Movin' With Nancy

Starring:Nancy Sinatra, Dean Martin, Lee Hazlewood, David Winters, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra Jr., Frank Sinatra, Teri Garr, Art Linkletter
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Network television was already wrestling with a generation gap and the rowdy cultural upheaval posed by rock when NBC aired this 1967 special for Nancy Sinatra, with younger viewers increasingly tuning out the typical videotaped studio productions that typified TV specials. To sidestep those conventions (and, one suspects, to showcase the star's modest performing gifts to best advantage), director Jack Haley Jr. shot Movin' with Nancy on film in and around Los Angeles, yielding sequences that anticipate the visual experiments that would characterize music videos more than a decade later.

The results are intriguing: for Sinatra's fans, the chance to see her in all her leggy, miniskirted glory will be irresistible, but amateur pop sociologists will be at least as fascinated by the period details and some unwittingly bizarre undercurrents. For the putative teen viewers of the day, there's the psychedelic montage of "Some Velvet Morning," one of several duets with Sinatra's frequent partner at that time, Lee Hazlewood (a country-tinged, B-team Sonny to her blonde variation on Cher), interweaving the two singers on horseback and making much out of bewildering references to Phaedra. For the grownups, there are segments teaming her with Dean Martin (awkwardly addressed as her "god-uncle") and Sammy Davis Jr., as well as a reverential sequence in which she caresses oversized posters of her famous father (including a still from his then-current crime feature, Tony Rome, depicting him with a menacing pistol) that raises all sorts of knotty psychiatric issues.

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Network television was already wrestling with a generation gap and the rowdy cultural upheaval posed by rock when NBC aired this 1967 special for Nancy Sinatra, with younger viewers increasingly tuning out the typical videotaped studio productions that typified TV specials. To sidestep those conventions (and, one suspects, to showcase the star's modest performing gifts to best advantage), director Jack Haley Jr. shot Movin' with Nancy on film in and around Los Angeles, yielding sequences that anticipate the visual experiments that would characterize music videos more than a decade later.

The results are intriguing: for Sinatra's fans, the chance to see her in all her leggy, miniskirted glory will be irresistible, but amateur pop sociologists will be at least as fascinated by the period details and some unwittingly bizarre undercurrents. For the putative teen viewers of the day, there's the psychedelic montage of "Some Velvet Morning," one of several duets with Sinatra's frequent partner at that time, Lee Hazlewood (a country-tinged, B-team Sonny to her blonde variation on Cher), interweaving the two singers on horseback and making much out of bewildering references to Phaedra. For the grownups, there are segments teaming her with Dean Martin (awkwardly addressed as her "god-uncle") and Sammy Davis Jr., as well as a reverential sequence in which she caresses oversized posters of her famous father (including a still from his then-current crime feature, Tony Rome, depicting him with a menacing pistol) that raises all sorts of knotty psychiatric issues.

Description

From the very first steps of Nancy's legendary boots, this groundbreaking television special takes you on a journey through '60s pop culture. Music videos a decade before there were music videos, acclaimed choreography by David Winters, Emmy Award-winning direction by Jack Haley Jr., Nancy and Lee Hazlewood together and Frank, Dean and Sammy in their prime. A classic hour to enjoy over and over again. With trend-setting fashions, hit songs and scenic California locations, it's a trip back to a hip time with one of the coolest women in rock and roll.

Customer Reviews:

Polished.......2006-12-20

I wasn't expecting this DVD to be much of anything, but I was pleasantly surprised. It is an important time capsule, and we are reminded of the fashion trends, autos, music, and commercials of the '60s, exquisitely preserved on film.

Nancy's music and singing are exceptional, although some of her presentations are characteristically stiff, somewhat formal. There are some wonderful duets with Lee Hazlewood, and the chemistry between the two shines.

Her father's contribution to this video collection is absolutely superb. Frank had a natural warmth and charm when on camera.

