An often overlooked comedy from the early 1990s, Noises Off is a hilarious look at the behind-the-scenes lives of a traveling theater group on the verge of destroying their own act. With an endless array of Hollywood talents such as Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, Denholm Elliott, Marilu Henner, Mark Linn-Baker, Christopher Reeve, John Ritter, and Nicolette Sheridan (whew!) - Noises Off somehow manages to combine this multitude of characters into a sensible, and sometimes outrageously hilarious, storyline. Movie buffs who love comedies should really consider watching Noises Off…
Lloyd Fellowes (Michael Caine) is the director of a traveling theater company. But despite his best efforts, he isn’t quite sure that he can get the cast and crew together in order to get his production off the ground. Working with a mixed cast of seasoned veterans and unknown newcomers, Fellowes never anticipates what he’s in for. With a series of romances, arguments, bouts with alcoholism, and rampant jealousy dominating events behind stage, everyone involved from the director down to the stagehands places the production in jeopardy. (Similar to the hit film Groundhog Day, Noises Off rehashes the same scenes - from the play - over and over again with a different outcome each time).
