Films about the Marx Brothers?

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savingnickelsanddimes — 19 years ago(July 13, 2006 06:04 PM)

I'm a new Marx Brothers fan, I saw Duck Soup about a year ago and have since seen the 3 classics (Night at the opera, Day at the races and Duck Soup), today I saw this and I was curious as to is there a film about the Marx Brothers?

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TopFrog — 19 years ago(August 19, 2006 11:13 AM)

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
and
The Unknown Marx Brothers
come to mind.
TopFrog

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humanoidcarbonunit — 16 years ago(June 21, 2009 06:53 PM)

As far as I am aware there hasn't been a film per say. There have been some shows and such about them but no bio-pics.

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jbmartin-2 — 16 years ago(October 02, 2009 10:36 PM)

Gabe Kaplan's one-man show "Groucho" has a lot about the brothers as well. I know it's out on VHS, but I don't know about DVD. It's mandatory for any Marx Brothers fan.

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Eightythreeyearoldguy — 14 years ago(May 24, 2011 09:59 AM)

I'm rather surprised nobody has attempted a biographical film about them, but on the other hand, I'm glad they haven'twho could capture their images accurately.
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bradjanet — 14 years ago(March 13, 2012 04:48 PM)

No, but there is a very funny musical for Marx impersonators called "A Night In The Ukraine " and another, biographical musical called "Minnie's Boys".
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pimp4u — 10 years ago(May 14, 2015 12:03 PM)

You can watch 'The Unknown Marx Brothers' on yootoob.

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FilmCuckoo — 9 years ago(June 14, 2016 02:59 PM)

So far there isn't any biopic or biographical movie about The Marx Brothers, but I have heard rumors there have been some planned, however as far as I know, they have all been abandoned for the same two reasons: First, it would be a nightmare to cast, and second, the Marx Brothers' family estate is known for it's tight control over their life stories.
The closest of some sort of portrayal, is the TV movie "Groucho" (1982) and the filmed Broadway show "Groucho: A Life in Revue" (2001), which was written by Harpo's son, Arthur Marx. The latter is pretty good actually, Frank Ferrante is really amazing as Groucho in it. He has mastered the mannerisms down to perfection.