Funny Lady
Funny Lady is a 1975 American biographical musical comedy-drama film and the sequel to the 1968 film Funny Girl. The film stars Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall and Ben Vereen.
Plot
Fanny Brice, now finishing her Broadway show after its success has come and gone in the midst of the Great Depression, finds only flowers and a divorce decree from her estranged husband Nicky Arnstein. Fanny and her confidant Bobby Moore are now out of work since Florenz Ziegfeld is not available to produce a new musical show. During a meeting with Bernard Baruch, her financial advisor, she meets his former secretary Billy Rose. When Fanny and Bobby go into nightclubs looking for material to "borrow", they hear a torch song in "More Than You Know" that was written by Rose. Although irritated by his pushy nature in trying to sell the song to her, Fanny soon records the song at a studio before being shocked to read in the newspaper that she will star in a show by Rose called Crazy Quilt.
More details
| author | Jay Presson Allen |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Herbert Ross |
| editor | Marion Rothman Maury Winetrobe |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | baby bernard baruch beverly hills bicker broadway show eleanor holm estrange financial advisor florenz ziegfeld florenz ziegfeld jr. fort worth great depression hear los angeles married me and my shadow meet newlywed nicky arnstein old times opening night out of work the baby snooks show train station wedding party ziegfeld theatre |
| musicBy | Fred Ebb |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Original Song Score Academy Award for Best Sound |
| producer | Ray Stark |
| productionCompany | Rastar |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | biographical musical sequel trick |