RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Check out the new RT Community
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | In Theaters
  • | Opening
  • | Upcoming
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / On DVD / The Music Man
The Music Man

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon
Bookmark and Share

The Music Man (1962)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
88 %
Tomatometer
Template ImageTemplate Image

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted:117

Fresh:103

Rotten:14

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 3 hrs 55 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Professor Harold Hill, a travelling salesman, makes his living by duping small towns into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' marching band. Hill sells parents on the idea by promising to... Professor Harold Hill, a travelling salesman, makes his living by duping small towns into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' marching band. Hill sells parents on the idea by promising to teach the boys how to play, but as soon as they hand over their money, he skips out. His latest stop is River City, Iowa, where he soon has the locals up in arms over the threat to public morals posed by the neighborhood pool hall; how better to save their sons' souls than by creating a boys' band? Only one thing stands between Hill and success: the town's pretty but skeptical librarian, who threatens to expose his schemes -- if she doesn't declare her love for him first. [More]

Starring: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold

Starring: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Pert Kelton, Timmy Everett, Ron Howard, Charles Lane

Director: Morton Da Costa

Director: Morton Da Costa
Producer: Morton Da Costa
Composer: Meredith Willson

[See More Credits]

Get This Movie

Rent DVD
 
 

Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.

 
 
Buy DVD
 
 
Release:

Feb 23, 1999

No Details Exist
 
 

Reviews

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20
1 2 3 4 5 6 >> >|
 
 
Goorat11/14/09
90%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Goorat
stickershock11/12/09
100%
Template Image
Template Image Fresh
One of my absolute favorite flicks of all time, Robert Preston does a fantastic job of a fast... More
Quote by stickershock
Ryan C.11/5/09
100%
Template Image
Template Image Fresh
More
Quote by Ryan C.
Tim B.10/22/09
60%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Tim B.
jazza9239/21/09
60%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by jazza923
Andrew S.9/16/09
100%
Template Image
Template Image Fresh
More
Quote by Andrew S.
Stop Staring At My Name9/5/09
80%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Stop Staring At My Name
Michael M.8/25/09
90%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Michael M.
Charlie Tuba7/12/09
100%
Template Image
Template Image Fresh
A classic musical. Wilson's best.This movie is Preston's "Citizen Kane."Interesting note: Jones... More
Quote by Charlie Tuba
Daniel Tucker7/8/09
100%
Template Image
Template Image Fresh
More
Quote by Daniel Tucker
Ezzthetic5/26/09
90%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Ezzthetic
Chris B.5/20/09
90%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Chris B.
Adrian N.5/3/09
70%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Adrian N.
cdobson00123/31/09
20%
Template Image
Rotten
More
Quote by cdobson0012
mynamemcgregor3/24/09
90%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by mynamemcgregor
Rachel S.3/23/09
60%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Rachel S.
Brian P.3/12/09
60%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Brian P.
Kevin E. Rogers3/1/09
80%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Kevin E. Rogers
Jackie K.2/23/09
70%
Template Image
Fresh
More
Quote by Jackie K.
Kzena2/13/09
40%
Template Image
Rotten
More
Quote by Kzena
 
 
1 - 20
1 2 3 4 5 6 >> >|
See All

More DVDs

Close
Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
15% 15% The Ugly Truth
98% 98% Up
36% 36% G.I. Joe: The Rise of …
52% 52% The Taking of Pelham 1…
45% 45% Ice Age: Dawn of the D…

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
36% 36% Angels & Demons
68% 68% Funny People
25% 25% Four Christmases
45% 45% Shorts

More New Releases…

What’s Hot On RT

Total Recall

Total Recall

John Travolta's top reviewed movies

Disney Countdown

Disney Countdown

Look back on Disney's best animated movies!

RT's Gift Guide

RT's Gift Guide

Give the best movies, gear, and more!

Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin

Learn to train like a ninja in this clip!

Other News

Close
  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Natalie Portman Says Kat Denning Is in Thor Source: MTV
30
  • Disney Restructuring Has Broad Implications Source: Los Angeles Times
10
  • Joel Silver Talks Ninja Assassin, Sgt. Rock, Lobo, and More Source: Collider.com
1
  • Weekly Ketchup: Idris Elba cast in Thor, more Spider-Man 4 rumors
114
  • Idris Elba Joins Thor Source: Hollywood Reporter
112
  • Jackass 3D Coming in 2010? Source: Collider.com
32
  • 6 Reasons 'Twilight' Is Doomed Source: The Wrap
64
  • Forbes Names Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actors Source: Forbes
20
  • Chris Weitz Says He's (Almost) Done with Directing Source: Film School Rejects
26
  • Spider-Man 4 Casting Rumors Multiply Like Rabbits Source: Deadline Hollywood Daily
51
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: New Moon Shatters Records
171
  • Critics Consensus: New Moon Wanes
129
  • Tomatometer Watch: Will Twilight's New Moon Dazzle?
97
  • Total Recall: Star-Crossed Lovers
75
  • Total Recall: John Travolta's Best Movies
68
  • Weekly Ketchup: Idris Elba cast in Thor, more Spider-Man 4 rumors
57
  • Friday Harvest: New Moon, Avatar, and more!
32
  • RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Angels & Demons, Funny People, and Superman
18
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
9
  • WB offers DVD to Blu-ray Trade-In Program
8
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
9
  • Eric Bana talks Love the Beast - RT Interview
8
  • Fight Club Sound Designer Reflects on Film's 10th Anniversary
19
  • James Schamus talks Taking Woodstock - RT Interview
6
  • John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The RT Interview
15
  • Terry Gilliam Talks Doctor Parnassus
19
  • Wes Anderson Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox - RT Interview
8
  • Wolverine Creator Len Wein Talks About the Film
28
  • Gavin Hood Talks Wolverine; Possible Sequel
28
  • Duncan Jones talks Moon, Sam Rockwell, and Mute
14
 
 

Sponsored Links

Around The Network

  • The Music Man at Rotten Tomatoes
 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Games| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.