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India Press Store - Lil Abner
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Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Peter Palmér, Leslie Parrish, Stubby Kaye, Peter Palmer, Howard St. John
Directed By: Melvin Frank
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301954891
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6301954890
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: 1996-07-02
Running Time: 114
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1959
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Summary: Lil' Abner
Comment: Excellent satire of the politics and government efforts of cover up of the 1950's
A good old fashion American feel.
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Summary: Fun to wath
Comment: I ordered this after hearing one of the songs from on the radio. I hadn't seen it since I was a little girl. I enjoyed watching all over again. Great songs. A fun way to spend a couple of hours.
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Summary: OLD FASHIONED MUSICAL GRAD C+
Comment: Quality of DVD excellent.
As an old-fashioned musical there is something missing from the entire production to make it a true classic that would warrant watching it many times like SINGING IN THE RAIN or SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS. Political theme still surpirisingly timely. Boy meets girl etc. concept cute. Leads talented. I think what's missing is inspired innovative choeorgraphy - lots of box and circle formations and bouncing up and down which is actually boring to watch. If you've seen just about every musical in the A and B leagues and you have time on your hands or if you're related to one of the cast members, Li'l Abner is just OK as an ole relic.
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Summary: Singin' & Dancin' in Dogpatch
Comment: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker
Musical: From Broadway to Hollywood
Shadow Watcher
Nobody Drowns in Mineral Lake
Al Capp's classic comic strip about the bizarre residents of the hillbilly town of Dogpatch was brought to life in this delightful 1959 musical, adapted from the Broadway stage hit.
Lyricist Johnny Mercer and composer Gene de Paul contributed many bouncy tunes that were sung by Peter Palmer as Abner, Leslie Parrish as Daisy Mae and the incomparable, show-stopping Stubby Kaye as Marryin' Sam.
The plot has the U.S. Government naming Dogpatch as the most useless community in America, thus choosing it to serve as ground zero for A-bomb testing. To save their town, the residents must find a reason that makes Dogpatch "necessary," and what they come up with gets the folks, particularly Abner, in worse trouble than before.
The climax of the movie revolves around Dogpatch's annual "Sadie Hawkins Day" race.
Melvin Frank directed the musical-comedy, which features some clever, energetic dance numbers and co-stars Howard St. John, Julie Newmar and Stella Stevens.
© Michael B. Druxman, author of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
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Summary: amusingly political
Comment: There are a couple of songs that are catchy sung by Stubby Kaye. The story is exagerated sexist, but funny.
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Editorial Reviews:
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This is one movie musical that doesn't bother adapting its stage presentation for the big screen: Li'l Abner cheerfully uses brightly colored, patently fake backdrops and stage sets for its mythical setting. And why not? A movie musical based on a cartoon strip is about as far from reality as you can get. Al Capp's legendary comic about the hillbilly denizens of Dogpatch was brought to Broadway by the estimable comedy team Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, who also produced the movie. Along with sampling Capp's world (the pursuit of noncommittal Abner by Daisy Mae on Sadie Hawkins Day is a major plot device), the movie is a goofy record of 1950s attitudes and concerns--in fact, Dogpatch is threatened with destruction when the government wants to use it as an atomic test site. The actors' Broadway delivery has a deadening effect after a while, and some of the makeup is downright weird (think the Whos in the live-action Grinch). Gene de Paul's music is unmemorable, but Johnny Mercer's lyrics provide considerable fun, and the athletic dances are based on Michael Kidd's stage choreography. Plus, the movie honors Capp's eye for impossibly bodacious women by casting Julie Newmar as Stupefyin' Jones and Stella Stevens (her first movie role) as Appassionata Von Climax. --Robert Horton
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