What is your favourite movie musical?

[PartyPooper]

Mine is 'Oklahoma!' Also, it's my favourite stage musical!

I'm watching 'The Music Man' on TV right now...this is a great movie musical, too.

What's yours?

:-)

[arwalden]

1. Sound Of Music, South Pacific, Carousel, West Side Story

too many more to mention.

[LiberalVoice]

2. Sound of music, West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, Jekyll and Hyde.

[CMT]

7. you must be a Bewitched fan

love the picture of Dear Aunt Clara, the wonderful Marion Lorne.

[terrya]

31. I liked "South Pacific", but oy vey. The colors in that film...

The lighting they used in "South Pacific"...the film version, that is. Those colors were very jarring at times. Otherwise, I liked "South Pacific", also.

Oh. Several years ago, I met Mitzi Gaynor at a gay bar during Pride Week. She's still lovely. :-)

[arwalden]

33. I Named My Shitzu "Mitzi" after Mitzi Gaynor...

I'd love to meet her too. You lucky dog.

-- Allen

P.S. The special lighting effects used on stage didn't translate too well to the film, Lootellan.

[mikehiggins]

3. Porgy and Bess

but you never get to see it.

There was a version on the air from Britain some years ago, I think, but there is some sort of problem with the Gershwin (?) estate.

"Bess, you is my woman now..."

What a great and powerful work of art.

[Nevernose]

5. Sumertiiiiime, and the livin's easy!

Never seen it, just listened to the music (father was a jazz musician -- no one got out without listening to Gershwin tunes).

[Sapphocrat]

4. Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, Wizard of Oz n/t

[CMT]

6. Oliver!

I think it has one of the best and most rousing scores of any movie musical. I also love "The Music Man".

Some of the great MGM musicals:
Singin in the Rain
The Band Wagon
Meet Me in St. Louis
An American in Paris
Easter Parade

Also...
Holiday Inn
High Society
Hello Dolly (Babs was too young, but she is still wonderful in it)
Mary Poppins
Its a Hard Days Night

[ikojo]

60. Oliver! trivia....

Davy Jones of the Monkees was in Oliver! and appeared on Ed Sullivan with the Oliver! cast on the same show as the Beatles.

[mac56]

70. True. Davy played the Artful Dodger.

The role played by Jack Wild in the movie.

[Knoxville_Bob]

8. Paint Your Wagon

And that beautiful song - They Call The Wind Maria

[MariaS]

9. Don'tcha just love

Bye Bye Birdie.

[LiberalVoice]

13. One of my fav's

Anyone ever hear of/see "Children of Eden"?

Amazing!

[dontomas]

52. Yeah...

I was in a production of it a few years ago...great musical.

[foreigncorrespondent]

10. Mine are...

....

A Star is Born (Judy Garland version)

All of Garlands movies

The King and I

My Fair Lady

The Sound of Music

Singin' in the Rain

South Pacific

[Virgil]

15. Thankfully there are a lot of good musicals

In the last 25 years, Grease would have to be my choice as best with the songs from Anne being my favorite music from a musical.

[mourningdove92]

11. Paint Your Wagon

Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, booze, bars, loose women, gold, No Name City and all kinds of sinful things....and a great song, They Call The Wind Mariah.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

12. Cabaret

I don't like musicals but I love 'Cabaret'.

[TlalocW]

14. Annie

I loved how Dr. Evil in the last Austin Powers movie sampled, "It's a Hard Knock Life" in a rap he did in prison. That rawked.

On stage, I would have to say it's "Barnum," but that's just because I juggled and unicycled in a production of it.

WAIT! I FORGOT, "POPEYE!" That's way better than "Annie!"

TlalocW

[NNN0LHI]

16. Kinda partial to Tommy n/t

[nostamj]

17. HAIR

there are many many great ones from 42nd Street to Fiddler to Chicago, but...

