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Finian's Rainbow

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Feisty Irishman Finian McLonergan (Fred Astaire) and his faithful daughter, Sharon (Petula Clark), bearing a pot of gold stolen from the leprechaun Og (Tommy Steele), settle in the village of Rainbow Valley, Missitucky. Siding with local sharecroppers like Woody Mahoney (Don Francks) against a blustering, bigoted local politician (Keenan Wynn), the McLonergans get into a number of fanciful scrapes while being pursued by the magical Og, who will become mortal if he doesn't recover his gold.
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Variety Staff Variety A light, pastoral fantasy with civil rights angles, underscored by comedy values. Dec 11, 2007 Full Review Tom Milne Time Out An underrated musical. Feb 11, 2006 Full Review Renata Adler New York Times Joyless. May 9, 2005 Full Review Robert Kotlowitz Harper's Magazine [Finian's Rainbow] looks as though it has been rehearsed for, say, two months, then photographed in a week's time. Aug 12, 2020 Full Review Penelope Houston The Spectator Francis Ford Coppola, whose previous film was the bouncing You're a Big Boy Now, again directs like a bulldozer with a sense of humour. Apr 25, 2016 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Not as bad as legend has it, but Francis Ford Coppola's film of Finian's Rainbow can hardly be called good Rated: 3/5 Mar 11, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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CodyZamboni Movie is colorful to look at, and I like that majority of film was shot outdoors in sunny sunshine. Fred Astaire and Petula Clark are engaging and charismatic, but the best dance number is by the attractive mute girl, dancing in the pouring rain. However, the movie drags, is way overlong, all the songs are unremarkable and sound the same, the leprechaun was annoying, and alot of the humor falls flat. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/24/23 Full Review Liam D Despite some solid direction from Francis Ford Coppola (Jeepers Creepers 2, Kagemusha) and a lead performance by Fred Astaire (Ghost Story, On The Beach) it's a very boring and uncomfortable musical Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/04/22 Full Review Frances H Having the borakway recording when I was a teenager, the song renditions on my record were far better than the renditions here , for which I must blame the arranger of the music. Petula Clark can really deliver a song, but she didn't here and it was not her fault. The rest of the film was only so-so. I had seen this in a theater when I was a teen, but was not nearly as impressed with it as I was with other movie musicals, like Sound of Music, The King and I and Gig. But of course those were mad with huge budgets and Francis Ford Coppola even said that he made this flick on the cheap and it shows. My high school did this musical and it was far better--at least the cast was enthusiastic! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/17/21 Full Review steve d An unwatchable, childish and embarrassing musical. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The problem with the movie is trying to understand the plot. Maybe it's the heavy Irish accents at the beginning or maybe it's the lack of narrative information. I watched with closed captions and understood it a lot better. In The Theater you have a program to help you follow the plot, in a Motion Picture, not so much. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I agree with Roger Eberts review that this film fared much better in its interpretation from stage to screen. It is lighter and not ponderously overbearing in length as the other blockbuster musicals of the 1960s ( ie. Camelot ) Fred Astaire and Petula Clark are a joy to watch. The exterior scenes are best. The dancing bright, easy, and fun. A great movie for a relaxing Sunday afternoon viewing. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Feisty Irishman Finian McLonergan (Fred Astaire) and his faithful daughter, Sharon (Petula Clark), bearing a pot of gold stolen from the leprechaun Og (Tommy Steele), settle in the village of Rainbow Valley, Missitucky. Siding with local sharecroppers like Woody Mahoney (Don Francks) against a blustering, bigoted local politician (Keenan Wynn), the McLonergans get into a number of fanciful scrapes while being pursued by the magical Og, who will become mortal if he doesn't recover his gold.
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Producer
Joseph Landon
Screenwriter
Yip Harburg, Fred Saidy
Distributor
Pioneer Entertainment, Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
G
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 9, 1968, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
2h 25m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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