I heard that on close-up shots of Lucy that the lens on the camera had vasoline on it so it would hide her wrinkles. With or without wrinkles WE ALL LOVE LUCY!
Wonderful song, uplifting moment in the movie, and a favorite scene any time of year. Good job with the blending in the reprise outside in the snow, too!
First off I have to say I am amazed that Lucy can sing. After seeing all those failed attempts on I Love Lucy I had kinda lost hope. I must say I am proud to be wrong about her as a singer though...she also did one good song on the Lucy Show that wasn't horrible.
On a side note I notice in this song she's decorating 1 week before christmas. Feels to me like people took this idea to heart and to the extremes, the local mall has been decorated for X Mas since around Halloween
@HollywoodLights1992 she didn't actually 'sing'-her parts in each song were 'clipped together'.jerry herman would play a note on the piano and have sing/say each word(or syllable)at that note.
In 1974 Baskin & Robins celebrated the opening of Lucy's MAME by introducing PEACHY MAME flavored ice cream with photos of Lucy as the Moon Lady emblazened on everything.
I saw this in first release in 1974 and I remember when MAME was on B'way. I recently watched the MAME VHS in my collection. The colors, costumes and sets are superbly rich. 1974 was way past the Movie Musical era. Lucy was a consumate actress, but once she became Lucy Ricardo, she could do or be no other and she may have been a little long in the tooth for the Mame character. Her whiskey tenor voice in Mame was just terrible, but what wouldn't we do to hear that voice just once again, now?
Angela Lansbury wasn't interested in the role. And perhaps for the best. The movie did tank. Bea Arthur who reprised her role of Vera saw the final nail driven into the coffin of her marriage after she rebounded from the flop while her husband, director Gene Saks, sunk further into irrelevance and couldn't swallow his pride and handle having a successful wife. Lucy did a great job considering how musicals were not her thing. It was a great movie w/ great actors simply produced in the wrong era.
And of course Julie Andrews in "My Fair Lady", but she got her revenge and won the Oscar for "Mary Poppins". However, we were deprived of the great pleasure of having that performance on film forever.
The orchestra was either badly recorded or just not balanced right?! The orchestra arrs. seem a bit "dumbed down" from the original score amongst other things. I can buy Lucille Ball in this role but the orchestration behind this singing just doesn't help at all?!
Imagine if they had paired Roz with Bea Arthur and the new Gloria. Robert Preston, Plus the music. Now there is a movie. I love Lucy but no-one can approach Rosalind Russell in this role.
B/c yeah...this role was stolen by Lucy. It's a CRIME against Roz Russell's version from the 50s. Furthermore, Lucy...CAN'T SING! Wasn't that the WHOLE point of I Love Lucy???
She was expecting really big things to come from this movie. I think it was the wrong vehicle for her. The critics were really cruel to her. Oh well, that's show biz....
I honestly can't imagine someone else as Mame or Vera. Lucy and Bea were perfect for the role. And Lucy proves in movies like "Dance Girl Dance" and "Mame" that she can do more than just comedy.
For those of you looking this most certainly is on dvd. I own a copy and it is a manufactured dvd, not something someone made. It may be from out of the country since a lot of our movies are on dvd outside this country, lord knows why, but they are available. Try ebay, I think that's where I got mine.
@Cerulean0987 rosslind's version was not a musical.. If we only had one dimention of everything, only one concept why would we need more than one diet soda???
My mother and I would watch and sing-a-long, I think about it alot now that she's gone. I don't think they hired Lucille Ball because she could sing. Her performance with the volume off just knocks my socks off.
I just have not been that fond of Angela and I sure can't see her as a Mother doing anything for her child or being the appealing companion for a man to date. Maybe they showed you one side, the georgeous Lucy, and then the other, the singer (?) Angela.
@jmgriffin10 agreed. WB was looking for a show piece for Miss Ball. A crown. Something they could show case "Technicolour Tessie" (as she was called back at RKO) it is a delightful story, based on an awsome book. Comparing it to other productions is just plain wrong. ART is not perfect.... These cookie cutter studio performers are pale pale pale.
Angela and Roslind are stars in their own right. Diversity is ART.
@jmgriffin10 Fran, Lily Tomlyn, Shelly Long and many TV stars of comedy have said that Lucy was THE mentor of comedy. At a live performance of her daghter , Lucie Arnaz, I met Lucie's son (Miss Ball's grandson) and we keep in touch by email. Lucy always said he was not funny at home but he said that it was always a hoot. sorry... i digress.
And don't forget that special lens...apart from her awful singing, much of the criticism focused on the very "fuzzy" lens used on Lucy. She was too old but she just imagine what Mame would have been like if the two original choices played the part -Ethel Merman, then Mary Martin...both centuries too old and totally wrong.
@colormemichael Russell was 51 [born in 1907] but comparatively Lucy [who was in her 60's] looked a lot older. Ideally Mame should be younger than both of them.
