cross-and sometimes double-cross-with Lawson's.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Great and Underrated Dean Martin Steals the Show, February 14, 2000

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Ted Strong "tedstrong.com" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Career [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Interesting movie, lags in parts, Franciosa is a bit over the top. Shirley MacLaine and Carolyn Jones are great, but it is Dean Martin in a supporting role (albeit with top billing) who gives a really thoughtful performance as small-time stage director and rat, Maury Novak.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent portrait of a man seeking a goal, no matter what !, May 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Career [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I related to this movie because I'm a musician. The movie takes through the life of a young man who loses everything in search of stardom. But when he finally attains it, to him, it was worth it...great movie, and I haven't seen it in 20 years. even though I'm not a Tony Franciosa fan, his performance is on the money. Carolyn Jones is a stand out as the lonely talent agent and Franciosa's only true friend. See it!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Was It Worth The Struggle?, July 12, 2001

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James L. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Career [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Anthony Franciosa stars as a young actor who goes to New York with big dreams and, of course, finds that it's a lot harder to make it on the stage than he realized. Dean Martin co-stars as his director/buddy, Shirley MacLaine is the alcoholic daughter of a famed Broadway producer with whom both men get involved, and Carolyn Jones is a former actress turned successful agent. There's nothing in this material that is original or especially fresh, since it follows a basic plotline we've seen before. Franciosa comes on strong (and sometimes too strong) as the idealistic actor who must decide how much idealism he can afford. Martin is solid and understated, while MacLaine chews the scenery when allowed. Jones creates the most memorable character, mixing in pathos, humour, and a world-weary experience. It's not a bad film, but there's nothing here you haven't already seen. It can be a hard trip on your way to the top. It depends on how bad you want it.