The Miracle Worker - 1979 2/3 Highlights

[Magic9053]

They should have had Melissa Gilbert play this when she was younger, but it's still good acting.

[stuntgirl14]

lol...she was having the time of her life banging on the table!!

[stuntgirl14]

who does patty duke play? does she play annie? because it's odd....she played helen in the 1962 version

[JulzMapua]

Patty Duke was way more better Helen Keller Than Melissa Gilbert.

[miceinmypants123]

lmfao i died laughing when they both smacked each other lol pretty funny



[koryosiveness]

they are both good. but the 1962 version is much better as everyone says. it was raw and emotional and i cried in most scenes, this one is very good but it just doesnt have that emotion that the original had.

[youtuuberoxx]

patty plays annie good...but she's not as tough and stern as anne bancroft was

[runly1]

What an awesome scene! Great movie.

[AllysonFournier]

I love how her hair flies around!! Really adds to the wildness of Helen's character.

[Strchld2]

And all that hair swinging around is a distraction from the anger that had to be shown in this portion of the movie, I think that patty duke got Melissa beat.

[fisteberg]

i like Melissa gilbert a lot but this role wasn't for her.She was too old and not very convincing as helen.Patty duke was in 1962 even if she was a teen.She really had helen under her skin.And was just perfect in this role.Melissa gilbert wasn't.

[vintagefan92]

The anger is missing. Melissa is playing a blind girl. Patty played an angry blind girl.

[tubeeorrnottubee]

@vintagefan92 ~ Yes! the anger,as well as the mannerisms of a blind--not to mention deaf!---child, are all missing. Melissa did great as Laura Ingalls, but she just didn't have it where this role was concerned. ..She should have called up Melissa Sue Anderson, who played blind sister Mary on Little House' for some pointers for the part~

[vintagefan92]

@tubeeorrnottubee EXACTLY! One would think that after playing with a "blind" girl for a while on Little House on the Prairie she would have picked up some of her techniques. I was just reading Patty's (or should I say Anna?) autobiography and according to Anna, Melissa was too "elegant" to act really crazy. Anyway, I still like Melissa Gilbert! hehe

[tubeeorrnottubee]

@vintagefan92 ~ Elegant??! LOL .. Funny, I never thought of her quite that way.. but being around her, Patty-Anna knows best! ... I wonder if she, Patty-Anna that is, was happy with the movie when all was said and done..=?

It'd be great to see the Ingalls-Wilder clan back again in a reunion for a take on "These Happy Golden Years", the last {i believe} of Laura Ingalls Wilder's memorable books. :)

[DanteLacey21]

Melissa Gilbert is a very talented actress, I think she did a wonderful job as Helen Keller. For the idiots who are bad mouthing her, leave her alone she has more talent than you morons could ever hope to have.

[spike84able]

I have to say' Patty deff does a hell of a better job playing Helen than Melissa Gilbert. Patty Duke was made for that role. And Anne Bandcroft for playing Annie Sullivan. I dont like this version. The orginal is better. I hate remakes of movies.

[tubeeorrnottubee]

@spike84able ~ You and me, both! Leave perfection alone~ :)

[suqarstarx3]

This is not even patty duke

[vintagefan92]

I think this shows that Patty Duke was BORN to play the role of Helen. Melissa is good, but compared to the flawless original.......

[tubeeorrnottubee]

I heard Patty Duke wannted Melissa Gilbert to play the part.. but whyyyy! I don't understand it.. ~ Bad chOice, Patty! BAD-BAD CHOICE!

[fisteberg]

@tubeeorrnottubee Yes i agree.Very bad choice.Melissa gilbert is far too old to act helen.She's as tall as annie sullivan.Not credible.Patty duke was thousand times better in the miracle worker version of 1962.Melissa gilbert is a pale imitation.

[vintagefan92]

@tubeeorrnottubee I think it was Melissa Gilbert's company who approached Patty Duke about doing it. (Melissa probably didn't even realized what she had gotten herself into!) :D

[sheepwolf2004]

it was funny when helen pahtooieyed the eggs in annie's face

[tomkat0000]

The original is so much better

[Etheline]

Oh, this version shouldn't been made. It is quite cheap imitation compared to the 1962 version (which I find the best) and little Helen is unnaturally big girl, if I'm not mistaken, even little Patty in 1962 was bigger than real Helen and this girl - oh it is a miss not a child! sometimes this scene makes me ashamed, I'm sorry to say this. Cheap, cheap, cheap! But thank you very much for this video, I'm very grateful I could compare the versions!

[demigrl21]

i notice how Melissa blinks alot n in da old 1 she barely blinks

[Nansbbgrand]

@demigrl21 ~ So true..but in the old one, Patty Duke knew how to act blind! Melissa didn't have a CLUE! She obviously didn't study well for this part.