@pudgeuncle... the book / movie covers a period of 4 decades. age is NOT relavent in movies. Lucy was 64 and had just broken her leg skiiing. Production was only postponed for 6 months. merry Christmas ALL!
@moonraise You can't be remotely serious. Make this comment to anyone in the industry [and I used to be] and they will laugh until they choke on their tongues. And in the history of movies, I cannot think of a single performace of all-time more criticized for being miscast for being WAY too old. I LOVE LUCY...but as Mame she was a dinosaur.
@pudgeuncle I'm in "the industry"... not sure what that has to do with anything.How "young" is Auntie Mame supposed to be... age relavence = Olivia Newton John at 30 playing a high school student. I am well aware of agism in the movie industry. Thank God Broadway does not exercise the same discrimination
@pudgeuncle ...the movie, book and play cover a 30 year period. ART is diversity. NO ONE owns a role. I love seeing different versions of EVERYthing... otherwise it would all be soooooo flat _________.
Read Leonard Marlins review. He rates it BOMB and says even those who love Lucy with be embarrassed by this. Calling Fred and Ethel Mertz!! She was too old for the part and couldn't sing. Lucy had cast approval and nixed Madeline Kahn in a key part. Sadly, it was Lucy's last theatrical film.
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As is mentioned, MAME is out there is a collection of 5 films. Worth it as it shows her dramas and comedy, MAME..was she too old, yes. Could she sing, no. Were cameras filtered, yes, But it was Lucy! Who cares? Was gorgeous. Always stood out, even in film like 'Stage Door', with Kate Hepburn, Ginger rogers, Eve Arden, from early 30's. You notice her. Even when young, perfect timing. I have loved Lucy since I saw her in reruns, in NY on channel 5, every day. An American icon. This boy loves Lucy!
Lucielle Ball was always a B-Movie Actress and I think Angela Lansbury should've been in the film. But still...it isn't as bad as other films I've seen.
I love Lucy, but this movie stank and Mame with Rosalind Russel is my all time fave! I just couldn't bear to watch this version all the way through it's so poorly done on so many levels and too bad cuz I do feel like Lucy gave it her all.
Nahhh, I never had any empathy for Rosalind Russell's version. She made Mame seem so self-centered and inconsiderate. Lucy's performance made her seem so vulnerable. She truly seemed to love the boy as her own, as oppose to Russell's seemingly temporary fascination with him as if he were just a pet or a new toy.
I love both, but Lucy really nailed it. And I agree, I think Mame would have been strong in the face of adversity, but really vunerable under the skin.
Like "Hello, Dolly," the role of Mame belonged to Angela Lansbury just as the role of Dolly Levy belonged to Carol Channing. Angela Lansbury and Carol Channing were perfect in their roles and Hollywood really messed-up when it failed to cast those two in the roles they made world-famous on Broadway. Hollywood has a way of doing things like that.....nothing against Lucy and Barbra but they did not cut it in the roles.
Although say that Lucille Ball wasn't cut out for it, I think she did a fairly decent rendition of this song. I suppose many just dislike her performance because they were more accustomed to Angela Lansbury whose performance for this was astounding.
Lucy could bring off a song, cos, she sang them right, but her voice was better as a young lady. Too much talent there and I wish she'd done more drama, but we were Blessed to have her brand of entertainment. And hey!
i love this film & managed to get the dvd offebay..great when your feeling a bit down.I always choose we need a little christmas now & loving you. great
Lucille Ball has always admitted she couldn't sing. Her voice did fit the character. I enjoyed the movie. I thought Lucy did a very good job in the role. I am also a fan of Angela Lansbury and I love everything she does.
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My god... this movie should not have been made... Lucy is no Angi Lansburry... or Roz Russle for that matter. No one in this movie can actually sing, except Bea Arthur and the role was written for her not being able to sing
Pretty sure Im allowed to voice my opinion... and just because someone is a comedy legend doesnt mean everything they do is brilliant... this is bad, thats all there is to it
had lucy not broken her leg skiing near the time of filming, the dance numbers would have been more energetic, i think. one person who did NOT care for lucy was madelyn kahn, who was originally cast as gooch - she & lucy did not get along, & kahn was fired - later she said "on film lucy looks great, but in person she looks like a 102 year old chorus girl..."
I really love the way Lucy played this role. And I think she was a great singer. There is more to singing than having perfect pitch. Lucy was able to convey so much emotion into every song. Especially in "If He Walked Into My Life." I love Angela Lansbury a lot too. I love them both. And Rosalind Russell was also an amazing Mame. They all played the role in their own ways and should be respected for that. To me, all three are different and all three are fantastic.
Surely, you're joking. Lucy was NO where near a great singer...not even a good one.. yes it sort of fits here for this role, but SINGER.. No.. No...No..Don't get me wrong. I adore lucy and still remember when she died and I heard it on the news, I cried and so did a lot of my friends.
