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Its over 30 years since this film was released - never seen on DVD - and only to be bought on a now deleted VHS, it would be nice to have it out on DVD now - also the music release from this film has never been released since the 1970s vynil too! (although the stage show with Angela Landsbury is now on CD) Its not a bad musical really, it just was released a year or two too late to ride on the back of things like Hello Dolly and such! (Very 1960s musical style is the film) but worth a watch!
Anyway to show how good it is, here is We Need A Little Christmas, performed by Lucy. It will be of interest to Crossroads fans as I know this was featured in the soap sung by Noele Gordon in 1979.
By: MameDennis
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i love it ba rum paba bum
FYI, MameDennis, the music from this movie is available (at the very least) on iTunes.
I love her! She has a plastic face like me and the voice formed by 10,000,000 cigrettes!!!!!!
I agree! I would love to have this on DVD!!
I find Lucy painful in this role. Part of the problem is that she’s never been good at subtlety. Angela Lansbury could have done so much here. But at least they didn’t cast Martha Raye.
It IS on DVD. I got it at the library once.BTW-RIP Bea.
It IS on DVD. I got it at the library once.
BTW-RIP Bea.
She wasn’t a great Mame but I still love Lucy! BTW,this version is on DVD now and has been for several months.
She wasn’t a great Mame but I still love Lucy! BTW,this version is on DVD now and has been for several months.
Actually, Roz Russell did sing some of her Mame role. The tougher parts were done by Marni Nixon.If you listen closely you can tell when it’s Roz.
Actually, Roz Russell did sing some of her Mame role. The tougher parts were done by Marni Nixon.If you listen closely you can tell when it’s Roz.
Roz wasn’t in the musical of Mame. She did Mama Rose in the film of Gypsy which she did sing some of - Liisa Kirk dubbed the rest. You can tell which parts are Roz because she goes flat.
Roz wasn’t in the musical of Mame. She did Mama Rose in the film of Gypsy which she did sing some of - Liisa Kirk dubbed the rest. You can tell which parts are Roz because she goes flat.
I got it on DVD
I got it on DVD
CHER should do the remake of this and Auntie Mame
CHER should do the remake of this and Auntie Mame
Cher can not Turn back Time!
Cher can not Turn back Time!
I believe she was Goldwyn Girl.
I believe she was Goldwyn Girl.
I have seen this version so many times i have lost count love it. Even if they did have to smear vaseline on the camera lense to soften her looks.. Lucy was a beautiful person
I have seen this version so many times i have lost count love it. Even if they did have to smear vaseline on the camera lense to soften her looks.. Lucy was a beautiful person
Wow - these comments. Lucy was not a bitch, I knew her some. She was straight on, and didn’t beat around the bush…You knew what she was thinking. And sometimes, even if she didn’t mean it personally, the honest comments might not have sounded good…but she was genuine and pretty simple and unaffected. She was tough about work - and worked hard. Some of what’s here is conjecture. Because it was on some blog or whatever, doesn’t mean it’s true. Lucy wanted to do this role when she was younger.
Wow - these comments. Lucy was not a bitch, I knew her some. She was straight on, and didn’t beat around the bush…You knew what she was thinking. And sometimes, even if she didn’t mean it personally, the honest comments might not have sounded good…but she was genuine and pretty simple and unaffected. She was tough about work - and worked hard. Some of what’s here is conjecture. Because it was on some blog or whatever, doesn’t mean it’s true. Lucy wanted to do this role when she was younger.
She was a Goldwyn Girl.
Lucille Ball was quite ä lady - an excellent comedienne! BUT she stole the role of Mame away from Angela Lansbury. And is it Lucy’s voice we’re hearing or is she being dubbed? Anyone who knows? Dying to know!!!
i saw it on dvd the other day…
Whose calling Lucy a bitch?!? She was far from it!
It’s Lucy’s voice
Quite frankly, I don’t care if it’s Angela Lansbury or Lucille Ball singing it, it’s one of my fav Christmas songs.
Interesting. That’s one of the reason I have always appreciated Lucille Ball: the subtlety in her performances. She could be broad when required, but also subtle. Most other performers who try physical comedy lack the subtlety. As for Angela, I think she’s a terrific stage star, but her features are not right for the screen. Mame was supposed to be glamorous and beautiful, and I’ve always thought Angela was rather ordinary looking. Clearly, though, Angela is a superior singer.
