Friday, March 09, 2007
Funny Lady
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: Mom like this one better than Funny Girl. I'm not sure which I like more. From my point of view, these two movies are completely different and this one almost doesn't, in my mind, qualify as a sequel to the first. Everything seems different about the Fanny Brice character Barbra Streisand plays in this one; so much so that her continued infatuation for Nicky Arnstein seems unbelievable. There are some splendid production numbers in this movie, Ben Vereen is incredible and James Caan is a huge surprise. We watched this on TCM during their "31 Days of Oscar" this year and Mom's eyes popped when she watched it. They're still popping...we've watched this movie a couple of times since I purchased it.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Barbra Streisand Fanny Brice James Caan Billy Rose Omar Sharif Nick Arnstein Roddy McDowall Bobby Moore Ben Vereen Bert Robbins Carole Wells Norma Butler Larry Gates Bernard Baruch Eugene Troobnick Ned
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1975
Directed by Herbert Ross.
Labels: barbra-streisand, biography1, dance, dramedy1, musical1, romance2
