Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writer:

Richard Morris (written by)

Release Date:

21 March 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

Julie as you love her... in the happiest motion picture hit of the year!

Plot:

Millie comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality and white slavers.

Plot Keywords:

Flapper | Multi Millionaire | Acrobatics | Hiding Under Bed | Human Cannonball

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Julie Andrews	...	Millie Dillmount
James Fox	...	Jimmy Smith
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Miss Dorothy Brown
Carol Channing	...	Muzzy
John Gavin	...	Trevor Graydon
Jack Soo	...	Asian #1
Pat Morita	...	Asian #2
Philip Ahn	...	Tea
Anthony Dexter	...	Juarez
Cavada Humphrey	...	Miss Flannery
Herbie Faye	...	Taxi driver
Michael St. Clair	...	Baron Richter
Lisabeth Hush	...	Judith Tremaine
Ann Dee	...	Singer
Beatrice Lillie	...	Mrs. Meers

Runtime:

138 min | 153 min (roadshow version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Mary Tyler Moore said that she always thinks of the tap dancing scene in this film whenever she sees an elevator.

Goofs:

Continuity: Miss Dorothy arrives at the Priscilla Hotel on a Thursday (from the calendar). That night, she goes to a friendship dance with Millie. The notice in the elevator advertises dances on Saturdays.

Quotes:

Miss Flannery: Forget the boy, Dillmount, get yourself a canary!
Millie: Forget the boy, Dillmount, get yourself a man!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mary Tyler Moore: Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary (#2.8)" (1971)

Soundtrack:

Jingle Bells

One of the most underrated musicals ever...

Is this a classic film? Hardly. Is this a good film? Surely! Is this an entertaining romp? Absolutely! "Thoroughly Modern Millie" is probably a film you haven't heard of, but that shouldn't discourage you from renting it (if you can find it). This 1920's era musical made in the 1960's is in my opinion one of the most underrated musicals ever. The music is fantastic! I'm willing to bet that the catchy tunes will most definitely make your toes tap for days afterward!

Thought not for everyone, this movie is thoroughly enjoyable if you can sit in you seat for well over two hours! Yes, it's long; but the entertainment doesn't stop for a minute. Everyone whose seen this movie has a favorite song (or at least *I* do)! Mine would either be the title song played during the opening sequence (which is probably the funniest, most enjoyable part of the entire film) or the "Tappioca". Actually, the funniest moment happens in an elevator (watch the movie, you'll see)!

While this is not one of the greatest films made, it's unfortunate still that many seem to think that the film is really stupid. And I will admit that it is a little hard to believe that a feel-good, socially ignorant film like this was released in 1967; just two years before such influential and memorable films as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Bonnie and Clyde" among others which this film is about the exact opposite of. A movie like this should have been released ten years before as it may have been better received.

So go out and get this film if you're in the mood for and off-beat, comedy musical with some rather odd negative overtones that are there just for the heck of it! Julie Andrews has never been better! And yes, Mary Tyler Moore CAN sing...