HAIR one of the JOYOUS (and heart-breaking) musicals ever

[DS1]

18. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

:bounce:

[Dover]

19. Not yet mentioned.....Funny Girl, The King and I, Moulin Rouge,..

Fiddler on the Roof

Dr. Doolittle

Mary Poppins

[skjpm]

20. Godspell

I love the photography--and the idea of Jesus and the apostles dancing through an empty New York. The dance on to skyscraper is great.

[Dover]

24. Oh yes! Saw that one on Broadway many moons ago.

It was fantastic!

[terrya]

39. Funny Girl was great. Funny Lady much less so.

The sequel was unnecessary, IMO. "Funny Lady" proved that James Caan, as a singer, is a good actor.

[MotorCityMan]

47. Yes, "Funny Girl" is fantastic

That ending, where she sings "My Man", gets me choked up every time. I thought "Funny Lady" was ok; nowhere near the standards of "Girl", though.

Other Favorites;

Showboat
Oklahoma
The Music Man (I really liked the Matthew Broderick version)
Chicago
Meet Me in St. Louis
A Star is Born (Judy Garland)
New York, New York (not a traditional musical but Liza'a performances are awesome)

The Disney animated musicals are terrific also, my favorite being "Beauty and the Beast".

Favorite musicals on stage were "Annie" (first I ever saw) and "The Pirates of Penzance" (lot's of fun, beautiful music, a gorgeous Kevin Kline and Rex Smith, complete with a homoerotic subtext)

For a really great double feature of "So bad they're fun" musicals, try "Xanadu" and "Can't Stop the Music"

[terrya]

51. "My Man"...all I can say is wow...

That scene STIll gives me goosebumps when I watch it. Just incredible.

I liked "Oklahoma!" very much. The movie version, though. I sort of liked the Hugh Jackman version (I was surprised as to how well he could sing).

I also sort of liked the film version of "Flower Drum Song". I think I'm the only one who does, though.

Yes..."Xanadu" and "Can't Stop the Music" are a great double feature!

[HawkerHurricane]

21. Jesus Christ, Superstar

There is just one thing which I don't understand
Why'd you chose such a backward time in such a strange land?
If you'd come today you could have reached the whole nation
Isreal in Four Bee See had no mass communication
Don't you get me wrong
I only want to know

Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ,
Who are you, what have you sacrificed?

Jesus Christ, Superstar
Are you the one who they say you are?

Tell me what you think about your friends at the top
Who do you think beside yourself's the pick of the crop?
Buhda, was he where it's at, is he where you are?
Could Mohamed move a mountain or was that just Pee Are?
Did you all mean to die like that, was that a mistake or
Did you know your messy death would be a record breaker?
Don't you get me wrong
I only want to know

Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ,
Who are you, what have you sacrificed?

Jesus Christ, Superstar
Are you the one who they say you are?

[nostamj]

22. yeah, another great one

the dancing and photography are amazing.

haven't seen West Side Story on this yet (did I?)

another masterpiece!

[PartyPooper]

23. That movie gives me great joy and goosebumps.

Thanks for reminding me!

[HawkerHurricane]

27. And, unlike many of the others on this list...

which did major re-writes of the original play and miscasted the roles, JC Superstar used the original cast!

[wantnobush]

29. Good one!

[proud patriot]

25. My Fair Lady n/t

[MotorCityMan]

48. "How KIND of you to let me come"

Forgot about that one. Another favorite.

[Dogmudgeon]

26. 1776

Mr. Jefferson, Dear Mr. Jefferson,
I'm only 41, I still have my virility
And I can romp through Cupid's grove with great agility
But life is more than sexual combustibility!

--bkl
Don't even get me started on Mama, Look Sharp!

[Whitacre D_WI]

28. Guys and Dolls

Cheap sets that look like they stepped out from the Podunk U.S.A. Civic Theater; plus the Chairman of the Board AND Marlon Brando.

Marlon Brando trying to sing -- beautiful.

[terrya]

30. "The Bandwagon"

The perfect musical, IMO. Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse made a perfect couple, the story was good, the score top notch (including "That's Entertainment", "Triplets" and "I Guess I Have to Change My Plan").

I love this film.