Lucille Ball was quite ä lady - an excellent comedienne! BUT she stole the role of Mame away from Angela Lansbury. And is it Lucy's voice we're hearing or is she being dubbed? Anyone who knows? Dying to know!!!
Wow - these comments. Lucy was not a bitch, I knew her some. She was straight on, and didn't beat around the bush...You knew what she was thinking. And sometimes, even if she didn't mean it personally, the honest comments might not have sounded good...but she was genuine and pretty simple and unaffected. She was tough about work - and worked hard. Some of what's here is conjecture. Because it was on some blog or whatever, doesn't mean it's true. Lucy wanted to do this role when she was younger.
@wealthylesbian The reference to Cher makes no sense. And how wealthy can you be, Mme. Lesbian, if you don't have proper spelling and grammatical skills?
I have seen this version so many times i have lost count love it. Even if they did have to smear vaseline on the camera lense to soften her looks.. Lucy was a beautiful person
I find Lucy painful in this role. Part of the problem is that she's never been good at subtlety. Angela Lansbury could have done so much here. But at least they didn't cast Martha Raye.
Interesting. That's one of the reason I have always appreciated Lucille Ball: the subtlety in her performances. She could be broad when required, but also subtle. Most other performers who try physical comedy lack the subtlety. As for Angela, I think she's a terrific stage star, but her features are not right for the screen. Mame was supposed to be glamorous and beautiful, and I've always thought Angela was rather ordinary looking. Clearly, though, Angela is a superior singer.
I guess they chose Lucy becauseof box office. But the fact is Angela Lansbury might well be able to handle the role NOW and this film was made 35 years ago , so, hell, she would have been best.. One tact which which mght have helped here was to have dubbed Lucy (mostly) with a professional singer who sounded a lot like her, but minus her really glaring (and painful) faults. This is what was done with Rosaland Russell in "Gypsy", and even now she is occasionally credited with the vocals.
Roz wasn't in the musical of Mame. She did Mama Rose in the film of Gypsy which she did sing some of - Liisa Kirk dubbed the rest. You can tell which parts are Roz because she goes flat.
If this was not a remake of "Auntie Mame" it would be good. But when you compair Lucy in this part to Rosalind Russell, Mame is a dud. Just like nobody could Be Lucy Ricardo. Its not worth putting on DVD. And..... I Love Lucy!! But its clear to see this was not her best work.
An immortal song, character, and show, which nothing can kill. But Lucille Ball really WASN'T up to the dramatic or musical demands of this role. A pity.
2.) I believe this is also the song Jerry Herman talks about in his memoir "Showtune," where they had to record one note separately because LB couldn't get the proper interval between the notes. If I had any respect for her when I read that, I would have lost it....
I heard that on close-up shots of Lucy that the lens on the camera had vasoline on it so it would hide her wrinkles. With or without wrinkles WE ALL LOVE LUCY!
oreomojotoby 1 month ago
I always thought that Santa mask was kind of scary.
nicholaswasright 1 month ago
Noele Gordon did a better version of Mame .
Tiggzg 1 month ago
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT !!! I LOOOOVE this movie ...I LOVE LUCY :)
Michaelalujevic 1 month ago
This version has been on DVD for at least 10 years...maybe it was a limited release, but I have had it that long...
reinventingcole 1 month ago
Wonderful song, uplifting moment in the movie, and a favorite scene any time of year. Good job with the blending in the reprise outside in the snow, too!
photobygil 1 month ago
It's out on DVD now! YAY! you can get it on Amazon :)
starprincess084 1 month ago
Actually the best version is the Rosalind Russell version is MUCH better. AND it's on DVD..........
lael73 1 month ago
Both DVD of Mame with Rosilnd Russell and Lucille Ball can be purchased at TCM.
sischokid76 2 months ago
This was 1974, not 1973. Saw it in the movies first run, then ran to the record store to buy the album!
gerryu21220 2 months ago
First off I have to say I am amazed that Lucy can sing. After seeing all those failed attempts on I Love Lucy I had kinda lost hope. I must say I am proud to be wrong about her as a singer though...she also did one good song on the Lucy Show that wasn't horrible.
On a side note I notice in this song she's decorating 1 week before christmas. Feels to me like people took this idea to heart and to the extremes, the local mall has been decorated for X Mas since around Halloween
HollywoodLights1992 2 months ago
@HollywoodLights1992 she didn't actually 'sing'-her parts in each song were 'clipped together'.jerry herman would play a note on the piano and have sing/say each word(or syllable)at that note.
siegess 1 month ago
@HollywoodLights1992 It is actually 1 week before Thanksgiving...
reinventingcole 1 month ago
I love Lucy
pauliewalnuts1156 2 months ago
WOW, what a smokers and drinkers voice!
yelloworangered 2 months ago
In 1974 Baskin & Robins celebrated the opening of Lucy's MAME by introducing PEACHY MAME flavored ice cream with photos of Lucy as the Moon Lady emblazened on everything.
