The 50's really had great films & this one is up there as 1 of the best! Who could forget 'diamonds are a girl's best friend' Marilyn song 🎵 & dance. Marilyn & Jane, Femme Fetales..
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Jane Russell
(Actor),
Marilyn Monroe
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Howard Hawks
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Genre | Comedy/Classic Comedies |
Format | Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats |
Contributor | Charles Coburn, Marcel Dalio, Norma Varden, Charles Lederer, George Winslow, Howard Hawks, Marilyn Monroe, Howard Wendell, Steven Geray, Tommy Noonan, Joseph Fields, Taylor Holmes, Jane Russell, Anita Loos, Elliott Reid, Aladdin See more |
Language | English |
Number Of Discs | 1 |
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Product Description
Two showgirls cruise to Paris hoping to find rich husbands. Directed by Howard Hawks.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Item model number : 024543261001
- Director : Howard Hawks
- Media Format : Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats
- Run time : 1 hour and 31 minutes
- Release date : May 29, 2001
- Actors : Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan
- Language : Unqualified
- Studio : 20th Century Fox
- ASIN : B000FG65RQ
- Writers : Anita Loos, Charles Lederer, Joseph Fields
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #30,185 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #371 in Musicals (Movies & TV)
- #1,167 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #2,533 in Kids & Family DVDs
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5 Stars
A film I never get tired of watching.
What did you dislike?Nary a thing.What did you like?Everything about this film, made just before big budget films went widescreen to compete with television. Director Howard Hawks has a wry touch with comedy, while playing up Jane and Marilyn as female buddies with a lot of chemistry together (more than they have with any man in the film). "Thelma and Louise" owes this film a great deal. It is unfortunate the actors the leads are paired with (Elliott Reed as Ernie Malone, and Tommy Noonan as Gus Esmond Jr.) have been forgotten, since both are excellent. Charles Coburn does his usual star turn as Sir Francis “Piggy” Beekman, and both Norma Varden as Lady Beekman and Taylor Holmes as Mr. Esmond Sr. are tops. The young George Winslow as Henry Spofford III is a hoot. Hawks did not direct the music/dance sequences, but they mesh with the rest of the film. Marilyn has the flashy role as Lorelei Lee, but is so mannered that I found myself cottoning to Jane as Dorothy Malone. No one had a more piercing gaze than this actress did; she sizes up everyone and everything around her in a flash. (Norma Varden played the woman in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN almost strangled by Bruno Antony, and she appears at the start of CASABLANCA.)What did you use this product for?To remind myself that filmmakers restricted by censorship (not just the Production Code, but also the HUAC investigation of Hollywood) can triumph over limitations, as can the crew, scenarists, and production staff. The actors are especially well cast. The film is a joy from start to finish. I watch it on a regular basis.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024
I LOVE MARILYN MONROE AND MADONNA SIZE 8-10 HOURGLASS GIRLS.
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024
A great movie! Boyfriend enjoyed watching it with me too!
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
All good
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2023
This is one of my favorite movies and have enjoyed viewing it more times than I can remember. If the older movies appeal to the viewer, I would add this one to the collector's library. Definitely.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023
Nary a thing.
What did you like?
Everything about this film, made just before big budget films went widescreen to compete with television. Director Howard Hawks has a wry touch with comedy, while playing up Jane and Marilyn as female buddies with a lot of chemistry together (more than they have with any man in the film). "Thelma and Louise" owes this film a great deal. It is unfortunate the actors the leads are paired with (Elliott Reed as Ernie Malone, and Tommy Noonan as Gus Esmond Jr.) have been forgotten, since both are excellent. Charles Coburn does his usual star turn as Sir Francis “Piggy” Beekman, and both Norma Varden as Lady Beekman and Taylor Holmes as Mr. Esmond Sr. are tops. The young George Winslow as Henry Spofford III is a hoot. Hawks did not direct the music/dance sequences, but they mesh with the rest of the film. Marilyn has the flashy role as Lorelei Lee, but is so mannered that I found myself cottoning to Jane as Dorothy Malone. No one had a more piercing gaze than this actress did; she sizes up everyone and everything around her in a flash. (Norma Varden played the woman in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN almost strangled by Bruno Antony, and she appears at the start of CASABLANCA.)
What did you use this product for?
To remind myself that filmmakers restricted by censorship (not just the Production Code, but also the HUAC investigation of Hollywood) can triumph over limitations, as can the crew, scenarists, and production staff. The actors are especially well cast. The film is a joy from start to finish. I watch it on a regular basis.
What did you dislike?
Nary a thing.
What did you like?
