Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 Academy Award-winning noir film starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson. The film is often remembered for its final moments, which introduced the phrase "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up." into pop culture.
In the 1990s, the film was adapted to a stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (with Don Black and Christopher Hampton).
==References==
* In Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting, Oscar the Grouch emerges from his can to be videotaped by Ernie and Bert, covering his face with a paper bag. As he appears, he declares, "Ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille." He utters the same line again, now hampering Miles' video project, in Episode 3790.
*In the stage show Dinosaurs Live!, Baby Sinclair says "I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. DeMille."
* The Sesame English episode "Tingo the Superstar" features movie director Quentin (Roger Bart) recruiting Tingo and Niki to star in his latest feature. Tingo dons some Hollywood-type clothing and declares, "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. Quentin."
* In Episode 3955 of Sesame Street, Baby Natasha makes scribbles of all the residents of the street. The Monster Clubhouse elephant arrives to be caricatured and says, "I'm ready for my close-up, Miss Natasha."
* In Episode 4904 of Sesame Street, Prairie Dawn is producing a music video. As they get ready to shoot, Gladys the Cow exclaims, "I'm ready for my close-up, Miss DeDawn."
* During an interview with Entertainment Weekly in 2022, Miss Piggy cites her favorite line in cinema as, "Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up." In response, Brett Goldstein suggests that the Muppets adapt Sunset Boulevard.
==Connections==
*John Barrowman was a replacement as Joe Gillis during the Broadway run (1994-1997)
*Alan Campbell played Joe Gillis in the Los Angeles (1993) and Broadway (1994) productions
*Diahann Carroll played Norma Desmond in the 1995 Toronto production
*Petula Clark played Norma Desmond in the second national tour (1998) and the 2004 BBC radio concert production
*Glenn Close played Norma Desmond in the Los Angeles, Broadway (both original and revival), and 2016 West End productions
*Hugh Jackman played Joe Gillis in the 1996 Australian production
*Lonny Price directed the 2017 Broadway revival
==Sources==
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Category:Movie References