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The Music Man

  • TV Movie
  • 20032003
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 2h 30m
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6.1/10
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The Music Man (2003)
ComedyFamilyMusical
A masterful con artist tries to bilk a staid Midwestern community, with unexpected results, in this contemporary rethinking of the legendary Broadway musical and lively 1962 film, updated to... Read allA masterful con artist tries to bilk a staid Midwestern community, with unexpected results, in this contemporary rethinking of the legendary Broadway musical and lively 1962 film, updated to reflect several early-21st-century sensibilities.A masterful con artist tries to bilk a staid Midwestern community, with unexpected results, in this contemporary rethinking of the legendary Broadway musical and lively 1962 film, updated to reflect several early-21st-century sensibilities.
IMDb RATING
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2.1K
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    • Jeff Bleckner
    • Meredith Willson(story)
    • Franklin Lacey(story)
    • Sally Robinson(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Kristin Chenoweth
    • Victor Garber
    • Jeff Bleckner
    • Meredith Willson(story)
    • Franklin Lacey(story)
    • Sally Robinson(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Kristin Chenoweth
    • Victor Garber
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 137User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys

    Photos14

    Cameron Monaghan (Winthrop Paroo) and Debra Monk (Mrs. Paroo) in the Paroo's kitchen
    Cameron Monaghan (Winthrop Paroo) & Molly Shannon (Mrs. Shinn) in the candy store - The Music Man (2002)
    Cameron Monaghan (Winthrop Paroo) and Molly Shannon (Mrs. Shinn)
    David Aaron Baker (Marcellus Washburn) & Cameron Monaghan (Winthrop Paroo)
    Cameron Monaghan taking a break in a director's chair
    Cameron Monaghan (Winthrop Paroo) & Kristin Chenoweth (Marion Paroo)
    Victor Garber (Mayor Shinn), Debra Monk (Mrs.Paroo) and Cameron Monaghan (Winthrop Paroo) - The Music Man (2002)
    Matthew Broderick (Harold Hill) on the set with Cameron Monaghan (Winthrop Paroo)
    Matthew Broderick (Harold Hill), Kristin Chenoweth (Marion Paroo), Cameron Monaghan (Winthrop Paroo) & The Quartet
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    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • Professor Harold Hill
    Kristin Chenoweth
    Kristin Chenoweth
    • Marian Paroo
    Victor Garber
    Victor Garber
    • Mayor Shinn
    Debra Monk
    Debra Monk
    • Mrs. Paroo
    Molly Shannon
    Molly Shannon
    • Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
    David Aaron Baker
    David Aaron Baker
    • Marcellus Washburn
    Clyde Alves
    • Tommy Djilas
    Cameron Adams
    Cameron Adams
    • Zaneeta Shinn
    Cameron Monaghan
    Cameron Monaghan
    • Winthrop Paroo
    Linda Kash
    Linda Kash
    • Alma Hix
    Patrick McKenna
    Patrick McKenna
    • Charlie Cowell
    Megan Moniz
    • Amaryllis
    Richard Fitzpatrick
    Richard Fitzpatrick
    • Constable Locke
    Jenni Burke
    Jenni Burke
    • Mrs. Squires
    Pete Luciano
    • Jacey Squires
    • (as Peter Luciano)
    Marty Beecroft
    • Ewart Dunlop
    Joe Heslip
    • Olin Britt
    Harrison L. Wayne
    • Town Boy #1
      • Jeff Bleckner
      • Meredith Willson(story) (musical)
      • Franklin Lacey(story)
      • Sally Robinson(adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The original Broadway production of "The Music Man" opened at the Majestic Theater on December 19, 1957, ran for 1375 performances, and won the 1958 Tony Award for Best Musical.
    • Goofs
      During the number, Iowa Stubborn, a bald, older man is pictured holding a pitchfork, while a dour-faced woman steps up from behind him. Together, they pose for a brief moment, creating a vignette of the famous painting, American Gothic, by artist Grant Wood.

      However, that painting was created in 1930, whereas this film takes place in 1912.
    • Quotes

      Professor Harold Hill: One hour.

      Marian Paroo: One hour.

      Professor Harold Hill: [walks away]

      Mrs. Paroo: [smiles, gasps, and runs inside. Mrs. Paroo gasps and stops eavesdropping]

      Marian Paroo: Mother! I just told Professor Hill that I'd meet him at the footbridge in one hour.

      Mrs. Paroo: [crosses herself] Glory be, the saints be praised, it works!

      Marian Paroo: What does?

      Mrs. Paroo: I've been using the think system on you from the parlor!

    • Connections
      Featured in ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock Island
      Written by Meredith Willson

      Performed by Patrick McKenna

    User reviews137

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    What...were...they...thinking....?
    I don't mind remakes, even of movies that were made perfect the first time around. This one, though... OUCH! If there's one thing Broderick can't play it's a con man. I have some serious reservations about his abilities as an actor, too....

    Broderick's Professor Hill couldn't talk his way out of a wet bag. I know a lot of actors (especially the big names) like to put their own stamp on the characters they play in remakes. I don't understand why it would be necessary if the character was played perfectly the first time! Robert Preston's Hill could've sold a refrigerator to an eskimo.

    The other characters are equally wet. Wilson's play was silly, hokey and corny, and everyone loved it. Preston, Jones & Co. played it up just right. This new cast took themselves far too seriously and ended up with an anvil on their big toe.
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    • Jul 31, 2011

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    • Release date
      • February 16, 2003 (United States)
      • United States
      • Official site
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Storyline Entertainment
      • Touchstone Television
      • Walt Disney Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 30 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

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