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Auntie Mame (1958)

Rosalind Russell , Forrest Tucker  |  NR |  DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (334 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Fred Clark, Patrick Knowles
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Unknown)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: October 1, 2002
  • Run Time: 143 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (334 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006FDCA
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,257 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Auntie Mame" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Music-only audio track highlighting Bronislaw Kaper's lush score
  • Theatrical trailers for Auntie Mame and Mame (1974)

Editorial Reviews

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Remember darlings, "Life's a banquet, and most suckers are starving to death." That tag line sums up this exuberant and immensely amusing 1958 comedy that can be seen repeatedly, as it never grows stale. Rosalind Russell plays the flamboyant aunt who takes in poor, orphaned Patrick, played with sophisticated ease by Jan Handzlik. Mame, all glitter and martinis, raises her nephew in a world filled with acceptance and her oddball literati friends. Nothing is too bohemian. This unfolds in colorful episodic segments that allow us to watch Patrick grow as Mame oversees his unusual upbringing while she juggles a few spouses and an extended household. Russell, who created the title role for the stage, simply shines. She is bright and brassy, but never goes too far over the top. Peggy Cass is a comedic delight as her befuddled secretary, and Coral Browne brings class to the production as her best friend. This was based on the exuberant stage play, which in turn was based on Patrick Dennis's humorous, bittersweet novel. The screen version was written by the clever duo of Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Not to be confused with the pathetically lackluster musical version starring Lucille Ball (1974), simply entitled Mame. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Product Description

Rosalind Russell recreates her hallmark stage role as the accentric grande dame of highlife, briging up a 10-year-old nephew. A banquet of laughter, nominated for 6 Academy Awards(R).

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I love to watch this movie over and over. Amy  |  111 reviewers made a similar statement
I will definetly buy this one for my DVD collection to cherish forever. E. Pena  |  27 reviewers made a similar statement
This is a very funny movie. Bonita R. Roberts  |  35 reviewers made a similar statement
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131 of 134 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars ".....Boxed, like Proust!" February 13, 2001
Format:VHS Tape
There are certain roles that are inextricably linked to their portrayors. Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Yul Brynner as The King of Siam, Ethel Merman as Madame Rose, and, of course, Rosalind Russell as Auntie Mame. Rosalind Russell was, in my opinion, a class act. The lady had style, warmth, modesty, and a great acting talent, particularly in comedy, especially the fast-talking kind. Sure, she had some career misfires, such as her unconvincing Jewish mama in "A Majority of One", and her "slumming society dame" Madame Rose in "Gypsy", but Roz reigned supreme in comedies such as "The Women", "His Girl Friday", and, of course, "Auntie Mame" which, having created it on Broadway, it became HER signature role. Her performance is recorded for generations to come in this delighful film. Also on hand from the original Broadway cast are Peggy Cass as the frumpy, would-be butterfly Miss Gooch, and Jan Handzlik as 9-year-old Patrick Dennis, who comes to live with his madcap aunt. Add to this the fabulous, acid-tongued Coral Browne (she would become, years later, Mrs. Vincent Price!), handsome and appealing Patric Knowles and Forrest Tucker (who is extremely charming in this, possibly his best role), showbiz vets Fred Clark, Lee Patrick and Willard Waterman as Mame's snobbish betes noirs, and the largely unsung Joanna Barnes as grown-up Patrick's unbearable, shallow fiance. Her performance, replete with annoying, Gloria Vanderbilt-like accent, is one of those great performances where you laugh at her and despise her at the same time. The costumes, by Orry-Kelly, are superb - classy/crazy creations that are beautiful as well as mad. The same can be said about the ever-changing decor of Mame's Beekman Place duplex-from Japanese to Moderne to Louis XIV to library chic to 50s modern to East Indian-well, there you have it! And, of course, there is the wonderful Betty Comden/Adolph Green script, which is full of so many quotable lines that it has become part of my friends' and mine lexicon! The film is a little episodic, but who the hell cares? I definitely prefer this film to the sadly unfunny, leaden musical version with Lucille Ball. I love Lucy, too, but "Mame" was not for her. Auntie Mame is one of my favorite heroines. She is a woman full of adventure, fun, style, even a little bitchiness, but she is not mean. She has a generous, kind heart and is not a "money" snob or a "social-order" snob. Every parent should make their children watch this film-mine did, and am I glad! Roz rules!
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76 of 77 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Life's A Banquet--and Auntie Mame Invites You To It March 12, 2003
Format:DVD
The Patrick Dennis novel was a runaway bestseller--and it was soon followed by a stage version starring Rosalind Russell, who was born to play the madcap Mame in this story of an eccentric, fast-living society woman of the 1920s who "inherits" her nephew when her brother died. Determined to "open doors" for her adoring nephew, Mame exposes to him everything from bootleg gin to oddball characters--all the while doing battle with her nephew's ultra-conservative trustee, who is equally determined that the boy's life remain free of "certain influences."