Fiftiesflashback 2 months ago
I saw this in first release in 1974 and I remember when MAME was on B'way. I recently watched the MAME VHS in my collection. The colors, costumes and sets are superbly rich. 1974 was way past the Movie Musical era. Lucy was a consumate actress, but once she became Lucy Ricardo, she could do or be no other and she may have been a little long in the tooth for the Mame character. Her whiskey tenor voice in Mame was just terrible, but what wouldn't we do to hear that voice just once again, now?
Fiftiesflashback 2 months ago
I need to learn this song for chours, Love it!
PopPrincess171 3 months ago
Angela Lansbury wasn't interested in the role. And perhaps for the best. The movie did tank. Bea Arthur who reprised her role of Vera saw the final nail driven into the coffin of her marriage after she rebounded from the flop while her husband, director Gene Saks, sunk further into irrelevance and couldn't swallow his pride and handle having a successful wife. Lucy did a great job considering how musicals were not her thing. It was a great movie w/ great actors simply produced in the wrong era.
Mchenrjld 3 months ago
And of course Julie Andrews in "My Fair Lady", but she got her revenge and won the Oscar for "Mary Poppins". However, we were deprived of the great pleasure of having that performance on film forever.
childene 4 months ago in playlist Musicals
you can rent on netflix on disk now Im glad too.: )
natentreyable 5 months ago
It's now on DVD
cuntzillamcgonigle 5 months ago
Thanks to your clip I bought the DVD from Amazon. Thank you very much for showing.
zazamaus4u 5 months ago
it was BAD...
VTMCompany 7 months ago
you got your wish and they realised it on dvd
retlaw1976 8 months ago
The orchestra was either badly recorded or just not balanced right?! The orchestra arrs. seem a bit "dumbed down" from the original score amongst other things. I can buy Lucille Ball in this role but the orchestration behind this singing just doesn't help at all?!
SingersLeader 9 months ago
The Patrick from Autie Mame was super adorable, this one looks like a Leprechaun.
krazykittymatt 9 months ago
It's not easy to find but it's been out on DVD for several years. I believe I found mine through Boader's Book Store. Good luck in your search.
mysticalartists 9 months ago
I agree. What's taking so long? I've been hanging on to my VHS for decades! That, and the 1st season of MAUDE!!!
yentl50 10 months ago
@yentl50 They have the DVD out already. I bought it a while ago.
IsabelleRobins 10 months ago
Imagine if they had paired Roz with Bea Arthur and the new Gloria. Robert Preston, Plus the music. Now there is a movie. I love Lucy but no-one can approach Rosalind Russell in this role.
toucheturtle300 10 months ago
B/c yeah...this role was stolen by Lucy. It's a CRIME against Roz Russell's version from the 50s. Furthermore, Lucy...CAN'T SING! Wasn't that the WHOLE point of I Love Lucy???
awolnycphilly 10 months ago
She was expecting really big things to come from this movie. I think it was the wrong vehicle for her. The critics were really cruel to her. Oh well, that's show biz....
Handiman544 1 year ago
I agree sure would like to get the movie.....
misssnapp 1 year ago
They have this movie on DVD.I bought it last year through Amazon.com..
NFitalianGuy 1 year ago
I have always enjoyed this movie for some reason it always cheers me up it's great love it!
edmundwhite53 1 year ago
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Niteowl39 1 year ago
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Niteowl39 1 year ago
I found it on Ebay. Search Mame Lucille Ball
blondjem 1 year ago
Oh, we all Love Lucy...
HGM1138 1 year ago
I honestly can't imagine someone else as Mame or Vera. Lucy and Bea were perfect for the role. And Lucy proves in movies like "Dance Girl Dance" and "Mame" that she can do more than just comedy.
chilvari 1 year ago
that's the creepiest mask i've ever seen.
Ollie7707 1 year ago
For those of you looking this most certainly is on dvd. I own a copy and it is a manufactured dvd, not something someone made. It may be from out of the country since a lot of our movies are on dvd outside this country, lord knows why, but they are available. Try ebay, I think that's where I got mine.
gracecc5249 1 year ago
@gracecc5249 you are correct... it is available in many Lucy movie gift sets as well!! Merry Christmas all!
moonraise 1 year ago
has warner heard our plea to make a dvd of this movie?
agnes1ph 1 year ago
@agnes1ph they must have... it has been on DVD for about 6 years :) AND in many lucy/movie gift sets
moonraise 1 year ago
THANK YOU!!!!!
Mamasan41 1 year ago
Rosalind Russell's verision is 1000 times better than this one. If you like this one, check out Auntie Mame and report back.
