1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

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1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:45pm

Which network broadcast the new musical version starring Mia Farrow and Danny Kaye in 1976?

Thanks!!

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#2

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 11:28pm

I remember this being screened on UK TV and I've always wished they would release it on DVD.
A brilliant production (if my memory serves me well- 30 years is a long time LOL)

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#3

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 11:33pm

It was produced By Hallmark and screened on NBC, Dec 12th 1976.
Do these TV companies forget that they have al those wonderful shows deep down in their archives???

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re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 11:48pm

Thanks, WickedBoy2!!

Although I would hardly call it "wonderful." It was just horrible. I got a copy on VHS and could only bare enough to watch it once. Julie Andrews' narration was the best part about it. (Though I must admit it was very entertaining to watch Danny Kaye attempt Hook)

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--Aristotle

#5

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 11:50pm

LOL well i did say 'if' my memory serves me well which it seems to not have! I'd still like to see it again tho!

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#6

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 11:53pm

LOL well.

It's true - it is a shame that the networks don't release these hidden treasures, but from their perspective regarding this new production of PETER PAN -- it is to their benefit to keep it "lost" and forgotten.

Perhaps it is available to watch at the library or the museum of television in NY?

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--Aristotle

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re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 11:58pm

The Danny Kaye /Sandy Duncan TV 'Pinocchio', also 1976, that was made available some time back is painful to watch too!

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Updated On: 6/28/08 at 11:58 PM

#8

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/29/08 at 12:08am

Touche!

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#9

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/29/08 at 2:50am

However, talk about prophetic.

I mean, she did end up with all those kids, a sort of "Lost Boys" groups if you will...

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#10

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/29/08 at 2:55am

LOL ouch! x

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#11

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 6/29/08 at 3:32am

Although as it turns out, Woody may have been the one who didn't want to grow up. He just wanted to keep hitting sevente...

Oh never mind.

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#12

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/1/11 at 6:18pm

MAJOR BUMP, but I came across this on playbill. This version of "Peter Pan" was being shown today at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, which is being held the Paley Center


Paley Center Screens the Twice-Told Tales of "Cinderella" and "Peter Pan" Beginning Oct. 1

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re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/1/11 at 8:29pm

Has anyone seen what is billed as PETER PAN 360? I'll be in Boston when it plays there in November and I'm wondering whether it'll be worthwhile.

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#14

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/1/11 at 8:50pm

Yes Dollypop, it's good but it's strictly a play. No one sings in it.

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re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/1/11 at 10:39pm

For your viewing pleasure... here is Mia Farrow as Peter Pan singing the hit "Love":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8txW_kSwU4

And here is Danny Kaye as Captain Hook:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO-M8oTz0Ys&feature=related

#16

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/1/11 at 11:16pm

I have a friend in Peter Pan 360 and I caught the production when it was in Chicago. It is definitely worth while. it is the original Peter Pan by JM Barrie. Its long, but I loved it!

#17

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/1/11 at 11:17pm

I wonder how many of those shirtless pirates Danny Kaye auditioned.

#18

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/1/11 at 11:56pm

To be fair and accurate, the Theatre 360 Peter Pan is a straight play, but it's a new adaption and NOT the Barrie original. I haven't seen it, but I am curious to see it.

I LOVED the Sandy Duncan Pinocchio. It was rebroadcast in the early 90s. I haven't seen it since.

The Mia farrow Peter Pan is entertaining but absolutely PAINFUL. i was also offput by the changes to the mythology.

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re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/2/11 at 2:17am

I absolutely love Danny Kaye in anything. Love him as Captain Hook! :)

#20

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/2/11 at 5:51am

I saw both Peter Pan and Pinocchio as a kid. I remember nothing about Peter Pan at all. Only that I saw it. So it left zero impression on me. I remember liking Pinocchio, but I haven't seen it since.

My favorite of that era was the Lesley Ann Warren Cinderella, which showed up annually for a bit.

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#21

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/3/11 at 6:59pm

Thanks for the info on PETER PAN 360.

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#22

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/4/11 at 10:44am

b12b-
The Warren version of Cinderella is on DVD. It was the one I liked a lot when I was younger, but it hasn't aged very well.

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#23

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/4/11 at 3:16pm

This remaked made its debut on CBS in 1964 and continued to air annually until 1974.

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re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 10/4/11 at 3:28pm

Thanks, guys! I guess I neglected to say that I already own Cinderella on DVD.

Believe it or not, I own the Pinocchio mentioned above on DVD, too. It was a gift, but I've never watched it. I think it's still in its plastic. After this thread, I should crank it up and see if it's any good. I enjoyed it as a kid, but that was a LONG time ago.

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#25

re: 1976 PETER PAN starring Mia Farrow - did anyone see it?

Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:16pm

Briony McRoberts, who played Wendy in this film, tragically died last month after being hit by a train. Her agent believed that her death was a result of an act of suicide.



http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/07/downton-abbey-star-david-robbs-wife-briony-mcroberts-dead-from-apparent-suicide.html

Mia Farrow wrote this on her Facebook last month:

"so so sad to hear that Briony McRoberts has gone. When i played Peter Pan, she was the radiant 'Wendy' and a joy to work with."

ETA: I didn't think this version of the story was very well-done, but her acting was good. R.I.P.

Updated On: 8/13/13 at 11:16 PM