if busby berkley and orson well have make a movie together and this mighta be it . coppola have try so hard throughout his career to reject hollywood and hollywood have and in turn and often reject him yet he make a truly gorgeous paean to hollywood production value here . though it get so over the top at time ( can you say rosebud . ) and frederick forrest and teri garr keep it pretty real . and the soundtrack be my all time favorite . tom wait and crystal gayle it a pure gem . one from the heart make one wonder what kind of musical orson welles might have come up with to be fair and coppola talent hasn not sour over the decade a he have either critical or box office failure . the same can not be say of ol orson and who become a caricature of himself in the 60 and never recover even a whiff of his genius . definitely give this a viewing if you have enjoy any other coppola film . this give real texture to his body of work .