Everything about this film, made just before big budget films went widescreen to compete with television. Director Howard Hawks has a wry touch with comedy, while playing up Jane and Marilyn as female buddies with a lot of chemistry together (more than they have with any man in the film). "Thelma and Louise" owes this film a great deal. It is unfortunate the actors the leads are paired with (Elliott Reed as Ernie Malone, and Tommy Noonan as Gus Esmond Jr.) have been forgotten, since both are excellent. Charles Coburn does his usual star turn as Sir Francis “Piggy” Beekman, and both Norma Varden as Lady Beekman and Taylor Holmes as Mr. Esmond Sr. are tops. The young George Winslow as Henry Spofford III is a hoot. Hawks did not direct the music/dance sequences, but they mesh with the rest of the film. Marilyn has the flashy role as Lorelei Lee, but is so mannered that I found myself cottoning to Jane as Dorothy Malone. No one had a more piercing gaze than this actress did; she sizes up everyone and everything around her in a flash. (Norma Varden played the woman in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN almost strangled by Bruno Antony, and she appears at the start of CASABLANCA.)
What did you use this product for?
To remind myself that filmmakers restricted by censorship (not just the Production Code, but also the HUAC investigation of Hollywood) can triumph over limitations, as can the crew, scenarists, and production staff. The actors are especially well cast. The film is a joy from start to finish. I watch it on a regular basis.
Nary a thing.
What did you like?
Everything about this film, made just before big budget films went widescreen to compete with television. Director Howard Hawks has a wry touch with comedy, while playing up Jane and Marilyn as female buddies with a lot of chemistry together (more than they have with any man in the film). "Thelma and Louise" owes this film a great deal. It is unfortunate the actors the leads are paired with (Elliott Reed as Ernie Malone, and Tommy Noonan as Gus Esmond Jr.) have been forgotten, since both are excellent. Charles Coburn does his usual star turn as Sir Francis “Piggy” Beekman, and both Norma Varden as Lady Beekman and Taylor Holmes as Mr. Esmond Sr. are tops. The young George Winslow as Henry Spofford III is a hoot. Hawks did not direct the music/dance sequences, but they mesh with the rest of the film. Marilyn has the flashy role as Lorelei Lee, but is so mannered that I found myself cottoning to Jane as Dorothy Malone. No one had a more piercing gaze than this actress did; she sizes up everyone and everything around her in a flash. (Norma Varden played the woman in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN almost strangled by Bruno Antony, and she appears at the start of CASABLANCA.)
What did you use this product for?
To remind myself that filmmakers restricted by censorship (not just the Production Code, but also the HUAC investigation of Hollywood) can triumph over limitations, as can the crew, scenarists, and production staff. The actors are especially well cast. The film is a joy from start to finish. I watch it on a regular basis.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A film I never get tired of watching.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023
What did you dislike?Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023
Nary a thing.
What did you like?
Everything about this film, made just before big budget films went widescreen to compete with television. Director Howard Hawks has a wry touch with comedy, while playing up Jane and Marilyn as female buddies with a lot of chemistry together (more than they have with any man in the film). "Thelma and Louise" owes this film a great deal. It is unfortunate the actors the leads are paired with (Elliott Reed as Ernie Malone, and Tommy Noonan as Gus Esmond Jr.) have been forgotten, since both are excellent. Charles Coburn does his usual star turn as Sir Francis “Piggy” Beekman, and both Norma Varden as Lady Beekman and Taylor Holmes as Mr. Esmond Sr. are tops. The young George Winslow as Henry Spofford III is a hoot. Hawks did not direct the music/dance sequences, but they mesh with the rest of the film. Marilyn has the flashy role as Lorelei Lee, but is so mannered that I found myself cottoning to Jane as Dorothy Malone. No one had a more piercing gaze than this actress did; she sizes up everyone and everything around her in a flash. (Norma Varden played the woman in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN almost strangled by Bruno Antony, and she appears at the start of CASABLANCA.)
What did you use this product for?
To remind myself that filmmakers restricted by censorship (not just the Production Code, but also the HUAC investigation of Hollywood) can triumph over limitations, as can the crew, scenarists, and production staff. The actors are especially well cast. The film is a joy from start to finish. I watch it on a regular basis.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024
Both the lead actresses play excellent parts, besides looking good. Lots of pure talent there.
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023
Received the movie I ordered the next day and watched it that evening. Couldn't be happier...
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Christine
5.0 out of 5 stars
DVD
Reviewed in Germany on January 16, 2024
Wunderschöne Klassiker 👍😊
soumen sinha
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifully restored
Reviewed in India on November 7, 2023
Beautifully restored. Amazing picture and sound quality. Also lots of extra trailers of Monroe's movies which is a bonus.
