Calamity Jane
by David Butler
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Actor: Allyn Mclerie, Doris Day, Howard Keel, Philip CareyDirector: David Butler
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 70598
Studio: Warner Home Video
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- Deadwood, Dakota Territory, is largely the abode of men, where Indian scout Calamity Jane is as hard-riding, boastful, and handy with a gun as any; quite an overpowering personality. But the army lieutenant she favors doesn't really appreciate her finer qualities. One of Jane's boasts brings her to Chicago to recruit an actress for the Golden Garter stage. Arrived, the lady in question appears (at
Movie Reviews of Calamity Jane
Movie Review: Gender-proof and beyond category (dismal print)
Summary: 5 Stars
Growing up, I never had much time for Doris Day. But going back to her recordings is in itself enough to make you a believer. She came through the school of swing and big bands, and consequently developed into a first-rate singer and all-around musician (listen, especially, to her duet recording with pianist Andre Previn). What distinguishes her singing is the same quality that comes through on the silver screen--and never more lustrously than in "Calamity Jane." Hers is a persona that's inseparable from the person. She convinces you that she's without "attitude," calculated poses and pretentious airs: she's simply herself, and she holds nothing back--ever. Some modern viewers of this film find gender-bender, transgendering, homoerotic subtexts. Nonsense. Even in "Calamity Jane" she's the same person, whether in the cowboy role or the feminine one. If there's a transformation in her character, it's "in" her character rather than some external superficial make-up, clothing, or mannerisms. And you're drawn to her no more or less after than before the transformation. If it's possible to experience some sort of romantic attraction toward another human being apart from gender and even sexual feelings, Doris Day seems to confirm the possibility. Her "secret love" explodes all over the screen--less the declaration of a commitment to one person than an exuberant love of life and an opening up to all its natural splendors.
Cautionary: This DVD transfer is markedly inferior to the VHS tape version it replaces, disappointingly mediocre in resolution, color saturation, the illumination of images and sharpness of edges. In fact, it looks like a copy struck from a mediocre 16mm print compared to the vibrantly alive colors and freshly-minted look and sound of "Annie Get Your Gun," which predates "Calamity Jane" by three years. You can only hope that MGM or Warner Home Entertainment hasn't managed to get careless with another master print, or isn't too cheap to invest the considerable costs of a complete restoration. In its present condition, ten bucks is too much to pay for the DVD. Look for a good used VHS tape rather than reward the manufacturer for a hack job, and pray that someone will see fit to rescue this one before it's too late. (Since the movie's not considered "classic," AFI is unlikely to allocate funds to restore it, and given the short memories of the public, disarray of the studios, and teen-targeting practices of the few remaining distributors, it's quite possible we're seeing the go-round of Calamity Jane.)
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