Cerulean0987 1 year ago 2
@Cerulean0987 rosslind's version was not a musical.. If we only had one dimention of everything, only one concept why would we need more than one diet soda???
moonraise 1 year ago
I love this movie, but as many have already pointed out, Lucy's voice left something to be desired. I blame Philip Morris. :\
xXxRetroSquirrelxXx 1 year ago
when was this version made?
sharkfin478 1 year ago
@sharkfin478 , 1973 and released in 1974.
vieetverite 1 year ago
My mother and I would watch and sing-a-long, I think about it alot now that she's gone. I don't think they hired Lucille Ball because she could sing. Her performance with the volume off just knocks my socks off.
I just have not been that fond of Angela and I sure can't see her as a Mother doing anything for her child or being the appealing companion for a man to date. Maybe they showed you one side, the georgeous Lucy, and then the other, the singer (?) Angela.
jmgriffin10 1 year ago
@jmgriffin10 agreed. WB was looking for a show piece for Miss Ball. A crown. Something they could show case "Technicolour Tessie" (as she was called back at RKO) it is a delightful story, based on an awsome book. Comparing it to other productions is just plain wrong. ART is not perfect.... These cookie cutter studio performers are pale pale pale.
Angela and Roslind are stars in their own right. Diversity is ART.
moonraise 1 year ago
I thought like you did about the DVD, but, it is available and in stock at Books-a-Million. I ordered it on-line and received it about 5 days later.
Enjoy. Glad I could help.
ALSO, I love Fran Drescher in The Nanny. If you have ever just watched her act and not just watched the show, she is classic Lucy.
jmgriffin10 1 year ago
@jmgriffin10 Fran, Lily Tomlyn, Shelly Long and many TV stars of comedy have said that Lucy was THE mentor of comedy. At a live performance of her daghter , Lucie Arnaz, I met Lucie's son (Miss Ball's grandson) and we keep in touch by email. Lucy always said he was not funny at home but he said that it was always a hoot. sorry... i digress.
moonraise 1 year ago
I thought like you did about the DVD, but, it is available and in stock at Books-a-Million. I ordered it on-line and received it about 5 days later.
jmgriffin10 1 year ago
Mame Starring Lucille Ball is available on DVD through Amazon.com
MyAngelBaby2010 1 year ago
And don't forget that special lens...apart from her awful singing, much of the criticism focused on the very "fuzzy" lens used on Lucy. She was too old but she just imagine what Mame would have been like if the two original choices played the part -Ethel Merman, then Mary Martin...both centuries too old and totally wrong.
pudgeuncle 1 year ago
@pudgeuncle rosalind russel wasn't young either when she played mame
she was 58 years old
colormemichael 1 year ago
@colormemichael Russell was 51 [born in 1907] but comparatively Lucy [who was in her 60's] looked a lot older. Ideally Mame should be younger than both of them.
pudgeuncle 1 year ago
@pudgeuncle... the book / movie covers a period of 4 decades. age is NOT relavent in movies. Lucy was 64 and had just broken her leg skiiing. Production was only postponed for 6 months. merry Christmas ALL!
moonraise 1 year ago
@moonraise You can't be remotely serious. Make this comment to anyone in the industry [and I used to be] and they will laugh until they choke on their tongues. And in the history of movies, I cannot think of a single performace of all-time more criticized for being miscast for being WAY too old. I LOVE LUCY...but as Mame she was a dinosaur.
pudgeuncle 1 year ago
@pudgeuncle I'm in "the industry"... not sure what that has to do with anything.How "young" is Auntie Mame supposed to be... age relavence = Olivia Newton John at 30 playing a high school student. I am well aware of agism in the movie industry. Thank God Broadway does not exercise the same discrimination
moonraise 1 year ago
@pudgeuncle ...the movie, book and play cover a 30 year period. ART is diversity. NO ONE owns a role. I love seeing different versions of EVERYthing... otherwise it would all be soooooo flat _________.
moonraise 1 year ago 4
both versions have been on DVD for years. I have both of them.
futtatinni1 1 year ago
no she did a great job on this. I love this movie
mrmack2067 1 year ago
they'll never be another Lucille Ball..........she was the best.
rn2332 1 year ago 2
Read Leonard Marlins review. He rates it BOMB and says even those who love Lucy with be embarrassed by this. Calling Fred and Ethel Mertz!! She was too old for the part and couldn't sing. Lucy had cast approval and nixed Madeline Kahn in a key part. Sadly, it was Lucy's last theatrical film.
Ricky0101 1 year ago
Ugh!!!
chgoboy69 1 year ago
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Release on DVD!
Jen21998 1 year ago 2
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try amazon .com i got it a few months ago
stevechandler1 1 year ago
Well, this clip explains why this movie bombed.
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mzjanet916 1 year ago
I simply adore Lucy but she CANNOT sing.
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gaialover204 1 year ago
Rosalin Russel was much better.
