A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)

Blanche Dubois goes to visit her pregnant sister and husband Stanley in New Orleans. Stanley doesn't like her, and starts pushing her for information on some property he know was left to ... See full summary »

Director:

John Erman

Writers:

Oscar Saul, Tennessee Williams (play)

Stars:

Ann-Margret, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ann-Margret	...	Blanche DuBois
Treat Williams	...	Stanley Kowalski
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Stella DuBois Kowalski
Randy Quaid	...	Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell
Erica Yohn	...	Eunice
Rafael Campos	...	Pablo
Ric Mancini	...	Steve
Fred Sadoff	...	Doctor
Elsa Raven	...	Nurse
Tina Menard	...	Mexican Woman
Raphael Sbarge	...	The Collector
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Hewitt Owens	...	(voice) (as Dan Owens)

Storyline

Blanche Dubois goes to visit her pregnant sister and husband Stanley in New Orleans. Stanley doesn't like her, and starts pushing her for information on some property he know was left to the sisters. He discovers she has mortgaged the place and spent all the money, and wants to find out all he can about her. Even more friction develops between the two while they are in the appartment together...

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Plot Keywords:

pregnant sister | deception | pajamas | bare chested male | brother in law sister in law relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

A vágy villamosa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Keith Barish Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"A Streetcar Named Desire" won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1948.

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Connections

Version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Til the Blues Get Gone"
Written by Marvin Hamlisch and Dean Pitchford

User Reviews

Misguided Remake

Many loved this remake of the 1951 film based on Tennessee Williams 1947 play; while others, like me, were appalled. Ann-Margaret as Blanche DuBois seemed wrong from the get-go, but I suppose the director was correct in letting A-M play the role to her strengths rather than attempting to have her use characteristics she can't project (i.e., fragility, delicacy, vulnerability). Ann-Margaret's Blanche not only doesn't project the faded southern aristocracy that is the backbone of the role; but she's entirely too formidable a match for Treat Williams' Stanley. I suspect those who sympathized with A-M's Blanche more than Vivien Leigh's in the original, are responding negatively to Leigh's sense of hauteur -- snobbery -- that's anathema for post-60's audiences. Nevertheless, Leigh's Blanche *is* Blanche... love her or hate her. Ann-Margaret gives an excellent performance in an entirely misconceived interpretation which ruined the play for me.