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The Jack Lemmon Film Collection (Phffft! / Operation Mad Ball / The Notorious Landlady / Under the Yum Yum Tree / Good Neighbor Sam) (2011)

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  • Actors: Jack Lemmon
  • Format: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Dubbed: French
  • Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 6
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: June 9, 2009
  • Run Time: 555 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0024396DI
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,943 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Eminently versatile, two-time Oscar® winner Jack Lemmon (Save the Tiger [Best Actor], 1973; Mr. Roberts [Best Supporting Actor], 1955) was an actor's actor - the sort who made it look easy as he lit up the screen in everything from powerful dramas to irresistible comedies. Now for the first time on DVD are five of his best-loved Columbia comedy classics, along with a must-see bonus disc hosted by Jack's son and biographer, Chris Lemmon. This disc features intimate interviews with friends and colleagues plus never-before-seen personal photos. Included in this exclusive collection are Phffft!, featuring Kim Novak with a script by George Axelrod (Breakfast at Tiffany's); Operation Mad Ball and The Notorious Landlady featuring Fred Astaire, both co-written by Blake Edwards (The Pink Panther); and, from writer/ director David Swift (Pollyanna), Under the Yum Yum Tree and Good Neighbor Sam. It's pure comic gold - with a twist of Lemmon!

Customer Reviews

5 stars for the extras. J. Schmidt  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
Jack Lemmon plays the leacherous type in several films and does it well. calvinnme  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
That's really annoying! L. Roth  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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35 of 40 people found the following review helpful
The five films that the other reviewer mentioned are accompanied by a bonus disc of yet undisclosed extra features. No box set has yet been dedicated to Jack Lemmon, and it is about time.

Don't judge this set by some of Sony's early ventures into classic films. I have some DVDs made by Sony early in this century that look like VHS transfers or something that was projected against a bedsheet. However, Sony has begun to turn the corner with such outstanding entries as theThe Cary Grant Box Set (Holiday / Only Angels Have Wings / The Talk of the Town / His Girl Friday / The Awful Truth).

1954's Phffft has the great chemistry of Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon in a film that examines how you deal with somebody that gets on your nerves yet is in your blood at the same time. Jack Carson plays his usual bad influence part as Lemmon's friend.

I haven't seen Operation Madball in years. As I remember, it was no Mister Roberts, but it had a madcap air about it as a bunch of servicemen compete for the attention of only a few nurses. I particularly remember a piece of dark humor not typical for 50's comedies in which Jack Lemmon tries to convince one of the other servicemen that he buried a man alive.

"The Notorious Landlady" is another one that I haven't seen in years. I have to admit I remember it more because of Fred Astaire than Jack Lemmon. It was one of his roles after he ceased being a purely musical talent. Jack Lemmon plays an American who rents a room in London when his job brings him there.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Discs are still mislabeled May 8, 2010
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Well, here it is, almost a year later from its expensive release, and Sony is selling the mislabeled disc collection (hmmm, has a nice ring to it, though).

Every movie does not match the DVD's label - Disc 2 is really "Good Neighbor Sam" though it's labeled "Operation Mad Ball." Disc 5 is labeled "Good Neighbor Sam," but it's really "Operation Mad Ball". And the confusion just continues through the other discs. Time to get out the DVD Felt Pen Marker.

What makes this mishap particularly irritating is that the Root Menu/Title Screen for each DVD does NOT tell you the name of the movie. Just "Play movie" or "Languages" or "Select Scenes." It's bad enough that every disc is mislabeled, but to not even tell you on the Main Title root menu what the name of the movie is? You have to actually start each movie to see which one it is.

I bought this set for one movie only, "Good Neighbor Sam," and I must say the transfer was poor. Couldn't Sony have at least cleaned the print before transferring it to DVD?

