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Damn Yankees is a frothy, faithful adaptation of the 1956 Broadway hit. In an amusing slant on the "Faust" legend, aging baseball fan Joe Boyd (Robert Schafer) is given an opportunity to lead his beloved Washington Senators to victory by a devilish gent named Applegate (Ray Walston). Boyd is transformed into handsome young "Shoeless" Joe Hardy from Hannibal, Mo. (and in the process, the part is taken over by Tab Hunter, who's better than everyone said he was back in 1958). Joe becomes the
Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Sep 26, 1958 Wide
Oct 12, 2004
Warner Home Video
All Critics (14) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (3) | DVD (6)
As a cinemusical, Yankees manages to steal home by a wide margin.
Top CriticThe Damn Yankees team, which ran the score high for three seasons in Broadway's legit ballpark, was reassembled to go to bat in this sparkling film version.
Not the equal of Stanley Donen's parallel project, The Pajama Game, but a fine and vigorous film of the Broadway musical nonetheless.
Miss Verdon has the sort of fine, fresh talent that the screen badly needs these days.
Terrific, Oscar-nominated score by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler is electric.
This version of the Broadway hit offers a rare opportunity to see most of the stage performers recreating their roles, plus an early glimpse of the genius of Bob Fosse.
A musical lumbered with too much plot.
One of the better big-budget music-fests ... mainly because it has the devil and some baseball in it.
While watching Damn Yankees offers many pleasures, none compare to the spectacle of Tab Hunter in the prime of his beauty.
hasn't aged very well
The songs are still engaging, the dance numbers are energetic, the characters are fun, and the story line is pleasingly familiar.
The movie's got a team-load of spunk and spirit that go a long way toward entertaining an audience.
Hard to watch, TV-looking filmed stage play with some good songs and Ray Walston.
It might be one of the more implausible spins on the old legend, but it's certainly one of the most entertaining.
Overbright, overdone version of the stage play. The upcoming remake can only be an improvement.
April 18, 2010
Super Reviewer
Hi, my name is Walter and I hate the New York Yankees. Hi Walter! Go back to Boston, you bum! Actually, I'm a Mets fan...but more on that later... "Damn Yankees" is a musical about a middle-aged fan named Joe who roots for his beloved Washington Senators every day during the baseball season much to the consternation
June 4, 2005Super Reviewer
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