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Gypsy

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Rose Hovick (Rosalind Russell) pushes her two young daughters into the entertainment industry, traveling and promoting them with minimal success. After years in the business, younger daughter June quits and elopes, leaving Rose searching for work for her other, less talented daughter, Louise (Natalie Wood). The only offer is at a burlesque house, but Louise takes to it and transforms herself into the popular Gypsy Rose Lee. As Louise gains notoriety, she grows tired of her mother's influence.
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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/07/2019
Rosalind Russell strenuously overacts in the central role of a backstage mama whose tenacity is tigerish. Go to Full Review Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews 02/19/2013
3/4
Even when it's not quite running on all cylinders, LeRoy's Gypsy is never less than cute, and sometimes, it's a good deal more. [Blu-ray] Go to Full Review Phil Hall Film Snobbery 05/15/2011
2/5
You'll be swell, you'll be great...not! Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 04/12/2011
B-
Mervyn LeRoy's screen version of the popular musical is passably entertaining, due to Rosalind Russell's turn as Mama Rose, but something is missing Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/20/2010
C+
A bloated musical that is far from great and more like average. Go to Full Review Dan Lybarger Nitrate Online 11/07/2004
4/5
Entertaining adaptation of the Broadway musical. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Joel H 11/03/2023 Perhaps if I had known the plot of Gypsy before I watched it, I would have liked it more. I kept waiting for the story to shift from Rose, the overbearing theater mom, to her timid daughter Louise, and it never did. I found Rose's character to be grating, which is kind of the point, it seems. I also didn't like where Louise ended up. The third act is rushed, and the ending feels like a song that stops before the music is over. Speaking of music, while some tunes sounded vaguely familiar, I didn't hear any of what I would consider to be popular standards. I think I'll just move on from watching Gypsy. See more 07/10/2021 Roz steals the show and wins her 5th and final Golden Globe. See more 11/24/2020 I love this movie. I used to watch it over and over as a kid See more steve d 07/19/2020 The only thing that worked for me was Wood. See more deke p 12/11/2019 Never saw it until late nite tv 12.10.19. I had no idea: that these great songs were in it. & That Rosalind Russell looked so good, even in a striptease bikini. And she must have been 55 years old then, as i think she was born in 1907 and the movie was 1962. I give it 4 stars, maybe deserve more, if only for the songs. I can't believe the poor reviews. See more 02/01/2019 The best musical movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: Everything's Coming Up Roses! See more Read all reviews
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Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Rosalind Russell

Rose Hovick

Natalie Wood

Louise Hovick

Karl Malden

Herbie Sommers

Paul Wallace

Tulsa

Betty Bruce

Tessie Tura

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Synopsis Rose Hovick (Rosalind Russell) pushes her two young daughters into the entertainment industry, traveling and promoting them with minimal success. After years in the business, younger daughter June quits and elopes, leaving Rose searching for work for her other, less talented daughter, Louise (Natalie Wood). The only offer is at a burlesque house, but Louise takes to it and transforms herself into the popular Gypsy Rose Lee. As Louise gains notoriety, she grows tired of her mother's influence.
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Mervyn LeRoy
Screenwriter
Leonard Spigelgass
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, Mervyn LeRoy Productions Inc.
Genre
Musical, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 1962, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
2h 29m
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