A hamburger waitress chases stardom through Hollywood's comic backdoors.
ALICE GOODBODY
Think of It! Me ... Alice Goodbody, a Movie Starlet!
Hamburger waitress and film buff Alice Goodbody sleeps her way to stardom via encounters with the cast and crew of a rock-musical film and experiences a series of comic mishaps on the set.
From waitress to wannabe starlet, Alice’s Hollywood hustle is strictly R-rated.
Alice Goodbody turns showbiz ambition into slapstick farce, with Colleen Brennan’s Alice landing every pratfall on the rocky road to stardom. The film doesn’t just wink at Hollywood’s casting couch—it throws a pie at it, then trips over the camera cable. Fans of 1970s sex comedies and behind-the-scenes chaos will find this burger joint-to-backlot odyssey well seasoned.
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Alice Goodbody is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Tom Scheuer about a movie-obsessed waitress who attempts to sleep her way to stardom through a series of comic mishaps on a rock-musical film set.
- Director
- Tom Scheuer
- Writer
- Tom Scheuer
- Release
- 1974
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Comedy
- Also Known As
- Gosh!
Synopsis
Why Cult
The film lampoons the pursuit of fame and the absurdities of showbiz, all through Alice’s risqué misadventures on a rock-musical movie set.
Colleen Brennan (as Sharon Kelly) brings slapstick energy and comic timing to Alice’s star-struck antics and on-set mishaps.
All the action unfolds amid the chaos of a low-budget rock-musical production, providing meta-movie gags and period flavor.
Questions from the Vault
What is Alice Goodbody about? +
Alice Goodbody follows a hamburger waitress and film buff who tries to sleep her way to stardom through a series of comic mishaps on the set of a rock-musical movie.
When was Alice Goodbody released? +
Alice Goodbody was released in 1974.
Who directed Alice Goodbody? +
Alice Goodbody was directed by Tom Scheuer.
How long is Alice Goodbody? +
Alice Goodbody has a runtime of 87 minutes.
What genre is Alice Goodbody? +
Alice Goodbody is a comedy.