 | | | | | | What a Way to Go! | | Item Specifics - DVDs | | | Format: | DVD | | Rating: | NR | | | Leading Role: | Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Shirley MacLaine | | Release Date: | Jan 11, 2005 | | | Director: | J. Lee Thompson | | UPC: | 024543130949 | | | Region Code: | Region 1: US, CA | | Display Format: | Widescreen | | | Genre: | Comedy | | Condition: | Used | | | Sub-Genre: | Screwball & Spoof | | | | | | | |
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"What A Way To Go!" (1964) / Directed by J. Lee Thompson / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (US) / 2004 / Color / 111 Mins / DVD Format Cast Includes: - Shirley MacLaine
- Paul Newman
- Robert Mitchum
- Dean Martin
- Gene Kelly
- Bob Cummings
- Dick Van Dyke
- Reginald Gardiner
- Margaret Dumont
- Lou Nova
"What a Way to Go! cast MacLaine as an unlucky bride whose husbands meet early deaths, leaving her wealthy but unhappy. Gimmick casting of the hubbies adds a bit of dash: Dick Van Dyke as a simple country storekeeper, Gene Kelly as a two-bit entertainer, bearded Paul Newman as a Brandoesque, bohemian painter in Paris. In the movie's best turn, Robert Mitchum gets to play a Howard Hughes character, and Dean Martin and Robert Cummings are around for the ride. A flabbergasting parade of Edith Head outfits keeps MacLaine hopping, and each segment has a Hollywood fantasy based on MacLaine's vision of her passing marriages (silent comedy, sexed-up foreign flick, splashy musical). Typical of a certain kind of super-production of the era, and it has one great surrealist sequence where Gene Kelly orders his house and grounds to be painted entirely pink." Written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and directed by J. Lee Thompson, this super production had elaborate sets, and Shirley MacLaine with six leading men, 72 gowns and 72 hairstyles This is a genuine studio DVD release, not a copy. Not a rental but, beside a bit of wear to front of case plastic, this is in excellent condition High bidder to pay $3.25 domestic shipping (if winner lives within U.S.A.), $3.75 to Canada, or $8.50 International shipping (to Europe, Australia, South America, etc.) We accept payment by PayPal, money order & personal check
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| Movie description | A classic of 60's film decadence, WHAT A WAY TO GO stars Shirley MacLaine as Louisa, a widow four times over who is left with more money than she knows what to do with. When she signs an unsolicited, multimillion-dollar check over to the IRS, however, officials in high places begin to doubt her sanity, and send her to a psychiatrist. As her story unfolds in the doctor's office, her motivations become clear. A young Louisa, encouraged to marry for money, instead chose to marry for love. Sadly, after her new husband had a small taste of success, he pursued it endlessly, and ultimately greed lead him to an early demise. His three successors follow suit. In an attempt to avoid the same fate, Louisa now desires to rid herself of her wealth and return to her original simplicity. With an all-star cast including Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Dick Van Dyke, Gene Kelly, Robert Cummings, and Margaret Dumont, this over-the-top comedy is a study in excessive mise en scene, and MacLaine is resplendent in Edith Head costumes and brilliant Technicolor.
| | Credits | | Cast: | Dean Martin, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Shirley MacLaine |
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Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
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