Who directed the 1987 romantic drama dance film that is directly parodied by the television film "Totally Awesome"?
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Totally Awesome Totally Awesome is a television film produced by VH1. "Totally Awesome" directly parodies a number of 1980s movies, including "Dirty Dancing", "Soul Man", "Footloose", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Sixteen Candles", "Teen Wolf", "Better Off Dead", "Lucas", "Pretty in Pink", and "The Karate Kid".
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Dirty Dancing Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, directed by Emile Ardolino and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, and featuring Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach.
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Inaam Dus Hazaar Inaam Dus Hazaar is a 1987 Bollywood action comedy film directed by Jyotin Goel. It stars Sanjay Dutt and Meenakshi Seshadri in lead roles. It is inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's classic "North by Northwest". The film was the seventh highest grossing hindi film of 1987
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Mannequin (1987 film) Mannequin is a 1987 American romantic comedy fantasy film starring Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Meshach Taylor, James Spader, G. W. Bailey, and Estelle Getty. Directed and written by Michael Gottlieb, the film was also co-written by Edward Rugoff. The original music score was composed by Sylvester Levay. The film, a modern re-telling of the Pygmalion myth, tells about a chronically underemployed artist named Jonathan Switcher (played by Andrew McCarthy) who gets a job as a department-store window dresser and falls in love with a mannequin (played by Kim Cattrall)—the attraction being that she comes to life on occasion, but only for him.
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The Shiralee (1987 film) The Shiralee is a 1987 Australian television film directed by George Ogilvie, based on the novel of the same name by D'Arcy Niland.
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Dance film A dance film is a film in which dance is used to reveal the central themes of the film, whether these themes be connected to narrative or story, states of being, or more experimental and formal concerns. In such films, the creation of choreography typically exists only in film or video. At its best, dance films use filming and editing techniques to create twists in the plotline, multiple layers of reality, and emotional or psychological depth.
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Teresa (1987 film) Teresa is a 1987 Italian comedy film written and directed by Dino Risi.
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Revenge of the Living Dead Girls Revenge of the Living Dead Girls (French: "La revanche des mortes vivantes" ) is a 1987 French splatter film directed by Pierre B. Reinhard, written by Jean-Claude Roy, and starring Véronique Catanzaro, Kathryn Charly, Sylvie Novak, Anthea Wyler, Laurence Mercier, Patrick Guillemin, Gabor Rassov, Christina Schmidt, and Cornélia Wilms. Toxic waste causes a zombie outbreak in France.
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The Princess Bride (film) The Princess Bride is a 1987 American romantic fantasy adventure comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner, and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant and Christopher Guest. Adapted by William Goldman from his 1973 novel of the same name, it tells the story of a farmhand named Westley, accompanied by befriended companions along the way, who must rescue his true love Princess Buttercup from the odious Prince Humperdinck. The story is presented in the film as a book being read by a grandfather (Peter Falk) to his sick grandson (Fred Savage), thus effectively preserving the novel's narrative style.
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Amazing Grace and Chuck Amazing Grace and Chuck is a 1987 film starring William Petersen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Gregory Peck. The film was directed by Mike Newell. It was released on VHS in the UK as Silent Voice.
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Cross My Heart (1987 film) Cross My Heart is an American romantic comedy that was released in the United States on November 13, 1987. It stars Annette O'Toole and Martin Short.
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Dance Hall (1941 film) Dance Hall is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and written by Stanley Rauh and Ethel Hill. The film stars Carole Landis, Cesar Romero, William "Bill" Henry, June Storey, J. Edward Bromberg and Charles Halton. It is based on the novel "The Giant Swing" by W. R. Burnett. The film was released on July 18, 1941, by 20th Century Fox.
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Drive Me Crazy Drive Me Crazy is a 1999 teen romantic comedy based on the novel "How I Created My Perfect Prom Date" by Todd Strasser. Originally entitled "Next to You", the movie's title was changed to "Drive Me Crazy" after the song from its soundtrack, Britney Spears's song, "(You Drive Me) Crazy". The movie grossed $22,593,409 worldwide, against an $8 million budget, making it a moderate box office success. The soundtrack featured The Donnas, who also appeared in the movie.
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Two of a Kind (1983 film) Two of a Kind is a 1983 American romantic fantasy comedy film directed by John Herzfeld starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The original musical score was composed by Patrick Williams. Travolta plays a cash-strapped inventor while Newton-John plays the bank teller whom he attempts to rob. These two unlikely individuals must come to show compassion for one another in order to delay God's judgment upon the Earth. This is Travolta and Newton-John's second film together after 1978's "Grease", which was a success. Despite being a critical and commercial failure, "Two of a Kind" yielded three popular singles for Newton-John and a Platinum certification for the soundtrack.
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With Love to the Person Next to Me With Love to the Person Next to Me is a 1987 film starring Kym Gyngell.
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Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2 or Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights) is a 2004 American musical romance film directed by Guy Ferland. The film is a prequel/"re-imagining" of the 1987 blockbuster "Dirty Dancing", reusing the same basic plot, but transplanting it from upstate New York to Cuba on the cusp of the Cuban Revolution.
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Party Camp Party Camp is an American comedy film released in 1987. The plot revolves around a teenager (Andrew Ross) who takes a job as a summer camp counselor, only to spend the whole experience partying and engaging in hijinks.
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Funny Girl (film) Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical romantic musical comedy-drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart was adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein.
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The Trouble with Spies The Trouble with Spies is a 1987 film directed by Burt Kennedy. A spy spoof comedy, it stars Donald Sutherland and Ned Beatty.
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Three for the Road Three for the Road is a 1987 road trip-themed comedy starring Charlie Sheen, Alan Ruck, Kerri Green, Sally Kellerman and Blair Tefkin.
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The Witches of Eastwick (film) The Witches of Eastwick is a 1987 American comedy-fantasy film based on John Updike's novel "The Witches of Eastwick". Directed by George Miller, the film stars Jack Nicholson as Daryl Van Horne, alongside Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon as the eponymous witches.
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This Beautiful Fantastic This Beautiful Fantastic is a 2016 British romantic drama film directed and written by Simon Aboud. The film stars Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine, Anna Chancellor, Eileen Davies and Sheila Hancock. Principal photography began in London in July 2015.