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venuswarriors 1 year ago
your wish has been granted, the DVD is on sale
dextersmith2000 1 year ago
!! I want it !!! is there a DVD ??
FelfiLoh 1 year ago
wow that sucks
lukemack 1 year ago
I still luv lucy
KingCobra121 1 year ago
@KingCobra121 Me too R,I,P lucy
thecryptcreeper 1 year ago
Why didn't Angela get the opportunity to do the movie version?
oldixe 1 year ago
Lucy brought a joy to anything she did! I love watching her! May not be great, but, what fun!
edtracker 1 year ago 2
As much as i love Mame and I love Lucy, I don't love them together! Also, that Santa mask was just damned creepy!
bakaboy2000 1 year ago
Repulsive & grotesque.
jlmatterer2 1 year ago
I already got that!
akimvszan 1 year ago
As is mentioned, MAME is out there is a collection of 5 films. Worth it as it shows her dramas and comedy, MAME..was she too old, yes. Could she sing, no. Were cameras filtered, yes, But it was Lucy! Who cares? Was gorgeous. Always stood out, even in film like 'Stage Door', with Kate Hepburn, Ginger rogers, Eve Arden, from early 30's. You notice her. Even when young, perfect timing. I have loved Lucy since I saw her in reruns, in NY on channel 5, every day. An American icon. This boy loves Lucy!
ferrierepc 1 year ago 2
lucy needs a throat lozenge, like really bad
TracyAndersonFoxhunt 1 year ago
Its out on dvd and I got it on the Lucille Ball movie collection set !
ozboy39 1 year ago
Amen! Mame on DVD would be a dream come true!
lessammy 1 year ago
I LOVE this movie so much. I just watched it again, and it really brightened my day. =)
DorisDayFanatic 1 year ago
The Mame dvd with Lucille Ball came out in 2007.
ginger1961 2 years ago 3
Yeah, WB. Release MAME on DVD already so I can buy it!
jasonyork1980 2 years ago
haaay : D
thepickupchick 2 years ago
Lucielle Ball was always a B-Movie Actress and I think Angela Lansbury should've been in the film. But still...it isn't as bad as other films I've seen.
Yourmomisnthere 2 years ago
I love Lucy, but this movie stank and Mame with Rosalind Russel is my all time fave! I just couldn't bear to watch this version all the way through it's so poorly done on so many levels and too bad cuz I do feel like Lucy gave it her all.
mizlandry 2 years ago
yes, but lucy was miscast from the begining. but whatever lucy wanted she got.
hardrein101 2 years ago 2
Actually I looked on Amazon and it is out on DVD.
headpickle 2 years ago
Sorry, but I think that Rosalind Russell owns this part and always will. If you've never seen the movie, DO!
FriPilot 2 years ago 2
Nahhh, I never had any empathy for Rosalind Russell's version. She made Mame seem so self-centered and inconsiderate. Lucy's performance made her seem so vulnerable. She truly seemed to love the boy as her own, as oppose to Russell's seemingly temporary fascination with him as if he were just a pet or a new toy.
ElanaVital83 2 years ago
I love both, but Lucy really nailed it. And I agree, I think Mame would have been strong in the face of adversity, but really vunerable under the skin.
meggiemeown 2 years ago
Like "Hello, Dolly," the role of Mame belonged to Angela Lansbury just as the role of Dolly Levy belonged to Carol Channing. Angela Lansbury and Carol Channing were perfect in their roles and Hollywood really messed-up when it failed to cast those two in the roles they made world-famous on Broadway. Hollywood has a way of doing things like that.....nothing against Lucy and Barbra but they did not cut it in the roles.
parzifal40 2 years ago 12
@parzifal40 "Mame stayed up all night and drank champagne! What did you expect her to sound like? Julie Andrews?" - Lucille Ball
DylHsu 1 year ago 14
@parzifal40 same with Ethel Merman for Gypsy. HUGE mistake!
MusicalsFan15 6 months ago
I have the dvd its nice to watch Lucy!
NFitalianGuy 2 years ago
Lucille did give it her all. ;)
angelalansburyfan620 2 years ago 2
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love this song
alaya5 2 years ago
Aw right. So it ain't Angela Lansbury but what the heck I still love Lucy any way!
Geostrum2 2 years ago 26
@Geostrum2 thankyou thankyou thankyou, thats riiiiight
gunakesson 6 months ago
Although say that Lucille Ball wasn't cut out for it, I think she did a fairly decent rendition of this song. I suppose many just dislike her performance because they were more accustomed to Angela Lansbury whose performance for this was astounding.
countolafexe 2 years ago 4
I absolutely ADORE this movie, and this song. I concur, this needs to be on DVD! Thank you so much for posting this.
meggiemeown 2 years ago 4
It is!
Check out Barnes and Noble or Amazon. It was released in 2007.
