The First Nudie Musical coming to BD

[tazber]

Posted: 9/21/11 at 8:03am

Never heard of this before today. I checked IMDB to see who wrote the score and was surprised to see that it was bk.

There are some clips on youtube, and the one song I heard (linked below) I kinda love.

It looks so campy/trashy that I was rendered powerless by its spell (no offense Bruce, that's actually meant as a compliment).

From the 1976 NYT review (Maslin)

Mr. Kimmel is something of a quadruple threat, since he has also composed a tuneless score (sample lyric: "Gotta sing, gotta dance/While I'm taking off my pants"), co-directed with Mark Haggard (on a $200,000 budget during two weeks' time, though the finished product looks considerably more fly-by-night than the figures would indicate), and cast himself in the third lead, as a fledgling director whose bashfulness borders on idiocy.

NYT link:
http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C00EED9123AE63BBC4D51DFB166838C669EDE

The BD release link:
http://www.joblo.com/blu-rays-dvds/news/35-years-ago-somebody-made-the-first-nudie-musical-and-now-its-coming-to-blu-ray

And finally the link to C'mon Honey


C'mon Honey

Updated On: 9/21/11 at 08:03 AM

[tazber]

Posted: 9/21/11 at 8:11am

Lol, it's been available in DVD for 9 years! Totally checking this one out.


And on a side note: while looking it up I was directed to a live recording of Oh! Calcutta! on dvd.



Let's hear it for soft core musical theater!

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 9/21/11 at 8:27am

I saw Oh! Calcutta! on VHS years ago. I could have gone through life without seeing Maude's husband (Bill Macy)naked.

[bk]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 1:21am

Just to say that the NY Times review was the only pan the film got in NY. It was Ms. Maslin's very first review - weren't we lucky. Nothing like someone trying to show what a smart ass they are. Here are a few quotes from the other NY papers:

“CHOCKUL OF YOUTHFUL TALENT, SPICED BY OUTRAGEOUSNESS AND SPARKED BY INVENTION. THE THREE STARS ARE SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE. CINDY WILLIAMS IS ENCHANTING. KIMMEL IS THE ULTIMATE APPEALING SCHNOOK. FRESH AND FUNNY AND FUNKY. MADE FOR ABOUT 1 PERCENT OF THE BUDGET FOR ‘NEW YORK, NEW YORK,’ AND A HUNDRED TIMES FUNNIER AND MORE PERCEPTIVE. IT’S THE ‘STAR WARS’ OF NUDIE MUSICALS!” Judith Crist, New York Post

"Bright, bawdy, gleefully naughty!" Kathleen Carroll, Daily News

“ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOVIES OF THE YEAR!” Joseph Gelmis, Newsday

“A BAWDY BONANZA OF LAUGHS… A TUNEFUL, COMIC SLEEPER!” After Dark Magazine

“SIDE SPLITTING. CINDY WILLIAMS IS PERFECT.” WABC TV

"Funny, naughty, surprisingly charming! Ingenious bright performances." Howard Kissell, Women's Wear Daily

"You'll get raunchy laughs from this wacky double satire on pornography and 1930s musicals." William Wolf, Cue

The film was a smash in NY, running over fourteen weeks exclusively at the 68th Street Playhouse, and then when it went wide it was the fourth highest grossing picture in the country, right under Star Wars and The Spy Who Loved Me.

We're very excited about the Blu-ray - it'll be up for pre-order in a week or so, and the first 100 copies purchased at Kritzerland will be signed by Cindy Williams and myself.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 9/23/11 at 6:16am

Oh, how I love the film!

It's one of those things that was discovered in my youth, and watching it always takes me back.

Plus, there's Cindy Williams I. It.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 9/25/11 at 2:58am

My Oh! Calcutta DVD came with a replica playbill.

I will have to pick this up on BD!

[bk]

Posted: 9/27/11 at 1:21am

I don't think Oh, Calcutta is coming to BD, but The First Nudie Musical is and will be officially available for preorder at Kritzerland on Wednesday, along with the first standalone release of the CD soundtrack.

[tazber]

Posted: 9/27/11 at 8:05am

Oh that's great news bk! I was going to order the dvd in the hopes that there were still some first pressings available which included the cd soundtrack.

[bk]

Posted: 9/27/11 at 8:56pm

Up for preorder at midnight tonight!


Kritzerland is proud to present its first Blu-Ray release, along with a new soundtrack CD – the 35th Anniversary Edition of

THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL

The “bright, bawdy, gleefully naughty” (Kathleen Carroll, New York Daily News) The First Nudie Musical comes to Blu-ray in a brand new restored transfer in honor of its 35th anniversary. In this outrageously hilarious spoof that has become a cult classic, a desperate young filmmaker tries to rescue his studio by making a porno musical. You’ve never seen anything quite like this as the elaborate style of a 30s musical is mixed with contemporary tackiness, producing riotously risqué showstoppers.

