Born Yesterday
by George Cukor
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Actor: Broderick Crawford, Frank Otto, Howard St. John, Judy Holliday, William HoldenDirector: George Cukor
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-02-15
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Born Yesterday
Movie Review: A classic , but I dont think everything will love it
Summary: 3 Stars
I wasn't into it as much as I thought. It sort of reminded me of All in the Family with Broderick Crawford playing a male chauvinist pig ala Archie Bunker and Judy Holiday acting like Edith. There is the message about rich crooks and common man. The way Crawford treats Holiday is just disgusting(the slap scene was brutal). I liked how Holiday falls for the man who helps here get smart. I can see why many people love this film,but it wasn't my speed/my type. I will say the acting is incredible, and the issues of rich crooks vs everyday folk in this movie are still issues today;it is timeless. It certainly is worth checking out because it is a classic. Many will love this movie, others like me will be more of it's ok, or its a good movie, just not my type of classic. I actually did not laugh at any part of the movie although it is supposed to be a comedy in part.
That being said, my mother loved this movie..
Summary of Born Yesterday
Judy holliday stars as a jung tycoons not so dumb blonde mistress. Special features subtitles in english spanish thai portuguese chinese and korean production notes interactive menus vintage advertising talent files theatrical trailer scene selections digitally mastered audio and video and more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/27/2008 Starring: Judy Holliday William Holden Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Nr Director: George CukorJudy Holliday's Oscar-winning performance is just one of the reasons to watch this terrific 1950 comedy, which is equally acclaimed for its deliciously witty screenplay (based on Garson Kanin's long-running Broadway hit) and George Cukor's silky-smooth direction. Holliday plays Billie Dawn, the floozie fianc?e of a junk-dealer millionaire (Broderick Crawford), who is trying to make a good impression among the Washington, D.C., politicos he's hoping to influence. To ensure that Billie gets properly "culturefied," the corrupt Crawford hires a D.C. journalist (William Holden) to give the seemingly dim-witted blonde a crash course in politics, history, literature, and--you guessed it--true love. Billie's not nearly as dumb as she seems, of course, and before long she's graduated from pawn to sassy queen on her husband's political chessboard.
Watching Born Yesterday is a crash course in itself--an object lesson in how low American screen comedy has fallen from these delirious heights. The movie's funny even when there's a pause in the golden dialogue, such as when Holliday tests Crawford's patience in a sublimely comedic round of gin rummy. There's not a single scene in which Holliday (reprising her Broadway role) isn't simply perfect, the cogs turning smoothly behind her dim expressions and coarsely high-pitched squeal. Suave as ever, Holden is her match made in heaven, and Crawford is a brute who's too stupid to be genuinely malevolent. Put 'em all together and you've got a timeless classic, so flawless that a 1993 remake was instantly doomed to pale comparisons. --Jeff Shannon
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