7 Faces of Dr.Lao

[romantico]

Posted: 1/24/09 at 4:38pm

I just watched this film the other night and it has become one of my favorites. Always a fan of George Pal,but I had never heard of this film. A friend loaned me some DVD's weeks ago and this was one of them. What impressed me the most was Tony Randall. My God! I never really knew much about him or seen any of his work other than his role on 'The Odd Couple'. To pull off 7 characters and do it so well is rare. In this day and age where we have remakes and sequels and comic book and cartoon character's making the transition into films,its refreshing to see a film that's original and entertaining.

Updated On: 1/24/09 at 04:38 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/25/09 at 7:36am

I have not seen this movie in years but LOVED it when it first came out.

[romantico]

Posted: 1/25/09 at 10:14am

Some of course might pick apart the FX compared to today's cgi bit I thought it was timeless and held up very well.I,like many are hungry for creativity and originality in Hollywood.I feel every remake should automatically bomb at the box office. Maybe if so,they will stop making them.Getting tired of sequels as well.I can easily see someone like Tim Burton trying to remake this (or as they now call it 'reimagine').

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 1/25/09 at 12:20pm

this movie creeped me out as a child!

[Q]

Posted: 1/25/09 at 12:48pm

I loved this movie when I was young - it made me believe in magic.

[romantico]

Posted: 1/25/09 at 1:29pm

It was VERY Creepy,especially for a child which is why I like it.Kid's films today are nothing but fart jokes and dumb jokes.Sure, a very rare few have dark overtones but Dr.Lao really freaked you out with the monsters and Bill Tuttle's make up. Randall as Merlin and the blind man and Dr.Lao made my jaw drop. No way did I see Tony in any of the three characters.Such an amazing actor. As an actor,I don't believe Randall did anything better than this.

[sondheimboy2]

Posted: 1/26/09 at 12:57am

I remember that they South African husband and wife team that produced "Meet Me In St. Louis" on Broadway were supposed to be producing a musical version of this. But nothing ever came of it.

[romantico]

Posted: 4/7/14 at 8:48pm

Just watched this again tonight. Have not seen it since I posted this thread and thought I'd bump it. For those who have never seen or heard of this, I can not recommend it enough.I hope Warner Archives will put this out on Blu-Ray soon!

[ARTc3]

Posted: 4/7/14 at 11:55pm

Funny, that this thread gets bumped. I recently watched the film and was also enthralled by it. I think this would make a wonderful musical. I would love for it to be somewhat immersive, designing the show so that we, the audience, got to attend Dr. Lao's circus. Of course, this would have to happen after Pippin was no longer thrilling us as I think the themes are too similar.