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 enlarge | Director: George Roy Hill
Actors: Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing, John Gavin
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 2412
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 138
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD22615D
ISBN: 0783276745
UPC: 025192261527
EAN: 9780783276748
ASIN: B00005JLIU
Theatrical Release Date: March 21, 1967
Release Date: June 3, 2003
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 THOROUGHLY WACKY & WILD FUN, BUT MUCH TOO LONG FOR FARCE January 2, 2008
Vivacious 1922 flapper Millie Dilmont provided Julie Andrews with one of her best screen roles, and a showcase for her skills as an excellent comedienne. Career girl Millie loves life ( She says, "Now's the time for fun, especially for the new woman. The old rules are out and they haven't made up the new ones yet ... I'm going to learn to smoke, drink and, yes, if I have to, I'll even kiss you back!") and she is determined to marry Trevor Graydon (John Gavin) her square-jawed, stuffed-shirt boss. In an hilarious attempt to seduce Trevor, Millie lays down across his desk and says, "I never read "Tom Sawyer." Was he... Sexy?"
Chipper, hapless paperclip heir Jimmy Smith (James Fox) is a more obvious boyfriend, but it takes Millie an incredibly long time to realize that.
Unfortunately, even the tremendous talents of Julie Andrews (whom I absolutely adore) can't sustain this silly farce. At 2 hours and 32 minutes, the film (obviously unnecessarily "padded" for "Road Show" length; a common, but regretful, Hollywood practice in the mid-1960's) is far too long! The film is best at the beginning (Julie sings the catchy title song over the opening credits; Millie and Jimmy meet and dance "The Tapioca") and the ending (Millie and Jimmy rescue innocent Miss Dorothy (Mary Tyler Moore) from a white slavery racket. To do this, Fox masquarades "in drag" (shades of Julie Andrews' later comedy classic "Victor-Victoria"), wearing one of Millie's most provocative and sexy 1922 dresses). Everything else in between is a bit of a slog. Julie Andrews proves that she is one of the most talented people on the planet, and Carol Channing (as mad-cap Muzzy, a very poor copy of Auntie Mame) proves she is definitely a being from ANOTHER planet altogether! Some may regard Channing (in a role for which she inexplicably received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress) as the epitome of "high camp." I always consider getting a gun when Channing is on screen, but opt to run into the kitchen for a snack instead! Ernest Lehman took one look at Channing here and wisely decided she could never sustain the leading role in a musical film. He promptly gave the lead in the film version of "Hello, Dolly!" (Channing's Broadway role) to Barbra Streisand-- thank God; and nobody (seriously) ever missed Channing in the film of "Dolly!" The comedy honors in "Millie" actually go to the incomparable Beatrice Lillie, who ascends to the heights of inspired lunacy as white slavery dragon-lady Mrs. Meers.
It's a major disappointment that, in the end, Millie appears to lose her spirit, spunk, and independence. She tells Jimmy, "I don't want to be your equal anymore. I want to be a woman", and she is finally described as "a good, old-fashioned girl." Oh, well... the film is a farce after all. And, despite its length, the film entertains in its own silly, old-fashioned, fashion. I saw the stage version, which, without Julie Andrews and Beatrice Lillie, is God-Awful!! Flaws and all, the original movie "Millie" is a THOUSAND TIMES more fun and entertaining.
 Thoroughly Modern Millie November 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful movie with Julie Andrews at her best. Light, fun and really entertaining - like all her movies you can watch it over and over again!
 Indelible childhood favorite November 7, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I cut my B-spoof teeth on this movie as a preteen...and learned to practice the obscure art of elevator dancing.
Even though, as seen by countless other reviews ahead of mine, there are a few random musical bits thrown in for no reason...overall, the movie as a whole does a good job of presenting the audience with an "innocent" side of social satire.
I was sitting at my desk singing "cheery bim-bim beery bim-bum bum beery bum beery bum I diddle-um"...the whole time I was typing this. Evidently even the unneccessary parts can be important.
One of my All Time Favorite Movies August 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of Julie Andrews best. It is fast paced for some critics, kind of campy. But I love this movie very much.
Thoroughly Modern Millie August 23, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie is so entertaining. It is great to watch a terrific movie
where there is just fun!
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