| re: 1776 film |
| Posted by: showbuzz 12:17 am EDT 07/05/17 |
| In reply to: 1776 film - Circlevet 11:23 pm EDT 07/04/17 |
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I love it and watch it yearly on TCM.....I still laugh at the jokes and witty banter, Still quote memorable passages and revel in performances like Wm Daniels/Howard DaSilva/Ken Howard and Donald Madden...not to leave out the underappreciated Virginia Vestoff.
Filmed at a time when film musicals popularity was waning....we get to see most of the original Broadway cast repeat their roles on film!....and it was 45 years ago! Tastes change, I will remind my younger friends here that we were in the middle of the VietNam war and the nation was in utter turmoil. On Broadway MAMA LOOK SHARP was extremely poignant....a little less effective 5 years later in the film but an important connection to it's time of production.
Also that the entire show script was filmed and only completely available on laserdisc......and that COOL CONSIDERATE MEN was filmed 3 different times (at least as available in different releases) and that even Richard Nixon wasn't able to have the number removed.....also a great connection to it's film adaptation....and it's era.
I love it and although it's not everyone's cup of tea...I'll take mine ..hot w/o milk and 2 lumps in a fine china cup
New York abstains....courteously! |
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