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Hollywood’s first and best attempt at a French New Wave film.

- Mickey continually sees a mime-like character known only as The Artist (Kamatari Fujiwara) as he makes his way through Chicago. The Artist eventually unleashes his Rube Goldberg-like creation, a self-destructive machine that is inspired by sculptor Jean Tinguely.

- Interiors of the night club were shot at Fred Niles Studios which now houses Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios.

Mickey One

Rating: Not Rated Genre: Drama

Synopsis:

A mediocre stand-up comic with gambling debts runs away to the West Side of Chicago, and under an assumed name, takes a job as a janitor. Yearning to go back on the stage and win applause at all costs, he contacts his agent, who books him a gig to perform.

Starring:

Warren Beatty, Alexandra Stewart, Hurd Hatfield

Director:

Arthur Penn