Stanley Donen 1967-1984 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 13)

How does an artist once perceived to be ahead of his time fall behind the times? The choreographer/director of Golden Age classics like Singin’ the Rain and Funny Face left Hollywood for all the 60s and the first half of the 70s, perfecting a certain brand of sophisticated comedy/romance abroad with films like Charade, Bedazzled and Two for the Road. His rough Hollywood re-entry was marked by exercises in nostalgia for eras gone by (Lucky Lady, a movie about Prohibition Era gangsters starring Burt Reynolds and Liza Minnelli; the 1930s spoof Movie Movie) and attempts to give audiences of the 80s what it was assumed they wanted (the sci-fi debacle Saturn 3, the sex comedy Blame it on Rio). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Stanley Donen 1967-1984 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 13) is an episode from You Must Remember This by Karina Longworth.

This episode is 80:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2025.

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