Debbie Reynolds: The Unsinkable Molly Brown - Movie

The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Cast :	Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell
Director :	Charles Walters
Studio :	Warner Home Video
Format :	Color, Dolby, Widescreen
Released Date :	June 11, 1964
DVD Released Date :	September 19, 2000
Language :	Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Audience Rating :	NR (Not Rated)
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Date	May 22, 2005
Summary	Molly Brown "ain't down yet."
Content	Debbie Reynolds brings this whole movie to life which is based on the true story of Margaret Tobin Brown. Molly is seen as an optimistic person longing to get away from her dirt-poor existence. She heads off to Leadville, Colorado to look for a new life and finds miner John J. Brown (Harve Presnell, re-creating the Broadway role). Johnny assures her that money won't get her everything and says that she should settle for happiness. He vows that he'll "never say no" and gives her all that she's hoped for: a house of her own, a brass bed and more. After they unknowingly strike it rich, they liven up the Denver society party, learn European customs, and all the while as Johnny becomes unable to keep his promise because of Molly's self-centeredness. All the time she tried to look for fame until she had unexpectedly gained it when she survives the Titanic disaster, claims her fame in Denver and is reunited with Johnny. Filled with great tunes like "Belly Up To The Bar, Boys" which is a great and funny dance number in the Leadville saloon, "He's My Friend", and "I'll Never Say No", "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" is a great rip-roaring foot-stomper of a musical and one remarkable gem.

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Date	May 12, 2005
Summary	Belly Up!!! Belly Up to the Review Boys!!!!!
Content	Yes, it's true....a kid can enjoy this movie without gigling her intestines out when looking at when this movie was made. I have grown up around The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Simple plot. Simple songs. Nothin' fancy. But, this movie isn't your everyday musical. It's basically about Molly Brown's way from rags to riches. In my music class, we are watching musicals, only three. We already watched two and I hope our teacher will let us watch The Unsinkable Molly Brown in class. I would get an A plus and so does this musical in my opinion. The person who created this show was the person who created "The Music Man". So, go ahead, sing "I'll Never Say No To You" and hope that's what you'll say about The Unsinkable Molly Brown. You know you want to....

Rating
Date	April 02, 2004
Summary	A Fairly Good Musical
Content	THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN is a fairly good musical based on the life of a young woman who rises from rags to riches as the wife of Leadville Johnny Brown and later gains even more fame as a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. The movie is not quite as good as the original production on Broadway starring Tammy Grimes but it is still very entertaining in spots. The most memorable song is "Belly Up To The Bar, Boys." Debbie Reynolds does a fine job in the lead as Molly Brown and Harve Presnel repeats his successful Broadway role as Leadville Johnny Brown. The strong supporting cast for the film includes Ed Begley, Hermione Baddeley, Jack Kruschen and Vassili Lambrinos. The movie received Oscar nominations for Best Color Cinematography, Color Costume Design, Color Art Direction and Adapted Music Score. Debbie Reynolds was nominated for Best Actress. MY FAIR LADY dominated the Academy Awards in 1964.

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Date	February 28, 2004
Summary	Is this real?
Content	When I started watching this the other day, I had no idea when it was made, who it was made by, etc. Thus, in my ignorance and based on the laughable opening scenes, I thought I might be watching some really bad quality program. And so, I sat down to enjoy a really poor quality film, just to do it. As the movie progressed, I was able to get past the jerky story-telling and one-dimensional plotline to really start appreciating the main character, Molly Brown. She reminded me of Reba, and her enthusiasm and energy were unreal! She bounced back from more let-downs than one could possibly imagine. By the end of the flick, I got the idea that Molly Brown was based on a real person as she had turned up in "Titanic" as a much heavier Kathy Bates. Her story was unbelievable and very rich, if still somewhat poorly told in this film. In doing a bit of research, I learned alot more about the film. I think I appreciate what it was setting out to do but am disappointed that they directors seemed more enamored with the frivolous than with the meat of Brown's story. In the true story, Molly Brown forces her fellow women to row the boats around to pick up drowning survivors from the Titanic. Here, she simply sings to those in the boat with her. Not too bad over all, but there might be better ways to learn Molly Brown's story...or whatever her real name is.

Rating
Date	June 26, 2003
Summary	Great Musical, Weak on Authenticity
Content	The songs and the dances were terrific -- but Mrs. Brown's real first name was "Maggie," and this film shows the wrong side of the Titanic scraping the ice berg, better loosen your belt. Bellying up to the ice berg. Whatever.

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