When the movie premiered it was at the Hollywood Cinerama Dome. We drove an hour to see it there and found evening performances were sold out for weeks.I will happily purchase this. I have an affection for this film. I have a very happy memory of seeing this with my family. My parents laughed and laughed and my brother and I were in stitches when the town collapses. My Dad usually liked drive-ins, but for some reason, we saw this at, I believe, The Wilshire Theater on Wilshire Blvd. The screen was huge and so was the sound. The alpine setting looked gorgeous on that screen. True, Lee and Clint are not singers, but Harve Presnell sings the one song that really needs a big voice. I still listen to the soundtrack album and enjoy it. The sound quality of the MCA CD is great.
(On a side note, I am also a fan of the stage show, which is quite different. City Center Encores made a fantastic recording of the stage score in 2015 - highly recommended for anyone who likes that score.)
Especially when she's not the one doing the singing.I just love a Jean Seberg movie musical.
When the movie premiered it was at the Hollywood Cinerama Dome. We drove an hour to see it there and found evening performances were sold out for weeks.
We didn't return home disappointed though because Goodbye Mr Chips was playing at the Wilshire and was wonderful in a completely different way. Now if we can only get a nice HD print of Chips!
Pre-order tickets by mail??? I have never seen that before!
I saw that particular show, and own the cast album. Absolutely wonderful! Watching the film, you’d have a hard time imagining it was derived from that fabulous 1940’s stage production.(On a side note, I am also a fan of the stage show, which is quite different. City Center Encores made a fantastic recording of the stage score in 2015 - highly recommended for anyone who likes that score.)
It was standard for road show movies in the 1960's. In NY the NY Times Sunday Section 2 had big ads for movies with an area where you could cut out the order form to purchase mail order tickets sometimes a few months up to a year in advance. It was a big deal going to the city to watch a film.Pre-order tickets by mail??? I have never seen that before!
Yes, it was the same in the U.K. Better than having to make a journey into central London just to buy a ticket.It was standard for road show movies in the 1960's. In NY the NY Times Sunday Section 2 had big ads for movies with an area where you could cut out the order form to purchase mail order tickets sometimes a few months up to a year in advance. It was a big deal going to the city to watch a film.
Sadly, I believe Lee Marvin did his own .... And Clint Eastwood, who can sing was trying to sing above his normal range. Thankfully there's My Favorite Martian ...Especially when she's not the one doing the singing.
Yup, it amazing that this is not one of the Paramount Presents releases, but then that line petered out in no time at all (the odd release every now & again). Oh well, good for Kino, but as these Paramount releases don't seem to be turning up outside of America, I can't see the need for region locking (Paramount Presents were never locked), I do have a multi-region player.Pretty cool that Kino gets to release this one, it should look and sound great.
I dislike all of the film adaptations of L&L Broadway shows. This is maybe the worst, but oddly, I find it somewhat more watchable than the other 2. Maybe because I like the other two as stage shows better than this one? It is fun, and, at least, they went outside. Alan Jay Lerner produced it, so I guess he got what he wanted.I saw that particular show, and own the cast album. Absolutely wonderful! Watching the film, you’d have a hard time imagining it was derived from that fabulous 1940’s stage production.