Flower Drum Song

Flower Drum Song
by Henry Koster

Flower Drum Song
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Actor: Benson Fong, Jack Soo, James Shigeta, Juanita Hall, Nancy Kwan
Director: Henry Koster
Brand: Universal
Cinematographer: Russell Metty
Editor: Milton Carruth
Producer: Joseph Fields
Writer: Joseph Fields
Producer: Ross Hunter
Writer: C.Y. Lee
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 133 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios

DVD Reviews of Flower Drum Song

DVD Review: "Flower Drum Song" DVD
Summary: 5 Stars

It was wonderful to see this movie out on DVD, and I enjoyed it again after so many years since it was in theaters. I don't think the movie fot the attention it deserves, and am glad these "oldies but goodies" are coming out on DVD. James Shigeta also did not get the recognition he deserves as an actor.

DVD Review: Flower drum song historical musical- 1950's post ww2 view asia theme Hong Kong san fran
Summary: 5 Stars

This movie is a chronicle of the results of the end of ww2 and chinas re organization. Mainland china was struggling with governemnt and leaning toward mao tse tung communisim, hong kong a safe haven had a stream of main land chinese coming in, the rich chinese did'nt know outcome and many came to Amercia's San fransico china town district. The movie is a cultural, musical and visual treasure. As it works out a friend of the families father was aback round dancers. He entered the same way the the "final girl" (wont reveal story line ) enters. Eventually bringing most of family to America; Some stayed in manland china trusting ther beloved history and customs....little did they know, Hong Kong would have been better. Great movie, great musical and even shows many asian cultural aspects, dragon dance, arranged marriage versus new amercian ways, I ususlally like action or sci fi, but loved this movie, enough to buy and share. I think you will enjoy history , story and music

DVD Review: Great Old Movie
Summary: 4 Stars

Brings me right back to rainy Sunday afternoon movies. R&H hits the right tone for me.

DVD Review: Movie Classic
Summary: 5 Stars

Wonderful songs and a classic tale of love realized. I hope the next generation finds this movie and enjoys it as I do.

DVD Review: Flower Drum Song
Summary: 5 Stars

Shipping was fast. Service was good. Video was excellant, grandaughter (3yr old) sings and dances to this, "Singing in the Rain" and "Grease" amongst others. Oh what fun!

Description of Flower Drum Song

Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/06/2008 Run time: 132 minutes Rating: Nr
Rodgers and Hammerstein made BIG musicals--sweeping song and dance numbers, elaborate stagings, sweet heroines, and love struck but confused heroes. Flower Drum Song has all these elements, so why is it so little known? Perhaps because it had the misfortune to be released the same year (1961) as West Side Story, or maybe because at 133 minutes it's overlong, or did the audience have trouble accepting an all-Asian cast in an Asian-themed musical? Whatever the reasons, it's time to recognize Flower Drum Song for the gem it is.

Picture bride Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) and her father arrive in San Francisco, having smuggled themselves into the country so Mei Li can marry nightclub owner Sammy Fong (whose mother arranged the whole deal). Mei Li is fascinated by the city and immediately charms its denizens with a delicate rendition of "One Hundred Million Miracles." Fong (Jack Soo), who is having an affair with his star singer, the sexy and scheming Linda Low (Nancy Kwan), pawns Mei Li off on the Wang family, whose eldest son, Ta (James Shigeta), needs a wife (at least that's what his father has decided). Old Chinese culture and new American ideals clash at every turn, with the elders struggling to understand their Americanized children and the children struggling to accept and honor their heritage. Though the movie is dated in some respects, the theme of assimilation vs. separation holds up remarkably well and rings true. "The Other Generation" beautifully illustrates the generation gap.

As this is a romantic musical, you know from the beginning which couples will end up together. The most famous song is "I Enjoy Being a Girl," sung by Linda Low as she dresses to seduce Wang Ta. Though too many triangulations and misunderstandings prolong the inevitable conclusion, Flower Drum Song is a very enjoyable and often funny ride. --Dana Van Nest

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