Will "Lost Horizon" & "At Long Last Love" ever come out on dvd?

Oh, nealb1... from your mouth to God's ears!

I'm a HUGE "Lost Horizon" fan. I saw it twice in the movie theatre, when I was just nine years old. It's still a favorite of mine, for all that is good AND bad about it.

As far as it never being commercially released, it actually was out on a "special extended edition," letterboxed laser disc release from Pioneer.

They added back in several cut songs and scenes (some even from work prints). I would love it if Sony (who owns the rights) would release it on DVD with extras... like a commentary track from Michael York!

It's at the very top of my "Bad Movies We Love" list.

As far as "At Long Last Love," I saw that one as a kid in the theatres too... and don't remember much about it, except that it was "slightly enjoyable."

Now that I'm older, I realize that if I thought it was "slightly enjoyable" in my youth, I will think it's a big pile of doo-doo as an adult.

So I haven't checked it out since! But hey! A great cast mangling Cole Porter? Release it, please!

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best12, you're right...I forgot about the laser disc of LH. I have it on dvd, transferred from the laser. It's too bad that the laser disc isn't the complete roadshow version. Maybe......fingers crossed.........when and if it comes out on dvd, the entire original version will be restored. There was the fertility dance, 2 reprises of "Living Together, Growing Together" and a few other musical interludes that are still missing.

"Lost Horizon" screened a few years back here in Los Angeles. And, it was a remastered/restored print. But, it was the edited version...not the partial restored laser disc version. Michael York was there for a Q&A after the movie. The rep from Columbia/Sony who provided the film, said that they have no intention to release it on video or dvd. So, who knows?

Nmartin....it's been so long since I've watched AT LONG LAST LOVE. Which character sings "Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love?"

Updated On: 12/13/07 at 06:40 PM

Is that the scene where they are in the ladies room of the department store?

Let's get Bryan on the case.

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I certainly hope these come out--can you imagine the commentary tracks?

Maybe someone would be able to explain a lyric that has confounded me since I first heard it--
"The world is a circle without a beginning and nobody knows where it really ends."

What the hell does that mean?

I also remember Pauline Kael's "Lost Horizon" savaging--"The pauses for the pedagogic songs are so awkward one feels that the director's wheelchair needs oiling."

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you *know* Sally Kellerman would love to do commentary!

I don't know if this is true for AT LONG LAST LOVE, but LOST HORIZON was never even released on VHS home video!

After the world premiere of AT LONG LAST LOVE, guest Ethel Merman was heard to remark "Thank God, Cole isn't alive to see this."


I'm sure she said it in her most discreet sotto voce.

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Updated On: 12/14/07 at 10:55 AM

Oh, I always love it when Missy Gielgud plays "exotic".

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Updated On: 12/14/07 at 11:03 AM

You got to meet Malcolm McDowell??? Oh how I envy you!!

I saw a wonderful documentary about him on the O LUCKY MAN! DVD. He looks like he is one hell of a storyteller and a great guy. And sexier than ever!

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They release "The Apple" on dvd and not these. Go figure.

And where is the dvd of the musical version of "Goodbye Mr. Chips"? I'm dying to see that.

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A few clips from At Long Last Love can be found on youtube.

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I was reminded by watching this that they actually CRASHED a plane into the snowy mountains when they made this movie. Not a model or a special effect... but a real airplane! With a multi-camera setup to capture it on film.

You KNOW that wasn't cheap. It was in all the papers at the time, as a publicity stunt. "Sparing no expense!"

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