Streisand Gypsy is still on.... — Page 10

Abe Vigoda could've made a comeback as Rose's father had he held on a little longer...

Yes, Loretta Swit would be a marvelous Electra. Her glorious talents would light up the screen. Pia. Zadora as Mazeppa. Oh yeah!

Updated On: 4/12/16 at 04:39 PM

lovebwy said: "Yeah, I suppose. I just fear this will be the final nail in the coffin of movie musicals."



What do you mean by final nail in the coffin of movie musicals? Movie musicals are more popular than they have been in over 2 decades.

I guess I'm glad lovebwy's obnoxious comments about the London cast were deleted but, with the responses gone now too, he'll probably carry on not seeing the error of his ways. You don't have to be quite so delete-happy, BWW.

"Not that this would ever happen but I'd love to see, Patti (Mazeppa), Bernadette (Tessie), and Tyne (Electra) play the strippers! And throw in Angela as Ms.Crachitt and you've got all of the living Broadway Roses!



I love this idea so much. I agree that it would never happen, but it would be reason alone to make this movie.



I have felt this project was silly and that Barbra is simply too old since it was first announced. But I have to admit, she's starting to wear me down. It's not like anyone else is going to get a Gypsy film made anytime soon, and I would love to see her take on the role. And the idea of her bookending her film career with this role does seem like it would be satisfying. So maybe I can ignore her age. Maybe they will make her look almost believable. Maybe it could be the best of the Gypsy film adaptations, which isn't saying much, but still!

SweetLips said: "For Gods sake woman just make the fvckin' movie so we can all start having opinions about something/one else.

Too old too young no voice dubbed[now that WOULD be something] too much surgery and then all the supporting cast will be wrong and so and so would have been soooo much better.

Why pay a director when they can get all the advice about anything here for free.



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Honey child, my ONLY advice would be for her NOT to do it AT ALL!

I don't get the hatred here. She's a fantastic actress, and while the singing is doubtful at her age - she was one of the best singers ever. Forget funny girl, her version of "Hello Dolly" alone makes me so happy! She emotes in every single word she sings. You're a bad person if you didn't cry along Yentl. She played a much younger Dolly on screen (I didn't buy the sadness in her life, her character seemed far too young to be as mystical and popular as it was), but folks saw the movie and quite a few liked it too. She can totally pull off Rose. They don't do the greatest job of it on stage, but the character does age a few years through the course of the story.


They're revising the book. This movie will fit her like a glove.

And I think they should get Meryl Streep to play one of the strippers. And add Bette Midler to the list of past Roses who could join the ranks of Tyne / Patti / Bernadette to be a fan favorite for one of the stripper roles, too. She'd probably even do it for the extra publicity it will give her Hello Dolly next year.

Updated On: 4/13/16 at 09:57 AM

Barbra has said she plans to employ post-production techniques to make her look younger, as has been implied earlier in this thread.

They used such techniques on Meryl in the 2nd half of INTO THE WOODS, after her transformation, and it largely worked. (WOODS' setting in a fairy tale could have helped justify Meryl porcelain complexion, given the cinematography was equally painterly.) That said, I imagine it's quite costly for what is bound to be a film with a modest budget.

fashionguru_23 said: "Pal Joey, thank you thank you, thank you for that photo!!"



Haha, made my day too!

Pal Joey, that made my day!

Valentina3 "You're a bad person if you didn't cry along Yentl."

I don't cry, I laugh through the completely over wrought, self indulgent schmaltz fest that is Yentl. When my step son was in college, he and his friends would take road trips together. If somebody fell asleep during the drive, their punishment would be to watch the same amount of Yentl as they had slept. If they slept an hour, they had to watch Yentl for an hour. They couldn't think of a worse punishment and I agree.

Pal Joey, you've outdone yourself. Just love the ad. And I can already hear Professor Irwin Corey's voice saying, "You ain't gettin' eighty eight cents from me Rose!"

In the long run, I have no problem with her doing the part. It's the extremely awful John Travolta that scares me. He does one part and only one part well, stupid, dumb hood.. Anyone who saw his horrible performance in the movie "Hairspray" knows his limitations. The film would be perfect except for him.