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The Fantasticks

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The Fantasticks
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PG,1hr 30min
Genres:
Musical,Romance
Release:
1995
Director:
Michael Ritchie
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Joel Grey, Barnard Hughes, Jean Louisa Kelly  ...more
Synopsis: The longest-running show in the history of the American theater (it opened at an off-Broadway theater in the spring of 1960, where it remained until the production finally closed in early 2002) finally arrives onscreen. Hucklebee (Brad Sullivan) and Bellamy (Joel Grey) are a pair of small town fathers who are scheming to bring their children Matt (Joseph McIntyre) and Luisa (Jean Louisa Kelly) together in a romance. As a carnival arrives to bring some excitement to the sleepy village, the fathers ... Full Synopsis
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Bruce Eder, AMG Review
Making a theatrical film out of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's The Fantasticks, the longest running play (and musical) in American history, seems like an improbable project. Devised for an off-Broadway production with a small cast, on a very small stage, The Fantasticks defies the conventions of cinema. The play, for 40 years a favorite of student and semi-professional companies, is something of a ... Full Review
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