Mame (1974)

The 1974 film version of Mame stars legendary Lucille Ball and is based on the 1966 hit Broadway musical, not the 1958 movie. When 10-year-old Patrick Dennis's father dies, he is sent to live with his eccentric Auntie Mame. Mame may know nothing about being a parent, but she's got love and spontaneity in spades, and Patrick blooms in the time spent with her. Though Miss Ball seems sadly miscast when Mame begins (she's too old and can't sing), by the time the movie reaches the famous foxhunt scene when Mame accidentally wins the hunt, and in turn the heart of gallant Beauregard Burnside, you start to believe Lucy is Mame.

Reprising her Broadway role (for which she won a Tony), Bea Arthur plays Mame's boozy pal Vera Charles. Songs include the now-classic "We Need a Little Christmas" and "Bosom Buddies" plus "Loving You," sung by Robert Preston's Beau and written for this movie. --Dana Van Nest Amazon.com

I Love Lucy!

My cousins, girlfriends and I loved this movie growing up. The songs, the costumes, Lucy! Whats not to love!?! December 27, 2008

Pure Camp and fun!

Lucille Ball was charming in this. So what if she cannot sing. It suits her character. December 24, 2008

Mame-Lucille Ball

Do you know how hard his title was for me to get on DVD? Very Hard previously but not at all through Amazon. Thanks for helping find this collectors item and my wife's all time favorite musical. December 14, 2008

Not as bad as the B.S. version of Hello Dolly at least

Be thankful for small favors that as bad as this film version of Mame is (and it is unfortunately poor), at least it doesn't surpass the Barbra Streisand version of Hello Dolly as, perhaps, the worst big budget Hollywood musical ever made. Mame is, like the Rosalind Russell version of Gypsy, bad casting that can't be masked by glossy production values. The inability of either of these lead actresses to truly be able to sing, as brilliant as they were in virtually everything else that they did before the camera, carries no weight here and this inability sinks both films from the get go. December 7, 2008

bad bad bad

I love the movie Auntie Mame. Rosland Russel does a great job of capturing the crazy aunt caracter. I also love love love Lucile Ball. She is a wonder actress and fantastic comedian. BUT this screen play should have never been made into a musical. No matter how cool musicals were at the time. Please don't waste your money on this one and just get the earlier rendition. It will capture your heart and you will fall in love with Aunti Mame. December 4, 2008

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