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Hello, Dolly! (1969)
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Overview
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Writers:
Michael Stewart (based on a stage play by)
Thornton Wilder (based on the book "The Matchmaker" by)
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Thornton Wilder (based on the book "The Matchmaker" by)
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Release Date:
16 December 1969 (USA)
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Plot:
A matchmaker named Dolly Levi takes a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace Vandergelder...
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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13 nominations
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(5 articles)
Berlin Film Fest To Spotlight 70mm Classics
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 October 2008, 2:37 AM, PDT)
Messing To Recreate Channing's Dolly
(From WENN. 25 August 2008, 6:32 PM, PDT)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 October 2008, 2:37 AM, PDT)
Messing To Recreate Channing's Dolly
(From WENN. 25 August 2008, 6:32 PM, PDT)
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I'd kinda like to see Barbra do this role now
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Barbra Streisand | ... | Dolly Levi |
 | Walter Matthau | ... | Horace Vandergelder |
 | Michael Crawford | ... | Cornelius Hackl |
 | Marianne McAndrew | ... | Irene Molloy |
| Danny Lockin | ... | Barnaby Tucker |
| E.J. Peaker | ... | Minnie Fay |
| Tommy Tune | ... | Ambrose Kemper |
| Joyce Ames | ... | Ermengarde Vandergelder |
| Judy Knaiz | ... | Gussie Granger / Ernestina Simple |
| David Hurst | ... | Rudolph Reisenweber |
| Fritz Feld | ... | Fritz, German waiter |
| Richard Collier | ... | Joe, Vandergelder's barber |
| J. Pat O'Malley | ... | Policeman in Park |
 | Louis Armstrong | ... | Louis Armstrong |
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146 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) |
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DTS 70 mm (70mm re-release)
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Iceland:L |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Norway:7 |
New Zealand:G |
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Australia:G |
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Many of the massive fake buildings constructed on the outdoor back-lot sets in California to stand-in for turn-of-the-century New York City concealed working oil wells.
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Anachronisms: When the opening credits roll and the names of art directors Jack Martin Smith and Herman A. Blumenthal appear, trailed by costume designer Irene Sharaff, you can see signs for the New York Thruway in the upper left corner.
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Irene Molloy:
Minnie, I don't mind that you never finish your lunch, but I do mind that you never finish your sentences.
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Referenced in The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970)
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Soundtrack:
Ribbons Down My Back
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The miscasting of Barbra Streisand is an interesting topic of discussion regarding this movie. She's way too young, as everyone else has said; despite slight changes to the script and giving everyone the benefit of the doubt, it's silly to think that a woman in her mid twenties would have built up both the social contacts and worldly sangfroid that the character possesses. That said, however, she does about as well as anyone could ask playing a role she was 3 decades too young for. The animosity between Barbra and Walter Matthau is another problem--they have no chemistry together whatsoever. While his annoyance with her at the beginning is believable, the turnabout at the end comes across completely false. Fortunately, the movie has many other charms to make up for that central problem.
My favorite part of the movie, and the heart of the film, is the "courtship" of Cornelius & Irene and Barnaby & Minnie Fay. Michael Crawford and the late Danny Lockin are absolutely adorable as Cornelius and Barnaby. The "Dancing" and "Elegance" numbers and the dinner scene at the Harmonia Gardens are worth the price of admission alone. Barbra plays better with the rest of the cast too; she's more believable as a "woman of the world" when she's with the younger cast members. The production design is wonderful as well. While the movie was outrageously expensive for its time, just about every dollar is visible on screen. The claustrophobic musicals they've made since the Seventies really look deficient when compared to the wide-open dance scenes and crowd shots in classic musicals like this one.
All in all, Hello, Dolly has much to offer. It's not the best musical ever made by a long shot, but it's undeniably fun to watch. It would be fun to see Barbra play the role now that she's a more appropriate age for it. Unfortunately, she doesn't do musicals anymore. Maybe Tyne Daly would take the part.