Moxie Flix: That's Entertainment! (1974)
Various MGM stars from yesteryear present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50-year history. (G, 135 min.)
Showtimes
Saturday, March 8, 2025
12:00 PM
These FREE screenings are part of MOXIE FLIX, a monthly series focusing on essential films for kids to see before they turn 13. This series was made possible by a grant from the Missouri Arts Council and the Springfield Regional Arts Council.
A thorough, spoiler-filled Parent’s Guide can be found here.
Join star hosts Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Jimmy Stewart, Liza Minnelli, Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald O'Connor, Peter Lawford and Debbie Reynolds in a joyous celebration of MGM musicals, the Hollywood studio that practically invented the musical.
Starting from The Broadway Melody of 1929, up to 1958's Academy Award-winning Gigi, this collection of song, dance, outtakes, and interviews will entertain the whole family.
Featuring scenes from such American musical classics as Singin' In the Rain, Show Boat and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and a parade of stars, including Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Esther Williams, and Clark Gable. A huge commercial and critical success, That's Entertainment was followed by two sequels. [Warner Brothers]
Starring: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Genre: Documentary, Family, Musical
"Great singing and dancing, among the greatest ever put on film."
— John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
"Thanks to 'That's Entertainment!' the legacy of MGM lives on for another generation. It captures totally the aura and spectrum of what the musical film was in its finest hour."
— Staff, 5th Freedom
"The movie's fun from beginning to end. It's not camp, and it's not nostalgia: It's a celebration of a time and place in American movie history when everything came together to make a new art form."
— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"It offers a no-muss, no-fuss opportunity to breeze through about 30 years of history in a little over 2 hours. And for those interested in the casual, behind-the-scenes perspective of the narration segments, there’s that as well."
— James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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