the entertainment industry theme
A character working in show business, i.e., film, theater, and the like, is engaged in their chosen occupation.
64 total · 7 choice · 45 major · 12 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Singin in the Rain (1952) | choice | We saw a parody on what things might have been like in Hollywood filmmaking around the end of the silent film era. |
| movie: The Great Ziegfeld (1936) | choice | The story follows the life and career of the theatrical impresario Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr. and touches upon actors, actresses, and other showbiz people in early 20th century America. |
| movie: The Red Shoes (1948) | choice | The story centered on a renowned ballet company. |
| movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984) | choice | We saw a quasi-parody of what it might have been like in the rock music industry in the 1970s. |
| movie: Variety Lights (1951) | choice | The story concerned a traveling troupe of third-rate vaudevillians ad their travails. |
| tftc1989e2x16 | choice | The viewer is shown a behind-the-scenes look at a live television production from inside a haunted house. |
| tz1959e1x23 | choice | The story is largely set at a film shoot. |
| ahh2x02 | major | Janice worked for a casting agency until she got fired for pulling too many strings in order to advance her lover, Larry's, career. In a flashback we saw Larry compete with other candidates in a waiting room to get an audition that Janice administrated. |
| ahh2x10 | major | Lana was a movie star and much of the story took place at an awards ceremony after party. |
| ahh3x14 | major | Rudolph had show business in his blood. |