Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
Comedic short featuring Shakespeare's notable characters; many performing musical numbers. An assistant director is told to read all Shakespeare’s works in order to mine them for potential film plots. Falling asleep on the job, he dreams of various Shakespearean characters coming to life from the pages of giant books and singing and dancing in celebration of their "goin’ Hollywood." The characters appearing include Romeo, Juliet, Juliet’s Nurse, Puck, Peter Quince, Hamlet, Old Hamlet’s Ghost, Falstaff, Antony, Cleopatra, and Macbeth. Shakespeare appears toward the end of the film to object, but he is quickly convinced by his characters to join a big song and dance routine. Includes passing references to a number of familiar Shakespearean scenes including Hamlet’s "to be or not to be" soliloquy, Romeo and Juliet’s balcony scene, Hamlet with Yorick’s skull, and Enobarbus’ speech on Cleopatra’s barge.
similar movies
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
2008
genre:Comedy
Horror
Music
Burning Man: The Musical
2021
genre:Music
Comedy
Las aventuras de Enrique y Ana
1981
genre:Comedy
Adventure
Family
Music
Der Hammer
2005
genre:Music
Romance
Comedy
8 Women
2002
genre:Comedy
Thriller
Mystery
A Hard Day's Night
1964
genre:Comedy
Music
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
genre:Comedy
Romance
Shakespeare in Love
1998
genre:Romance
History
Comedy
Mary Poppins
1964
genre:Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Hullabaloo
1940
genre:Comedy
Romance
Singin' in the Rain
1952
genre:Comedy
Romance
Portrait of a Knight
2018
genre:Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Music
Romance
Grease
1978
genre:Romance
Comedy
Spring Is Here
1930
genre:Romance
Comedy
Music
The Three from the Filling Station
1930
genre:Comedy
Drama
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
genre:Comedy
Drama
Romance
Family
Hot Summer
1968
genre:Comedy
Music
Chimes at Midnight
1965
genre:Comedy
Drama
History
War
The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Timmy in Space
1995
genre:Family
Adventure
Comedy
Music
Science Fiction
Flying Saucer Rock 'N' Roll
2006
genre:Adventure
Comedy
Horror
Science Fiction