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27. The Russians Are Coming is one of my all time favorites, too, but...

Sat Jan 8, 2022, 07:57 PM

Jan 2022

"Fame" tops my list for feel-good films. Not EVERYTHING ends well, but most of it does and the sheer joy of making music makes it burst with positive energy.

A friend of mine had a minor/major role in The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming, so it remains a sentimental favorite. Unlike Alan Arkin, who had to learn every syllable of his lines, as he spoke no Russian, my friend did speak it, even had participated in the recording of albums of Russian folk songs (once with the legendary Sasha Polinoff!).

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