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Epicurus.com - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Deluxe Edition)
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List Price: $19.98
Our Price: $7.99
Your Save: $ 11.99 ( 60% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson
Directed By: Richard Brooks
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569698529
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-05-02
Running Time: 108
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1958-09-20
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"I'm not living with you" Maggie snaps at Brick. "We occupy the same cage that's all." The raw emotions and crackling dialogue of Tennessee Williams' 1955 Pulitzer Prize play rumble like a thunderstorm in this film version whose fiery performances and grown-up themes made it one of 1958's top box-office hits. Paul Newman earned his first OscarO nomination* as troubled ex-sports hero Brick. In a performance that marked a transition to richer adult roles Elizabeth Taylor snagged her second. Her Maggie the Cat is a vivid portrait of passionate loyalty. Nominated for six Academy AwardsO including Best Picture* and also starring Burl Ives (repeating his Broadway triumph as mendacity-loathing Big Daddy) Judith Anderson and Jack Carson Cat on a Hot Tin Roof sizzles.Running Time: 108 min.System Requirements:Running Time 108 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â DRAMA Rating:Â NR UPC:Â 012569698529 Manufacturer No:Â 66985
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Summary: I didn't hear that click yet
Comment: Paul Newman was a true classic. In the old days, leading men were like old cars: dependable. Paul Newman did a lot of films, but Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a personal favorite of mine.
The movie opens at a wealthy plantation in Mississippi. There's a big celebration; Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt returns home to celebrate his 65th birthday. His son Brick (Paul Newman) is married to Margaret "Maggie the Cat" Pollitt (Elizabeth Taylor). Brick was once a college football star before he tore a leg muscle. Now, all he has are memories, a busted ankle, a drinking habit, and a crutch.
Big daddy (Burl Ives) is a big man with a ravenous appetite for food, pleasure, and fat cigars. He built up his wealth the hard way. Every scrap on his dinner table was raised on his land. He took a swamp and turned it into a pasture. But now he needs to see his son Brick. They don't speak to each other. And Big Daddy can't understand why Brick and his gorgeous wife, Margaret, don't have any kids. They've been married for three years. Margaret's a firm shapely woman and Big Daddy's not shy about his feelings. If he had been married to Margaret for three years, she'd have three kids already plus one in the oven.
Brick sulks in his room all day. He won't celebrate with the rest of the family; he won't break his neck like everybody else to see Big Daddy. He rejects Margaret's advances. They have an arrangement--she sleeps on the bed, and he sleeps on the sofa. He doesn't want anything to do with anybody. He has his coke and bourbon to keep him company. And he has his crutch to lean on.
Lately, Big Daddy's been a bit under the weather. The family doctor told Big Daddy that he was OK; actually, Big Daddy is dying. But before he dies he will straighten out Brick. They need to get things out in the open. With death imminent, Big Daddy's passions have turned in a different direction: pleasure and making up with his son, Brick. They have a showdown. Big Daddy snatches away Brick's crutch: lies. Past lies. The lies he drowns in alcohol. An ex teammate named Skipper was the only person Brick believed in. Brick thought he could trust Skipper with anything in the world...Brick was wrong.
Richard Brooks (Key Largo, Brute Force) adapted this 1958 film from Tennessee William's play. Burl Ives holds his own with Newman. Elizabeth Taylor is absolutely delicious. See this movie.
author of Gotta Be Down!
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Summary: A "cat "is never "on a tin roof?"
Comment: I've seen this film a few times, but when I saw Paul Newman's review of the film in his remarks on Elizabeth Taylor, on TCM, I felt, as he did, that Ms. Taylor was a great actress and her performance was "right on". "Elizabeth is a true actress and survivor--while she made this film, her husband Mike Todd, died. We all tried to help her, but she said "the work is what keeps me going". She was a sheer delight to work with and 'one hell of an actress". When I saw this tribute to Ms. Taylor, I thought, what a great guy Newman is.
With his passing recently, 9/26/08, I found out he was a fantastic person. Has been with his wife, Joanne for 50 years, was an excellent actor and philanthropist--giving 120 million to charities thru his "newman's own" and "hole-in-the-wall camps for terminal children, 2 weeks before he died. As for this film, Taylor, Newman and Ives hold their own with a great script and director. They all should have received Oscars for their work. Enjoy a true classic masterpiece!
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Summary: Who's going to get the money?
Comment: Big Daddy (Burl Ives) is dying of cancer and the family's going after 10M worth of inheritance. Brick (Paul Newman) and Cooper (Cooper) are Big Daddy's progeny. Cooper's the eldest, but Brick's the favorite. Unfortunately, Brick's married to Maggie the Cat (Taylor) who hasn't favored him with children yet. Cooper's got a bunch of 'no neck monsters' which puts him in favor.
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is one of Tennessee Williams' most powerful plays. They couldn't have acquired a better cast then the one they did. The lines are sharp as razors despite being delivered with molasses slow Southern grace. Definitely one to watch with a mint julep in your hand.
Rebecca Kyle, October 2008
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Summary: The Cat's Meow
Comment: "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is a remarkable,steamy drama of a Southern dysfunctional family starring the late,great Paul Newman as former football champion Brick, Elizabeth Taylor as his sensual wife Maggie,and Burl Ives as Big Daddy. "Cat" has a seemingly simple premise. Brick is injured,impotent,and alcoholic. His wife, Maggie, longs for children. In the meantime, Big Daddy is dying from cancer, and there's a battle over the family fortune.
Newman and Taylor are superb as the leads. Their fights sizzle, and there's genuine chemistry between them. They're an incredibly attractive couple. Newman shines as Brick,drowned in grief (as well as alcohol) for his friend Skipper and longing for paternal love. In the original play, Brick's longing for Skipper was more overtly homoerotic, but in the movie, it's toned down considerably. Still, the movie hints at why Brick lacks the ability to "do it" with his beautiful wife.
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is a classic movie about family dynamics, marriage, repressed homosexuality, and paternal love. It's timeless in its themes.
Paul Newman was one of the great actors of our time. He brought a nobility and masculinity to the silver screen. He will be remembered- not only as a superb actor- but as a great humanitarian as well. May he rest in peace. RIP Paul Newman (1925-2008)
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Summary: Happy shopper!
Comment: I was happy with this purchase. It came as promised (new & packaged as such) and much sooner than I expected. It was a gift, so I have not actually viewed the product.
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