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Funny Lady (1975)

Barbra Streisand , James Caan , Herbert Ross  |  PG |  DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall, Ben Vereen
  • Directors: Herbert Ross
  • Writers: Arnold Schulman, Jay Presson Allen
  • Producers: Ray Stark
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French
  • Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: February 5, 2002
  • Run Time: 136 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005UEQZ
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,683 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Funny Lady" on IMDb

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When Barbra Streisand played Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, she brought to life a sympathetic yet strong-headed performer of stage and radio. In the sequel, Funny Lady, Brice comes off as a harsher woman, slightly bitchy, without the tremendous charm she possessed in the first film. Herbert Ross takes over as director (William Wyler oversaw Funny Girl), and the film just seems to get away from him. This sequel picks up during the Great Depression, when even the great star Fanny Brice is suffering. Along comes Billy Rose (James Caan), a small-time hustler who's out to make it big in show biz. The two pair up, both professionally and romantically, although things are uncertain when her first husband, Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), reappears on the scene. Much to the movie's detriment, Funny Lady concentrates more on Brice's professional life than on her personal life, as the first film does. The songs are elaborately staged numbers that Brice performs in the theaters, and while they are visually lush and spectacular, they lack conviction. Caan is solid in his role as the bumbling producer, but overall, the film is a disappointment. If you want more Barbra and Brice, rewatch Funny Girl. --Jenny Brown

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Barbra Streisand reprises her Oscar-winning role as Fanny Brice, while James Caan takes on the role of second husband Billy Rose. This terrific sequel to Funny Girl portrays Fanny's stormy relationship with Rose and her ongoing love for Nick Arnstein, played again by Omar Sharif. Nominated for five Oscars. 1975 (2 hours 15 minutes).

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars How Lucky? February 23, 2002
Format:DVD
Barbra Streisand doesn't talk about FUNNY LADY that much. She did not include any songs or references to it in her 1992 CD collection "Just For The Record". (The FUNNY LADY soundtrack was not recorded for her record label - another possible reason why it was not included).

Several of the Streisand biographies "quote" Streisand as saying that Ray Stark (the producer behind the successful FUNNY GIRL) would have to drag her to court in order to make FUNNY LADY. It is also said that Streisand's burgeoning love affair with former hairdresser Jon Peters sustained her during the filming of FUNNY LADY - as if the the romance made up for the fact that the work on a FUNNY GIRL sequel was unfulfilling.

Whatever the true story is, we now have a brand new FUNNY LADY DVD from Columbia Pictures. For people like me who made the jump from VHS to DVD (and skipped the laser disk revolution in the 90's), it is wonderful to finally view this film in all its WIDESCREEN glory! James Wong Howe (no relation, although I'm proud to share his surname) photographed FUNNY LADY, and it looks good! The color palette utilized by the film's designers is a bit bawdy for my tastes. In some scenes, though, the design is wonderful - especially in the "Clap Hands" musical number with Ben Vereen.

As for FUNNY LADY, the movie, it has held up well. Some Streisand fans jokingly refer to the Fanny Brice character in FUNNY GIRL as "good Fanny" and the character in FUNNY LADY as "evil Fanny". The script for FUNNY LADY completely changes the character. Fanny, grown up, is shrewd, cynical, and curt. She calls everyone "kid". After not having seen this film for several years, I think Streisand does a great job! "Fanny Brice" in FUNNY LADY is a true character that Streisand plays with an edge. She's not a particularly attractive character - a little annoying - but, nonetheless, a fully realized character. I think some FUNNY GIRL fans want the melodramatic Fanny back for FUNNY LADY. They want more suffering and torch songs and romance. The love affair in FUNNY LADY is not combustible. James Caan (as Billy) is a schmuck. Fanny sings a song called "Isn't This Better?" One of the lyrics says: "Passion is fine, but passion burns fast. Passion's design seems never to last." FUNNY LADY, I think, is about Fanny's decision to love again, but in a different, "safe and serene" way than she loved Nick in FUNNY GIRL.

Enjoy it!

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars "See, Billy, in a tutu, I can be funny." April 5, 2004
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The 1968 film version of FUNNY GIRL was an absolute masterpiece, and as perfect as a musical-comedy film can be. A sequel to this classic was not something that was ever needed to be made, but since the original was so successful (FUNNY GIRL was the highest-grossing film of 1968) and well-loved, it was pretty obvious why producer Ray Stark wanted to make this follow-up so badly. It took awhile, but he eventually convinced Streisand to sign on and reprise her role as Fanny Brice, with Herbert Ross (who had staged the musical numbers in the original film and had directed Streisand in the box office hit THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT) set to direct. Although the film was generally well-received by most critics and proved to be another big box office hit, many fans of the sweet-natured original did not care for the slightly more harsh and cynical tone of this follow-up, and it has since fallen out of favor with many Streisand fans.

