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15/03/1975 Comedy, Drama, Romance 2h 16m
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How Lucky Can You Get!

Overview

Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub.

  1. Herbert Ross

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Barbra Streisand

    Fanny Brice

  2. James Caan

    Billy Rose

  3. Omar Sharif

    Nick Arnstein

  4. Roddy McDowall

    Bobby Moore

  5. Ben Vereen

    Bert Robbins

  6. Carole Wells

    Norma Butler

  7. Larry Gates

    Bernard Baruch

  8. Eugene Troobnick

    Ned

  9. Heidi O'Rourke

    Eleanor Holm

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-19
I guess a sequel to "Funny Girl" (1968) was always likely, but it really ended up being a shame that we waited seven years for this really unremarkable follow-up. The theme picks up the life of the now successful Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) and develops her rather lively relationship with two-bit writer Billy Rose (James Caan), who wrote a few of her hits and to whom she got married. Unfortunately, despite a decent effort from the star, the writing is not a patch on the first film: the humour there that was naive and amusing has now become coarse, unfunny and strained. The musical numbers -...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$8,500,000.00

Revenue
$40,055,897.00

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