I really love the way Lucy played this role. And I think she was a great singer. There is more to singing than having perfect pitch. Lucy was able to convey so much emotion into every song. Especially in “If He Walked Into My Life.” I love Angela Lansbury a lot too. I love them both. And Rosalind Russell was also an amazing Mame. They all played the role in their own ways and should be respected for that. To me, all three are different and all three are fantastic.
Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur and Robert Preston! Who could ask for a better trio!
I’d get this movie just to see a young Bruce Davison sing! That dude was sexy!
had lucy not broken her leg skiing near the time of filming, the dance numbers would have been more energetic, i think. one person who did NOT care for lucy was madelyn kahn, who was originally cast as gooch - she & lucy did not get along, & kahn was fired - later she said “on film lucy looks great, but in person she looks like a 102 year old chorus girl…”
My god… this movie should not have been made… Lucy is no Angi Lansburry… or Roz Russle for that matter. No one in this movie can actually sing, except Bea Arthur and the role was written for her not being able to sing
the poor bastards who don’t like Lucy’s perfect performance in this film, dont deserve to have sight.
leave lucy alone, dont ever criticise lucy
you should not be leaving mean,comments about lucille ball,she is a legend and if you dont have anything nice to say please dont say anything at all
Pretty sure Im allowed to voice my opinion… and just because someone is a comedy legend doesnt mean everything they do is brilliant… this is bad, thats all there is to it
i love Lucille in this! shes not the most amazing singer, but who cares, she sounds good and she is amazing anyway pure and simple.
We all need a little christmass whar a great performance. I also love “OPen a New Window”. Thank you for posting this. XX
I posted the full DVD Rip on my account DuBarryWasALady if anyone wants to watch it
Lucille Ball has always admitted she couldn’t sing. Her voice did fit the character. I enjoyed the movie. I thought Lucy did a very good job in the role. I am also a fan of Angela Lansbury and I love everything she does.
i agree she did a great job in this film
i agree with youlucy was a great singer
yes it is lucy’s voice and she did a terrific job
i have the record album which i bought on ebay
Surely, you’re joking. Lucy was NO where near a great singer…not even a good one.. yes it sort of fits here for this role, but SINGER.. No.. No…No..Don’t get me wrong. I adore lucy and still remember when she died and I heard it on the news, I cried and so did a lot of my friends.
I think it’s fascinating the way Lucille Ball imitates Lansbury’s gestures when she dances. Not bad but not the original.But A. L. was not the only broadway star to be denied her signature role in the movie - remember My fair Lady?
i love how they decorate the lady on the table so she looks like a tree. i love lucy
No DVD yet???????????????????
I LOVE LUCY FOR REAL
i love this film & managed to get the dvd offebay..great when your feeling a bit down.I always choose we need a little christmas now & loving you. great
my god, she sounds like phylis diller
Lucy could bring off a song, cos, she sang them right, but her voice was better as a young lady. Too much talent there and I wish she’d done more drama, but we were Blessed to have her brand of entertainment. And hey! Who cannot smile when you hear this song
with lucille and bea ,
ohh i used to sing this song every year in school !!!
I absolutely ADORE this movie, and this song. I concur, this needs to be on DVD! Thank you so much for posting this.
It is! Check out Barnes and Noble or Amazon. It was released in 2007.
Although say that Lucille Ball wasn’t cut out for it, I think she did a fairly decent rendition of this song. I suppose many just dislike her performance because they were more accustomed to Angela Lansbury whose performance for this was astounding.
Aw right. So it ain’t Angela Lansbury but what the heck I still love Lucy any way!
love this song
Lucille did give it her all.
I have the dvd its nice to watch Lucy!
Like “Hello, Dolly,” the role of Mame belonged to Angela Lansbury just as the role of Dolly Levy belonged to Carol Channing. Angela Lansbury and Carol Channing were perfect in their roles and Hollywood really messed-up when it failed to cast those two in the roles they made world-famous on Broadway. Hollywood has a way of doing things like that…..nothing against Lucy and Barbra but they did not cut it in the roles.