This is a cool DVD, made cooler with original "RC Cola" TV ads and a bonus footage section, narrated by Nancy (she had me in stitches; what a hoot).

Baby boomer memories.......2006-10-25

In the days before cable and home video, a network "special" was usually special only in contrast to the weekly series it pre-empted. The format rarely varied. The star (Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Perry Como, et al) stepped into the spotlight, sang a song or told a few jokes, then performed in a sketch featuring one of the guest stars. If the guest was a musical performer, he or she would have a solo before joining the host in a duet. A few more sketches and musical numbers followed, then came the grand finale involving the entire cast. After the final commercial break, the star returned to the spotlight for a quiet farewell. The only variable was the host.

Nancy Sinatra's 1967 NBC-TV special, "Movin' With Nancy," broke from this pattern. Today it stands as an innovative hour that might have inspired MTV. Ms. Sinatra, whose hit "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" was the most assertive statement made by a female pop singer, exudes a star quality independent of her famous name. She has presence, and shows that she can do just fine without Daddy, though Papa Sinatra puts in an appearance nonetheless.

Filmed, rather than videotaped, "Movin' With Nancy" has a lush quality unusual in specials of the era. Sinatra's cinematic duet with Lee Hazelwood on "One Velvet Morning" is presented like a filmed poem, something Edgar Allen Poe might have imagined if he hadn't been so gloomy.

As for the special guests, Dean Martin wanders in for an imaginatively staged "Bummin' Around" before joining the star for a duet on Bobby Darin's "Things." Big Daddy Frank is not so much a guest as the recipient of a tribute at hour's end. Sammy Davis, Jr appears briefly as a lisping fashion photographer named Bruce (a name that was synonymous with "homosexual" in those days before Gay Liberation and Springsteen).

The RC Cola commercials, most featuring Art Linkletter, are sure to bring back memories for baby boomers who saw the original telecast, yet Movin' With Nancy sometimes looks like it could have been filmed yesterday. In reminiscing about the show, Ms. Sinatra doesn't appear to have aged a day.

Are you ready, boots? Start walkin'.

Brian W. Fairbanks

An Entertaining Blast From the Past.......2005-08-26

Those of a certain age generally like things which bring back pleasant memories of youth, and I am among them. Though Movin' With Nancy was aimed at young people somewhat older than I was at the time of its release, I watched with amusement as the cheesy reality of 60s TV springs to life here.
Industry reviews say that this CD was meant to expand Nancy Sinatra's fanbase beyond the square MOR crowd by reaching out on several songs to counter-culture youth. If the order of the performances on the actual TV special are the same as on the DVD, I would have predicted that this effort would fail, despite the presence of faux hipster Lee Hazlewood. At that time, there was no one more representative of the Establishment, and thus no one more uncool, than Frank Sinatra and his cohorts. And to a certain extent, that image rubbed off on daughter Nancy. For many viewers, the main attraction would have been the sex-kittenish antics of Ms. Sinatra and her sexy outfits, rather than her talents as a performer.
Despite some incredibly cheesy moments, I had a lot of fun and laughter watching this DVD and will again in the future. My copy was purchased from an amazon partner. The packaging said it was region 3 (this was not mentioned by the seller), but it played just fine on my US player. The package also listed a number of songs that were not on the DVD. These and all other songs are listed in the order that you would hear them if you had purchased the CD version. However, what is actually on the DVD is much different. Here is the actual order of performances contained on my DVD along with commentary.

