KILLER QUEEN - "Auntie Mame" (1958)

[divita711]

Touché my dear, as Mame might say. I have seen many videos of the Auntie Mame movie clips with songs, but I feel this song works best. People tend to forget that Mame, despite her maternal warmth with Patrick, had a brilliantly acidic and satirical wit.

[scudder99]

An AD ??? Please.

[keepthemusicplaying0]

brilliant !!!

[hetty72]

one of my fave movies the song could have been written for MAME!

[edmame]

Killer Queen is far from any kind of maternal, not even the Mame type. Maybe Roz from The Women. heck anybody from The Women:)

[xoxspicygurlxox]

hahahahaha I love the ending to this video xD

[spinozareader]

Brilliant pairing!

[xoxspicygurlxox]

I think this song does show her personality cause she is definately a card <3 I saw this movie when I was a kid and I just loved it :) thanks for the video!

[chris2pher850]

the musical should have been done by Angela Landsbury

[AcademicJava]

Thanks Mame, you're a flag!

[decidedvoter08]

This song is all wrong for Mame! LOL!

It's not complimentary to the subject.

[odessat]

Perfect song to go with this movie! I LOVED Rosalind Russell, especially in 'His Girl Friday'!

[markranieri68]

I thought you did a GRAND job here! "Auntie Mame" is my favorite film, and you did a great job matching the two genres! Kudos!

[nessie96]

Auntie Mame has to be one of the best films ever made. It is just one laugh after another, but it also brings many thought provoking issues to light as well. Rosalind Russell was absolutely brilliant in the title role...love this movie.

[moderatrix]

Wonderful montage - Rosalind Russell is above all one of my favorite actresses, but I fell in love with her first and foremost as Mame who I aspire to be with every new hair color I pick. Thanks for sharing.

[dezinator]

you're so right, she is the killer queen :)

[snoopyhater]

BEAUTIFUL!!

[broadwaymaryf]

Awesome! Perfect compilation w/the song!

[dngrbunny]

It is genius... thanks so much!

[RoyalBear]

Perfect! It's as though it was always meant to be, the two meld so well.

I just adore Rosalind Russell and always have. Thank you for this fresh view of these two works!

Kudos!

[retromusiccollector]

nice...analogical reference to mame...

[IchiNohara]

haha thats so funny, I always thought of Auntie Mame too. absolutely brill! kudos on the video! (-^,^-)v

[327adams]

Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving

[327adams]

Good Job, great song and great Movie

[GirlyNation]

Never let a young boy watch this film. It increases his chance of growing up gay.

[ferrierepc]

How open minded. It never occured to me that people could "grow up" to be gay, but thank you for that sociological update. Your immense IQ is evident by your comment, as well as your name here. I bet you are just so macho, manly, a god, in fact. It is either that or you might be a lesbian!

[GirlyNation]

Ferrier: You're right, one can't "grow up gay". But a child, boy OR girl, can adopt a female mode of "thinking" which is just as dangerous to society.

[jenni6666]

yeah, we females are crazy.  you'd better watch your back.

[jenni6666]

hmmmm did you watch it?

[GirlyNation]

Jenn: I watch enough of it to become a sissy an then walked out of the room!

[ferrierepc]

Love the film. Love the musical, on Broadway and, sin of all sins, the Lucy film. Though Lucy could not, and she admitted it, sing, she handled the comedy beautifully. There has not been a Broadway revival in years, decades, to my knowledge. . Maybe, too, even Kathy Bates, as she can be so funny and warm, Need someone who is totally eccentric, but dramatic as well. Stritch in her priime could have done it. Actually, I cannot see anyone today doing it, to be honest. Any ideas?

[carolineorchange21]

Christine Ebersole - say hello to your third Tony.

[carolineorchange21]

In either a revival of the play OR musical, she would be brilliant.

[killerbflat]

Very nicely done!

[schwulemann]

I have to see this regularly. So stunningly wonderful. It should be an extra feature on future DVD releases.

[AngelGianValentino]

This was great!!!!! I know that you posted it a while ago, but I love Auntie Mame. Rosalind Russell was THE best. Lucille Ball fell so flat that it's ridiculous.

Long Live Mame!!! Killer Queen indeed.