“CHOCKFUL OF YOUTHFUL TALENT, SPICED BY OUTRAGEOUSNESS AND SPARKED BY INVENTION. THE THREE STARS ARE SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE. CINDY WILLIAMS IS ENCHANTING. KIMMEL IS THE ULTIMATE APPEALING SCHNOOK. FRESH AND FUNNY AND FUNKY. MADE FOR ABOUT 1 PERCENT OF THE BUDGET FOR ‘NEW YORK, NEW YORK,’ AND A HUNDRED TIMES FUNNIER AND MORE PERCEPTIVE. IT’S THE ‘STAR WARS’ OF NUDIE MUSICALS!” Judith Crist, New York Post

Filled with toe-tapping musical numbers, such as “Lesbian, Butch, Dyke,” “Orgasm,” and the classic “Dancing Dildos,” and more nudity than you can shake a stick at, The First Nudie Musical has it all – a hotshot producer (Stephen Nathan), his wisecracking secretary (Cindy Williams), a bumbling director (Bruce Kimmel), scheming investors, a prima donna leading lady (Alexandra Morgan), a Cuban spitfire (Diana Canova), and a group of aspiring actors struggling to make a movie musical against all odds.

“ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOVIES OF THE YEAR!” Joseph Gelmis, Newsday

Originally released by Paramount Pictures in 1976, the film garnered excellent reviews but in a bit of unfortunate timing, Cindy Williams’ series, Laverne and Shirley (also produced by Paramount) went on the air and became a family-hour smash. After a year, the film was purchased by another distributor in New York and, in 1977, The First Nudie Musical re-opened and was reborn, again garnering mostly rave reviews, playing exclusively in one theater for over three months, and, in its first week of wide release, becoming the fourth highest grossing film in the United States (right under Star Wars and The Spy Who Loved Me). The film became one of the first cable hits, playing on various pay cable stations all throughout the 1980s, and during that time the video was released and also became a best-seller, making the Billboard chart.

“A BAWDY BONANZA OF LAUGHS… A TUNEFUL, COMIC SLEEPER!” After Dark Magazine

“SIDE SPLITTING. CINDY WILLIAMS IS PERFECT.” WABC TV

The First Nudie Musical was released on DVD in 2002. That release was cobbled together from the then-best elements available – three 35mm prints that had retained about 60% of their color. That transfer was the best it could be given the technology back then, but there were the inevitable splices and scratches, and color that was okay but not great. Between then and now, the low-budget film’s CRI (internegative) was found (the camera negative is lost). Fortunately, it was in excellent condition and only one generation away from the camera negative. It yielded a wonderful image and the color is now wholly accurate to the way the film was originally shot.

The 35th anniversary edition of The First Nudie Musical is loaded with extras – a retrospective documentary co-directed by Academy Award-nominee Nick Redman, three commentary tracks – two for the film (one with Cindy Williams, Stephen Nathan, and Bruce Kimmel, and one with Nick Redman and Bruce Kimmel), and one for the documentary (Nick Redman, Michael Rosendale, and Bruce Kimmel). Additionally, there’s a deleted scene, two deleted musical numbers (one with sound and picture, one with audio only), two theatrical trailers, a radio spot, costume tests, and a stills gallery.

The separate CD release is expanded and remastered – it includes the soundtrack recording, the soundtrack for the documentary From Dollars To Donuts: An Undressing Of The First Nudie Musical, which consists of instrumentals of the film’s songs, arranged and performed by Grant Geissman (composer of Two-And-A-Half Men and Mike and Molly). Additionally there are five backing tracks from the film, for those who like to sing-a-long. Twelve-page full color booklet with liner notes, lyrics, and photographs.

The First Nudie Musical stars Stephen Nathan, Cindy Williams, Bruce Kimmel, Diana Canova, Alexandra Morgan, Leslie Ackerman, and Alan Abelew. Screenplay, Music, and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel. Directed by Mark Haggard and Bruce Kimmel.

NOTE: The Blu-ray disc is all-region and will play on any Blu-ray player.

The price is $29.98 for the Blu-ray and $19.98 for the CD, plus shipping. We have a special combo price of $39.98 for the two items, a ten-dollar savings. The street date is November 5 but preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship a few weeks early. To place an order, just visit www.kritzerland.com.

THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED COPIES OF THE BLU-RAY ORDERED AT KRITZERLAND WILL BE SIGNED BY CINDY WILLIAMS AND BRUCE KIMMEL.

THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED COPIES OF THE CD ORDERED AT KRITZERLAND WILL BE SIGNED BY COMPOSER/LYRICIST BRUCE KIMMEL.