This lush screen adaptation of the broadway musical hit adaptation of auntie mame has lucy take on the role made. Ball control the show and ball needed direction, or lucy fell back on her old and famous tricks as do all great stars lucille balls mame still holds the record for the biggest weekly gross in a movie theater in the united states. Mame is a 1974 musical that is based on the broadway musical of the same name. This is a very special movie and watching bea arthur and lucille ball together is. Robert fryer, james cresson, jerome lawrence, robert e.
Many knock this film but i found it to be a very enjoyable film. The movie does suffer from including too many overblown and overlong production numbers. Mame has some delightful moments thanks to lucille balls performance. Kaufen sie mame starring lucille ball, robert preston, bea arthur and. We need a little christmas sung by the legendary actress, studio owner and godmother of star trek, lucille ball. Aug 05, 2011 in a 2008 interview, she called the film a disaster. Lucille ball on the set of mame lucille ball and kirby furlong in mame 1974. Lucille ball gives a memorable perfomance as the eccentric auntie mame, mame is an underrated musical with a great cast and production value.
On another note, i actually disliked the movie auntie mame and felt russells acting was way over the top, silly and annoying. Reviewing mame, lucille balls lateinlife stab at starring in an enormous movie musical, gives me the opportunity to pull out one of my favorite sat words. The casting of the title role created controversy at the time as the star of the broadway version of mame, angela lansbury, was overlooked in favor of television and film legend lucille ball. There are many critics who panned this movie at the time of its release, n mainly citing balls far from stellar singing voice. Nov 27, 2018 i loved rosalind russells auntie mame, and also the broadway soundtrack of mame. Cast and crew credits for mame, 1974, directed by gene saks, with lucille ball, bea arthur, robert preston, at turner classic movies. Warner bros wanted to make the film version of the great broadway hit mame and cast lucille ball as the star due to ms. Mame is a highly enjoyable musical, even though lucille ball s vocal arent the greatest it is still fun to watch. Mame 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dolly isnt that bad, just over produced and mame comes off as a sitcom thanks to his movie mame, lucille ball. She would later say that making the movie was about as much fun as watching your house burn down. He is an actor, known for mame 1974, the jimmy stewart show 1971 and police story 1973. Is the lucy mame movie really that bad message board. Lucille balls mame was one of the worst flops in motion picture history.
The 1974 film version of mame stars legendary lucille ball and is based on the 1966 hit broadway musical, not the 1958 movie. The story focuses on the madcap life of mame dennis ball, which is. Mame would be lucille balls last theatricial movie. She felt that rosalind russell had clearly gotten some of her inspiration for her performance in the nonmusical auntie mame 1958 from miss ball s character on the tv series, i love lucy 1951. Overview of mame, 1974, directed by gene saks, with lucille ball, bea arthur, robert preston, at turner classic movies. It had originally appeared on cd last year as a limited edition release of 2500 copies from rhino handmade. I loved rosalind russells auntie mame, and also the broadway soundtrack of mame. The ultimate source of both the movie and the play is a novel, auntie mame, that was written by patrick dennis in 1955. Lucille ball stars as auntie mame, an eccentric and wealthy woman who teaches her young orphaned nephew how to live life to the fullest. Pauline kael in the new yorker wondered, after forty years in movies and. Ball had the bankability to justify the expensive production and insure a worldwide box office success. Lucille ball celebrity profile check out the latest lucille ball photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Mame was lucille balls last movie, and to honest she was too old to be. Ball would draw a larger audience as film musicals had been sputtering at the box office. Ball control the show and ball needed direction, or lucy fell back on her old and famous tricks as do all great stars lucille ball s mame still holds the record for the biggest weekly gross in a movie theater in the united states. Released march 3rd, 2008, mame stars lucille ball, robert preston, bea arthur, bruce davison the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 12 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. After failing to find work in theatre, ball took a job as a model under the name diane belmont. Auntie mame is the funniest movie to come out of the 1950s. Lucille ball stars in this film of the blockbuster broadway musical thattells the story. Auntie mame 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Featured songs include mame, if he walked into my life, and we need a little christmas. Cast as the title character in this second movie adaptation of a patrick dennis book and jerry herman musical the first, auntie mame was in 1958, lucille ball plays an independently wealthy. The title character is an eccentric, freespirited woman who becomes the guardian of her late brother. Lucille balls mame was the only fulllength version of the musical i could find at amazon. On a different message board, there are a few comments about robert preston disliking lucille ball. Mame 1974 official trailer lucille ball, robert preston movie hd the musical revolves around the antics of mame dennis, a funloving.
