It's funny in the sense that life is funny. It's romantic realism. I don't want it to be syrupy. Not to mention Jersey Films, of which Sher is president. Movie directors often treat screenplays with indifference at best, contempt at worst.
Movie sets are like huge dysfunctional families that have to get along.
Everyone has their needs and wants and you have to be the father figure. And sometimes you don't feel like being the father figure and you want somebody to take care of you. Meanwhile, onstage, Clarson guides Diaz and the dancers through a rehearsal as they grind their hips and swirl their red, feathered fans to the brassy musical accompaniment. There's nothing less sexy than rushing. The showgirl lineup prepares to descend stairs spiraling in the center of the stage.