Donen 's next film was '' Lucky Lady '' ( 1975 ) , starring Liza Minnelli , Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds . Minnelli plays a Prohibition era bootlegger who smuggles alcohol from Mexico to California with the help of Hackman and Reynolds , who both compete for her affection . Donen stated that he " really cared about the film and gave three years of my life to it ... I think it 's a very good movie . " It went over budget and was unsuccessful at the box office . Most critics were unenthusiastic ; however , Jay Cocks praised the film for having " the glistening surface and full-throttle frivolity that characterized Hollywood films in the 1930s . " Nostalgia for old Hollywood movies would be a theme of Donen 's next film : '' Movie Movie '' ( 1978 ) , produced by Lew Grade 's ITC Entertainment and scripted by Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller . The film is actually two shorter films presented as an old fashioned double feature , complete with a fake movie trailer and an introduction by comedian George Burns . It starred George C. Scott , Trish Van Devere , Red Buttons , Michael Kidd and Eli Wallach and premiered in competition at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival in 1978 . The first of the two films is '' Dynamite Hands '' , a black and white tribute to boxing – morality films . The second film is '' Baxter 's Beauties of 1933 '' , a tribute to the extravagant musicals of Busby Berkeley . Like Donen 's previous two films , it was unsuccessful both financially and critically
29th Berlin International Film Festival
29th Berlin International Film Festival
Stanley Donen