A Date with Judy
by Joseph Barbera, Richard Thorpe, William Hanna
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Actor: Carmen Miranda, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Powell, Wallace Beery, Xavier CugatDirector: Joseph Barbera, Richard Thorpe, William Hanna
Brand: POWELL,JANE
Producer: Fred Quimby
Producer: Joe Pasternak
Writer: Aleen Leslie
Writer: Dorothy Cooper
Writer: Dorothy Kingsley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of A Date with Judy
Movie Review: A Jane Powell Favorite
Summary: 5 Stars
A delight for sure, "A Date with Judy" is one of the best coming of age films from the 1940's. With a great cast, infectious musical numbers, and just the right chemistry, you will get caught up in the life of the characters with this light hearted story.
The story starts with Judy Foster (Jane Powell), her best friend Carol Pringle, and boyfriend Oogie Pringle, getting reading for and attending a highschool dance. Because of his busy schedule and encouragement from his sister, Oogie pushes Judy aside and sends one of his friends to take Judy to the dance. Furious, Judy walks to the corner drug store to call Oogie and tell him what she thinks of him. While she is there, she manages to gain comanionship of the drug store owner's much older nephew when he asks to be her date at the request of his uncle. And don't you know it, as soon as Carol Pringle (Liz Taylor) sees him, chemistry begins to build on between them though both girls think that they are in love with him. And through it all, Oogie despratly tries to win Judy back without much encouragement.
In the midst of all this, Judy's father starts taking private lessons in his office with a rumba teacher (Carman Miranda) so that he can suprise his wife for there upcoming anniversary. This secrecy leads Judy and Carol to keep a close eye on the whole thing, thinking that Judy's dad is having an affair.
In all the twists, turns, and misunderstandings, this movie greatly entertaining. The line delivery excellent, and the musical numbers fitting, it is exciting to see the confusing happenings of growing up.
The one downside that this movie does have is the fact that it appeals to a more narrow age group of veiwers being a teen romantic comedy. But I honestly think that this is a great movie to add to your library, esecially if you like Jane Powell.
Summary of A Date with Judy
Genre: Musicals
Rating: NR
Release Date: 22-APR-2008
Media Type: DVD
Shot in soft-focus Technicolor by Oklahoma!'s Robert Surtees, A Date with Judy offers a candy-colored version of the high-school musical. In a cozy seaside town, 16-year-old Judy Foster (tiny soprano Jane Powell) and poor little rich girl Carol Pringle (a stunning Elizabeth Taylor, dubbed) prepare for the school dance. When Carol?s brother, Oogie (former child star Scotty Beckett), stands up Judy--on Carol?s advice--she takes new soda jerk Stephen (Written on the Wind's Robert Stack). Though Stephen can't take his eyes off Carol, he concedes, "You're the prettiest girl in Santa Barbara--and you know it." Afterwards, the girls compete for his affections, while Judy's dad, Melvin (The Champ's Wallace Beery), takes rumba lessons from Carmen Miranda's Rosita in preparation for his 20th wedding anniversary. Carol?s mild conniving aside, there are no bad guys here, and all's well that ends well. Notable numbers include Powell's "It's a Most Unusual Day" and Miranda's "Cuanto le Gusta" with the Xavier Cugat Orchestra. Aside from the ladies on screen, Dorothy Cooper and Pal Joey's Dorothy Kingsley adapted the script from Aleen Leslie?s 1941 radio play, hence lines like, "Don't try to understand women, just accept them." With direction by Ivanhoe's prolific Richard Thorpe and choreography from Singin' in the Rain's Stanley Donen, MGM?s A Date with Judy serves up wholesome entertainment for all ages. Special features include the original trailer and two shorts, Martin Block?s Musical Merry-Go-Round #3 with Ray Noble and Buddy Clark and Tom and Jerry's Professor Tom. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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