The Life of Reilly

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The Life of Reilly is a 2006 American film adaptation of actor Charles Nelson Reilly’s one-man play Save It For the Stage: The Life of Reilly. Written by Reilly and Paul Linke, and directed by Frank L. Anderson and Barry Poltermann, the film is an edited version of Reilly’s much longer stage show, filmed live before audiences at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood, California in October 2004. The final film is compiled from Reilly’s final two performances, interspersed with clips, images and music.

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