Americas pastime gets a faustian twist in this 1958 studio musical, which recounts the ballpark bargain struck by an aging washington senators fan obsessed with helping his team trump the yanks. Watch damn yankees movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Rent damn yankees 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Uprising 1992 starring damn yankees and michael cartellone on dvd and bluray. But, i know why nobody, not amazon, not netflix, not broadcast or cable shows this anymore. She is sexy and flamboyant at first as a latin seductress, and later on projects tender humanity. In an amusing slant on the faust legend, aging baseball fan joe boyd robert schafer is given an opportunity to lead his beloved washington senators to victory by a devilish gent named applegate ray walston. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. We prefer to think it was gwen verdon making her debut hereabouts as a star in a film. This has led historians to suspect that george abbott helmed much of the film, as codirector stanley donen was wellversed in creating musical numbers specifically for the camera, and his touch is nowhere to be seen in the onedimensional cinematic landscape of damn yankees 1958.
Damn yankees by george abbott, stanley donen george abbott. Damn yankees 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Damn yankees dvd revival showcases fosse and verdons. Damn yankees 1958 joe boyd, an aging washington senators fan, would sell his soul for the senators to beat the new york yankees and win the pennant. With tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, russ brown. Damn yankees cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Lola would be one of the seven deadly sins or one of the vices. Damn yankees is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by george abbott and douglass wallop, music and lyrics by richard adler and jerry ross. She and bob fosse, husband and wife in real life, work so well together. Choreographer bob fosse and dancer gwen verdon light things up in this recently reissued movie version of the musical damn yankees. After watching the movie it reminded me of a medieval theatrical tradition called the morality play. Maybe you think that was a heat wave that hit town yesterday. Tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, stanley donen, george abbott. Find release information for damn yankees 1958 george abbott, stanley donen on allmovie.
George abbott screenplay by, george abbott based upon the play damn yankees book by 2 more credits. The story is a modern take on the faust legend involving the new york yankees and washington senators baseball teams. The film was directed by george abbott, as was the earlier stage version, with assistance from stanley donen. Damn yankees is a frothy, faithful adaptation of the 1956 broadway hit. The character of joe boyd joe hardy would be the everyman. Boyd is transformed into handsome young shoeless joe hardy from hannibal, mo. The story is a modern retelling of the faust legend set during the 1950s in washington, d. Damn yankees is a 1955 musical written by george abbott and douglass wallop, based on wallops novel the year the yankees lost the pennant, with music and lyrics by richard adler and jerry ross who also wrote the pajama game the plot is a retelling of the classic legend of faust set in 1950s washington, d. In an amusing slant on the faust legend, aging baseball fan joe boyd robert schafer is given an opportunity to lead his. Middleaged real estate agent joe boyd is a longsuffering fan of the pathetic washington senators baseball team. Received this collectors dvd in excellent condition as described by seller of the original 1958 warner brothers musical damn yankees performed with the entire 1956 broadway musical cast with the exception of tab hunter playing the part of joe hardy for a bargain price.
A frustrated baseball fan sells his soul to the devil so that his favorite team will have a winning season and a chance at beating those hat. Movie name damn yankees type hollywood musical director george abbott and stanley donen screenplay george abbott starring tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, russ brown, shannon bolin, nathaniel frey, james komack, rae allen, robert shafer, jean stapleton, albert linville. The damn yankees team, which ran the score high for three seasons in broadways legit ballpark, was reassembled to go to bat in this sparkling film version. Damn yankees original soundtrack original soundtrack. Damn yankees 1958 george abbott, stanley donen releases. Stage director and colibrettist george abbott codirected the film with stanley donen, and they retained not only most of the score by richard adler and jerry ross, but most of the broadway cast, including gwen verdon in her major movie debut. Unfortunately what plays well on a broadway stage doesnt automatically work on the big screen. Everything you need to know about damn yankees movie. The scenes on the baseball field seem especially fake. Damn yankees by george abbott, stanley donen george. When my sister and i were young and living in california, the million dollar movie channel showed this same movie over and over again for a whole week, and we watched it every night. Not enough was done to open the musical up for the movies. Rent damn yankees 1958 starring tab hunter and gwen verdon on dvd and bluray.