:-)
94114SF 2 years ago
ohh i used to sing this song every year in school !!!
diandri11 2 years ago
with lucille and bea ,
thegoochieguy 2 years ago
Lucy could bring off a song, cos, she sang them right, but her voice was better as a young lady. Too much talent there and I wish she'd done more drama, but we were Blessed to have her brand of entertainment. And hey!
Who cannot smile when you hear this song :)
JackShiZu 2 years ago 3
my god, she sounds like phylis diller
crazedUPfool 2 years ago
i love this film & managed to get the dvd offebay..great when your feeling a bit down.I always choose we need a little christmas now & loving you. great
6345pauline 2 years ago
I LOVE LUCY FOR REAL :)
vAIERIEHARPER121 2 years ago 2
No DVD yet???????????????????
Mamasan41 2 years ago
i love how they decorate the lady on the table so she looks like a tree. i love lucy
joshuazone2003 2 years ago 3
I think it's fascinating the way Lucille Ball imitates Lansbury's gestures when she dances. Not bad but not the original.
But A. L. was not the only broadway star to be denied her signature role in the movie - remember My fair Lady?
vully70 2 years ago
Lucille Ball has always admitted she couldn't sing. Her voice did fit the character. I enjoyed the movie. I thought Lucy did a very good job in the role. I am also a fan of Angela Lansbury and I love everything she does.
mslaurajaykay 2 years ago 2
We all need a little christmass whar a great performance. I also love "OPen a New Window". Thank you for posting this. XX
brixton4224 2 years ago
i love Lucille in this! shes not the most amazing singer, but who cares, she sounds good and she is amazing anyway pure and simple.
ExAxLxPx12 2 years ago
leave lucy alone, dont ever criticise lucy
kangaroosbraun 2 years ago 3
i agree she did a great job in this film
carlysimonfan89 2 years ago
the poor bastards who don't like Lucy's perfect performance in this film, dont deserve to have sight.
Sg1lover2667 2 years ago
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My god... this movie should not have been made... Lucy is no Angi Lansburry... or Roz Russle for that matter. No one in this movie can actually sing, except Bea Arthur and the role was written for her not being able to sing
Evilqueen1985 2 years ago
you should not be leaving mean,comments about lucille ball,she is a legend and if you dont have anything nice to say please dont say anything at all
lucy1fanwholovesbabs 2 years ago
Pretty sure Im allowed to voice my opinion... and just because someone is a comedy legend doesnt mean everything they do is brilliant... this is bad, thats all there is to it
Evilqueen1985 2 years ago
had lucy not broken her leg skiing near the time of filming, the dance numbers would have been more energetic, i think. one person who did NOT care for lucy was madelyn kahn, who was originally cast as gooch - she & lucy did not get along, & kahn was fired - later she said "on film lucy looks great, but in person she looks like a 102 year old chorus girl..."
supremes70sstyle 2 years ago
I'd get this movie just to see a young Bruce Davison sing! That dude was sexy!
1971Willard 2 years ago
Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur and Robert Preston! Who could ask for a better trio!
edtracker 2 years ago 3
I really love the way Lucy played this role. And I think she was a great singer. There is more to singing than having perfect pitch. Lucy was able to convey so much emotion into every song. Especially in "If He Walked Into My Life." I love Angela Lansbury a lot too. I love them both. And Rosalind Russell was also an amazing Mame. They all played the role in their own ways and should be respected for that. To me, all three are different and all three are fantastic.
DorisDayFanatic 2 years ago 3
i agree with you
lucy was a great singer
carlysimonfan89 2 years ago
Surely, you're joking. Lucy was NO where near a great singer...not even a good one.. yes it sort of fits here for this role, but SINGER.. No.. No...No..Don't get me wrong. I adore lucy and still remember when she died and I heard it on the news, I cried and so did a lot of my friends.
rturnerful 2 years ago
Quite frankly, I don't care if it's Angela Lansbury or Lucille Ball singing it, it's one of my fav Christmas songs.
Jtravels 2 years ago
i saw it on dvd the other day...
MegansStalkerMuffin 2 years ago
Lucille Ball was quite ä lady - an excellent comedienne! BUT she stole the role of Mame away from Angela Lansbury. And is it Lucy's voice we're hearing or is she being dubbed? Anyone who knows? Dying to know!!!
mcgayguy1971 2 years ago
It's Lucy's voice
ilfranchi 2 years ago
yes it is lucy's voice and she did a terrific job
carlysimonfan89 2 years ago
Wow - these comments. Lucy was not a bitch, I knew her some. She was straight on, and didn't beat around the bush...You knew what she was thinking. And sometimes, even if she didn't mean it personally, the honest comments might not have sounded good...but she was genuine and pretty simple and unaffected. She was tough about work - and worked hard. Some of what's here is conjecture. Because it was on some blog or whatever, doesn't mean it's true. Lucy wanted to do this role when she was younger.
stevedalepetworld1 2 years ago
Whose calling Lucy a bitch?!? She was far from it!
