Flower Drum Song [Special Edition & WS]

Flower Drum Song [Special Edition & WS]

Director: Henry Koster Cast: Nancy Kwan
Nancy Kwan
, James Shigeta
James Shigeta
, Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki
, Juanita Hall
Juanita Hall
, Jack Soo
Jack Soo
Flower Drum Song [Special Edition & WS]

Flower Drum Song [Special Edition & WS]

Director: Henry Koster Cast: Nancy Kwan
Nancy Kwan
, James Shigeta
James Shigeta
, Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki
, Juanita Hall
Juanita Hall
, Jack Soo
Jack Soo

DVD (Special Edition / Wide Screen / Slip Sleeve / Subtitled)

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Overview

The only Rodgers and Hammerstein cinemadaptation to be produced by Universal Pictures, Flower Drum Song was, alas, also the only Rogers and Hammerstein film to lose money at the box office. It looks far better now than it did back in 1961, if only because of the paucity of musical films in the 1990s. Essentially a comedy about the culture clash between old-world Chinese and assimilated Chinese-Americans, the film begins when Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) and her grandfather (Kam Tong) smuggle themselves into San Francisco. It seems that Mei Li has arrived to honor an arranged marriage between herself and Runyonesque nightclub owner Sammy Fong (the incomparable Jack Soo). This might prove delicate, since Sammy is in love with flashy cabaret entertainer Linda Low (Nancy Kwan). Meanwhile, Linda is romancing Wang Ta (James Shigeta), the son of a wealthy Chinatown merchant (Benson Fong). Soon, however, Mei Li and Wang Ta have fallen in love.......It's a complex plot, to be sure, but comedy and music manage to predominate. The songs include "I Enjoy Being a Girl" (a tour de force for the special effects department, and for Nancy Kwan), "A Hundred Million Miracles," "The Other Generation," "Love Look Away," "I Am Going to Like It Here," "Don't Marry Me," "You Are Beautiful," "Grant Avenue" and "Chop Suey." Flower Drum Song is attractively produced and consummately acted; while no classic along the lines of King and I or Sound of Music, it deserves a second look.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/06/2008
UPC: 0025192419027
Original Release: 1961
Rating: NR
Source: UNIVERSAL
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:12:00
Sales rank: 16,517

Special Features

A classic evolves: From print to stage to screen - Broadway legends Rodgers and Hammerstein adapt the best-selling novel into a theatrical hit and a Hollywood classic; Faces of the east: Casting Flower Drum Song - learn how the film was one of Hollywood's first to cast Asian actors as strong Chinese characters who achieve success and happiness; The songs of Flower Drum Song - from the unforgettable "I Enjoy Being a Girl" to the east-meets-west classic "Chop Suey," experience the wonder of these dazzling musical numbers.; An all-access pass to the sets and costumes of Flower Drum Song; The legacy of Rodgers and Hammerstein; Feature commentary with actress Nancy Kwan and film historian Nick Redman

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Nancy Kwan Linda Low
James Shigeta Wang Ta
Miyoshi Umeki Mei Li
Juanita Hall Auntie/Madame Liang
Jack Soo Sammy Fong
Benson Fong Wang Chi-Yang,Square Dance Caller
Reiko Sato Helen Chao
Patrick Adiarte Wang San
Kam Tong Dr. Li
Victor Sen Yung Frankie Wing
Soo Yong Madame Fong
Ching Wah Lee Professor,San's Girl Friend,Tradesman,San's Girlfiiend
James Hong Headwaiter
Spencer Chan Dr. Chon
Arthur Song Dr. Fong
Weaver Levy Policeman
Herman Rudin Holdup Man
Virginia Grey TV Heroine
Ward Ramsey Great White Hunter
Laurette Luez Mexican Girl
Robert Kino Bank Manager
Beal Wong Tailor
Frank Kumagai Tradesman
Paul Sorensen TV Sheriff
Beulah Quo Actor
Alfred Newman Composer
Ken Darby Composer
Rodgers & Hammerstein Composer
Richard Rodgers Composer

Technical Credits
Ross Hunter Producer
Joseph Fields Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Flower Drum Song
1. Main Titles [3:59]
2. "A Hundred Million Miracles" [9:22]
3. "Fan Tan Fannie" [5:58]
4. "The Other Generation" [7:53]
5. "A Hundred Million Miracles (Reprise)" [6:11]
6. "I Enjoy Being a Girl" [7:50]
7. "I Am Going to Like It Here" [8:40]
8. Outspoken [5:10]
9. "Chop Suey" [6:52]
10. "You Be the Rock" [7:40]
11. "Grant Avenue" [6:08]
12. "Gliding Through My Memoree" [8:20]
13. "Love Look Away" [9:52]
14. "You Are Beautiful" [7:50]
15. "Sunday" [9:20]
16. "Don't Marry Me" [9:02]
17. Sealed With a Kiss [6:39]
18. "A Hundred Million Miracles (Reprise)/Finale" [4:05]
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