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Where Were You When Lights Went Out [VHS] (1968)

Starring: Lola Albright, Steve Allen Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: VHS Tape
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Lola Albright, Steve Allen, Jim Backus, Parley Baer, Ben Blue
  • Format: Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: MGM (Warner)
  • VHS Release Date: January 12, 1993
  • Run Time: 94 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6302641985
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,892 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Where Were You When the Lights Were Out, November 18, 2000
By Beverly Kaynes (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
It's November 9th,1965 and New York is having one of its largest power failures. Well, anyone who has ever been in a blackout knows the stress and confusion it can cause. Doris Day plays Margaret Garrisson, an actress with the reputation of being a good girl. Her husband, Peter Garrison (played by Patrick O'Neal), is disappointed that this reputation is starting to become a reality in their marriage. When Margaret comes home after her Broadway show has been canceled due to the power outage, she is shocked by what she finds: her husband and a reporter she had entrusted him with, in a romantic candle-lit state. Margaret storms off into the pitch black night and manages to make it to their second home where she drinks quite a bit of sleeping aid and passes out. When Margaret awakes, she is greeted by a man she has never seen before, and whom she may have had some illicit affair with. That doesn't sound like a good girl to me. And boy, what a mess this causes! Her husband is outraged to find his wife with another man (Now if that isn't the kettle calling the teapot black!); her agent (played by Terry Thomas) fears that Margaret may be thinking of quitting her acting career; and poor Mr.Walichek, how will he get paid? And what about the briefcase filled with several million dollars? It's a big ball of confusion and straightening this mess out is not going to be easy. Robert Morse plays Waldo Zane (you'll remember him as the wacky advisor in "Guide For The Married Man"), and he adds quite a bit more wackiness this time around. So next time you find yourself home alone on a rainy night with nothing to do, rent this one and be thankful that at least the power is still working.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated comedy, July 22, 2001
By Calle (Sweden) - See all my reviews
After reading a couple of reviews saying this film is very mediocre, I didn't have very high expectations on it, so I was surprised to see how funny it actually is. The actors are doing a fine job and there are some really fun scenes. One of the funniest scenes is the one where Maggie (Doris Day) and Waldo (Robert Morse) are sleeping and Maggie's husband, Peter (Patrick O'Neal) is trying to talk to them and Maggie says "Oh, hello, Peter, so you're here" every time he wakes her up. It's overall a very entertaining movie that certainly is worth watching. Have a nice video night!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not Up To Par, April 24, 1999
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I suppose Doris Day's career was just winding down, the writers were getting tired, or perhaps things were just changing too much in those sometimes radical late 1960s for the comedy formula to continue much longer. Whatever the reason, this film just isn't up to par or expectations for a Doris Day sparkling comedy. There are a few laughs scattered here and there, but the characters are oddly almost cold and hardly sympathetic so it's difficult to care about what happens to them, even Doris's character. The film is OK to own if you're just collecting Doris Day films or sixties comedies, but it really isn't all that entertaining.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Lights OUT Doris~ NOT her best but we have fun anyway~
PLOT: total Blackout parody with Doris finding her husband in a clench and side story of a greedy man who robs his boss~ but the heist goes gone wrong and chaos in the Dark~... Read more
Published 18 months ago by M. Lung

5.0 out of 5 stars When is this going to be released on DVD ????
When is this title going to be released on DVD??. It's frustrating to see almost every OTHER Doris Day movie now out on DVD, why not this title?. Read more
Published on October 21, 2007 by THE PHANTOM CHORUS BOY!!

2.0 out of 5 stars OK
This is an ok film. The sleeping scene is funny including the scene when both Morse's stocking feet and Day's bare feet stick out of the covers. funny
Published on February 3, 2005 by dwight

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Movie
I own all 39/39 of Doris Days Movies and I bought this one a few weeks ago. And I didn't remember all of it since I hadn't seen it in a few years. Read more
Published on July 1, 2004 by Chris

3.0 out of 5 stars Strange things happen in New York City Blackout!
Robert Morse (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying [1967]) plays an accident-prone man that puts everything in prospective. Read more
Published on March 3, 2004 by James McDonald

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Doris Days Most Funny
I had never heard of this cute little Doris Day movie until I found it on Amazon. I would like to give it 3 stars, but as a Doris Day fan it moved to 4 stars. Read more
Published on August 16, 2003 by Jennifer

2.0 out of 5 stars Low-Wattage Script Turns Day to Night
It was only a matter of time before some one turned the the famous 1960s New York City blackout into a bedroom farce--but this script would have been better left in the dark. Read more
Published on December 9, 2001 by Gary F. Taylor

3.0 out of 5 stars "Lights" wattage not overly bright!
"Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?" was notable for several reasons. It was the 14th Doris Day film to play NYC's Radio City Music Hall, where her films grossed... Read more
Published on October 17, 2000 by Paul Brogan

3.0 out of 5 stars Where were you when the lights went out?
Well I love this movie because of all the stuff that Doris has to go though and her husband to get back together after the lights go out. I love all of Doris Day movies. Read more
Published on June 28, 2000

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