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| Director: David Butler
Actors: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann Mclerie, Philip Carey, Dick Wesson
Studio: Warner Home Video
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  96 reviews
Sales Rank: 22828
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original Recording Reissued, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0790752336
UPC: 085391876038
EAN: 9780790752334
ASIN: 0790752336
Theatrical Release Date: November 4, 1953
Release Date: September 19, 2000
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Scuffed edges. Old price sticker on front cover. A nice copy. Slip case has some edge wear with an address label on the front from the previous owner. Cassette is in good condition with tape clear and wrinkle free. Standard shipping is USPS media mail. Expedited shipments will be sent via USPS first class or priority mail.
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Great Movie January 9, 2007
S. Fuller (Kansas)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a favorite at our house and we watch it over and over again. Sure, there is a lot of literary license but it is a fun movie with a lot of catchy songs.
Gender-proof and beyond category (dismal print) March 1, 2008
Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Growing up, I never had much time for Doris Day. But going back to her recordings is in itself enough to make you a believer. She came through the school of swing and big bands, and consequently developed into a first-rate singer and all-around musician (listen, especially, to her duet recording with pianist Andre Previn). What distinguishes her singing is the same quality that comes through on the silver screen--and never more lustrously than in "Calamity Jane." Hers is a persona that's inseparable from the person. She convinces you that she's without "attitude," calculated poses and pretentious airs: she's simply herself, and she holds nothing back--ever. Some modern viewers of this film find gender-bender, transgendering, homoerotic subtexts. Nonsense. Even in "Calamity Jane" she's the same person, whether in the cowboy role or the feminine one. If there's a transformation in her character, it's "in" her character rather than some external superficial make-up, clothing, or mannerisms. And you're drawn to her no more or less after than before the transformation. If it's possible to experience some sort of romantic attraction toward another human being apart from gender and even sexual feelings, Doris Day seems to confirm the possibility. Her "secret love" explodes all over the screen--less the declaration of a commitment to one person than an exuberant love of life and an opening up to all its natural splendors.
Cautionary: This DVD transfer is markedly inferior to the VHS tape version it replaces, disappointingly mediocre in resolution, color saturation, the illumination of images and sharpness of edges. In fact, it looks like a copy struck from a mediocre 16mm print compared to the vibrantly alive colors and freshly-minted look and sound of "Annie Get Your Gun," which predates "Calamity Jane" by three years. You can only hope that MGM or Warner Home Entertainment hasn't managed to get careless with another master print, or isn't too cheap to invest the considerable costs of a complete restoration. In its present condition, ten bucks is too much to pay for the DVD. Look for a good used VHS tape rather than reward the manufacturer for a hack job, and pray that someone will see fit to rescue this one before it's too late. (Since the movie's not considered "classic," AFI is unlikely to allocate funds to restore it, and given the short memories of the public, disarray of the studios, and teen-targeting practices of the few remaining distributors, it's quite possible we're seeing the go-round of Calamity Jane.)
fell in love with Doris February 9, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i had kept hearing about Doris day througt most of my male gay friends but i had yet to see or hear her until one of them played this video for me. hilarious movie! and the songs are great. now i own my own copy and you should too :)
Rags to Riches March 11, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yes, Doris Day went from Buckskin to dresses in what I think is the best musical ever made. Unmatched in charm and flawless in beauty, Doris Day is the most adorable actress that ever graced the big screen.
best picture of its time February 12, 2000
Debbie Hall (dastlewood, Virginia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
best picture of its time. ound it very refreshing and a film the whole family can enjoy.
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