1)I Gotta Get Out of This Town---Features a cool, wealthy, miniskirted Nancy driving her hot rod in search of love and adventure.
2) RC Cola spot featuring Art Linkletter introducing Nancy Sinatra. I had to laugh, because as he proclaimed her to be America's biggest rising young star, he sounded like he was forced to say so at gunpoint. Not very convincing, heh heh.
3) Up, Up, and Away--Sappier than "Up With People", believe me. This is the song that earned poor Jimmy Webb the opprobrium of generationally contemporary songwriters and socially closed a lot of doors to him. This mawkish pap would have had hipsters changing the channel immediately. I retched, then I roared with sarcastic laughter. It tries so hard for political correctness and diversity before those were mantras, that it becomes politically incorrect!
4)Sugar Town--If Up, Up and Away didn't scare away the hipsters and foil industry aspirations for Nancy Sinatra, then this saccharine sex kitten ditty surely did. Revolting!
5)Some Velvet Morning--Enigmatic lyrics and a nice video of Hazlewood singing while horseback on the beach and Nancy singing while seated among a cluster of coastal flowere in this duet that saw mild chart success when released as a single. Some say the lyrics are druggy, but I think that's either a cynical manipulation to reach the counter-culture or just over-active imaginations. Remember all the hoo-ha about the lyrics of Puff, the Magic Dragon and Louie, Louie?
6)Another RC commercial, this one set in Spain. It has nothing to do with Sinatra.
7)Jackson--Could have been a country hit. Good video, you have to laugh at the cooler-than-thou poses of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra. The silly expression on Hazlewood's face at the end of the song while Sinatra rides off with her brother into the gorgeous California countryside is priceless.
8)This Town--Nancy's take on a standard. Well-done, but really appeals to her father's generation more than to her own.
9)Just Bummin' Around---All Dean Martin, but a great song. Unlikely to have had wide youth appeal, however.
10)Things--a corny duet featuring Dean and Nancy. As the industry reviewer said, it is one of those that poses interesting psychological questions.
11)Another RC Cola spot, featuring Dino, Desi and Billy.
12)What'd I Say--Nancy's take with Sammy Davis Jr on an old Ray Charles tune. Not a lot of soul, but Nancy sure can go-go!
13)Wait Till You See Him--Nancy's paean to her father. A little too much sickening "daddy's girl" crap for me as she wanders through the video gallery caressing a bunch of oversized images of Frank. This is the video that is most psychologically fraught.
14)Younger Than Springtime--This would bring in the old-timers skeptical about Nancy's talent. The Chairman of the Board will wow them with this, as Nancy stays in the background giggling and flirting (with Daddy!)
15)another RC Cola spot.
16)Friday's Child--The hippest song on the DVD, most likely to appeal to disaffected and rebellious youth. Good instrumentation, but very sixties. But I'll bet Grace Slick lost no sleep over the competition.
17)See the Little Children--Another outreach to hippies, but not the same bunch as Friday's Child. This likely appealed more to the Peter Paul and Mary set.
18)Who Will Buy--A decent song, well sung by Sinatra. One of her best performances here.
19)Another RC Cola spot with Art Linkletter. This is the best of them, with a bit of an educational travelogue aspect to it.
20)Ending credits featuring Nancy with reprise of her opening song. The back-up singers are obnoxious.
You might be asking yourself, if this guy is so critical of so many aspects of this DVD, then why on earth did he give it four stars? Well, its because despite its faults, it is still an entertaining blast from the past. Today, many who were thought of as uncool by the succeeding generation are seen of as cool once more. Frank Sinatra's popularity today cuts across a number of generational divides. Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr have both benefitted as well by their association with Sinatra and Rat Pack glamor. Lee Hazlewood enjoys cult status with a huge number of up and coming alt rock and alt country musicians looking to him for inspiration. And Nancy? While not wildly popular, she continues on the club circuit today satisfying a fan base that just seems to be growing.
If you are of the sixties, you might find that you enjoy this slice of life today no matter what you might have thought of it then. Check it out, its fun!

Our whole family LOVES this groovy video!.......2003-02-23

A trip down memory lane, for those of us who grew up in the 60's. Lots of fun even for those who weren't even around in the 60's: Upbeat songs, great costumes, dancing and choreography. We love seeing those groovy 60's fashions and their bright colors, too. Also--the bonus RC Cola commercials throughout are a fun nostalgic trip (they just don't make commercials like thye used to!)