Eseercam 2 years ago 3
CHER should do the remake of this and Auntie Mame
cherstyler 2 years ago
Cher can not Turn back Time!
wealthylesbian 2 years ago 7
@wealthylesbian
because she is an old drag queen wanna be!
Mascro1977 1 year ago
@wealthylesbian The reference to Cher makes no sense. And how wealthy can you be, Mme. Lesbian, if you don't have proper spelling and grammatical skills?
seanr456 1 year ago
I got it on DVD
drb2262 2 years ago
She wasn't a great Mame but I still love Lucy! BTW,this version is on DVD now and has been for several months.
Rocketjay12 2 years ago
I have seen this version so many times i have lost count love it. Even if they did have to smear vaseline on the camera lense to soften her looks.. Lucy was a beautiful person
wlarmer 2 years ago
It IS on DVD. I got it at the library once.
BTW-RIP Bea.
MrBertstown 2 years ago
I find Lucy painful in this role. Part of the problem is that she's never been good at subtlety. Angela Lansbury could have done so much here. But at least they didn't cast Martha Raye.
Azzenstudent 2 years ago
Interesting. That's one of the reason I have always appreciated Lucille Ball: the subtlety in her performances. She could be broad when required, but also subtle. Most other performers who try physical comedy lack the subtlety. As for Angela, I think she's a terrific stage star, but her features are not right for the screen. Mame was supposed to be glamorous and beautiful, and I've always thought Angela was rather ordinary looking. Clearly, though, Angela is a superior singer.
rachelazw 2 years ago
I agree! I would love to have this on DVD!!
Luna810 2 years ago
I love her! She has a plastic face like me and the voice formed by 10,000,000 cigrettes!!!!!!
MargaretDeLorca 2 years ago
FYI, MameDennis, the music from this movie is available (at the very least) on iTunes.
dancesong4 2 years ago
i have the record album which i bought on ebay
carlysimonfan89 2 years ago 2
i love it ba rum paba bum
natureboyallday 2 years ago
I think Lucille's voice suits the role because Mame is a chain smoker. Seriously.
RivaJane 2 years ago 3
I loved this version, who cares if Lucy didn't have the voice, it was a comedy and who else can do a comedy better than our beloved lucy.
Thanks for posting.
Chris
cmbtravelagent 2 years ago 4
it's great to see my uncle (Ito) in this movie...
benjasmine 2 years ago
I guess they chose Lucy becauseof box office. But the fact is Angela Lansbury might well be able to handle the role NOW and this film was made 35 years ago , so, hell, she would have been best.. One tact which which mght have helped here was to have dubbed Lucy (mostly) with a professional singer who sounded a lot like her, but minus her really glaring (and painful) faults. This is what was done with Rosaland Russell in "Gypsy", and even now she is occasionally credited with the vocals.
alexalex3131 3 years ago
Actually, Roz Russell did sing some of her Mame role. The tougher parts were done by Marni Nixon.If you listen closely you can tell when it's Roz.
Rocketjay12 2 years ago
Roz wasn't in the musical of Mame. She did Mama Rose in the film of Gypsy which she did sing some of - Liisa Kirk dubbed the rest. You can tell which parts are Roz because she goes flat.
NikDanger99 2 years ago 2
If this was not a remake of "Auntie Mame" it would be good. But when you compair Lucy in this part to Rosalind Russell, Mame is a dud. Just like nobody could Be Lucy Ricardo. Its not worth putting on DVD. And..... I Love Lucy!! But its clear to see this was not her best work.
AJBIII 3 years ago
An immortal song, character, and show, which nothing can kill. But Lucille Ball really WASN'T up to the dramatic or musical demands of this role. A pity.
Can you hear "time for a remake for HBO or PBS"?
jamesjeffreypaul 3 years ago
I caught this film on TV when I was maybe nine, ten years old (1982 or thereabouts), and I can remember being struck by two things:
- "We Need a Little Christmas" (which, for some reason, I'd never heard at all up to that point) was a great song.
- Lucy couldn't sing worth a damn.
mdumas43073 3 years ago
bring on the christmas spirit, mamey!
dahunchback 3 years ago
1.) There is no Mame but Angela Lansbury's Mame.
2.) I believe this is also the song Jerry Herman talks about in his memoir "Showtune," where they had to record one note separately because LB couldn't get the proper interval between the notes. If I had any respect for her when I read that, I would have lost it....
ForeverAngela 3 years ago
I saw Loretta Swit (Hot Lips of MASH fame) performing in a touring revival of MAME in 2003. She was excellent.
Would love to have seen Christine Baranski as Mame. Why don't they release a video of her production on DVD, or show it on PBS?
jamesjeffreypaul 3 years ago
its on dvd and it has a soundtrack now!! (:
abon2244 3 years ago