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1995 (USA) moreTagline:
Try To Remember The First Time The Magic Happened. morePlot:
A mysterious fair come to a small community in the countryside, which could make real the illusions of two kids. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Thin Air Theater Co Gears Up For A New Year Starting 6/5 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 13 February 2009, 1:14 PM, PST)
The Fantasticks Confirmed to Replace Chess at Reprise
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 18 January 2009, 3:55 PM, PST)
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Respect your material moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Joel Grey | ... | Amos Babcock Bellamy |
| Barnard Hughes | ... | Henry Albertson |
| Jean Louisa Kelly | ... | Luisa Bellamy |
| Joey McIntyre | ... | Matt Hucklebee (as Joe McIntyre) |
| Jonathon Morris | ... | El Gallo |
| Brad Sullivan | ... | Ben Hucklebee |
 | Teller | ... | Mortimer |
 | Arturo Gil | ... | The Bavarian Baby |
 | Tony Cox | ... | His Assistant (as Joe Anthony Cox) |
| Victoria Stevens | ... | Jo Jo, The Chicken Lady |
| Trayne Thomas | ... | Tattooed Man |
| Shaunery Stevens | ... | Roustabout |
| Dyrk Ashton | ... | Roustabout |
| Gregory Amato | ... | Smuin Ballet / SF Dancer |
| Lee Bell | ... | Smuin Ballet / SF Dancer |
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Rated PG for some bawdy carnival humor.Parents Guide:
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2.35 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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The movie was filmed in 1995, and shelved for five years. The released version was re-edited by Francis Ford Coppola with the consent of director Michael Ritchie. moreQuotes:
El Gallo: There is a curious paradox that no one can explain: who understands the secrets of the reaping of the grain? Who understands why spring is born out of winter's laboring pain, or why we all must die a bit before we grow again? moreSoundtrack:
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This is a film that could have had a lot going for it. I liked the set, which was a clever solution of how to film a play with such a minimalist set.
But how could they destroy the material like this? This is one of those handful of musicals ("Oklahoma!", "Fiddler on the Roof," "Guys and Dolls" are some others) where everyone knows the opening song. "Try to Remember" is totally eliminated at the beginning, and at the end, El Gallo sings only two of the three verses. "Plant a Radish," one of the show's highlights, is totally gone (except on the DVD as an "extra"). Some of my favorite moments on the CD are Jerry Orbach's poetic narrations, especially "You wonder how these things begin." Here, only one of the three--or rather half of one--is preserved.
There should be a rule somewhere that if you don't like the original you shouldn't get to film it.
Would it be too much to ask if