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Wonder Man

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"Wonder Man" may not have the most credible of storylines of Danny Kaye's work, but it has some of the finest moments of pure anarchic ad-libbing and timing you will ever get to see after the Marx brothers.
The story--of diametrically opposite twins, one a shy suburban academic and the other a wacky showman with mafia links--is curious and the plot is strained. But that does not restrict the brilliant Danny Kaye. In a memorable scene after the twin in showbusiness is killed, his ghost takes over the body of the twin in central park. And Danny Kaye gets to do his celebrated Russian opera singer routine, which is itself worth the price of the DVD or VHS. The ending, with Danny Kaye doing Opera in pig-Italian, is to be seen to be believed.
This movie is right up there with "Duck Soup", "A night at the Opera" and other such classics of comedy

BUSTER! This movie is one of the funniest I've ever seen. Danny Kaye is hilarious playing 2 roles: a whimpy librarian and his ghost twin brother- Buster! The scenes in Prospect Park (aka Potato salad),the deli, and some of the on-stage routines are classics.

This movie is about twin brothers brought back together through the death of one. Danny Kaye portrayes both brothers and is at his best being two different people. The music and dancing are wonderful and the singing as well. But it's Danny Kaye making you laugh that's makes this movie one of his all time best. This movie helps show our children what good clean fun is all about.

This is one of the best Danny Kaye movies I've ever seen. It has hilarious comedy and Danny Kaye is one of the best actors in history.

When singing ad-libbing opera to playing drunk and making pet shop animal sounds into the phone to singing with trying not to sneeze it's packed with hilarious comedy and wackiness that you'd want to see it again. And if you love Danny Kaye, you'd want to see this movie.

This is the best Danny Kaye movie. He plays the parts of two twins: a genius and a night-club singer who is engaged to his partner. The singer witnesses a mureder but before the trial he gets killed and becomes a ghost so he calls on his super-identical twin to fill in for him. This is by far the most side-splitting Danny Kaye I have ever seen!

i absolutly loved this movie one of my favorites danny kay was get playing both roles i would tell anybody to rent or buy this movie

As a kid, viewing films like WONDER MAN and THE COURT JESTER made me fall in love with Danny Kaye's talent. That fondness stays with me into adulthood. Unforgettable laughs, lines and performances make WONDER MAN a classic. It's not elaborate, nor is it monumental, but it's good, clean fun that was highly original for its time and movie and TV writers and producers have been stealing Kaye's innovations ever since. As a kid from Flatbush, my favorite line among many: Danny: "I don't want to go to Brooklyn! You can't make me!" Bus Driver: "None of us wants to, pal--but we all gotta go sometime."

AMC is one of my favorite television stations. One day I was home sick and decided to watch it. "Wonder Man", came on and I was in love! The originallity of its plot is so awesome!

I haven't had a chance to see a lot of Danny Kaye movies over the years. By the time I came around his Hollywood days were pretty much behind him and were replaced by his UNICEF work. The Danny Kaye movies I have seen over the years were often mediocre at best. There were times I could tell he had talent but the scripts and the directors apparently had less. In "Wonder Man" I sat back in appreciation of the wide range of talent he has. His gift for accents and his facial animations were on display and the script and direction seemed to realize that Kaye was the key to the movie. His portrayal of a Russian singer with hayfever was inspired (although I wondered if that would actually work as a nightclub act). My favorite was the first number he did. The mixture of dance, song, and humor made it a great, all around exhibition. The supporting cast was mediocre; this was Kaye's show from beginning to end. If you're curious as to what kind of talent Danny Kaye had, "Wonder Man" is the movie to watch.

Danny Kaye gives an outstanding performance in this movie. Of course he is always outstanding. This movie is funny and very fun to watch over and over again. I recommend it to anyone who is a Kaye fan, or to anyone with young children as they too find it wonderful.