Lee Remick in televised Damn Yankees

[DAME]

Posted: 2/6/16 at 11:06am

While on the subject of televised musicals....

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x507PnU8DwQ

Updated On: 2/6/16 at 11:06 AM

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 2/6/16 at 11:53am

I have this whole thing on a dvd that was transferred from an old vhs tape. It is the weirdest thing in the world.  The sets seem to be painted on cardboard cut outs, as are most of the extras. Bizarre animations are inserted into the songs in place of choreography, and the performances are incredibly cheesey. 

Stuff like this is why the TV musical died the first time around.  It is still worth watching for a good laugh. 

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/6/16 at 11:59am

This looks similar to the bizarre Superman television musical in '75. 

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 2/6/16 at 12:14pm

Yes! It looks and feels very similar.  Of course, being a comic book chsracter, Superman can live in a paint-on-cardboard world and it fits,  that wasn't so much the case here. 

[Theater_Nerd]

Posted: 2/6/16 at 2:48pm

Ah the 60s...this looks like an acid trip gone really, really bad. 

 

This is so bad.

[icecreambenjamin]

Posted: 2/6/16 at 4:39pm

I bet this is how people will look back at the current live shows.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 2/6/16 at 5:57pm

Oh man, that IS trippy! I can't believe those cuts to animation. And who cast the lovely and talented Remick (who clearly can't dance) in a role that was written for one of the most gifted dancers to ever grace the stage? And Joe's eyes! Insane.

[SweetLips]

Posted: 2/7/16 at 3:52am

Holy shvt-what WAS that?

If only he had said he was gay and not married it all would have made sense.

No wonder straights don't like musicals.

SL.......x

PS.I think I am becoming a little bit straight [or too long in Bali].