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Mame (1974) -- The musical revolves around the antics of Mame Dennis, a fun-loving, wealthy eccentric with a flare for life and a razor sharp wit...

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Overview

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Director:

Gene Saks

Writers:

Patrick Dennis (novel)
Jerome Lawrence (play)
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Release Date:

27 March 1974 (USA) more

Genre:

Musical more

Tagline:

She'll coax the blues right out of your heart!

Plot:

The musical revolves around the antics of Mame Dennis, a fun-loving, wealthy eccentric with a flare for life and a razor sharp wit... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. more

NewsDesk:
(27 articles)

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Abysmal! more (102 total)


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Additional Details

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:A (theatrical) | UK:PG (video rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG


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Trivia:

Madeline Kahn was originally cast as Agnes Gooch but was replaced right after shooting began. She was later told that when she reported for work on the set, star Lucille Ball took one look at her, realized that Kahn's curvaceous body could never be made to look like the frumpy, somewhat shapeless Agnes Gooch, and had her fired. Some sources claim that Kahn got herself fired on purpose so she could star in Blazing Saddles (1974) and still get paid, which by her contract wouldn't have happened if she'd merely quit. more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Mame, Agnes, Ito, and Patrick are preparing to dine with Beau, Mame remarks, "I never thought Santa Claus would look so much like Rhett Butler." This part of the movie is set in the early Great Depression, well before Gone with the Wind (1939) or even the book (1936) was released. more

Quotes:

Vera: I have an astronomical discovery for you. The man in the moon is a bitch. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sinister Urge (#7.13)" (1994) more

Soundtrack:

Gooch's Song more


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Abysmal!, 2 February 1999
1/10
Author: rsb-2 from St. Louis

I love Lucy, but this movie is so wretchedly bad that I was squirming in embarrassment for all concerned within the first ten minutes . . . and it just got worse from there. Lucille Ball's "singing" is downright painful and the attempts to make her appear more youthful through the use of soft focus had me reaching for my reading glasses. It's bombs like this that give bombs a bad name.

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