# What are your favorite movie musicals? Multiple Choice. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 15, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773 "2011-03-15T12:37:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/21 "2011-03-15T18:59:34Z")
Not in the poll and not even mentioned (:eek:) - _Gypsy_. ---
**Author:** ![montag01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@montag01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/montag01)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/22 "2011-03-15T19:00:26Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Godspell and Phantom sneaked by me. I honestly was unaware of 1776. > mmm Oh, MMM, you definitely have to check it out when you have a spare moment. I think you’ll fall in love with 1776! The restored DVD is definitely the one to seek out. I think it only has 1 extra song, but it’s a very good one and important in the context of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/23 "2011-03-15T19:02:40Z")
I’m another one who has the Music Man as my favorite. But Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Singing in the Rain are a close second (I’m not sure if i could one of them in 3rd). I picked Rocky Horror and Grease to round out my top 5 since I love the music and watch them yearly but they are definitely a ways back of the top 3. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/24 "2011-03-15T19:13:55Z")
_South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut_ ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/25 "2011-03-15T19:27:19Z")
I know it’s not loved by many, but I have fond childhood memories of watching _Finian’s Rainbow_ with my family once a year when it came on TV. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/26 "2011-03-15T19:30:38Z")
Another one wondering where’s _The Music Man_? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/27 "2011-03-15T19:32:42Z")
Where is the love for America’s Tribal Love Rock Musical, **Hair**? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/28 "2011-03-15T19:48:37Z")
Also, **Paint Your Wagon** isn’t mentioned. It’s worth watching just to hear Lee Marvin try to sing. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/29 "2011-03-15T20:57:30Z")
I will echo those who mentioned that “The Music Man” belongs on this list. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/30 "2011-03-15T20:59:40Z")
**A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum**. Funniest movie ever made, and I say it still counts as a musical even though the film version dropped most of the songs. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/31 "2011-03-15T21:21:37Z")
I voted for _Fiddler on the Roof_, _The Sound of Music_, _My Fair Lady_, _Singin’ in the Rain_, and “Other” because you forgot _The Music Man_. _Paint Your Wagon_ is another favorite that wasn’t on the list… ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/32 "2011-03-15T21:25:43Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > I will echo those who mentioned that “The Music Man” belongs on this list. I tell ya, this list has got trouble. With a capital T! (_The Music Man_ is my favorite, too.) ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/33 "2011-03-15T21:29:43Z")
How to…apply for a job How to…advance from the mailroom How to…sit down at a desk How to…dictate memoranda How to…develop executive style How to commute In a three button suit With that weary executive smile. This book…is all that I need How to, how to…succeed (but not how to get on this list!!!) I’d have added **How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying**. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/34 "2011-03-15T21:32:40Z")
**Beauty and the Beast** is the animated Disney feature, right? So why was it the only animated film on the list? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/35 "2011-03-16T00:18:29Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > **Beauty and the Beast** is the animated Disney feature, right? So why was it the only animated film on the list? Token inclusion? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/36 "2011-03-16T00:19:30Z")
Only one film has zero votes. Nobody wants to say hello to Dolly? mmm ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/37 "2011-03-16T00:23:51Z")
The film version? That sucked. Count me in as voting for _The Music Man, Paint Your Wagon, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, The Producers_, and _1776_. But mostly _The Music Man_. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/38 "2011-03-16T00:36:34Z")
Did anyone else love the 1970’s version of “Mame” with Lucille Ball (Auntie Mame) and Bea Arthur (Vera Charles)? One of my favorites, though I haven’t seen it for a while. Lucy and Bea had perfect comedy timing; they just don’t make 'em like that anymore… ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/39 "2011-03-16T00:50:58Z")
> [@Kizarvexius](#): > > Regarding _1776_, I second the motion. Or did Delaware already do that? New York, New York, a helluva town! abstains. Courteously. I didn’t care for the movie _Jesus Christ Superstar_. I know that Ted Nealey was very popular in the movie and on stage but I didn’t like him at all- he reminded me too much of John Hurt playing Jesus (later) in _Mel Brooks History of the World_. However, I did like the taping of the stage show a few years back, and ditto for the taped stage version of _South Pacific_ over the movie (except it lacked Ray Walston’s Billis). The movie version of _The Producers_ had the stupidest decision ever in theatrical release, which was omitting _King of Broadway_ (even though it had been filmed). It makes the whole opening of the show; who cuts an opening number? Acting wise I prefer the Irene Dunne Showboat to the remake, though it lacked Howard Keel’s voice and Agnes Moorehead’s Agnes Mooreheadness. Helen Morgan didn’t have the drop dead beauty of Ava Gardner but her voice atoned. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773/40 "2011-03-16T00:51:57Z")
Kiss Me Kate? The Lion King? Show Boat? I love those to death. I would name Phantom of the Opera just because it’s so romantically beautiful to look at (though like Hair, it seemed kind of late in the game for a movie version to come out), and anything - anything! - by Bob Fosse. I’ve seen Cabaret about a hundred times, and when Chicago came out, I went to see it four times in one month (dragging along different people). Bye Bye Birdie? (The local high school here is putting it on for its spring musical. MY old high school, umpteen hundred years ago, put it on for ITS spring musical:rolleyes:.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-movie-musicals-multiple-choice/574773.md?page=3)