[anglicansag]

Oh God, Angel....... scroll WAY back through the Comments on this Video ! I said the SAME thing months ago !!!!!!!

And I LOVE Lucille Ball .

This is a GREAT Video for a GREAT Film !

Fantabulany has an ETERNAL place in my heart for this Video alone !!!!!!!!!

[schwulemann]

Oh...well done!

[Sashadigsweed]

Seconded!

[surrealman1]

I love rosalind russel

[Jirow71]

Auntie Mame, a.k.a Mame Dennis Burnside, is one of the beloved literary figures of the 20th Century. She has been a gay icon ever since Patrick Denniss novel came out in 1955.

[anglicansag]

Reading the previous comments warms my heart. What a FABULOUS film !!!! The Queen music fits it so well it's almost eerie ! As for Rosalind Russell.... no Effusive Praise is sufficient. She is the Goddess !!! One of the Greatest Comedic Talents of the 20th century was Lucille Ball ( whom I adore ) and, sadly, her version of this film was atrocious. Great show tunes, but fell flat. ( Lucille and Bea Arthur were too old for the parts...)

Rosalind Russell !!!!!!! GODESS !!!!!!!!!!!

[fanadiana]

This movie is required viewing in my English classes. You have brought together -- seamlessly -- two of my favorite things, and the end -- perfect! Brava!

[kapi01ani]

lol...it does suit mame

[corinnaxcorinna]

Rosalind IS Mame!!! The role of a lifetime, I love to watch it over and over. My son even loved it!

The song so suits her, well done Fanta!!

[binyaboo]

Auntie Mame is one of my favorite movies! And Rosalind Russell is amazing, i wish there were more actors like her nowadays.

The song is most fitting to Mame. =]

great job.

[mcc11505]

Thanks Fanta for sharing all this talent. Think of all the people, years of education, hours of work, & talent involved in your video. Loved It~!

[Ahpgujung]

you DO have your finger right on mame's pulse! PERFECT! haha

[MichelleDeVille]

I just adore this movie and the song you choose.However,I find it working better with Miss Joan Crawford (Look it up!).

A 5 stars for you

[yootubemum]

thankyou for this brilliant video and love the queen song ' yes really love it hugs mum

[not4300d]

This movie is top shelf. The energy that Ros puts into her movies is stunning. SHE IS MAME.

[squeegeebeckenhiem]

i totally love this movie its one of my favorites

noice

[trschaefer]

A great clip! Ros is great as usual, and so is Peggy Cass in the role of Agnes Gooch..

[hayleywins]

I was looking to find that movie too, thanks so much I will continue my search for Rosie!

[singhtumie]

do you remember the film by Ros called Rosie-I have been looking for it high and low and it doesn't seem to be available-almost like the auntie Mame theme but Sandra Dee was in this one, 1967, I sure would like to see it again, I remember seeing it when we used to have saturday night late shows-but that seems to be no more...sure would like for time to turn back, it seems so stupid these days.

[fantabulany]

Of coarse. Any proper Roz fan knows of "Rosie!" ;) I'd bought a copy off of eBay a few months back. I think there's one on there this very moment. The same seller puts up a copy every now and then. Good luck, and I hope I've helped you!

[warlocksarewatching]

Great movie, its really great

[nessie46]

The two work perfectly together!

[lorrieatLDP]

Life is indeed a banquet and most of us ARE starving!

Thanks for this - a wonderful film, great actress and killer song!

[mickykatze]

good job! love it!

[weatdamal]

you know you're a very talented video maker! luv this video!!!!

perfect song!!

[deltabob00]

Oh thank you for this tribute to a wonderful film, a great song, and a beautiful actress.

[caramelapples11]

Auntie Mame was really good. :)

[SVCormican]

Haha! Well done, so enjoyable. I want to be Auntie mame when I grow up. Thanks!

[glensl]

Great movie, great music, great combo!

If you liked the film try to read the original novel. Written by the real life Patrick Dennis and based on his real life aunt. The film omits some of her (saucy) antics and is a scream.

[fantabulany]

Thanks for the compliments!

I absolutely *adore* the book. I actually think the second one is even better. It's too bad they couldn't fit - really - a lot of what is in the book, into the film, but that's just how it is.

