Peyton Place
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Arthur Kennedy, Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Russ Tamblyn Director: Mark Robson Brand: Fox Cinematographer: William C. Mellor Editor: David Bretherton Editor: James B. Clark Producer: Jerry Wald Writer: Grace Metalious Writer: John Michael Hayes DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 157 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-03-02 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: 20th Century Fox |
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Movie Reviews of Peyton Place
Movie Review: Long and preachy
Summary: 1 Stars
It's hard to believe that this preachy movie about life in a small New England town was nominated for one Oscar, let alone nine. I was not a big fan of the book of "Peyton Place" (more due to the bad writing than the content), but the movie takes everything that was remotely interesting in the book (the murder; the relationship between one of the locals and the new school principal, etc) and turns it into a 2 ½ hour sermon on why hypocrisy and gossip are wrong. All of the "shocking content" of the book has been toned down, presumably so as not to upset the more sensitive movie-going audiences (or the censors) and to make matters worse, the movie includes a voice over by Allison, a self-righteous teenager whom I think was meant to be based on the book's author, Grace Metalious, which is so sickeningly sentimental that I didn't know whether I wanted to laugh or puke.
The acting is atrocious and melodramatic and I wonder what possessed the makers of this film to cast Lee Phillips as one of the romantic leads (the school principal). Phillips has a voice that makes him sound as though he has just inhaled helium, which is actually quite amusing, but not the least bit attractive.
This film is hopelessly dated, and an absolute ordeal to watch (my mother gave up after the first 45 minutes). I only recommend it to fans of the book or people interested in seeing how people thought back in 1957.