The Flying Nun - The Complete First Season
by Bruce Kessler, Don Taylor, E.W. Swackhamer, Jerrold Bernstein, John Erman
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Actor: Alejandro Rey, Madeleine Sherwood, Marge Redmond, Sally Field, Shelley MorrisonDirector: Bruce Kessler, Don Taylor, E.W. Swackhamer, Jerrold Bernstein, John Erman
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Portuguese (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 617 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-21
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of The Flying Nun - The Complete First Season
DVD Review: The Flying Nun Season 1
Summary: 5 Stars
I totally love this series. It brought back old memories from that time. I totally love Sally Fields in this role. Watch it all the time.DVD Review: awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
LOVE THIS SITE MUCH BETTER AND FASTER THAN THAT EBAY SITE I ONLY SHOP HERE THANKS AGAINDVD Review: when lift plus thrust, is greater than load plus drag . . . anything will fly
Summary: 3 Stars
For some of the `flightiest', most innocuous entertainment, check out The Flying Nun. The convent San Tanco in Puerto Rico, is a near idyllic place, virtually devoid of violence, anger, or crime, where a mean spirited word is almost never heard. Life there was simple and uncomplicated, for Reverend Mother Placido (Madeline Sherwood), Sister Jacqueline (Marge Redmond), and the rest of the nuns, until the arrival of a young novice, Sister Bertrille (Sally Field) who discovers she has the miraculous ability to fly.
The whole series is based on the inspired and very goofy premise that powerful wind gusts acting on the young sister's cornet, can cause the lightweight nun to defy gravity and take flight. The idea might sound crazy, but as fantasy based shows like, Bewitched, The Munsters, and I Dream of Jeanine, were hits at the time, a nun that flies was perhaps not the wackiest thing on television.
Those at the convent encounter bumps in the road of life, but they are almost always gentle ones, overcome without too much fuss. The convent often has repair and maintenance issues or financial woes, and casino owner Carlos Ramirez (Alejandro Rey), a nice guy and soft touch for Sister Bertrille's schemes, is often approached for assistance. The Reverend Mother tries to balance morality with practicality, and shows wisdom and patience in dealing with her most unusual nun. Sister Jacquelin tries to keep the peace, and often runs interference for Sister Bertrille, keeping the Reverend Mother out of the loop. Although Carlos often is in the company of beautiful women, this is still a program that parents can let young kids watch with few concerns. Sally Field has wonderful chemistry working with all her co-stars particularly Alejandro Rey and Madeline Sherwood. Shelly Morrison is also very funny, as that butcher of the English language, Sister Sixto.
Prior to The Flying Nun, Sally Field had just wrapped up a two year stint on the television version of Gidget. Harry Ackerman, was executive producer for Gidget, and when he needed someone to star in his new show about a flying nun, he wanted Sally Field. This and so much more is discussed in a surprisingly candid 18 minute retrospective that is included as an extra. Field recounts her experiences and feelings regarding The Flying Nun. The actress was only 20 at the time, and initially wanted nothing to do with the series. She reluctantly took the role, which turned out to be a blessing and a curse, as the flying nun would become the subject of many a joke. The actress says that she did most of her own stunts, and watching the series, this certainly appears to be the case. The appearance of flight was achieved in a variety of ways, the most painful and dangerous, was wearing a harness, and being suspended on wires from a crane. It is really quite remarkable what the producers put the courageous actress through, as at times she is very high up in the air, being swung around near buildings or trees. Not all the concerns were physical, as Field was also experiencing personal issues, and the pressures of carrying a series. Fortunately she came through it all, and emerged stronger for it, becoming a two time Oscar winner. The `tears behind the laughter' back story of The Flying Nun does, cast a bit of a shadow on the program, and what was common practice in the industry at the time.
The picture and sound quality of the four single-sided discs is very good. Besides the retrospective `A Look Back At The Flying Nun', there are unfortunately no commentaries or other extras. Though apparently things were actually too good to be true even then, The Flying Nun presents a sweet and innocent slice from the past, that perhaps gives us cause to reflect on how much times have changed since. Fans of Sally Field might also want to check out the Gidget Complete Series DVD set. Besides acting, Sally Field is also visible as a spokesperson for a drug to treat osteoporosis.
DVD Review: Great show, great quality
Summary: 5 Stars
I used to watch this show in college, and at first, the 3 guys who were my roommates would laugh at my viewing habits, but then they too saw the light and we would all watch it together and laugh our heads off. (But would quickly turn it off the TV if someone came to the dorm room.) I received this as a gift and introduced my foreign born wife to the show, and she and the whole family love it. It is lots of fun, warm-hearted, and innocent. Quality is great, both picture and sound. DVD Review: wholesome family entertainment
Summary: 5 Stars
Our famly has enjoyed this series, it is refreshing to be able to watch something so light hearted and wholesome.
Description of The Flying Nun - The Complete First Season
Two-time Academy Award?-winner Sally Field (1984, Actress in a Leading Role, Places in the Heart), flies in and out of trouble as Sister Bertrille in this classic and timeless series. Always with benevolent aims, Sister Bertrille gets into all kinds of hysterical situations and manages to get in trouble with Sister Jaqueline (Marge Redmond), with the Reverend Mother Superior (Madeleine Sherwood) and with a local clubowner, Carlos Ramirez (Alejandro Rey). From being mistaken for enemy aircraft to having a pelican fall in love with her to disrupting a meeting of mobsters, Sister Bertrille constantly manages to find herself in precarious and hilarious situations.Sally Field parlayed her winsome TV personality honed in Gidget into the unlikely hit The Flying Nun from 1967 to 1970. Field plays Sister Bertrille, a 90-pound novice nun assigned to a crumbling convent in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the gusty winds and her order's seagull-shaped headgear combine to give her the ability to zoom around the Caribbean helping her fellow sisters and the kids attending their school. While most of us remember the flying part--and what a great fantasy for kid viewers, especially--the gist of the series focused more about Sister Bertrille's naivet? and of her youthful determination to make changes in her stuffy convent. Sister Bertrille provides a lot of fish-out-of-water appeal, and the supporting cast is extremely likable, including the narrator, Sister Jacqueline (the great character actress Marge Redmond), and a young Shelley Morrison, who plays the American-slang-mangler Sister Sixto ("She's sharp as a tick!"), and who would go on to play poker-faced Rosario on Will & Grace. Sister Bertrille's character also owes more than a nod to Maria von Trapp; she even gets the orphan students out of their scratchy uniforms and into comfier duds, though admittedly not made of Austrian drapes. The scrapes Sister Bertrille gets into are pretty standard '60s sitcom fare, but Field's sweet earnestness gives the show appeal beyond the sum of its pieces. --A.T. Hurley
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