Jack Lemmon (and his fans) deserve better.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Discs mislabeled but great Lemmon collection October 28, 2009
Just got this set today for $29.99 with free shipping from a competitor, and I can confirm the discs are mislabeled. First one I put in was labeled "Good Neighbor Sam", but it is actually "Operation Mad Ball". So a little homework with a felt-tipped pen was needed. For the price I got this set of 6 discs for, I am not going to get too upset about the mixup and lack of quality control. Great transfers and picture quality which is the important thing. 5 Stars, -1 Star for the quality control issue.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Every movie disc is labeled wrong! September 27, 2009
By L. Roth
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We opened this set last night and found that ALL FIVE MOVIE DISCS ARE LABELED WRONG, meaning the title on the disc is NOT the movie actually on that disc! All five movies that are supposed to be included in the set are there, just mislabeled. That's really annoying! We'll have to mark them somehow so we know what's what. The movies themselves are all ones we'll enjoy, but I've never seen this kind of error before! I was wondering if anyone else had the same problem, so I checked the reviews and it looks like several mention this.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Finally ! A Jack Lemmon film collection August 22, 2009
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I've watched Jack Lemmon films since I was a teenager and loved every one. As an adult I've been checking with Amazon for years for my favorites Under the yum yum tree and Good neighbor Sam. These two were the best to me of 5 films. I agree with one review that these movies should be sold separate so you can choose which ones you want to buy. I bought the Apartment,Irma LaDouce and How to murder your wife separately. So, I already have a great Jack Lemmon's collection. I have never seen the other three movies but, since I'm a big Jack Lemmon fan I can't wait to see them. A.D.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
This box set releases five Jack Lemmon films for first time ever on DVD, and for some of them, the first time ever in a home media format period.

Let me start by saying thanks to Sony for getting this one right. Sony has in the past put out some shoddy DVD's and sets, but this one is on the same level as Sony's The Cary Grant Box Set (Holiday / Only Angels Have Wings / The Talk of the Town / His Girl Friday / The Awful Truth) and The Premiere Frank Capra Collection (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington / It Happened One Night / You Can't Take It with You / Mr. Deeds Goes to Town / American Madness / Frank Capra's American Dream). The packaging itself is compact and practical, as the five movies and bonus discs are held in a relatively slim fold out box set case. The design itself is also very appealing. The case and DVD's are themed in blues and browns, and the the fold out part of the set has two large portraits of Lemmon. Also, the DVD's are in clear plastic holders allowing you to look behind each DVD to see a poster and picture matching that particular movie. Overall, five stars for the box itself as it is sturdy, compact and attractive.

One of my minor quibbles concerns the title menus of each disc. Each movie is clearly labeled with the title and disc number, however, the tile menu displays do not match the disc numbers. For instance, my "Operation Mad Ball" is labeled on the disc as disc two but on the title menu it says disc five. I am not sure if this is a problem specific to my set or if all the sets are like that.
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5.0 out of 5 stars jack lemmon
Jack Lemmon is one of the most versatile actors of our time... He is truly fantastic... alot of fun-- :-) yea
Published 21 days ago by maryping
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Jack Lemmon
I have to confess that I haven't watched all of the movies in this collection yet. I bought it for Good Neighbor Sam. This is an excellent and funny movie. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kaitlyn
3.0 out of 5 stars broken tabs in case
The tabs to hold the DVDs into the box were broken, so some of the discs were not held in place. disappointed
Published 2 months ago by Elisa Sarasin
5.0 out of 5 stars Jack Lemmon
More Jack Lemmon! Jack Lemmon has always been one of my favorite movie stars, and these movies brings back some of his most memorable moments.
Published 2 months ago by Caroline R. Camozzi
5.0 out of 5 stars Jack Lemmon Film Collection
Being a Jack Lemmon fan, I was pleased to add this collection to my video library. It was well priced and has a great collection of Jack Lemmon films.
Published 4 months ago by Ruth Lott
5.0 out of 5 stars Lemmon-nized
Back to the basics with Jack! All of these films I first saw when I was younger than a teenager! I had forgotten how this great actor had affected me when I was a youngster! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Texas Pen Feather
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Films
This is a great collection of Jack Lemmons' movies. All are excellent, and rare films. You can't go wrong with this Collection. Read more
Published 23 months ago by P. DEL VALLE
5.0 out of 5 stars The best of a generation!
This collection covers many of the movies that proved Jack Lemmon was perhaps the most entertaining comedic actor of his generation.
Published 23 months ago by George Wooley
1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong printing of the dvds
The films are not burned on the good discs. It means that each film has a wrong name written on the disc. Too bad.
Published on May 7, 2011 by supfiction
5.0 out of 5 stars Jack Lemmon is always a delight!
Jack Lemmon is a comedy legend, well worth all the praise he received and still receives to this day! Read more
Published on February 8, 2011 by Lucia
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