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Little Miss Marker (1980) [VHS]
 
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Little Miss Marker (1980) [VHS] (1980)

Starring: Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews Director: Walter Bernstein Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: VHS Tape
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart, Lee Grant
  • Directors: Walter Bernstein
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Universal Studios
  • VHS Release Date: February 8, 1994
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6300181898
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,920 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie let down by DVD, January 4, 2005
By W. Woon (Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Miss Marker (DVD)
This is vintage Walter Matthau, playing his trademark sourpuss personality. Based on a story by Damon Runyon (the same author whose stories formed the basis for the classic Guys and Dolls), the film is populated by the usual Runyonesque cast of endearing, gold-hearted Depression-era lowlife characters. Matthau plays Sorrowful Jones, a bookie who takes the Kid (Sara Stimson) as a marker for a bet placed by her father, who promptly goes out and drowns himself. Despite his flinty exterior, Jones has a heart and spends the rest of the movie trying to cope with his new status as father-by-default to the adorable Kid. In this he is aided and abetted by his faithful sidekick, played admirably by Bob Newhart. Julie Andrews as the love interest adds a touch of class. The cast is rounded off by Tony Curtis, playing a less-than-menacing gangster who provides the third side of the love triangle.

The plot is carried entirely by Matthau, whose deadpan delivery of his lines is impeccable. The humour does not insult the viewer's intelligence. All in all, a film worth watching.

The only quibble I have is with the DVD, which is execrable. There are no special features at all - not even a menu for selection of scenes. What we have here is basically a VHS in DVD format. One expects more nowadays.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Good cast, great production, but weak script and direction, January 28, 2001
By Scott MacGillivray (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
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The Walter Matthau version of "Little Miss Marker" tries very hard to capture the authentic 1930s Damon Runyon flavor. The art direction is superb, the Henry Mancini score is wonderful, and Matthau is fine as always, but the film promises more than it delivers. The original Runyon story tells of a hard-hearted bookie who reluctantly accepts a little girl as security for a wager, and gradually thaws out as he cares for the child as his own. The story (faithfully told in the 1934 Adolphe Menjou-Shirley Temple film version) strikes all the right notes as the plot progresses, but the 1980 script rambles aimlessly and often overlooks key plot points, with many missed opportunities for the Runyon warmth and humor. Still watchable thanks to Matthau and villain Tony Curtis, but what should have been a sure winner finishes out of the money.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and predictable, March 27, 2000
By JoJo (Alabama) - See all my reviews
I like this movie a lot. It is sweet to see how the crusty old bookie begins to care for the child. Although this movie is predictable, it is entertaining. It is one that the whole family can watch together. I especially like the scene where Sorrowful reads "the kid" the race results for a bed time story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertainment like it should be.
Years ago I had seen Little Miss Marker and had been wanting to see it again. My husband had never seen the movie, he enjoys watching it over and over. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Joyce H. Currington

3.0 out of 5 stars average remake of the Shirley Temple classic
The 1980 remake of LITTLE MISS MARKER does visibly capture a lot of the 1930s feeling of the original Damon Runyon story, but the film as a whole seems under-done... Read more
Published on May 23, 2007 by Byron Kolln

5.0 out of 5 stars Movie 'Little Miss Marker"
I loved the movie years ago when it came out. It was wonderful to enjoy it again.
Published on November 9, 2006 by Christina Willson

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Miss Marvelous
This is a great, fun movie. Walter Matheau is always a treat to watch. I believe this is the 3rd remake of "little Miss Marker", the first with Adolf Menjou and Shirley Temple and... Read more
Published on August 11, 2005 by Vampyrikus

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful & hilarious gem!
This is such a feel-good comedy, one of Walter Matthau's best!

If you've seen the "Odd Couple", or for that matter any of Walter Matthau/Jack Lemmon's comedy, then... Read more
Published on February 8, 2005 by Nathan Peles

5.0 out of 5 stars great flick
I have watched this movie over and over. I just cannot get enough of "the kid's" performance. She is spectacular. Great family film! Read more
Published on February 5, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars This movie is very cute!
I really enjoyed her character in this movie the little "kid" in the movie is adorable this was a cute little love story and it is worth it
Published on May 16, 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars go away shirley
If i watch one more film oh Shirley Temple acting "cute" and sickly sweet for the camera, i just may lose my lunch. Read more
Published on April 1, 2000

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