Apr 06, 2009 youve gotta have heart damn yankees cmt. Enter applegate ray walston, who offers to turn boyd into joe hardy tab hunter, a powerful young baseball player, in exchange for his soul. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The only thing i would add to what all the others have said is that i remember how great ray walston was as the devil. After the release of their debut, the damn yankees went on an 18month world tour with the likes of a revamped bad company, poison and jackyl. The musical is being produced by craig zadan and neil meron, the. Joe boyd, an aging washington senators fan, would sell his soul for the senators to beat the new york yankees and win the pennant.
Comprised of guitarist ted nugent, styxs tommy shaw, night rangers jack blades, and drummer michael cartellone, damn yankees arrived during the final moments of popmetals heyday, and their music didnt stray from that radiofriendly format at all. Damn yankees 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Damn yankees is a 1958 musical film made by warner bros. A frustrated fan of the hopeless washington senators makes a pact with the devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant. They all compliment the film nicely and add depth and comedy to a spin on a familiar tale. Presumably inspired by the musical of the same name, nugent once also explained that he coined the name because whenever someone asked him how he and.
Damn yankees is in development starring jim carrey, jake gyllenhaal. His wife, meg, laments this six months out of every year. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing damn yankees near you. Gwen verdons dancing in this one is fucking nuanced. A couple quick vignettes, maybe 20 seconds, that might be ethnically offensive. Damn yankees was an american hard rock supergroup, well known for the single high enough, formed in 1985, consisting of jack blades night ranger, tommy shaw, ted nugent and drummer michael cartellone. Enter applegate ray walston, who offers to turn boyd into joe. For a brief time in the early 90s, the supergroup damn yankees enjoyed a considerable amount of success on the arena rock circuit. In an amusing slant on the faust legend, aging baseball. In an amusing slant on the faust legend, aging baseball fan joe boyd robert. With the exception of tab hunter in the role of joe hardy, the broadway principals reprised their stage roles, including gwen verdon as lola. Save for the lead role taken on by tab hunter, much of the original broadway cast reprised their roles for the film.
I love this movie gwen verdon is amazing, and makes every move look effortless. Damn yankees published on jun 16, 2019 step up to the plate for damn yankees, the rousing movie of the 1,019performance broadway grand slam that imports nearly all the original new york lineup. Before hollywood began casting its beloved attractive young people in movie musicals, it more or less had respect for casting those who could pull their weight on screen and as musical theatre stage actors by hiring professional dancers and singers like the cast of this damn yankees. Damn yankees is een amerikaanse muziekfilm uit 1958 onder regie van george abbott en stanley donen.
Damn yankees is a mid 20th century version of the morality play. Read the full synopsis of damn yankees, 1958, directed by george abbott, with tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, at turner classic movies. Step up to the plate for damn yankees, the rousing movie of the. It was the only time the pair danced together on the big screen. Tab hunter, the 1950s epitome of the blond hollywood heartthrob and teen icon pinup, whose career included early alist fare like damn yankees. Sep 27, 2019 choreographer bob fosse and dancer gwen verdon light things up in this recently reissued movie version of the musical damn yankees. Released 1958, damn yankees stars tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of.
It has not escaped my attention that we have the same names as the characters in the movie damn yankees. Presumably inspired by the musical of the same name, nugent once also explained that he coined the name because whenever someone asked him how. Damn yankees is a great movie musical, i rank it near the perfection of mary poppins and sound of music. Gwen verdon reprises her tonywinning role as lola, and to use a cliche, she lights up the screen, even though you dont see her for the first 45 minutes. A contemporized feature adaptation of the classic musical damn yankees. As compared with many broadwaytohollywood transfers, the screen adaptation of the musical damn yankees was relatively faithful. Damn yankees 1958 george abbott, stanley donen synopsis. Tab hunter and gwen verdon in damn yankees 1958 tab hunter in damn.
The damn yankees soundtrack album was released in monophonic sound in 1958, and all subsequent reissues also were in mono until 1989, when rca released a stereo version with the catalog number bg2 01047. In 1992, damn yankees went gold with their followup album dont tread. Step up to the plate for damn yankees, the rousing movie of the 1,019performance broadway grand slam that imports nearly all the original new york lineup, including tony awardwinning stars gwen verdon as luscious vamp lola and ray walston as her. Besides youre no great catch yourself, joe what with your subpar iq, your pot belly and your five dwis. It begins with the fortysomething joe boyd at home one.