Sorry, but I think that Rosalind Russell owns this part and always will. If you’ve never seen the movie, DO!
Nahhh, I never had any empathy for Rosalind Russell’s version. She made Mame seem so self-centered and inconsiderate. Lucy’s performance made her seem so vulnerable. She truly seemed to love the boy as her own, as oppose to Russell’s seemingly temporary fascination with him as if he were just a pet or a new toy.
I love both, but Lucy really nailed it. And I agree, I think Mame would have been strong in the face of adversity, but really vunerable under the skin.
Actually I looked on Amazon and it is out on DVD.
I love Lucy, but this movie stank and Mame with Rosalind Russel is my all time fave! I just couldn’t bear to watch this version all the way through it’s so poorly done on so many levels and too bad cuz I do feel like Lucy gave it her all.
Lucielle Ball was always a B-Movie Actress and I think Angela Lansbury should’ve been in the film. But still…it isn’t as bad as other films I’ve seen.
haaay : D
Yeah, WB. Release MAME on DVD already so I can buy it!
The Mame dvd with Lucille Ball came out in 2007.
yes, but lucy was miscast from the begining. but whatever lucy wanted she got.
I LOVE this movie so much. I just watched it again, and it really brightened my day. =)
Amen! Mame on DVD would be a dream come true!
Its out on dvd and I got it on the Lucille Ball movie collection set !
lucy needs a throat lozenge, like really bad
As is mentioned, MAME is out there is a collection of 5 films. Worth it as it shows her dramas and comedy, MAME..was she too old, yes. Could she sing, no. Were cameras filtered, yes, But it was Lucy! Who cares? Was gorgeous. Always stood out, even in film like ‘Stage Door’, with Kate Hepburn, Ginger rogers, Eve Arden, from early 30’s. You notice her. Even when young, perfect timing. I have loved Lucy since I saw her in reruns, in NY on channel 5, every day. An American icon. This boy loves Lucy!
I already got that!
Repulsive & grotesque.
As much as i love Mame and I love Lucy, I don’t love them together! Also, that Santa mask was just damned creepy!
Lucy brought a joy to anything she did! I love watching her! May not be great, but, what fun!
Why didn’t Angela get the opportunity to do the movie version?
I still luv lucy
@KingCobra121 Me too R,I,P lucy
wow that sucks
!! I want it !!! is there a DVD ??
your wish has been granted, the DVD is on sale
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Rosalin Russel was much better.
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I simply adore Lucy but she CANNOT sing.
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Well, this clip explains why this movie bombed.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Release on DVD!
@Jen21998 try amazon .com i got it a few months ago
Ugh!!!
@wealthylesbian because she is an old drag queen wanna be!
Read Leonard Marlins review. He rates it BOMB and says even those who love Lucy with be embarrassed by this. Calling Fred and Ethel Mertz!! She was too old for the part and couldn’t sing. Lucy had cast approval and nixed Madeline Kahn in a key part. Sadly, it was Lucy’s last theatrical film.
they’ll never be another Lucille Ball……….she was the best.
no she did a great job on this. I love this movie
both versions have been on DVD for years. I have both of them.
And don’t forget that special lens…apart from her awful singing, much of the criticism focused on the very “fuzzy” lens used on Lucy. She was too old but she just imagine what Mame would have been like if the two original choices played the part -Ethel Merman, then Mary Martin…both centuries too old and totally wrong.
Mame Starring Lucille Ball is available on DVD through Amazon.com
I thought like you did about the DVD, but, it is available and in stock at Books-a-Million. I ordered it on-line and received it about 5 days later.
I thought like you did about the DVD, but, it is available and in stock at Books-a-Million. I ordered it on-line and received it about 5 days later.Enjoy. Glad I could help.ALSO, I love Fran Drescher in The Nanny. If you have ever just watched her act and not just watched the show, she is classic Lucy.
My mother and I would watch and sing-a-long, I think about it alot now that she’s gone. I don’t think they hired Lucille Ball because she could sing. Her performance with the volume off just knocks my socks off. I just have not been that fond of Angela and I sure can’t see her as a Mother doing anything for her child or being the appealing companion for a man to date. Maybe they showed you one side, the georgeous Lucy, and then the other, the singer (?) Angela.
when was this version made?