Auntie Mame

Starring:Joanna Barnes, Henry Brandon, Coral Browne, Brook Byron, Peggy Cass, Fred Clark, Connie Gilchrist, Jan Handzlik, Rand Harper, Robin Hughes, Patric Knowles, Lee Patrick, Rosalind Russell, Pippa Scott, Yuki Shimoda, Roger Smith, Forrest Tucker, Carol Veazie, Willard Waterman
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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Remember darlings, "Life's a banquet, and most suckers are starving to death." That tag line sums up this exuberant and immensely amusing 1958 comedy that can be seen repeatedly, as it never grows stale. Rosalind Russell plays the flamboyant aunt who takes in poor, orphaned Patrick, played with sophisticated ease by Jan Handzlik. Mame, all glitter and martinis, raises her nephew in a world filled with acceptance and her oddball literati friends. Nothing is too bohemian. This unfolds in colorful episodic segments that allow us to watch Patrick grow as Mame oversees his unusual upbringing while she juggles a few spouses and an extended household. Russell, who created the title role for the stage, simply shines. She is bright and brassy, but never goes too far over the top. Peggy Cass is a comedic delight as her befuddled secretary, and Coral Browne brings class to the production as her best friend. This was based on the exuberant stage play, which in turn was based on Patrick Dennis's humorous, bittersweet novel. The screen version was written by the clever duo of Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Not to be confused with the pathetically lackluster musical version starring Lucille Ball (1974), simply entitled Mame. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Description

Rosalind Russell recreates her hallmark stage role as the accentric grande dame of highlife, briging up a 10-year-old nephew. A banquet of laughter, nominated for 6 Academy Awards(R).

Customer Reviews:

LOVE IT STILL!!!.......2007-04-11

I love this movie. I saw it several years ago along with Mame (starring Lucielle Ball) and loved both for very different reasons. My older kids (aged 15 and 17) are into school play ans musicals so I got it for them to see and they both loved it. They laughed through the whole thing. Rosalind Russell is an amazing woman who brings Auntie Mame to life from the pages of Patrick Dennis' book and everyone is able to associate Mame Dennis with that one member of every family who is a bit eccentric.

Auntie Mame should be a beloved member of everyone's DVD Library.......2007-03-23

Rosalind Russell gives a powerhouse performance (nominated for Best Actress, but lost to Susan Hayward in "I Want to Live") in a sparkling, sophisticated, laugh-a-minute classic that should be required viewing for everyone at least once a year!

Auntie Mame - Great Video.......2007-03-17

This DVD replaced our VHS tape which had faded. It provides excellent picture, very good sound and many extras all on a non-fade media. We are very pleased and consider the purchase a very good value.

You'll be mamed from side-splitting comedy! (recommended).......2007-02-25

Where do I begin? AUNTIE MAME traverses so much subject matter within 2 hours and 36 minutes that if you get up for a snack you are likely to believe a different movie came on when you return. Get prepared to laugh from the moment gregarious AUNTIE MAME (Rosalind Russell) meets her articulate queer sounding nephew Patrick Dennis (Jan Handzlik). Through the years she redecorates her New York apartment, changes careers, reals from untold wealth to the depths of the Great Depression while keeping her chin up. Now matter how far she falls, Mame Dennis seems to always land on her feet (which can't always be said for her accomplices). Don't drink any liquid beverages as Mame makes her on-stage theatre appearance or vies for a Texas suitor by feigning horseback riding proficiency.

Russell is no stranger to comedy. She adroitly traded barbs with Cary Grant in HIS GIRL FRIDAY and chattered incessantly in THE WOMEN. However, AUNTIE MAME is the funniest performance I've seen yet!

Movie quote: "That's a B. It's the first letter of a seven-letter word that means your late father."

My Favourite Aunty........2007-01-29

Just a Great Old Movie, everybody loves Aunty Mame she was just so adorable.

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Gypsy / Auntie Mame (Two-Pack)
Starring: Warner 2pak
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Auntie Mame
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ASIN: B0002QO3C8
Release Date: 2004-10-12

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