The Fantasticks (1995) 5.7
A mysterious fair come to a small community in the countryside, which could make real the illusions of two kids. Director:Michael Ritchie |
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The Fantasticks (1995) 5.7
A mysterious fair come to a small community in the countryside, which could make real the illusions of two kids. Director:Michael Ritchie |
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| Barnard Hughes | ... | ||
| Jean Louisa Kelly | ... | ||
| Joey McIntyre | ... |
Matt Hucklebee
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Jonathon Morris | ... | |
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Brad Sullivan | ... | |
| Teller | ... | ||
| Arturo Gil | ... |
The Bavarian Baby
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| Tony Cox | ... |
His Assistant
(as Joe Anthony Cox)
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Victoria Stevens | ... |
Jo Jo, The Chicken Lady
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Trayne Thomas | ... |
Tattooed Man
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Shaunery Stevens | ... | |
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Dyrk Ashton | ... | |
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Gregory Amato | ... |
Smuin Ballet /
SF Dancer
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Lee Bell | ... |
Smuin Ballet /
SF Dancer
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Two teenagers on neighboring farms steal glances and hide their romance from their feuding fathers. Little do these love-birds know, however, that their fathers are actually good friends who've hatched a plan - with the help of a mystical roving side-show and its equally mysterious ring master - to get these two lovers down the aisle! But be careful what you wish for. Because to bring these families together... they must first be torn apart! Written by Anonymous
"The Fantasticks" has been a part of my life since 1960 when I first saw Kenneth Nelson, Rita Gardner, and Jerry Orbach play in the original. Over the past forty years I've directed, played-in, or played-for hundreds of performances from New York to Miami. I feel I know the play inside and out, even adding many touches for the mute that was never off-Broadway. Thirty some-odd years ago, I saw it on television, as I recall, it was John Davison, Lesley Ann Warren, and Ricardo Montalban (as El Gallo). I, being a purist, thought the TV show was abominable. But I was younger and hadn't learned to tolerate or respect other viewpoints or interpretations. I held my breath as I started playing the DVD after finding out that the opening "Try to Remember" was gone....but the more I watched...Jonathan (Stephen Sondheim's musicals) Tunnick's orchestrations started working a magic on me, and by the time "Soon It's Gonna Rain". finished, I was charmed and captivated. I didn't object to the new "Depends on What You Play", for the melody as always been in the score, only played by the "orchestra" as the Rape music ballet. Reading the other posts on IMDB board, I think many comments were unfair to this movie. There is NO way you could capture the original staging on film. A compromise had to be reached. And since it was Jones and Schmidt who wrote the screenplay, they and they alone had to right to do with it as they wished.