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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (2004)

Cary Grant , Myrna Loy , H.C. Potter , Tex Avery  |  NR |  DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (208 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Frank Graham, Don Messick, Melvyn Douglas
  • Directors: H.C. Potter, Tex Avery
  • Writers: Eric Hodgins, Jack Cosgriff, Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Rich Hogan
  • Producers: Dore Schary
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Black & White, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Turner Home Ent
  • DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
  • Run Time: 94 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (208 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001WTWVU
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,720 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" on IMDb

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  • All new digital transfer
  • 2 radio productions starring Cary Grant
  • Cartoon "The House of Tomorrow"
  • Cary Grant trailer gallery

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Cary Grant stars as an advertising executive who dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems. (See the 1980s Tom Hanks comedy The Money Pit for an updated version of the same idea.) The big appeal here are the two leads, Grant and Myrna Loy, who were each in their early 40s and at the peak of their careers. Together with solid support from Melvyn Douglas and a screenplay that might have been tailor-made for their polished brand of comedy, the stars dominate this simple project. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

Cary Grant is hilarious as a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape the confines of his family's tiny midtown apartment. So he designs his dream home in the suburbs and discovers the project wasn't as easy as it seemed. The house gets larger. The bills get bigger. The problems just won't go away. Eventually, the whole affair becomes a nightmare-a very funny nightmare-that left audiences laughing in 1948 and will have you in stitches, too. This is the comedic masterpiece that inspired the popular 1987 movie "The Money Pit." It's an adventure in homeowning that strikes a familiar chord with everyone who's ever bought a house. Year: 1948 Director: H.C. Potter Starring: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas

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And the movie is very, very funny. Daniel Will-Harris  |  49 reviewers made a similar statement
Cary Grant and Myrna Loy at their comedic best! alfred marily  |  38 reviewers made a similar statement
This movie is a hilarious example of how whatever can go wrong will! ehakus  |  29 reviewers made a similar statement
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85 of 89 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Means we gotta blast...... December 17, 2004
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Yeeup! As Mr. Tersander would say. This is one of my favorite films. While not exactly bust-a-gut funny, it is warmly amusing throughout with a couple of classic lines & scenes (the perplexing storeroom, the "letch", the well, the all-night Wam session etc.), played to perfection with ease and charm (my God those are lost arts, aren't they?) by a cast of pros who are immediately likeable and comfortable to be around.

The story of a New York adman building his dream house in Connecticut being snookered by the "hicks" and then the series of disasters and cost overruns that befall him, the film is played with just the right tone, light and with great good humor, from the falling lintels to the Zuzz-Zuzz water softener.

Some may question the 5 stars, and although it may not be a great movie, I give it all 5 because Grant, Loy and Douglas are a lost breed of irreplaceable class players, and this kind of effortless amusement is pretty much an extinct genre.
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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny... July 19, 2002
By ehakus
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Often imitated but never quite surpassed, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is a classic comedy about a topic still as current now as it was in the 1940s. Silly but very funny, this movie is really great - featuring the ever hilarious Cary Grant, and Myrna Loy.

Essentially, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is about a family that decides to move to the country and get away from the overcrowding in the apartment. Instead of making life easier, however, their decision to move causes disaster after disaster. This movie is a hilarious example of how whatever can go wrong will!

Although the topic could have easily degenerated into stupidity, the script, the directing and, most of all, the cast, turn the movie into a classic. The script is witty and very funny, and it is directed with style - but mainly, Cary Grant is terrific! His double takes and reactions will never be equalled...any scene that he is in in pretty much guaranteed to be hysterical. Myrna Loy does a good job of cooling balancing Grant's screwball character, and the supporting cast is good as well.

Anyhow, this is a funny movie for the whole family - it is highly recommended!

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Been There, Done That July 21, 2001
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Cary Grant and Myrna Loy have a very comfortable chemistry together in this comedy about a couple that decides to get out of their cramped city apartment and move out into the country. Through stubborness and sheer ignorance, they end up making a number of expensive errors as they attempt to build their dream house. The story is narrated by their friend and lawyer Bill, well played by Melvyn Douglas, a cynical man who learns it's easier to just let them make their mistakes. Grant is the perfect actor to express the exasperation of the whole process. The man had amazing comedic timing, deceptively making it look easy. The script hits all of the potential problems with building, and the film is smoothly produced. This is the kind of comedy that will appeal to most people, because almost everyone has had the opportunity to experience the joy that is remodelling, landscaping, decorating, or building. There's something in here for everyone to appreciate.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A True Story February 24, 2005
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"Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House" is a witty movie in the wry style not often seen today. Cary Grant and Myrna Loy are wonderful, as is Melvyn Douglas.

