Kiss Me Kate on PBS (ch 13) now

[courtnyj]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 2:29am

Watching it now...
I never knew this was filmed in 3D. I've only watched it in 2D.

Maybe this is a silly question, but have there been other 3D movie musicals?


Have any of you seen this in 3D? Updated On: 7/19/07 at 02:29 AM

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 3:21am

It was filmed in 3-D but only ever released flat. I believe that back in the 1980s the 3-D versionw as shown in L.A. as part of a festival of 3-D films. The others were all horror films. KMK was the ONLY musical ever filmed in 3-D.

[courtnyj]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 4:00am

Interesting! Thanks for the info.

I've seen the film several times before but I never noticed how they blocked the film for 3D. Fred throwing a banana toward the camera makes sense now. Cheap 3 D thrills.

[jordanromero2]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 8:31am

Damn I missed it. By the way, why in the hell would Kiss Me Kate (Out of all the shows out there) be in 3D?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 9:35am

I believe it was filmed back in the day of the 3D craze, which had since ended by the time it was released..

Check out IMDb: http://imdb.com/title/tt0045963/trivia

[WOSQ]

Posted: 7/19/07 at 10:22am

I have no depth perception so this is second hand, but the Film Forum in NY showed Kate a few years ago in 3-D, and the audience would oooohhh and aaahhh when something went at the camera. A few times they visibly flinched.

On the other hand I admired the shape of Howard Keel's behind in those tights. My, my. You don't need 3-D for such a fine manly shape as that.