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| ASIN: | B00007GZQI |
| Actor: |
- Peter Sellers
- Ringo Starr
- Isabel Jeans
- Caroline Blakiston
- Wilfrid Hyde-White
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| Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 |
| Audience Rating: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Binding: | DVD |
| Brand: | SELLERS,PETER |
| Creator: |
- Anthony B. Unger (Producer)
- Denis O'Dell (Producer)
- Graham Chapman (Writer)
- John Cleese (Writer)
- Terry Southern (Writer)
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| Director: | Joseph McGrath |
| EAN: | 0017153136043 |
| Format: |
- Color
- DVD
- Full Screen
- NTSC
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| Item Dimensions: |
- Weight: 0.24 pounds
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| Label: | Republic Pictures |
| Manufacturer: | Republic Pictures |
| No. Of Items: | 1 |
| Package Dimensions: |
- Height: 0.6 inches
- Length: 7.1 inches
- Width: 5.3 inches
- Weight: 0.05 pounds
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| Product Group: | DVD |
| Publisher: | Republic Pictures |
| Region Code: | 1 |
| Release Date: | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Running Time: | 92 minutes |
| Sales Rank: | 30943 |
| Studio: | Republic Pictures |
| Theatrical Release Date: | 1969 |
| UPC: | 017153136043 |
Hilarious Comedy Disguising Brutal Satire
Come and Get It!
Magic Christian is Magical Classic, so COME AND GET IT!The Magic Christian, in which he plays billionaire Guy Grand, is one of his best vehicles, and what a bonus it is to have Ringo Starr as his adopted son, Youngman Grand.
I liken the smattering of cameo appearances as an extension of the guest stars in that other movie based on a Terry Southern novel, Candy. As another note of interest, Candy also featured in a small role as a Mexican gardner, yes, Ringo Starr! But those of us in the know already knew that. Right? Right and double right, as Guy Grand would say.
I recognized Joan Benham, who intermittently played Lady Prudence Fairfax in the Upstairs Downstairs series, as a socialite discussing the maiden voyage of The Magic Christian to her friends.
Dennis Price, who starred in some Ealing comedies in the 1950's and who was the ill-fated Hector Snipe in Theatre of Blood, plays one of Grand's company executives.
There's David Hutcheson, one of the hunters, who gets frozen to death by a hail machine in The Abominable Dr. Phibes.
Among the most notable is John Cleese's role as Mr. Dugdale, a museum attendant with a supercilious attitude and voice to match, who is understandably shocked when Grand snips out the nose of a Rembrandt he has purchased. Ringo finishes the scene off with a sensory organ joke: "Keep your eye out for a good ear." Precious!
Raquel Welch is the whip-wielding queen of the Magic Christian galley. And finally there is Yul Brynner, who in drag, sings Noel Coward's "Mad About The Boy" before whipping off his wig to reveal his familiar bald pate.
Wilfrid Hyde-White, best known as Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady, has a lot of fun in his role as Captain Klaus, the skipper of the Magic Christian.
The songs by Badfinger also give a boost to this movie, such as "Come And Get It" which is the theme that permeates throughout this movie. The somber and heartfelt "Carry On Till Tomorrow" is a perfect reflection of Ringo Starr's pre-Grand life, as he is harassed by all sorts of nasty people, a groundskeeper, a bobby, and a hideous crone who gives him heck because of his sunglasses.
What I find infuriating is that the album by Thunderclap Newman, who sings "Something In The Air" during the scene where all sorts of people swim around in a huge vat of urine, manure, and blood to get tenners, is criminally out-of-print, which means we only have Tom Petty's version of it on his first greatest hits album, which is good by the way. But that's a mere minor complaint.
My two favorite scenes involve the strip tease version of Hamlet featuring Laurence Harvey, and the auction scene, during which Grand signals his bids in the most unconventional ways. The auction ends at the expense of a social-climbing American couple purchasing a Lancier painting.
The climactic scene of chaos inside the Magic Christian is the high point of the movie, and perhaps mirrors that chaos and turmoil going on, especially the upsurgence of the hippie generation, student revolutionaries, and anti-Vietnam protests in the late 1960's.
Comparing the movie to the novel, I say both are effective, but it was impossible to make the movie exactly like the book, but most of Grand's schemes made it, such as the Silky hair conditioner, the hot dog vendor, the opening of the stores with low introductory "get acquainted" sales, the newspaper that printed the news with foreign words, and the aforementioned vat of urine schemes were included. In the novel, Grand is having tea with his two sisters, and the story keeps intercutting between the tea party and his schemes, which were narrated in the past tense rather than being presented in present tense as it was in the movie. It would have been interesting if the subtle corrupting of the films (the novel) had been included. A classic period piece of the 1960's, and one that I hope will be enjoyed by all for all eternity. The Magic Christian is available, so, as the song says, "if you want it, here it is, come and get it."
"Sometimes its not enough merely to teach. One has to punish, as
well."
From Different Eyes.
Subversive comedy that probably won't appeal to the hoi polloi
Not tip-top Terry Southern's best, but still groovy, baby!
Excellent SatireNot So Simply: A tour de force for Peter Sellers who gets to exhibit many of his wonderous talents, playing many parts (many only heard and not seen) while still capable holding down the Lead Role. No one else would have done this film justice. It is perfectly made and deserves many repeat viewings.
good film, lousy DVD
Finally on DVD!A note--one of the other reviews mentioned "2 Beatles appearing in the film and one singing." This is not correct (although Pete Ham of Badfinger does sound remarkably like McCartney). The songs are mostly by Badfinger, with the exception during the last scene of "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman (whose guitarist eventually went on to play with Wings). The shot of Lennon is either from a film clip (like that of Onassis & Jackie) or a stand-in (it goes by VERY quickly) This is definitely Ringo's film!
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