This endearing movie is actually based on a true story. Architectural Digest ran an article about it titled "Mr Blandings' Dream House - Revisiting an American Icon in Connecticut" in June 1991.

According to the article, Mr Hodgins (the original Mr Blandings) began building his dream house in 1939 in New Milford, Connecticut. At the time of the article the home still stood and was known as Blandings Way. The Hollywood version of the house was built in Malibu Creek State Park and was also standing in 1991.

The house's original budget was $11,000 but the final cost came to a dizzying $56,000. Mr Hodgins was nearly bankrupted and was forced to sell his dream house just two years after moving in. It was then that he told his story in "Mr Blandings Builds His Castle" and the sequel "Blandings Way". When Mr Hodgins was paid $200,000 for the film rights to his book he offered the entire amount to the (then) current owners of his dream house, but they refused to sell.

This is a great movie true to the original story -- right down to the flower room! Recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Original Money Pit March 7, 2006
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Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas star in this little gem from 1948, where Grant plays Jim Blandings, a marketing executive who lives in a cramped New York City apartment with practical wife Muriel (Loy), two daughters, Joan and Betsy, maid Gussie (Louise Beavers), bird Theodore and has best friend Bill Cole (Douglas). Muriel is pushing to renovate their apartment, to make more space, but Jim, after seeing an ad for beautiful Connecticut, decides that maybe they need to move out of the city and purchase a home. Being a comedy, and a comedy with Grant, Loy AND Douglas, you know it won't be a simple procedure. Their dream home turns out to be falling down and rebuilding turns out to be almost more work than they can take.

What makes this film sparkle are the lead performances - - Grant, as always, excels in the comedic roles in which he plays an almost unsuspecting comedian. The only other actor that I think could have done justice to this part would perhaps be the always stellar William Powell, who had such witty chemistry with Loy. Loy shows a constant poise and straightforwardness that plays well off Grant's bumbling comedy. Douglas, who I think was a sadly underrated and underused actor, is wonderful as the best friend "Cole. Bill Cole. Friend of the family." He is the straight man to Grant, with some razor sharp dialogue.

Although this movie was remade in sorts as "The Money Pit" in the 1980s with Tom Hanks and Shelley Long, I would advise to pass on the 80s version - although Hanks and Long are fine actors, "Pit" misses the warmth, the comedic flair and the down-home goodness that "Blandings" offers - - making the original a far superior film. Highly recommended.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
It is a great old movie. I always loved watching it when ever it came on the television. Now I have it so I can watch it more often
Published 1 day ago by Nancy Jean Osborne
4.0 out of 5 stars Love Cary Grant movies
I love Cary Grant in all of his movies.
This movie is old and moves along a little slower,
but humorous and worth watching if you like old movies.
Published 7 days ago by Angela Grant
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious forerunner to 'the Money Pit'
I love this movie, Cary Grant at his best. It's funny, clever, and charming. Great gags, and a great cast of characters.
Published 7 days ago by Valerie C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun family movie
What's not to love?!
Good, clean, family movie.
Cary Grant is so cute in this movie, and has such a great character to play. Read more
Published 8 days ago by K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful movie
What a classic! Back in the day when people planned their home construction, and were involved in all the details.
Published 14 days ago by Lucky
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
My favorite scene is when Mrs Blanding is telling th contractor the colors to paint the rooms in the house.
Published 20 days ago by Lynne Wagstaff
5.0 out of 5 stars Great classice Grant Movie
Great movie with Cary Grant & Mira Loy. A classic you must see especially for those of us who have built a house while being married.
Published 20 days ago by F. Elizabeth Ratcliffe
5.0 out of 5 stars Cary Grant & Myrna Loy - what's not to love
Crazy madcap romp through the world of moving from NYC to the country and all the things that can go wrong do.
Published 24 days ago by Glenna in TX
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product!
Order this for a Mother's Day gift. My mom loved it! Was the perfect gift for someone who says she already has everything she needs.
Published 1 month ago by Robert Keller
5.0 out of 5 stars A must see !!
If you can not rate this movie a 5 star rating, please watch it again. This is, by far, a must see, especially for home buyers. In our 3rd home and I can relate to this movie. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Donnadave
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