Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writer:

Richard Morris (written by)

Release Date:

21 March 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

Julie as you love her... in the happiest motion picture hit of the year!

Plot:

Millie comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality and white slavers.

Plot Keywords:

Man Dressed As Woman | Poison Dart | Multi Millionaire | Hiding Under Bed | Poison

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Julie Andrews	...	Millie Dillmount
James Fox	...	Jimmy Smith
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Miss Dorothy Brown
Carol Channing	...	Muzzy
John Gavin	...	Trevor Graydon
Jack Soo	...	Asian #1
Pat Morita	...	Asian #2
Philip Ahn	...	Tea
Anthony Dexter	...	Juarez
Cavada Humphrey	...	Miss Flannery
Herbie Faye	...	Taxi driver
Michael St. Clair	...	Baron Richter
Lisabeth Hush	...	Judith Tremaine
Ann Dee	...	Singer
Beatrice Lillie	...	Mrs. Meers

Runtime:

138 min | 153 min (roadshow version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints)

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Thoroughly Modern Millie opened at the Marquis Theater on April 18, 2002 and ran for 903 performances.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Millie and Jimmy are sitting on the ledge of the building and he leans forward, you can see through the top of his head.

Quotes:

[Referring to the elevator]
Miss Dorothy: Oh, I love it! All you do in the Ritz elevator is go up and down!

Movie Connections:

References Safety Last! (1923)

Soundtrack:

Jazz Baby

This is an AWESOME movie

Julie Andrews really shines in this twisted-up romance. She stars as the young, pretty Millie Dillmount, who came to New York, intent on becoming a "modern" and marrying her boss, as was the 'cool' thing to do. She at last finds the 'perfect' boss, a handsome young man named Trevor Graydon. Despite her attempts to suggest her love to him subtly, he doesn't seem to be taking the hint. Along comes Jimmy, too, an irrepressible, lovable paper-clip salesman, who's got his heart set on Millie. Millie tries to stay away from Jimmy and get Mr. Graydon to notice her, going to drastic measures to do so, and all the time while Millie is chasing Mr. Graydon, Jimmy is chasing Millie, and on top of that, Miss Dorothy, Millie's best friend, appears to be chasing both men. In the end, wild and crazy "jazz baby" Muzzy is needed to clear the air and match up lovers once and for all. With an upbeat air and a peppery score, along with Millie's realistic problems and the strange behavior of the housemother, this is definitely a ten on my list.