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10 June 1955 (Belgium)
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EVERYBODY'S RAVING ABOUT "MARTY" . . . The year's BIG entertainment surprise a warm and human story with characters you'll love and remember! more
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A touching story about two lonely people who have almost resigned themselves to never being truly loved. full summary | add synopsis
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Butcher
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Small Business
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Moving
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Phone Booth
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars.
Another 13 wins
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5 nominations
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(17 articles)
DVD Playhouse--November 2009
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(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 November 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
Casting Tidbits: Richard Dreyfuss, Julian McMahon & More
(From FirstShowing.net. 13 November 2009, 6:30 AM, PST)
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One of my all-time favorites
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91 min | 94 min (alternate version)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
USA:Approved (PCA #17297) |
Brazil:Livre |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:S |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
West Germany:12
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The shortest film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Revealing mistakes: When Marty and Clara are walking on the street on Saturday night, a woman approaches a "No Parking" sign, turns and waves to the camera.
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Quotes:
Marty Pilletti:
You don't like her. My mother don't like her. She's a dog. And I'm a fat, ugly man. Well, all I know is I had a good time last night. I'm gonna have a good time tonight. If we have enough good times together, I'm gonna get down on my knees. I'm gonna beg that girl to marry me. If we make a party on New Year's, I got a date for that party. You don't like her? That's too bad.
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Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-01-18)" (2008)
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Marty
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I think of this is a great rainy afternoon movie. You're flipping through the channels on one of those great lazy Saturdays...it's summer but it's raining outdoors and you're stuck inside. You come across a classic movie channel (AMC, TCM--take your pick) and pause. What's this? Ernest Borgnine? You always like him, why not stop for a moment and watch. It looks like it's just beginning. "Marty"? Yeah, you've heard of it, vaguely. Won the Oscar or something, but it's been kind of forgotten. So you start watching and before long you're totally enchanted, completely charmed, by the simple story and realistic characters. Who can't sympathize with Borgnine's sensitive butcher, hanging out with his Italian friends and their goofy conversations about Mickey Spillane, all the while pining away with his heart of gold for a girl that his buddies call a "dog"? The conversations have the kind of natural humor and warmth that remind you of the old days hanging out with your pals. As you watch the movie, you find yourself enthralled and you never change the channel, watching it till the end, realizing that you've seen this plot riffed on and spoofed on various TV shows, films, and cartoons over the years. When the movie's done, you're really excited--this is one of those films you discovered on your own and nothing can beat that thrill. Now, this isn't the way I saw "Marty"--I rented it and now own it on DVD--but it's the spirit I get from it. I love the conversation between Marty and his best friend, its street poetry that's entertaining without being false, in the diner as their Friday night lays out ahead of them. I love Marty and Clara's walk, their honesty and his enthusiasm; you worry is he going to far, being too gregarious for the shy Clara? Will it work? I love the preparations for Sunday Mass, the fight between the married couple, and Marty agonizing over standing up his girl while his friends have an amusingly banal and silly conversation in which they keep repeating themselves. It's really just a charming and wonderful film, joyful even in its sad moments. If you don't enjoy it, what can I say, but my recommendation comes completely honest and from the heart. This is one of those personal favorites that also happens to be an underrated classic--but just underrated enough so that the joy of discovering it on a rainy Saturday afternoon remains undiluted.