This is a knockout show, and Rosalind Russell delivers a knockout performance in it--easily her finest comedy performance since 1939's THE WOMEN. She is extremely well supported by the sadly under-acknowledged Coral Brown in the role of Vera Charles, an actress who passes out in Mame's apartment with considerable regularity, and Forrest Tucker as the Southern gentleman who becomes her knight in shining honor; the supporting cast, which includes Fred Clark, Peggy Cass (particularly memorable as Agnes Gooch, Jan Handzlik, Roger Smith, and Joanna Barnes is equally flawless.

The infamous "production code" was still somewhat in force when AUNTIE MAME was filmed, and consequently several of the play's most famous lines had to be re-written--but this scarcely gets in the way of Russell and company, and director DaCosta offers a brilliant compromise between the art of cinema and the "set piece" nature of the stage show. The production values are rich, the score is memorable, and everything about the show is a tremendous amount of fun; by the time it ends, you'll wish that Auntie Mame was yours.

Although there were a few minutes when I felt the film had been slightly cropped, the DVD version offers a visually stunning print of the film in its original ratio, and the sound is quite good as well. The few extras are nothing to speak of--but frankly, it hardly matters: this is one film you'll be glad to have on DVD, for you're likely to wear out a VHS in short order. If you need a good laugh, especially one with a slightly satricial edge, you'll adore AUNTIE MAME from start to finish. One of my favorite films, and strongly recommended.

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68 of 70 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best that isn't on those Top 100 lists November 8, 2002
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This is the one and only version of Auntie Mame that anyone should ever see. Rosalind Russell is brilliant as the eccentrically loving Mame who takes in nephew Patrick and includes him in her madcap life. Having been charmed by the original release of the film back in the '50s, I had the great pleasure of introducing my (now-adult daughter) to Mame--thereby bringing another generation forward to share the pleasure of the production.

Dealing as it does with the highs and lows of Mame's fortunes, her loves and losses and, always, her devotion to Patrick, there is great comedy, genuine sentiment and some wonderful social comment as well. While Russell always turned in fine performances (The Women, most notably), she put subsequent wannabe efforts to shame. The Lucille Ball version (in which she looks as if she was shot through Vaseline-covered cheesecloth) is lamentably bad, going for cheap laughs. But there is nothing cheap about this, the original. From Mame's efforts to be a salesgirl at Macy's during the Christmas season, to her gentle put-down of an anti-semite, Russell is glorious as Mame--big-hearted, big-humored, and wonderfully off-center. And good performances are given across the board by co-cast members Peggy Cass, Coral Browne, Forrest Tucker, and Connie Gilchrist and Yuki Shimoda as Russell's faithful staff.
Get this and share it with special friends and family. It is truly one of the all-time great movies.
My highest recommendation.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Auntie Mame
It's the classic Auntie Mame.
If you haven't seen it... Do yourself a big favor and take an evening to watch it. You will love it!
Published 4 hours ago by E. Boone
5.0 out of 5 stars This movie is NOT A MUSICAL!
I find it bewildering why the video companies and the producer of the DVD release should classify this movie as a MUSICAL. There is no singing or dancing in it. Read more
Published 8 hours ago by Alexander Poor
5.0 out of 5 stars Really a fund classic.
Just finished watching Auntie Mame for the upteenth time...a joyful classic for the holidays, when I get bored with reading, just need an uplift. Rosalind Russell is just fun.
Published 7 days ago by Lockett F. Ballard
5.0 out of 5 stars So wish for a combo of this and the musical movie Mame
Enjoyed this thoroughly. Because I am so familiar with the musical, I did miss the musical numbers, especially since this is shot very like a musical. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Courtney L. Hebert
5.0 out of 5 stars mame is a classic
I never tire of watching ths movie, rosiland russell is perfect in the parts, her costumes are classics and still seen today. Read more
Published 8 days ago by mary l raspall
5.0 out of 5 stars Great classic movie
"Run along to Ito and tell him to bring me a light breakfast - black coffee and a side car. Oh, oh. And a cold towel for your Auntie Vera."
Published 12 days ago by A. Pearlman
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite
Of the 2 Mame movies, as much as I adore musicals, no one can top Rosalind Russell as the infectious Auntie Mame!!! A must see for any kids, adults, and die hards!! Read more
Published 12 days ago by Ioice
5.0 out of 5 stars ROSALIND RUSSELL'S FINEST MANIAC PERFORMANCE
Have been enchanted by this movie since its first showing in the local movie theater. It's one of those pictures that I enjoy more every time I see it.
Published 12 days ago by A. Elliott
5.0 out of 5 stars Auntie Mame...
This movie stars Rosalind Russell. There are several version starring different movie stars, but I think this one is the best. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Carla Fabian
5.0 out of 5 stars LIVE! LIVE! LIVE! FOR THIS CLASSIC
Rosalind Russell's infamous line " Life is a buffet and some poor suckers are just starving to death!" Was worth obtaining this colorful classic gem.
Published 16 days ago by Vincent Lawrence
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