South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
Add 1776, Kiss Me Kate, Godspell, Hair, Gypsy, Kismet.
This, here.
From the list, I voted Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop, Rocky Horror, and Tommy. Should have voted Fiddler and Mary Poppins, but somehow glossed over them.
I chose Jesus Christ Super Star, which I have seen quite a few times on stage, but I also like Seven Brides, and many of the Fred Astaire movies.
Apples and Oranges I know, but GOD I’m so complex!
I’ve actually had people ask me in all seriousness “Well, what’s the difference between a stage show and a movie?”:rolleyes:
1776, Gypsy & Godspell are a great ones missing from the list.
I would’ve voted for Hair if it was listed.
Among other things, about $150…
The Blues Brothers
It’s the musical for Manly Men who don’t like musicals. It has an epic car chase, gratuitous violence, Illinois Nazis… all manner of Manly features. So many that we hardly notice that it’s a musical when (for instance) Aretha breaks out into “Think” and the staff and customers at the diner join in with the singing and the dancing and the friVOLityyyyy! [/Frink]
Oh, hell yeah! I forgot about The Blues Brothers.
I voted for A Chorus Line, Grease, and Rocky Horror. Plus, “Let us not forget…”, because my three favorites were all left off the list–Camelot, Man of La Mancha, and The Music Man.
I’ll jump on the Blues Brothers wagon or retired police car if you will.
Hmmmm…I consider a musical to have new songs written for it. The only exception is a jukebox musical, featuring the songs of one group/singer and a separate story. Furthermore, I consider movie musicals to be musical movies based on stage musicals.
I love The Blues Brothers, but do not think of it as a movie musical. And I don’t think it has ever been staged.
Why would it have to be staged first? Singing in the Rain was not as a golden example. Nor Rocky Horror for that matter. Also *Singing in the Rain *only used a few new songs. Yet it is generally considered the greatest Hollywood Musical. I believe AFI picked it as such.
Yes, actually…The Rocky Horror Show predates The Rocky Horror Picture Show by 2 years.
Well what do you know? OK, well I still stand by Singing in the Rain as a Hollywood first and very little original music example.
Aren’t most of the songs in Hedwig & the Angry Inch done as on-screen performance, thus being disqualified by the terms of the OP?
I expect I’m almost unique in utterly despising Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Everyone in that film except for Gene Wilder should be beaten with clubs until they understand what they did was unforgivable, and fed alive to rats. The actor who played Charlie’s should have this down twice.
I liked Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, though.
How about “Once?”
How could I have forgotten Camelot? :eek:
Does The Pirates of Penzance (with Linda Ronstadt) count? It isn’t as good as a stage version, but the music never grows old.
Ooooooh…I didn’t even consider ‘Once’.
I love this movie. And its soundtrack.
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