It was directed by gene saks, and adapted by paul zindel, and starred lucille ball in her final theatrical film performance. Mame would be lucille ball s last theatricial movie. Lucille ball s involvement in this film began in an interesting way. The newest mame, with lucille ball in the title role wearing a different colored wig for every administration from hoovers through trumans is as determined to. Additionally, the movie lingered like a ghost haunting the airwaves, thanks to its crosspromotion on several episodes of heres lucy, lucille balls thencurrent sitcom, which later went into syndication and kept mame alive as a popculture wraith for years. Released 1958, auntie mame stars rosalind russell, forrest tucker, coral browne, fred clark the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 23 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Mame has some delightful moments thanks to lucille ball s performance. Critics such as vincent canby, molly haskell and judith crist rightly praised her contribution to the movie. Upon the death of wealthy chicagoan edward dennis in the late 1920s, his nineyearold son patrick dennis becomes the ward of their only living relative, edwards equallywealthy newyorkresiding sister, mame dennis. Lucille ball left high school at age 15 to enroll in a drama school in new york city. Warners went with lucille ball because it was felt lucy along had the box office clout to open. Mame 1974 official trailer lucille ball, robert preston movie hd.
Upon the death of wealthy chicagoan edward dennis in the late 1920s, his nineyearold son patrick dennis becomes the ward of their only living relative, edwards equally. Mar 08, 1974 the newest mame, with lucille ball in the title role wearing a different colored wig for every administration from hoovers through trumans is as determined to please in its way as mame is in. It had originally appeared on cd last year as a limited. Mame puts on new but familiar facelucille ball the new. Despite the advice of her former husband and concurrent business associate desi arnaz, lucille ball took the role, all but ruining her career in the process. Mame 2008 cast and crew wiped out by the crash of 29, a woman lucille ball marries a georgia millionaire robert preston and lives life to the fullest. She felt that rosalind russell had clearly gotten some of her inspiration for her performance in the nonmusical auntie mame 1958 from miss balls character on the tv series, i love lucy 1951. Bea arthur is also a hoot as is jane connell as agnes gooch. Aaaaauuuuggggghhhhh she bellows in that 3packaday voice. Its far funnier and frankly, far better than the lucile ball musical remake, mame, but its nowhere near as charming. Followed by lucille ball doing a lucystyle pratfall off of the prop moon in the disastrous musical mame is doing apparently nobody got the irony.
With lucille ball, robert preston, bea arthur, bruce davison. In a 2008 interview, she called the film a disaster. Mame is a highly enjoyable musical, even though lucille balls vocal arent the greatest it is still fun to watch. There are many critics who panned this movie at the time of its release, n mainly citing ball s far from stellar singing voice. Rent mame 1974 starring lucille ball and bea arthur on dvd and bluray. Lucille ball stars in this film version of the hit jerry herman broadway musical, which featured an electrifying performance by angela lansbury. Even the star of this opus, lucille ball later regretted the movie. This is a very special movie and watching bea arthur and lucille ball together.
Interesting, if it is true, but i did not detect any negative vibes in his performance. For the 1974 musical film starring lucille ball, see mame film. Mame original motion picture soundtrack lucille ball. Lucille ball stars in this film of the blockbuster broadway musical that tells the story of the flamboyant, unconventional and, above all, glamorous mame.
Lucille ball as mame is sheer delight and a perfect choice for the part, however, it would have been great if angela lansbury had reprised her role which she played to such acclaim. Apr 05, 2017 on another note, i actually disliked the movie auntie mame and felt russells acting was way over the top, silly and annoying. This film version stars rosalind russell and was directed by morton dacosta. After wowing the crowd with unorthodox fox hunting, lucille ball title character is welcomed into southern society by robert preston, as her new husband beauregard, with a refined delivery of jerry herman s title song, shooting on location in georgia, gene saks directing, in mame, 1974. Lucille ball in mame may not have been oscar worthy but certainly russell in her portrayal, was not either. Oct 17, 2016 legendary lucille ball heads an allstar cast in her final feature film appearance. Mame dvd 1974 region 2 starring lucille ball, robert preston.
This is not the first, but the second cd imprint of the soundtrack to the 1974 lucille ball musical film, mame. As patrick dennis plucky and resilient auntie mame, balls lowpitched, growling moan of a voice a spinechilling reminder of the sound of. The music far exceeds ones expectation, but the numbers just draw the whole story line together. Although it was angela lansbury who starred as mame dennis in the mid60s broadway version of mame 1966, she was not enough of a boxoffice draw to secure the silver screen adaptation. Lucille ball full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Auntie mame is a 1958 american technicolor comedy film based on the 1955 novel of the same name by patrick dennis and its theatrical adaptation by jerome lawrence and robert edwin lee. In the early 1930s ball appeared on a movie poster, bringing her to the attention of hollywood studios. Reviewing mame, lucille ball s lateinlife stab at starring in an enormous movie musical, gives me the opportunity to pull out one of my favorite sat words. Mame is a 1974 technicolor musical film in panavision based on the 1966 broadway musical.
Lucille ball s mame was the only full length version of the musical i could find at amazon. During prohibition, mame dennis lucille ball tries her hand at show business, marriage, and caring for her nephew in this film about a dynamic woman who lives life to the fullest. Mame is a 1974 technicolor musical film in panavision based on the 1966 broadway musical of the same name itself based on the 1958 film auntie mame and the 1955 novel auntie mame by patrick dennis. Now it has arrived on dvd from warner home video, in what is probably the best.
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