MM'S WORST FILM
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enfilmigult — 9 years ago(April 21, 2016 11:40 AM)
I found that trivia note hilarious about how in real life, a woman left Donald O'Connor for Dan Dailey while this was being filmed (or was it the other way around). Not exactly a huge age gap between them, ha ha.
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enfilmigult — 9 years ago(April 20, 2016 03:27 PM)
I'm with you on that one. The entire cast was enormously talented, but the script is second-rate at best and most of them don't get even one believable moment as characters.
In her case, after they inexplicably have her warm up to Tim Donahue, even her scenes don't workbut the first couple, when she has no patience for this belittling jerk and very gracefully kicks him out of her dressing room,
those
work. And her performance of "After You Get What You Want You Don't Want It" in between is so much funnier and sexier than everything else in the movie it's not even close. -
HarlowMGM — 15 years ago(March 03, 2011 10:21 AM)
Add me to the list that thinks LET'S MAKE LOVE is the worst MM movie.
THERE'S NO BIZ isn't in a class with Marilyn's best films but she is wonderful in her music numbers and HEAT WAVE is one of her best movie segments of all.
Ethel Merman is excellent and Mitzi Gaynor is cute; didn't care for the male cast in this film however and a lot of people (including Merman) felt Marilyn and Donald O'Connor were badly mismatched. -
amaster88 — 15 years ago(August 26, 2010 07:50 AM)
its not Marilyn that's bad its the whole darn movie that's bad. Marilyn is an icon and last time i checked icons don't need talent all they need is good looks and the ability to capture peoples attention to which is why she gets so much publicity. Marilyn does so have talent she had the talent to capture billions of peoples attention that speaks for itself she captured yours didn't she? No one in hollywood during her time had her charisma aura and glamor and even today people have tried and still failed miserably. Leave her alone she fought like hell to get to where she got and im sure it wasn't easy in that time of a male dominated era..Her true purpose in this world was to become a world icon and she did and then passed away she didn't know it herself at the time and people like you Marilyn haters don't see it as well. Show some respect and bow down. Anything of negatively spoken about Marilyn are fighting words in my book.
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naja12168-7 — 10 years ago(January 31, 2016 07:03 PM)
You serious with this comment??? Wow. You are one major Monroe fan. Wow.
its not Marilyn that's bad its the whole darn movie that's bad. Marilyn is an icon and last time i checked icons don't need talent all they need is good looks and the ability to capture peoples attention to which is why she gets so much publicity. Marilyn does so have talent she had the talent to capture billions of peoples attention that speaks for itself she captured yours didn't she? No one in hollywood during her time had her charisma aura and glamor and even today people have tried and still failed miserably. Leave her alone she fought like hell to get to where she got and im sure it wasn't easy in that time of a male dominated era..Her true purpose in this world was to become a world icon and she did and then passed away she didn't know it herself at the time and people like you Marilyn haters don't see it as well. Show some respect and bow down. Anything of negatively spoken about Marilyn are fighting words in my book. -
judith-mcgee1025 — 15 years ago(September 01, 2010 04:39 PM)
I think that "There's No Business Like Show Business" is not a very good film to begin with; the writers had to deal with the plot lines for the Donohues so there's not much time left for Ms. Monroe. For some reason she is not photographed or costumed very well in this film. Concerning her musical contribution, she worked well with Jack Cole, who wasn't here - Robert Alton was (though I think Mr. Cole moonlighted on "Heat Wave" as it sure looks like a Jack Cole-choreographed musical number). I agree with your assessment of "Lazy": Gaynor and O'Connor are doing one thing, and Ms. Monroe another. Very odd!
I saw this film on cable recently, finally in the corrected color and Cinemascope dimensions. I liked Merman and Mitzi Gaynor and thought the story line was really threadbare. (This film was shown a LOT in Chicago when I was a kid.) -
DrakeStraw — 14 years ago(May 27, 2011 11:57 AM)
No one has mentioned my favorite. It was a breakthrough displaying MM's dramatic ability. "Don't Bother to Knock (1952)"
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Drake
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Piperson — 14 years ago(February 13, 2012 04:50 PM)
The lighting isn't right for her or maybe it is the shade of blonde they use on her hair but she isn't as luminous and perfectly adorable as she is in The Prince and the Showgirl or Niagara. I quite enjoyed the Lazy Sunday song.
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denis-38 — 14 years ago(March 21, 2012 08:49 PM)
The makeup is harsh and the hair is too crimped. MM always looked better with kinda mussy hair. (At the end of the "Lazy" number she runs her hand through it and it looks a lot better.)
They positioned her in a very vulgar manner. The script degraded and insulted her. But the script said "sexy blonde" and our girl did her bump and grind best to meet that requirement.
I love her vocal on "After you Get What you Want You Don't Want It" but the choreography is bad. Jack Cole let her down. (She refused to work with Bob Alton, and that was probably a mistake.) I like ""Lazy" because she 's doing nothing and stealing the scene.
And yet she was adorable right after that in "Itch." Much, much prettier! -
theduchess86 — 13 years ago(September 15, 2012 12:03 PM)
Totally Agree,all of have Marilyns lack of talent was on display in this movie, the multi talented Mitzi Gaynor should have been, the multi talented Donald O'connor's love interest in this film not his sister.
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lnoft97 — 13 years ago(November 24, 2012 02:19 PM)
I thought the white dress with racy illusion cutouts (the one with the feather hat) was the most beautiful costume I've ever seen her in. Conversely, that Heat Wave costume was the ugliest costume I've seen her in.
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naja12168-7 — 10 years ago(January 31, 2016 07:14 PM)
Totally Agree,all of have Marilyns lack of talent was on display in this movie, the multi talented Mitzi Gaynor should have been, the multi talented Donald O'connor's love interest in this film not his sister.
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GinaRenee — 13 years ago(November 24, 2012 02:19 PM)
Marilyn does fine, but the only reason I really wanted to see this film was Donald O'Connor, and he's fantastic.
I haven't seen a lot of Marilyn's films, but of those I have seen, my vote for worst one would go to "Bus Stop." "Show Business" may not be one of the all-time greats, but it's a cute, enjoyable little film. -
dfw364-1 — 12 years ago(April 25, 2013 10:45 AM)
I've been a Marilyn fan for over forty years and love her. You have to divide her career into two sections: the sex kitten, older Marilyn films (1948-1954) to the Actor's Studio/Arthur Miller influenced later films (1955-1962). Her worst had to be, without equivocation, River of No Return. Her best, for me at least, was The Misfits. I also loved some of the early vehicles before she really erupted into superstardom, like Monkey Business (she had great chemistry with Cary Grant).
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Veltaine — 12 years ago(April 30, 2013 05:40 PM)
As far as I can see, Marilyn is the only reason to watch this film.
She stole every scene just by being there. The film itself, in my opinion, was an overly long and insignificant affair.
And as for her actual performance, she doesn't put a foot wrong. There isn't really much to work with.
"My car is outside."
"Naturally."