[Kamika]

32. springtime for hitler

topic

[MadMike]

34. "The Sound of Matrix"

[rodbarnett]

35. Chicago

Zellweger was great

[Jen72]

36. Disney's Beauty and The Beast ......

Fame
Grease
Guys and Dolls
Oliver
West Side Story
The Wizard of Oz
Footloose
The Lion King

[arwalden]

37. Best Little Whorehouse In Texas

Especially the Aggies in the lockeroom.

[MotorCityMan]

49. Just got "Whorehouse" on dvd

And yes, the Aggie's dancing in the locker room is great. Also love the chorus line of hookers.

[grannylib]

38. Rocky Horror Picture Show and Jesus Christ Superstar

[mac56]

40. "My Fair Lady", "The King And I", "Sweeney Todd" (I think they filmed it)

One of my favorite stage musicals is "Five Guys Named Moe".

[jimbo fett]

41. Grease

I took my first date to that movie. Gotta love Olivia Newton-John

[Blue Gardener]

44. I'm with you

Never get tired of watching it.

[MoonAndSun]

42. An American In Paris....Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron

were just so wonderful dancing together, and the songs were pretty good too.

I also love to watch the Fred and Ginger movies, the plot lines were so silly, but the music is just wonderful and their dancing together was the best in movie history, IMHO.

[Zomby Woof]

43. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

One of the funniest movies ever, and great tunes!

[everythingsxen]

50. Another South Park vote!

Best. Musical. Ever.

[Zomby Woof]

57. Shut yer fucking face,

Uncle fucker! :D

What Would Brian Boitano Do?

(note to mods, that was a song title, not a personal attack!) :-)

[everythingsxen]

58. Though we die...

La Resistance lives on!

[the_boxer_]

45. Rocky Horror Picture Show!

Fantastic!

[Skittles]

66. ditto

and I apparently am one of the few that saw it on its first release, when it bombed!

[gpandas]

46. my fair lady

when i was young.

[dontomas]

53. It's not a movie but...

I have a DVD version of Les Miserables in Concert. Absolutely astounding.

I've seen L.M. a few times and I still can't find a better Javert.

[chefgirl]

54. The King and I

Followed closely by My Fair Lady and White Christmas.

-chef-

[CBHagman]

55. How can I pick just one?

:cry:

Okay, I can never stop myself from watching "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" any time it's on TV. That barn-raising dance number hooks me every time.

Honorable mentions to: "The Music Man" (Damned near perfect), "The Sound of Music," "Gigi," "White Christmas," and huge chunks of Fred Astaire's career and Gene Kelly's career.

On edit: How could I forget "The Wizard of Oz"? That's another one I can't resist.

[Insider]

56. west side story

i might as well put that in my sig line. it's my answer to 3/4 of all "favorites" threads

[ikojo]

59. Fiddler on the Roof!!!

I can say EVERY word of dialogue in that movie!

It was one of the first movies I bought on DVD.

[TopesJunkie]

61. Westside Story

[bedtimeforbonzo]

62. Cannibal: The Musical

by Trey Parker.

I don't care if he's a republican, it's freaking funny.

[beyurslf]

63. Little Shop of Horrors

[RedEarth]

64. Oklahoma....so many great songs....

Outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma is performed in an amphitheatre with live horses and covered wagons. If you are in the area during the summer months, it's a great show.

[TrogL]

65. All that Jazz

story of my life.

Ever done "Broadway" reggae?

[Lisa]

67. "The Desert Song"

Though I like the stage version better than the movie (which altered the story to involve resistance fighters and Nazis, etc.)

[geniph]

68. Paint Your Wagon

also My Fair Lady, 1776, Rocky Horror, and of course, Singin' In the Rain.

"The best things in life are dirty...the best things in life are filthy-dirty!"

"Do you wanna go to heaven or go to hell?"
"Go to hell!"
"Do you wanna repent or fare thee well?"
"Fare thee well!"

[St. Jarvitude]

69. "Anything Goes"

Put into a pretty bad movie rendition with Bing Crosby in the 30's.