Yours, Mine and Ours
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Movie Reviews of Yours, Mine and Ours
Movie Review: UNplanned Parenthood!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Yours Mine And Ours" is one of the best "family films" of the 1960s. (Very) loosely based on the real-life story of Helen North, a Navy widow with eight children, who married Navy career man Frank Beardsley, a widower with ten children of his own. Lucille Ball bought the rights to Mrs. Beardsley's book "Who Gets The Drumstick?", co- produced it, and took the starring role of Helen North. For those who know her chiefly as a comedienne, this film will be a pleasant surprise. For not only does she have the opportunity to indulge in some of the slapstick she is famous for, she proves conclusively that she was an excellent dramatic actress as well. Moreover, she can switch abruptly (and seemingly effortlessly) from comedy to pathos, sometimes in the same scene! Henry Fonda takes the part of Frank Beardsley and gives it both dimension and strength. As his bachelor friend, Van Johnson is a welcome presence, as is Tom Bosley as a sardonic doctor. There is also a hilarious performance from Louise Troy, as Frank's date early in the story. The kids are well cast and include future notables Tim Matheson, Suzanne Cupito (who grew up to be Morgan Brittany), Mitch Vogel and Tracy Nelson. A good deal of the plot involves the mutual dislike most of the kids have for their step-siblings, but a great deal of charm is present as well. Aiding the production is a nice score by Fred Karlin, a lovely song "It's A Sometimes World", and handsome San Francisco location photography. A remake has just been completed and will be released around the holiday season, but it's not likely to top this one. Incidentally, if you read the original book by Helen Beardsley, you will most likely come away with a far different picture of the Beardsley family, one which may not have transferred as well to the screen. This may also explain why there is no mention of the book as the story source in the movie's opening credits. [phillindholm]Movie Review: GREAT Movie, WRONG format!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember seeing this in the theaters as a kid when it was re-released (@1970) -- I was only nine at the time, but I enjoyed it. I still do when I see it at on TCM, and for now, I'll stick to TCM until this studio releases this in its appropriate WIDESCREEN format! I mean, between Helen's 8 kids and Frank's 10, you need a widescreen to see the whole family at once!
A lot of people here like the drunk scene, which I actually find a bit sad, but one of my favorite moments is when Helen and Frank are on their 1st date. While they're riding the trolley we see her point of view as he tells her that he has 10 kids and we see the street suddenly turn upside down in front of her! There's a lot of subtle touches in this movie like that. And it's still enjoyable after all these years. Unlike the Brady Bunch, the younger kids act (mostly) like real little kids, bickering, bawling, and not always behaving or even liking each other. Tim Matheson's character is as far removed from 'Boone' in Animal House that you can get, even (happily) joining the army! But Henry and Lucy are the real prize here, acting like real grown adults would in such a situation. Wait for the Widescreen Version! Another fun movie with similar theme to it (but not based on true life events) is the funny 'With Six you Get Eggroll' with Doris Day and Brian Keith, but I don't know if that's available on DVD yet.
Movie Review: Very Close to My Heart
Summary: 5 Stars
My parents went to see this movie on their first date and soon after blended two large families together, much in the same manner as the Beardsleys and Norths. I am extremely grateful to the tellers of this story for inspiring my parents to marry, thus giving me the best mother in the world.
Though this is a comedy, and bits of it are truly hilarious, it is not overdone and focuses well on important family issues. Lucille Ball is very much not Lucy in this film, and is the perfect blend of serious and funny. Many of the younger actors are very recognizable despite their youth including Tim Matheson and Tracy Nelson who, due to her smile and other facial features, is easy to spot as the approximately three-year-old Jermaine.
The dual narration, assembly line lunch making, industrial laundry chores, military-like logistics for bathroom sharing, and grocery shopping for an apparent army are all interestingly staged. The movie also includes a nice variety of settings including the crowded house, officer's club, aircraft carrier, clinic, navel base, Japanese restaurant, school, commissary, and hospital.
This is an uplifting family story and a wonderful Christmastime feel-good movie, though it is fun to watch all year round.
J.H. Sweet, author of The Fairy Chronicles
Movie Review: Yours, Mine and Mine, Mine,Mine!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
That's what my seven-year-old bellowed when she found the DVD! One late night when she was sick, we were searching for something acceptable and un-infomercially to watch and we found Yours Mine and Ours. Lucy looks great, as does Mr. Fonda, although I did find Van Johnson's eyes to be a bit weird (or maybe that's just me). If you watch closely you can catch little Tracy Nelson (Think snob/valley girl from Square Pegs w/Sarah Jess. Parker, and weird, visting sister on Melrose Place) And a very young Tim Matheson, playing, (I think the eldest) of too many children to count. There are some funny, and semi-mature scenes: Lucy gets drunk, and I mean DRUNK by accident,while having dinner at Henry's, Henry has a date with a "fast" woman, and there's a daughter being pressured by her Paul Newman-y boyfriend to [make love] (they even mention that he's Paul Newman-y in the movie!) But those scenes are quite tame and minor, compared to all the chaos and fun of bringing two groups of disgruntled kids together. The kids are great, but the movie is really Lucy and Henry's, as they try to keep it all together. The best way to sum it up is by simply saying Yours Mine and Ours is quite charming!Movie Review: All of ours
Summary: 5 Stars
Having watched this movie when I was younger and having now on DVD I can only say that I still enjoy it. I have read those reviewers who complained about the disrespect shown towards the adults by the children. Perhaps they fail to realize that this movie is based upon a real story and real people. Not the standard "TV Family" of the time. As a result the children act like real people and are not perfect. The movie shows them growing into the acceptance of each other and their new family until, at the end, they merge into one family. One must also consider the time of the movie. The 1960's saw the Beattles, Flower Power, and Make Love Not War come into being.Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda are both excellent in their role as loving but harried parents trying to blend two families into one without going crazy. The ups and downs they have are played for fun but even so the feeling of a real family comes through. As parents, both are willing to give up their own feelings to help the other and their children. They present a good example of loving parents trying to adjust to life in a crowd of 18 children.