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Release Date: 01 April, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (9 total) |
Road to Utopia Reviews
Unmitigated lunacy
Loosen every stressed out cell in your body. As the amazon product description says, one can but feel sorry for people who can't appreciate this kind of comedy. However, I suspect these people probably (justifiably?) formed their opinions by watching "Road to singapore" or other somewhat less spirited/average films in the series, and are likely to miss out on this gem.
This one is the best of the "road" collection. You can watch this (utopia) a hundred times and still be tickled by Hope's one-liners. Of course, Crosby defines "cool" (at least on screen).
One of the Best Road Movies
You know Hope & Crosby rarely come up when people talk about great comedy teams...perhaps it's because they only made a limited amount of movies or perhaps its because they are known so well for what they did throughout the rest of their careers, but these guys were fantastic. Their sense of comedic timing was surpassed perhaps by only the Marx Brothers.
In this Road Movie, Duke Johnson (Bing Crosby) and Chester Hooton (Bob Hope) are struggling entertainers down on their luck who travel to Alaska. Killers Sperry and McGurk steal a vital map showing the location of a gold mine. Our two heroes manage to obtain the map and decide to impersonate Sperry and McGurk which leads them into more trouble than they could ever have imagined. Along the way they meet saloon singer Sal Van Hoyden (Dorothy Lamour) and as usual both men compete for her charms. With Sperry and McGurk hot on their trail plus other assorted villains after them Hope and Crosby get into many tight corners but they still find time for some catchy songs along the way including "Put It There Pal" which is a typical Hope/Crosby kind of number and Dorothy Lamour puts over "Personality" with her usual flair.
Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke wrote the songs for the film. Crosby crooned, "Welcome to My Dream", and "It's Anybody's Spring". The last one he sang on board on a ship talent contest with Hope accompanying him on the accordion. They lost to an organ grinder and a monkey which prompted Hope to comment on the next road trip he was bringing Sinatra.
But the best song of the movie was the insult duet "Put it There Pal" between Hope and Crosby. It's sung as the boys are riding a dogsled. A catchy number and just listen to the lyrics and watch the facial expressions, especially Hope's...classic stuff!
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