Lil Abner, The Musical (DVD, 2005)

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Li'l Abner, The Musical DVD LI’L ABNER, the beloved cartoon strip from Al Capp, takes place in the hillbilly town of Dogpatch, which is deemed the most useless community in America. When the city is chosen as a test site for A-bombs, its colorful citizens take up the good fight, with lots of fun and merriment. This is one movie musical that doesn't bother adapting its stage presentation for the big screen: Li'l Abner cheerfully uses brightly colored, patently fake backdrops and stage sets for its mythical setting. And why not? A movie musical based on a cartoon strip is about as far from reality as you can get. Al Capp's legendary comic about the hillbilly denizens of Dogpatch was brought to Broadway by the estimable comedy team Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, who also produced the movie. Along with sampling Capp's world (the pursuit of noncommittal Abner by Daisy Mae on Sadie Hawkins Day is a major plot device), the movie is a goofy record of 1950s attitudes and concerns--in fact, Dogpatch is threatened with destruction when the government wants to use it as an atomic test site. The actors' Broadway delivery has a deadening effect after a while, and some of the makeup is downright weird (think the Whos in the live-action Grinch). Gene de Paul's music is unmemorable, but Johnny Mercer's lyrics provide considerable fun, and the athletic dances are based on Michael Kidd's stage choreography. Plus, the movie honors Capp's eye for impossibly bodacious women by casting Julie Newmar as Stupefyin' Jones and Stella Stevens (her first movie role) as Appassionata Von Climax. --Robert Horton This DVD is in excellent condition. The disc and packaging are clean. The buyer will be responsible for shipping charges via USPS Media Mail. If you prefer faster deliver, USPS Priority Mail is available at a higher rate. Please check out my other listings. I will be posting many entertainment media, DVD’s, CD’s, Audio Books and books. I love to combine multiple items to save on shipping. Just e-mail me your list of titles and I’ll provide a postage estimate. I do my best to accurately describe each piece I list. If there is something I may have missed, please e-mail me. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for looking!

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