Our entire family loves watching and singing along with this video and has done so many, many times!!

YOU WILL WANT TO MOVE ON INTO THE SIXTIES WHEN YOU SEE THIS!.......2002-12-30

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING THIS SHOW ACTUALLY ON DVD. IT BELONGS TO A FRIEND OF MINE. I WANT TO OWN THIS. IT'S A WONDERFUL SPECIAL THAT CAME OUT IN 1967. I HAD WONDERED ABOUT THE DATE. LOOKING AT THE CLOTHES I GUESSED ABOUT 1968. ANYWAY, WONDERFUL MUSIC, THE FILMING WAS GREAT! MY COMPLIMENTS TO THE CINEMATOGRAPHER! THE CLOTHES, BY THE WAY, ARE BY "JAX", NO LONGER ALIVE, BUT HAD A WONDERFUL CLOTHING STORE IN THE 1950'S AND 1960'S. (EVEN MARILYN MONROE WORE HIS CLOTHES!) IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL TRIP BACK INTO THAT ERA, AND EVEN NANCY'S CAR MATCHED HER GLOVES IN THE BEGINNING SHOT! WE EMAILED HER SEVERAL YEARS AGO, IN JUNE OF 2000,AFTER WATCHING THIS. WE GOT AN EMAIL BACK FROM HER PERSONAL ASSISTANT. NO, SHE NO LONGER HAS THE CAR (DARN!) AND IF YOU LOOK REAL CLOSE, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE TUNNEL SHE GOES THROUGH IN ONE SCENE AND COMES OUT OF IS THE SAME TUNNEL THAT DUSTIN HOFFMAN GOES THROUGH IN THE MOVIE "THE GRADUATE". HEY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THEY WERE FILMED ABOUT THE SAME YEAR OR SO!!!! WE TOLD THEM THAT ABOUT THE TUNNEL ALSO, AND THEY TOLD US THAT NANCY AND DUSTIN HAD BEEN STAYING IN THE SAME HOTEL (SEPARATELY OF COURSE) BACK IN 2000. I WAS ALSO INTERESTED ABOUT "JAX", AND HIS NAME IS "JACKSON", AND IN THE 60'S, HE OUTFITTED ALOT OF DANCERS IN SHOWS TOO. HIS STUFF WAS REALLY SOMETHING! WISH I HAD SOME OF HIS CLOTHES. HE RAN A BOUTIQUE, PROBABLY IN THE LA OR HOLLYWOOD SECTION. ANYHOW, THIS IS MY TAKE ON THIS FASCINATING PIECE OF MUSICAL/FASHION HISTORY.

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NBC aired this 1967 special with Nancy Sinatra with guests Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Lee Hazlewood, and a VERY close relative.... TRACKS: 1) I Gotta Get Out of This Town; 2) Who Will Buy?; 3) Wait Till You See Him; 4) Younger Than Springtime; 5) Things - Dean Martin; 6) Some Velvet Morning - Lee Hazlewood; 7) See the Little Children; 8) Up, Up and Away; 9) Friday's Child; 10) Jackson - Lee Hazlewood; 11) This Town; 12) What'd I Say; 13) Drummer Man (Reprise Single); 14) I Love Them All (The Boys in the Band) (Reprise Single); 15) Good Time Girl (Reprise Single). ++++ DVD FEATURES: This officially licensed release from South Korea is NTSC Code 3 (requires a multi-region DVD player or DVD-ROM drive) with 16:9 Wide Screen display (in color) and Dolby Digital 5.1 Sound in ENGLISH.

