Carefree
by Mark Sandrich
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Actor: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson, Luella Gear, Ralph BellamyDirector: Mark Sandrich
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
Writer: Allan Scott
Writer: Dudley Nichols
Writer: Ernest Pagano
Writer: Guy Endore
Writer: Hagar Wilde
Writer: Marian Ainslee
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 83 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Movie Reviews of Carefree
Movie Review: Light entertainment with Fred and Ginger
Summary: 3 Stars
In "Carefree"(1938), Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were teamed on screen for the eighth time. It was also the fifth time they worked with director Mark Sandrich ("The Gay Divorcee") and the third with composer Irving Berlin ("Top Hat", "Follow The Fleet").
Although this movie is fun to watch, it is one of Fred and Ginger's lesser films. Except for "Change Partners", it isn't one of Berlin's best scores.
Fred plays Tony, a psychiatrist who has been asked by his friend Steve(Ralph Bellamy)to examine his girlfriend , radio star Amanda (played by Ginger).Steve wants to find out why Amanda is so commitment phobic.
What happens instead is that Amanda starts having feelings for Tony. Looking to help Steve, Tony hypnotizes Amanda to make her forget her feelings for him. But when Tony realizes he loves Amanda, too, he has to undo the hypnosis so they can be together.
The emphasis here is on the comedy, rather than the music. It leads up to field day for Ginger, with a chance to do broad comedy and slapstick. She does it very well, but the writing of this movie is all over the place.
As far as musical scenes, we see Fred do a good solo involving practicing golf while tap dancing. In a lovely dream sequence, Fred and Ginger dance
in slow motion, ending with their first on screen kiss. Fred was not comfortable doing love scenes, so this is one time they did it(A kiss in "Swing Time" happened behind a door, so it doesn't count).
"The Yam" was a silly song sung by Ginger, but once Fred joins her for a dance, it becomes worthy. "Change Partners" is the best song and dance in the movie.
Despite its flaws, the movie is made memorable by Fred and Ginger.
The DVD has only two extras, a musical short with a then unknown Betty Hutton, and a cute cartoon in which food label icons come to life.
This DVD is OK, but is best recommended to Fred and Ginger's biggest fans(such as myself).
Summary of Carefree
Steve Arden is frustrated with his fiancee, singer Amanda Cooper, when she breaks off their engagement for the third time. He enlists the aid of his friend psychologist/hypnotist Dr. Tony Flagg. Although Amanda falls in love with Tony, he hypnotizes her and convinces her to love Steve. After the treatment, it is Tony who is mesmerized.Perhaps because it was Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers's penultimate picture together for RKO, or perhaps because it is more romantic comedy than musical, Carefree tends to be a neglected entry in the series. This is unfortunate, because it retains many of the elements that made the duo so popular while also breaking new ground. Fred plays Tony Flagg, a psychoanalyst who is asked by his friend Steve (Ralph Bellamy) to try to figure out why his fianc?e, Amanda Cooper (Ginger), keeps breaking off their engagement. During the course of treatment, and in a reversal of the usual pattern, Ginger falls for Fred and begins to pursue him. The emotionally repressed doctor resists, leading to a number of comic encounters, as well as a moment of genuine heartbreak. Other innovations include Fred's dance on a driving range, a slow-motion dream sequence (which was going to be shot in color until budget concerns won out), Fred and Ginger's first screen kiss, and some of Ginger's best turns as a comic actress. More familiar elements include Ginger fronting the band at the start of a large company dance number ("The Yam," which failed to catch on as a dance craze), an expert if skimpy Irving Berlin score including the lovely ballad "Change Partners," and of course fabulous, high-flying dancing. Fred and Ginger fans can't afford to miss Carefree. --David Horiuchi
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