Gypsy

Released Nov 1, 1962

2h 29m

Musical

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64%

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14 Reviews

74%

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5,000+ Ratings

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

Rosalind Russell strenuously overacts in the central role of a backstage mama whose tenacity is tigerish.

Oct 7, 2019

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Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews

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]

Rated: 3/4

Feb 19, 2013

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Phil Hall

Film Snobbery

You'll be swell, you'll be great...not!

Rated: 2/5

May 15, 2011

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

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

Rated: B-

Apr 12, 2011

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A bloated musical that is far from great and more like average.

Rated: C+

May 20, 2010

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Dan Lybarger

Nitrate Online

Entertaining adaptation of the Broadway musical.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 7, 2004

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Joel H

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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/23

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Liam D

An entertaining if slightly long musical that has the right elements but in a okay movie

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/05/22

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Audience Member

Roz steals the show and wins her 5th and final Golden Globe.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

I love this movie. I used to watch it over and over as a kid

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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steve d

The only thing that worked for me was Wood.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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deke p

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Mervyn LeRoy

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Rosalind Russell

Rose Hovick

Natalie Wood

Louise Hovick

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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
Screenwriter: Leonard Spigelgass
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 1962, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 2h 29m

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