Shirley MacLaine Jokes About $4 Million Sweet Charity Flop in Rare Video at 92
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
Shirley MacLaine Jokes About $4 Million Sweet Charity Flop in Rare Video at 92
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
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Shirley MacLaine, 92, sent a rare video message to Southampton Playhouse ahead of its Aug. 25 screening of 1969 musical “Sweet Charity,” saying she wished she could attend and hoped viewers would like it.
Stage-whispering in the clip posted to Instagram, MacLaine joked that the film “didn’t do very well,” a nod to its long-known box-office failure.
“Sweet Charity,” Bob Fosse’s directorial debut, earned about $4 million domestically against a $20 million budget, and its flop briefly slowed Hollywood’s appetite for big-budget musicals.
The appearance was one of MacLaine’s few recent public moments after a December lifetime achievement award, as renewed attention also builds around “Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration,” a new documentary featuring her fellow screen legend.