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This officially licensed release from South Korea /Sound- English Dolby Digital 5.1 / NBC aired this 1967 special with Nancy Sinatra with guests Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Lee Hazlewood, and a VERY close relative.... TRACKS: 1) I Gotta Get Out of This Town; 2) Who Will Buy?; 3) Wait Till You See Him; 4) Younger Than Springtime; 5) Things - Dean Martin; 6) Some Velvet Morning - Lee Hazlewood; 7) See the Little Children; 8) Up, Up and Away; 9) Friday's Child; 10) Jackson - Lee Hazlewood; 11) This Town; 12) What'd I Say; 13) Drummer Man (Reprise Single); 14) I Love Them All (The Boys in the Band) (Reprise Single); 15) Good Time Girl (Reprise Single)

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Polished
Baby boomer memories
An Entertaining Blast From the Past
Our whole family LOVES this groovy video!
YOU WILL WANT TO MOVE ON INTO THE SIXTIES WHEN YOU SEE THIS!

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Starring: Nancy Sinatra , Dean Martin , Lee Hazlewood , David Winters , and Sammy Davis Jr.
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The results are intriguing: for Sinatra's fans, the chance to see her in all her leggy, miniskirted glory will be irresistible, but amateur pop sociologists will be at least as fascinated by the period details and some unwittingly bizarre undercurrents. For the putative teen viewers of the day, there's the psychedelic montage of "Some Velvet Morning," one of several duets with Sinatra's frequent partner at that time, Lee Hazlewood (a country-tinged, B-team Sonny to her blonde variation on Cher), interweaving the two singers on horseback and making much out of bewildering references to Phaedra. For the grownups, there are segments teaming her with Dean Martin (awkwardly addressed as her "god-uncle") and Sammy Davis Jr., as well as a reverential sequence in which she caresses oversized posters of her famous father (including a still from his then-current crime feature, Tony Rome, depicting him with a menacing pistol) that raises all sorts of knotty psychiatric issues.

Customer Reviews:

Polished.......2006-12-20

Baby boomer memories.......2006-10-25

An Entertaining Blast From the Past.......2005-08-26

Our whole family LOVES this groovy video!.......2003-02-23

Our entire family loves watching and singing along with this video and has done so many, many times!!

YOU WILL WANT TO MOVE ON INTO THE SIXTIES WHEN YOU SEE THIS!.......2002-12-30

Average customer rating:

Polished
Baby boomer memories
An Entertaining Blast From the Past
Our whole family LOVES this groovy video!
YOU WILL WANT TO MOVE ON INTO THE SIXTIES WHEN YOU SEE THIS!

Movin' with Nancy [Region 2]
Starring: Nancy Sinatra , Dean Martin , Lee Hazlewood , David Winters , and Sammy Davis Jr.
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Similar Items:

The Best of the Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Movin' with Nancy
Dusty Springfield - Reflections
Boots
Nightmare Alley (Fox Film Noir)

ASIN: B00004XQSB

Amazon.com

The results are intriguing: for Sinatra's fans, the chance to see her in all her leggy, miniskirted glory will be irresistible, but amateur pop sociologists will be at least as fascinated by the period details and some unwittingly bizarre undercurrents. For the putative teen viewers of the day, there's the psychedelic montage of "Some Velvet Morning," one of several duets with Sinatra's frequent partner at that time, Lee Hazlewood (a country-tinged, B-team Sonny to her blonde variation on Cher), interweaving the two singers on horseback and making much out of bewildering references to Phaedra. For the grownups, there are segments teaming her with Dean Martin (awkwardly addressed as her "god-uncle") and Sammy Davis Jr., as well as a reverential sequence in which she caresses oversized posters of her famous father (including a still from his then-current crime feature, Tony Rome, depicting him with a menacing pistol) that raises all sorts of knotty psychiatric issues.

Customer Reviews:

Polished.......2006-12-20

Baby boomer memories.......2006-10-25

An Entertaining Blast From the Past.......2005-08-26

Our whole family LOVES this groovy video!.......2003-02-23

Our entire family loves watching and singing along with this video and has done so many, many times!!

YOU WILL WANT TO MOVE ON INTO THE SIXTIES WHEN YOU SEE THIS!.......2002-12-30

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