Mame (1974)
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 5
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Release Date: Mar 27, 1974 Wide
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Lucille Ball stars in this film version of the hit Jerry Herman Broadway musical, which featured an electrifying performance by Angela Lansbury. As Patrick Dennis' plucky and resilient Auntie Mame, Ball's low-pitched, growling moan of a voice (a spine-chilling reminder of the sound of Linda Blair's demon-possession in The Exorcist) and her gaudy and lumbering fashion-horse gait turns Mame into an elderly cross-dresser. In this guise, Mame rehashes the plot from Dennis's novel and the previous
Mar 27, 1974 Wide
Jun 19, 2007
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
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Lucille Ball
Mame Dennis -
Robert Preston
Beauregard -
Beatrice Arthur
Vera Charles -
Kirby Furlong
Young Patrick -
Bruce Davison
Older Patrick -
Don Porter
Mr. Upson -
Joyce Van Patten
Sally Cato -
Lucille Benson
Mother Burnside -
Barbara Bosson
Emily -
James Brodhead
Floorwalker -
Audrey Christie
Mrs. Upson -
Jane Connell
Agnes Gooch -
Doria Cook
Gloria Upson -
Eric Gordon
Boyd -
Patrick Laborteaux
Peter -
Ruth McDevitt
Cousin Fan -
John McGiver
Mr. Babcock -
Burt Mustin
Uncle Jeff -
Alice Nunn
Fat Lady -
Roger Price
Ralph Divine -
Leonard Stone
Stage Manager -
Ned Wertimer
Fred Kates -
John Wheeler
Judge Bregoff -
Bobbi Jordan
Pegeen -
George Chiang
Ito
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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (5)
The fine music elevates this above miscast Lucy's negatives.
best left on the shelf.
Overstuffed, but the music's still great.
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