[demigrl21]

@Nansbbgrand yea like everytime i c a blind person in shows or movings they neevr rly blink but yea shes not good in the film

[starrbeatlesqueen]

if i ever get to play helen in a production of this play, i think it'd be perfect for me. i have almost no hearing in my left ear and have probably 25 percent of no hearing in the right. i was also born early and was diagnosed with minor cerebral palsy, due to my not having enough time for my soft palate and hard palate to develop properly before i was born, i have moderate speech problems. not sure if this qualifies, but i wear glasses too. Can barely see without "em.

[starrbeatlesqueen]

melissa gilbert was 15/16 just like patty duke who was 16 when she played helen keller on broadway and the 1962 movie. helen is supposed to be played by a younger girl since her age stars at 7 up to 12 years old. when melissa and patty played her, they looked young enough for the part.

i want to play her if i ever see auditions for it. I am an adult now, but I look young for my age (more without makeup), so I could probably pull it off.

[Theclowcard]

No offense but this Helen sucks.

[jenifferuchka]

it's a pity that they got a girl who was so old already for the part of hellen. this scene is not believable. hellen is taller than miss anne.

[KayakoRox]

is this the one where PAtty Duke plays as Annie instead of Helen???

[1kingconan]

love the parth where they slap eachother LOL

[Melisbeth86]

Melissa's hair is beautiful! :) It sure gets flung around in this part :D

[1kingconan]

@Melisbeth86 true

[mindangel18]

at 7:10 I LMAO

[prostockgirl]

i agree with people..Its not for her. She should have stuck with Little House and kissing almazo.

This role hurt her I think

[liberty9333]

yea it totally hurt her...

that's why she got an emmy nom. for it...?

[TheJujulittle]

shes a pretty good actress but i like patty duke

[Gabyf555]

Patty Duke played Helen in the older version. I like that one better. :)

[001kmrice]

This is muy horrible! You can tell this was a "get a way from the little house role." She's too old and no one can play the role like Patty Duke. (Or Anne Bancroft for that matter.)

[store275]

Melissa Gilbert was a few years too old for this role. On "Little House" during this time he was already dating Almanzo.

[lalamccallum91]

i love this play :D im reading it for school

[mrshackztor]

The actress playing Helen looks a bit old. But hey...

[78chore]

sdorry but you cant remake a classic patty duke played the part of helen so much better and anne bancroft the part of miss sullivan was much better to. the original movie was more convincing

[lhotpgirl]

Melissa Gilbert doing good act like blind.

She is cute...Little Laura is doing acting good blind Helen Keller.

Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary) and Linwood Boomer (Adam) are doing great blind couples.

[Erisinia]

Go Annie! Though she be but little, she be fierce--and perfectly willing to SIT on her obstreperous student if that proves necessary.

Love Melissa's hair, it works very well for the character.

[ItsAlyssaBianca]

Nyce :b But i like the first movie

[MissDuhWatever]

i like when patty duke was helen

[luvbrianna1]

man b-slap lol

[karekano12]

amo a melissa

[goldie637]

which one is patty duke and which one is melissa gilbert?

[fattrannymess92]

Patty duke played helen in the original, and she grew up to play annie in this one.

[karekano12]

Extraodinaria pelicula

[karekano12]

melissa gilbet es una mamasita

[ACTINGDRAMA]

I like the first one way better. Bancroft and Duke were completely their characters. No holds bared.

Also in the first one this scene was one long ass scene and they went at it for 9 min. straight.

[gsgsgstdsss]

i didn't know mellisa was in th

[yieldyieldyield]

I envy Patty Duke for getting to slap Melissa Gilbert. I wanted to do the same every time I saw Little House on the Prairie.

[kimmarie801]

why is it no one talks to or about the black maid there in the movie? She is in the movie and is never mentioned, pissed me off!

[harvestmoon10]

Was mellisa blind in the show?

[estupido7490]

I like the 1963 version much better (who doesn't) but Patty Duke and Melissa Gilbert really are rather good in the roles!

I guess the original just seemed more barbaric and dark. This one just seems too tame but is still good nonetheless.

[ccmeu]

@estupido7490 I think the first one was more realistic and Patty Duke did a much better job grasping the role than Melissa Gilbert did.

[DarlingNikki2]

I remember the breakfast scene and the water pump scene at the end most vividly...

Man, it makes me tired just watching it, LOL! Can't imagine how exhausting it was to actually act it out!

[lexmarkpavilion]

i liked the first movie better

[littlelily613]

I don't think Miss Sullivan's heart was in it, when she signed "good girl". LOL It's quite amazing the way Helen Keller turned out in her life, though!