Gian73
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Titolo immortale consigliato.
Reviewed in Italy on July 10, 2023
Gli uomini preferiscono le bionde, forse il film più noto di Marilyn Monroe, qui al massimo dello splendore, sicuramente tra quelli che ne hanno forgiato il mito. Ottima la Russell che pareggia in ironia e fascino. La prima (Lorelei) bionda attratta dalla ricchezza, l'altra, bruna, più interessata a uomini di bell'aspetto. Memorabili le canzoni "Bye Bye Baby" e "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friends". Da un soggetto leggero, Hawks ne tra una satira sociale divertente e un inno alla amicizia tra donne, in una cornice di abiti di lusso, sensualità, colori sgargianti in Technicolor. Imitato e ammirato a distanza di 70 anni. Curiosità: al minuto 00:56 appare a Parigi il negozio Scaparelli, Maison fondata da Elsa S. nel 1927. Ottimo dvd d'importazione tedesca, doppiaggio italiano d'epoca, varie lingue, eccellenti colori.
Film lover
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly entertaining musical comedy.
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2021
An absolute delight from start to finish! Howard Hawks, one of Hollywood's most respected directors, turned his hand to this musical comedy which originated as a novel by Anita Loos, then became a stage musical by Loos and Joseph Fields. This motion picture adaptation was written by Charles Lederer, and his storyline and dialogue are a lot of fun.
Jane Russell plays Dorothy Shaw, a man hungry brunette, and Marilyn Monroe plays Lorelei Lee, a money hungry blonde. They are introduced as showgirls singing "Two Little Girls From Little Rock" in the very first scene, before the opening credits. Then we find out they are also friends who are about to travel together by ship to France.
The plot involves the pair becoming involved with a private detective, who is hired by Lorelei's fiancé's father to keep tabs on her, and with a wealthy diamond mine owner who gives Lorelei his wife's diamond tiara so he can continue seeing her.
But the men in the picture, happily, are secondary to the genuine friendship between Dorothy and Lorelei. They are two ladies who pool their resources, mainly their wits, in order to survive in a male dominated world. You could call this an early feminist picture, but in an innocuous way, as both still desire men, but on their own terms.
My favourite musical numbers are Russell's "Ain't There Anyone Here For Love?", performed with a group of male dancers playing athletes, the duet "When Love Goes Wrong", set at a Paris sidewalk café, and Monroe's classic "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend", which Madonna paid homage to in her "Material Girl" music video.
The beautiful Technicolor cinematography is courtesy of Harry J. Wild. Charles Coburn is memorable as the sugar daddy Sir Francis Beekman, while Tommy Noonan plays Gus Esmond Jr., Lorelei's fiancé, and Elliott Reid plays the detective Ernie Malone.
Jane Russell plays Dorothy Shaw, a man hungry brunette, and Marilyn Monroe plays Lorelei Lee, a money hungry blonde. They are introduced as showgirls singing "Two Little Girls From Little Rock" in the very first scene, before the opening credits. Then we find out they are also friends who are about to travel together by ship to France.
The plot involves the pair becoming involved with a private detective, who is hired by Lorelei's fiancé's father to keep tabs on her, and with a wealthy diamond mine owner who gives Lorelei his wife's diamond tiara so he can continue seeing her.
But the men in the picture, happily, are secondary to the genuine friendship between Dorothy and Lorelei. They are two ladies who pool their resources, mainly their wits, in order to survive in a male dominated world. You could call this an early feminist picture, but in an innocuous way, as both still desire men, but on their own terms.
My favourite musical numbers are Russell's "Ain't There Anyone Here For Love?", performed with a group of male dancers playing athletes, the duet "When Love Goes Wrong", set at a Paris sidewalk café, and Monroe's classic "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend", which Madonna paid homage to in her "Material Girl" music video.
The beautiful Technicolor cinematography is courtesy of Harry J. Wild. Charles Coburn is memorable as the sugar daddy Sir Francis Beekman, while Tommy Noonan plays Gus Esmond Jr., Lorelei's fiancé, and Elliott Reid plays the detective Ernie Malone.
Gene David Nieves Lara
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excelente transferencia a Blu-ray
Reviewed in Mexico on August 8, 2020
Una de las películas clásicas de Marilyn Monroe, también con la actuación de la hermosa Jane Russell, luce mejor que nunca en alta definición total. Vale la pena adquirir este filme en Blu-ray, ya que la transferencia brilla por su calidad y fidelidad. Divertida y simpática, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" es un título obligado para los coleccionistas fans del más grande icono femenino del séptimo arte, MM.