Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012)
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 27
Fresh: 24 | Rotten: 3
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Average Rating: 7.1/10
Critic Reviews: 12
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 2
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The story of legendary performer Carol Channing's life is as colorful as the lipstick on her big, bright smile. In Carol Channing: Larger Than Life, director Dori Berinstein, with co-writer Adam Zucker, captures the magic and vivacity of the 90-year-old icon - both onstage and off...past and present. The film is both an intimate love story and a rarefied journey inside Broadway's most glamorous era. It is, above all, a look at an inspiring, incomparable and always entertaining American legend.
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Cast
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Carol Channing
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Harry Kullijian
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Loni Anderson
Loni Anderson -
Mary Jo Catlett
Mary Jo Catlett -
Marge Champion
Marge Champion -
Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly -
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller -
Betty Garrett
Betty Garrett -
Tippi Hedren
Tippi Hedren -
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman -
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury -
Rich Little
Rich Little -
Bob Mackie
Bob Mackie -
Jimmy Nederlander, Sr.
Jimmy Nederlander, Sr. -
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds -
Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera -
Harvey Sabinson
Harvey Sabinson -
George Schlatter
George Schlatter -
Richard Skipper
Richard Skipper -
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin -
Tommy Tune
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Bruce Vilanch
Bruce Vilanch -
Barbara Walters
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Jo Ann Worley
Jo Ann Worley -
Kaye Ballard
Kaye Ballard
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All Critics (27) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)
There's more than stage talk in Dori Berinstein's documentary: Hiding within it is a remarkable, moving love story.
Top CriticThere's little sense of the Carol Channing beneath the overdone makeup - if there is one - except maybe to celebrate her fourth marriage to a high school classmate who died recently.
Carol Channing is 91 going on 7. That is meant as a compliment.
[Captures] the essence of Carol as one of those creatures of the theater that when you see her onstage, you know you've seen something special.
Not merely affectionate but cheerfully indulgent.
Let's hope Dolly finds her way back to center stage and never goes away again.
As show biz documentaries go, this one is a must-see.
In her ninth decade, Carol Channing is the subject of a documentary about her incredible life and devotion to entertainment that is as delightful and effervescent as the bubbly star herself.
Carol Channing: Larger than Life is like a warm cinematic hug from Shubert Alley, not to be missed by anyone with even the remotest passing interest in Channing or Broadway history.
This is a love letter to a born star and living legend that will make you laugh, cry, and be thankful that the great Channing is still here among us.
Here's hoping another generation will take a look at a life that's even more impressive for the fact that it continues to be a work in progress.
Smarten up and pay attention. The Queen of Broadway enters.
Enjoyable, endearing portrait of a true Broadway icon.
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