[betweenthebarsxo]

i'm playing Helen Keller in my school's production of this, and i am nervous beyond belief. doing my best to study realistic mannerisms and such, though; i do not want to overdo it so that people cant take it seriously.

[RockStarxxx7]

ya a young teenager is but it is still amazing cause the only other thing she was in besides this that i know of was little house on the prarie so this is absolutly amazing for her!!!!

[reeree10488]

On 6:25, she like, " bitch, I don't want to eat with no damn spoon. I want to eat with my hands dammit. That's what she's saying right there.

[poshislove]

is hellen keller the girl?

[suceyourselfbatch]

yup.

[Rowan07001484]

I didn't think that Helen Keller couldn't make any noise. I thought she could scream. She was just deaf and blind, so she was unable to learn to speak. Throughout this scene she doesn't utter a single cry... so I gues she couldn't, or wouldn't.

[valentinartoa]

in italiano no?

[starrbeatlesqueen]

in the original movie, annie didn't let helen eat from the plate with her hands at first.

[starrbeatlesqueen]

i love melissa's long hair in this. so pretty.

[BillyL96]

This is total crap compared to the original B&W version.

[FunWithStuttering]

This scene plays more like comedy compared to the black and white version, which was more powerful and believable.

[ryebosco]

Democrats would call this "child abuse"

[Couragegirl76]

your face is child abuse

[starrbeatlesqueen]

haha. :?

[Etheline]

What is this??? When Patty was Helen and Anne Bancroft Annie Sullivan, it was much better- this hasn't even a half of the action of the first movie! That scene form the one from 1962 was quick,shocking, you were tired with them but this...I'm very sorry to say this,but I am really NOT satisfied with this.

[simonjeffery13]

Everyone on my uni course has had to film this scene as a project... It's so repetetive on paper!

Mine was set in the 70s with 'Henry' having had his eyes drilled out

[loveandhate93]

wow...i just finished watching this same scene from the older version of this movie....patty duke played helen keller then, this time she plays annie

[angelgirl8888]

helen is supposeb be 6 years old

[Jal8919536]

You're right, but from what I've heard, the playwright changed Helen's age to twelve so a teenager could portray her, as the role would be difficult for an actual six-year-old to pull off. The same kind thing was done for the characters Alex Kinter (who's supposed to be six) in "Jaws" and Claudia (who's supposed to be five) in "Interview with the Vampire".

[angelgirl8888]

OK i understand thanks for your answer : )

[starrbeatlesqueen]

yes, but she is close to 11 or 12 years old by the end of the play. patty was 14 or 15 when she played her on Broadway and 16 when she played helen in the 1962 version. melissa was 15 in this. a young teenager is capable of pulling it off.

[goodcartoons4u]

OMG! the actress of Little House on the Prairie is acting as Helen Keller!

[jixtuRko1905]

of course.. if it wasnt for Anne Sullivan she couldnt do it alone!

[Royal070974]

Helen Keller is a life story for me I think she really broke down the walls of darkness with the help of Anne Sullivan

[jecka1982]

i love melissas hair!

[briahna93]

she looks too old and not eve nblind i like hte black and white version better

[hhaawwttaayy]

helen in this movie looks too old and does not look blind

[starrbeatlesqueen]

when patty played helen, she didn't pull that hard.

[DeathEaterSelena]

I love when they slap each other!! I also love Melissa's beautifel long hair.

[spatulenbois]

Beautiful hair dance !

[Shuarru]

Helen Keller was not mute. She could speak but she didn't know how. She went blind and death when she was one and a half doe to a high fever. She was barely old enough to speak.

[Gothiczartan]

I remember seeing this and I didn't understand what was this girl's problem until I found that was helen keller who is blind, deaf and mute.

[ymihere222]

This was my first introduction to the Helen Keller story (years ago)- and it made a deep, lasting impression... Thank you for posting these clips..

(And "merci" Caroline, for reminding me of Helen Keller's beautiful story)

[CliffordCarson]

Never for a minute does Gilbert make you believe she's blind. Duke seems to be just going through the motions of how she remembers the part being played.

[pershnickety]

well she was only parcialy (?) blind not fully only light hurt her eyes she could see fine besides that

[musicaltheatergeek79]

Annie Sullivan (the teacher) had been blind as a child, and after several surgeries, her sight was restored. Helen Keller, on the other hand, was completely blind and deaf.

[wwePITBULLwwe]

yea, i watched the older movie in school, cause we were reading the book about it, i liked the movie beter cause there was popcorn and soda.

[Jal8919536]

Don't we all. ; )

[ToeIn2194]

I think the teacher had use of only one eye. Or just enough sight in each to get around without help like this friend of mine but she didn't have fully restored sight.