While no film could ever recapture the easy charm and beautiful sentiment of FUNNY GIRL, FUNNY LADY is highly entertaining when viewed on it's own terms. Streisand plays the now-hard-bitten Fanny with a depth and maturity that is very different from her characterization in the first film, but almost equally as stunning. Many viewers often complain that James Caan was badly miscast as Billy Rose. While Caan is physically wrong for the role of the short, unattractive Rose, he still comes across as oddly likable, and he has a nice comic chemistry with Streisand. Roddy McDowell is fun as Fanny's assistant, and veteran hoofer Ben Vereen brings down the house with a incredible, almost gravity-defying dance routine. Omar Shariff also returns for two very effective scenes as Nick Arnstein, the man Fanny will always love, but can't seem to live with.

Though Streisand is in terrific singing voice, the song score is a bit more hit-and-miss. The period standards that Streisand vividly performs (particularly the bittersweet "More Than You Know," the gospel-infused "Great Day," and the heart-wrenching "If I Love Again") are absolutely fantastic, however, the heavily-promoted original songs from Cabaret composers Kander and Ebb are a major disappointment. The intended show-stopper "How Lucky Can You Get" is fine number that is made memorable by Streisand's scorching performance, however, the remainder of the original songs ("Blind Date," "Let's Here It For Me") are pretty forgettable despite Streisand's impassioned vocals. Fortunately, these few mediocre numbers (and the rather predictable narrative) are flaws that are very easy to forgive. No, FUNNY LADY doesn't hold a candle to FNNY GIRL, but the film remains a fun and enjoyable ride that should entertain those who loved the original.

About the DVD: The picture quality is excellent - a bit more edge enhancement than there was the FUNNY GIRL DVD, but still great. The sound is also terrific, but I wish Columbia would have at least included the film's original trailer.

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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Worthy and Cruelly Underappreciated Sequel December 29, 2003
Format:DVD
After reading so many negative reviews of this movie, I was surprised to find that I actually loved it. To refute:

She is bitchy because she has been bruised. Notice upon another rewatching of "Funny Girl" how Fanny slowly but surely learns to cover up her pain and anguish through her constant performativity. Whatever innocence was left in her is gone after Nick walked out the door. "Funny Lady" is a worthy sequel because, psychologically, it starts where the last movie leaves off. Fanny must learn to love again. The reason you don't see "sweet Barbra" until the train sequence is because the movie is ABOUT the re-emergence of the sincere woman.

Pay attention to the kinds of lines the writers of both "Funny Girl" and "Funny Lady" give to Fanny Brice. This is the same woman. Only older. Wiser. More bruised. And to those of you who call the movie "cliché," I wonder if you missed the ending.

Is the movie overproduced? Yes. Is it poorly written? No. I would argue that this movie very nearly merits its original in quality, but because it very sincerely tackles the problems of maturity, the problem of Life After Love, its themes may be too complex for those looking only for another tragic love story.

As someone who knows the power of First Love, I found this movie honest and moving, worthy in nearly every way to its prequel, and though there's not enough room in this space to defend it fully, I count myself among those prepared to do so.

The DVD gets four stars because there are no special features.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Another Streisand folly.
Vocally, she's tops. It's just that the new songs are atrocious (the ego-maniacal "Let's Here It For Me" and the ego-maniacal "How Lucky Can You Get"). Read more
Published 2 days ago by Ben
1.0 out of 5 stars What a waste.
I love Funny Girl! - I hate Funny Lady. It was downright tough to watch. My copy will end up in the trash, though I will keep the Case.
Published 5 days ago by Can't Say
5.0 out of 5 stars funny lady
If i could I would be givinging this movie a 20 stars. I thank Barbra Streisand is a great actor and also a ex lent singer . the movie is very intertaing .
Published 7 days ago by Russell Saffer
5.0 out of 5 stars Babs
I have always been a big fan of Barbra's. She is the greatest singers of all time. She is the best actress and directors for a very long time.
Published 1 month ago by Linda J Bodrero
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Funny Girl
The story is OK, the film well made but it did not live up to my expectations. The songs not as good as Funny Girl.
Published 1 month ago by Robert Goudreau Robert Goudreau
5.0 out of 5 stars Love It
I purchased this on DVD and for Instant viewing on Amazon's site. I will be looking now for DVD's that come with Ultra Violet copies included. Read more
Published 4 months ago by debykins
1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE FILM!!!!
If you liked Funny Girl, are a lover of musicals, or a Streisand fan, don't get pulled in. Can't believe it could be THIS awful.
Published 4 months ago by Dr. Amy S. Wooley
3.0 out of 5 stars funny lady
Funny girl much better. It's okay as a sequel. Make sure you watch funny girl first. Billy rose kids a great character.
Published 4 months ago by Steven G
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny Lady
Funny Lady
I love Barbra Streisand movies and it was great to add to my collection. I love it.
Thanks,
Dana
Published 5 months ago by Dana Fay
5.0 out of 5 stars love this movie
the movie was fantastic as always the quality was great ....loved every second of it i forgot how funny this movie was
Published 5 months ago by Candice Harper
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