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Mame | 
 enlarge | Director: Gene Saks
Actors: Lucille Ball, Beatrice Arthur, Robert Preston, Bruce Davison, Kirby Furlong
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  216 reviews
Sales Rank: 4336
Format: Closed-captioned, Dolby, Subtitled, Thx, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 131
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD113414D
UPC: 085391134145
EAN: 0085391134145
ASIN: B000O76ZR6
Theatrical Release Date: March 27, 1974
Release Date: June 19, 2007
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/19/2007 Run time: 131 minutes Rating: Pg
Amazon.com
The 1974 film version of Mame stars legendary Lucille Ball and is based on the 1966 hit Broadway musical, not the 1958 movie. When 10-year-old Patrick Dennis's father dies, he is sent to live with his eccentric Auntie Mame. Mame may know nothing about being a parent, but she's got love and spontaneity in spades, and Patrick blooms in the time spent with her. Though Miss Ball seems sadly miscast when Mame begins (she's too old and can't sing), by the time the movie reaches the famous foxhunt scene when Mame accidentally wins the hunt, and in turn the heart of gallant Beauregard Burnside, you start to believe Lucy is Mame. Reprising her Broadway role (for which she won a Tony), Bea Arthur plays Mame's boozy pal Vera Charles. Songs include the now-classic "We Need a Little Christmas" and "Bosom Buddies" plus "Loving You," sung by Robert Preston's Beau and written for this movie. --Dana Van Nest
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 A COLD AND RIGID PERFORMANCE.. November 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read somewhere that Miss Ball was rather ruthless in getting to play this role. I give Lucy's singing a "D". I give the opening credits an "A"...very nice art direction there. I give Robert Preston singing "Loving You" an "A". The rest of the cast is great. there is something else awkward about this film version of the musical besides Lucy's croaking through her numbers, and that is her acting! She is a cold Mame, really, the warmth and whimsy of the character Mame Dennis Burnside is hidden in this stiff performance. I also remember reading that Lucy had to battle with these very heavy hats and costumes and it made her cranky. Gotta give it to the old broad though...hey, she tried...so I'll give her a "C" for effort.
 Mame-a-lishous September 22, 2008
Thanks very much, watched "Mame" the other night, brought back great memories. So camp, love it. Andrew.xx
It's grrrrreat! September 19, 2008
I loved this movie and I was thrilled to get it. It was in perfect condition and arrived before the estimated delivery date! Thanks!
 Misses the mark in a very large way... September 5, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lucille Ball made a career out of playing talentless housewife Lucy to the talented Ricky Ricardo on `I Love Lucy'; a television series that seriously is one of the best of all time. Making her character lovable and impressionable took a great deal of talent. `I Love Lucy' proved that Lucille Ball was a spitfire, a comedic genius and it catapulted her into the hall of fame as one of the greatest of all television icons.
Until last night I had never seen Lucille in a film.
Sadly, my first experience with Lucy on the big screen was her last effort, `Mame', a film that is hit or miss all over the place with sadly more misses than any serious hits. Lucille Ball is a comedic hit, but a musical was not the right route for her to take. Now, I have not seen the Broadway play from which this spawns, but I can only imagine that the lead actress was required to sing, and sing well. Lucy cannot sing well.
`Mame' tells the story of young Patrick Dennis who goes to live with his eccentric Aunt after his father dies. Mame is not really a responsible parent, but she loves Patrick and her unconditional love outweighs her lack of parenting skills.
The film is somewhat cliched, and it feels very tired in many parts. The musical numbers feel unrehearsed and out of tune and just all over the place. Not only is Ball a terrible singer, but so is Kirby Furlong, who plays young Dennis. In fact, the only saving grace here is Beatrice Arthur who delivers brilliantly as Vera Charles, Mame's boozy best friend. She's not only funny, but she can sing and dance and perform her hide off.
As a comedian, Ball sells her scenes. It's sad that she allowed herself to take this role knowing that she was not right for it, for the film just accentuates the areas in which Ball lacked talent instead of embellishing the areas in which she shined. I can't recommend the film for it feels incomplete, choppy and unnecessary. Aside from Arthur there is nothing noteworthy about the film (aside from a few funny, non-musical related scenes).
 Mame August 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought the movie lived up to my expectation's, and was good to see
these and other movie's coming out on dvd. However i am dissapointed
that the studio's that put these classic's out do not make the effort to
remaster the audio, when older movie's have been remasterd in 5.1 surround.
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