Hello Dolly Film Remake Idea- Page 4

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 8/19/22 at 11:46am

BwayLB said: "After watching Tick Tick Boom on Netflix last night, i want Lin Manual Miranda to direct Hello Dolly"

Any particular reason why? I think Tick Tick Boom is great and that Lin did a fantastic job, but they’re very different pieces stylistically, tonally, etc. 

[BwayLB]

Posted: 8/19/22 at 11:57am

^ I mean Lin has the theatre nerd brains and a sense of energy. And the material can help him expand his horizons as an artist. Just imagine him directing the farcical antics, the timeless music and a triple threat cast.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 8/19/22 at 12:56pm

That’s…not how directing works.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/19/22 at 1:52pm

I don't think Gene Kelly had any directing experience when he made the film. Thst Streisand Woman didn't like him and vented to Arthur zlaurents that she "had a tap dancer for a director". 

[Emma_Pillsbury]

Posted: 8/19/22 at 2:29pm

Dollypop said: "I don't think Gene Kelly had any directing experience when he made the film. Thst Streisand Woman didn't like him and vented to Arthur zlaurents that she "had a tap dancer for a director"."

If Streisand did indeed vent this to Arthur Laurents then she is not only an extremely disrespectful woman but an ignorant one as well.

Kelly co-directed one of the greatest if not THE greatest musical film ever made: "Singin' in the Rain". 

In addition to that film he also helmed/co-helmed the following feature films:

A Guide for the Married Man

Gigot

The Tunnel of Love

The Happy Road

Invitation to the Dance

It's Always Fair Weather

On the Town

 

 

[DAME]

Posted: 8/19/22 at 2:58pm

Emma_Pillsbury said: "Dollypop said: "I don't think Gene Kelly had any directing experience when he made the film. Thst Streisand Woman didn't like him and vented to Arthur zlaurents that she "had a tap dancer for a director"."

If Streisand did indeed vent this to Arthur Laurents then she is not only an extremely disrespectful woman but an ignorant one as well.

Kelly co-directed one of the greatest if not THE greatest musical film ever made: "Singin' in the Rain".

In addition to that film he also helmed/co-helmed the following feature films:

A Guide for the Married Man

Gigot

The Tunnel of Love

The Happy Road

Invitation to the Dance

It's Always Fair Weather

On the Town



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Why would it be wrong for her to vent?  Not that she did.  

 

I would like to see a televised all black version.  Maybe Jennifer Lewis can reprise her Dolly?

[Emma_Pillsbury]

Posted: 8/19/22 at 4:06pm

DAME said: "Why would it be wrong for her to vent? Not that she did."

Well, it certainly was her prerogative to do so.

In my haste I mis-read Dollypop's original post. In re-reading it I now see that it was Dollypop not Streisand who was under the false impression that Kelly had not directed a film prior to "Hello, Dolly!"




 

 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/19/22 at 5:23pm

Emma_Pillsbury said: "DAME said: "Why would it be wrong for her to vent? Not that she did."

Well, it certainly was her prerogative to do so.

In my haste I mis-read Dollypop's original post. In re-reading it I now see that it was Dollypop not Streisand who was under the false impression that Kelly had not directed a film prior to "Hello, Dolly!"

 

And it wasn't a definitive statement. I said. "I don't think..."

One thing is certain: There was an acrimonious atmosphere on the set. Matthau despised That Streisand Woman and told her that she had "all the talent of a buttrrfly's fart", causing her to run off the set in tears. Kelly did notjing to assuage the situation.






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[Emma_Pillsbury]

Posted: 8/19/22 at 5:42pm

I find it quite humorous that you refer to her as "That Streisand Woman". 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/19/22 at 10:41pm

Emma_Pillsbury said: "I find it quite humorous that you refer to her as "That Streisand Woman"."

 

Well, isn't that dandy?

 

 

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 8/20/22 at 12:26am

It was Matthau who referred to her as “that Streisand woman”…

[Emma_Pillsbury]

Posted: 8/20/22 at 8:54am

MichelleCraig said: "It was Matthau who referred to her as “that Streisand woman”…"

That fact makes it even more humorous and "dandy". 

[Impeach2017]

Posted: 8/21/22 at 4:49am

Some on this esteemed forum are still grinding that old axe 50 odd years later; give it up, as the wounded party has moved on to that glittery stage in the sky!  I do not think we will ever see another extravagant musical production on the screen like the one Kelly did.  Perhaps a completely different more intimate take could work.  The trouble is that there is a dearth of bona fide female movie stars in that age range, which is a fault of Hollywood itself.  Jennifer Aniston?  Yes, she can sing.  

[PennClassic]

Posted: 8/21/22 at 12:19pm

I never had an issue with Barbra Streisand's age with regard to Dolly.  I felt she looked older than her true age due to the period costumes and hairstyles, so I didn't see a problem with it.  If a new film version was being done today, my choice would be Queen Latifah to star.  I think she is a fine singer/actress and has a nice screen presence.  She would do justice to the role.

Updated On: 5/4/23 at 12:19 PM