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Release Date: 06 February, 2001 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $11.24 You SAVE: $3.74! Cast: Complete Cast (6 total) |
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AMUSING AND HEARTWARMING CLASSIC!!!
...Adapted from a Pullitzer prize winning play, James Stewart stars in this classic black and white 1950 movie as the good natured gentleman Elwood P. Dowd, friend to everybody and in particular his constant companion "Harvey", a 6' 7" rabbit that nobody else can see. Unfortunately for Elwood's sister Veta Louise (in an Oscar winning performance) life becomes more complicated when her mission to find her daughter a husband are repeatedly scuppered time and again by Elwood and his obsession with his best friend. This inevitably leads to Veta Louise deciding to have her good natured brother committed to a mental hospital leading to all sorts of mix-ups, including being his sister being committed instead, leaving Elwood to sort everything out with his kindly and unwaveringly pleasant approach to life.
This is a beautifully written and perfectly acted movie that should appeal to anyone with a heart and an ounce of sentiment...They really don't make movies like this anymore and so this is a perfect addition to a movie lovers film library. Other favourites that appeal to my sentimental side and this is one tp put alongside Arsenic and Old Lace, It's A Wonderful Life (and virtually every other Frank Capra movie) and I'd also add Field Of Dreams to the list of all-time greatest heart-warming movies.
One of the all-time best.
I've always had a weak spot for Jimmy Stewart. I cannot remember him performing below average, and in this movie he reaches new heights. His mimicry, his voice, his whole relaxed demeanour make his character (Elwood P. Dowd (Can I give you my card?)) one of the most likeable personalities ever. This trend is persued in the entire movie. You simpathise with the leading characters and the way they deal with the frictions Harvey causes. Every individual actor plays his or her part with a rare conviction and obvious joy. Without ever getting namby-pamby, the high feel-good factor of this movie is one of its strongest assets. You would simply like to meet (or even be) Elwood P. Dowd. Anyone who likes a good story, performed be a great and dedicated cast, will love this movie. I'm sure you will agree and also call it one of the best you'll ever see.
As with all old movies, see it in the original black and white version. But in case that isn't available, the briliance of the story isn't any less bright in the colored version.
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