I would have loved to see the chapter come to life when Mame goes to that college dance with one of Patrick's friends. When he finds out he's like WTF, lol. Or the whole chapter of hiding Agnes in a hotel close to Patrick's college when she becomes pregnant. So funny.

[glensl]

Sad to say but I have not managed to get a copy of the second book. Now that you've reminded me I will have to source a copy. Thanks.

[fantabulany]

No problem, have fun. Not to over-sell anything here... but IMO it's so much better than the first book (and the first book was great!) ;)

I always say this, so forgive me if you've heard it before, but the real Patrick Dennis even dedicated the second one to 'The one and only Rosalind Russell' - as it was published in 1958 =)

[boniecb]

when you say second book, do you mean pink hotel?

[fantabulany]

Shooooot, no.

It's "Around the World with Auntie Mame."

What's 'The Pink Hotel' about?  Apparently it's really hard to find.

[boniecb]

a patrick dennis book, i picked up YEARS ago at a second hand store... i haven't read it yet, but knew it had to be good, patrick & the cover is great!

[fantabulany]

Oh, yeah I've seen the cover. It looks fun! Thanks for unintentionally promoting this thing to me -- now I'm determined to find a copy =P

Have you read 'Little Me'? THAT one looks interesting.

[MikeIdy6000]

@fantabulany Little Me is hilarious - complete with photos!

[sideorder]

@MikeIdy6000 STUNNING BOOK!

Look for "the First Lady", done in the same auto-biographical format (w/ friends and famly of Patrick Dennis' posing for the photos)

[deltabob00]

Patrick Dennis was a pseudonym, and although he used some real life antics, the book is complete fiction.

What impresses me about Tanner's work (Tanner is the last name of the author) is his apparent enjoyment of essentially re-creating himself as a fictional character.

Some of his other work includes biographies of fictional "celebrities". He created backstories and went so far as to have his wife pose for "candid" photographs to establish the person about whom he was writing.

[glensl]

You are of course correct. Later reading of my own told me the same. The book I read was one of the original issues and the cover (if I remember correctly) said it was based on his real life aunt. I suppose the ethics of advertising were more lax in those days.

[johnspagnoletti]

To die for! What a world...

[decoboi3]

FLAWLESS

[Uwascalwabbit]

We need to find some of Roz Russell's DNA, clone her and run her for president. Auntie Mame in '08!!!

[fantabulany]

OMG. Yes.

[scudder99]

Love it.

[greenplaidshirt]

Lucille Ball had no business being in the musical version. She threw 5 million at the studio so they took her over Angela Landsbury! Now, I love Lucy! But for a smart business woman she let her huge EGO get in the way and ruin this film! If Landsbury had played MAME she would have tripled her money, made millions offf the DVD sales today for her family and that folks would have been a brilliant business choice! BUT! She let her EGO get in the way!!!!!!!

[TheThinWoman]

i like this movie better than the remake with lucille ball...

[fantabulany]

Me too. I'm a huge Lucille Ball fan, but she was such a random and horrid choice for Mame.

Roz owns this character. Did you know the author dedicated his second book of the series to "The one and only Rosalind Russell?" All you have to do is read the book, watch the movie, and that dedication choice is dead-on obvious =]

[TheProfaneAngel]

This is FABULOUS! I love Roz and I just rewatched Auntie Mame for the first time in years a few days ago. What a wonderful movie.

[crashsite000]

top drawer

[bgdjohnny]

Killer Queen really does match up w/ Auntie Mame. Watching her always make me smile. Nicely done.

[Pigglies]

Very well done!

[libearian]

ROZ ROCKS!!!!!

[BarryAtlBch]

Fanfrickintabulous!!!!!!!! YOU ROCK! Happy Belated Birthday, Rosalind honey! WE LOVE YOU!

[vissirok]

The song fits her just perfect :D Rosalind really is great, thank you!

[iammusicluvr]

Great job! Thanks!

[Vonnie20]

Well done!

[creamofcardstv]

I like your video clip and have rated it as awesome. Please check out my new clip of 1930's cigarette cards of Rosalind Russell, George Formby, Errol Flynn, Gracie Fields, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Fred Astaire, and Vivien Leigh.