The Music Man

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Russ G Wake me up when the remake, showing Harold Hill in handcuffs, being thrown in prison for FRAUD, is released. You can keep this hokey, over-long, and quite preposterous musical. Just as "Oklahoma" allowed self-styled New York sophisticates to look down their noses at Oklahomans, this movie gives them the same smug satisfaction over Iowans. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review Alec B While it's often associated with sub par high school and community theatre productions, "The Music Man" can work really well if it's done right and this film adaption is the best example of that. It's success is probably due to the fact that just about everyone who crafted the original Broadway productions worked on it. Although the most important element was keeping Robert Preston as the lead (like Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire", its the perfect marriage between performer and role) because no one else could have and still hasn't played this part so well. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/10/23 Full Review Zazoo909 C Hadn't seen "The Music Man" in decades. Even though the music lingers with you forever, I guess I avoided revisiting it because of the images of a pure-hearted America that either never existed or faded out before my time. But I just saw it again and I have to put it up there: Number Two, after my favorite musical of all time, Fiddler on the Roof. This is not the edification of small town values and the American innocence that I remembered. In fact, it satirizes that, while also satirizing the shameless shenanigans of huckster, Prof. Harold Hill. The humor here is gloriously subversive and no one escapes getting skewered. The songs are great, but none so ingenious or infectious as "Ya Got Trouble," where Hill hilariously scams the yokels: "Ya got trouble, that starts with t, that rhymes with p, that stands for pool!" Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/26/23 Full Review Paully None better.. Shirley Jones is 24 when this was filmed.. Wow on her performance.. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/05/23 Full Review liam s Despite a few of mediocre songs, the production elevates this film above most other musicals. For example, the "76 Trombone" scene is fantastic. "Lady Librarian" is one of my favourite production numbers from any show. I could watch that scene over and over. But I believe Shirley Jones' singing voice was underappreciated! So, what's the deal with Robert Preston? I'm still surprised he wasn't nominated for an Academy Award for his performance! Oh, and a fascinating fact is that the composer, Meredith Willson, and his estate made more money from royalties on The Beatles' version of "Till There Was You" than they did from the musical and film! Amazing! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/05/22 Full Review Audience Member Overly long and corny AF. I'd like to see a dramatic remake with Harold Hill doing hard time for fraud on a scale that rivals Bernie Madoff. The studio sure threw money at the production, though! Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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