ElCid Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Sept is Dean Martin month and appears to have a good range of his movies featured. Always liked him even though he was not a great actor and maybe not even very good. But, he did play his roles well and the movies are enjoyable. Ada is one fairly dramatic one comes across well. But then again, I am a sucker for movies about corrupt politics in the South. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 He had a bigger career on TV, but there were some bright spots in movies: Of his films with ex partner Jerry Lewis, his best was "The Stooge" in which he played a hammy performer who grows resentful of his goofy sidekick (shades of things to come in real life). My favorite role of his without Lewis is probably "Rio Bravo" in which he is very good as the drunk who is given one last chance to prove himself. I love the scene where he duets with Ricky Nelson on "My Rifle, My Pony And Me" a good old prairie song with two of the most relaxing voices of the time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I think I let out a groan when I saw Den Martin was going to be Star of the Month! But looking at the lineup of his films, I must confess I've only seen five out of 22. So, there's plenty of stuff that's new to me, which I always like. Truth is, I don't really have a lot of firsthand knowledge of Dean. I'm too young to have seen his TV show, though I've sat through that half hour-long paid programming of the DVD collection to get some sense of what his show was like. The surprise celebrity knocking at the door each ep seems to have been a clever idea. Honestly, I'm more familiar with Tom Hanks' hilarious Dean impersonation than with Dean himself! So, I'll try to give some of these movies a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papyrusbeetle Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 DEAN fans---don't miss the original OCEAN'S ELEVEN. He is just wonderful in it.... 1960 (imho) was Dean's "star" year, though he was always a STAR. he did: OCEAN'S ELEVEN WHO WAS THAT LADY? BELLS ARE RINGING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 Line /5 - EARLY COMEDY 09/05 LIVING IT UP HOLLYWOOD OR BUST AT WAR WITH THE ARMY TEN THOUSAND BEDROOMS WHO WAS THAT LADY? BELLS ARE RINGING 9/12 - THE YOUNG LIONS SOME CAME RUNNING RIO BRAVO TOYS IN THE ATTIC ADA 9/19 - THE RAT PACK YEARS 09/19 OCEAN'S ELEVEN (1960) ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS 4 FOR TEXAS MARRIAGE ON THE ROCKS KISS ME, STUPID 9/26 - LATER CAREER 09/26 THE SILENCERS MURDERERS' ROW THE AMBUSHERS THE WRECKING CREW (1969) HOW TO SAVE A MARRIAGE AND RUIN YOUR LIFE MR. RICCO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight08 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 I wish TCM would have shown "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed" as it includes two of my favorite TV stars; Elizabeth Montgomery and Carol Burnett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 I grew up on The Dean Martin Show and loved watching the incarnation of laid back self spoofing "I'm havin' a ball on top of the world" cool host that program. Dino was also dramatically effective in a few films like The Young Lions and, particularly, Rio Bravo. Dino in a tux with a cigarette in his hand breaking up at something Dom DeLuise or someone else said on his show or sitting on a couch singing a love song. That's how I primarily think of him. I'll always have a soft spot for Martin. But he sure did appear in a lot of superficial '60s film junk. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 What! NO mention of MATT HELM? The ONLY spy cooler than JAMES BOND! Great send-ups of the genre too. Agreed with all said about RIO BRAVO, still near or at the top of my "favorite westerns" list. And it wasn't until recently that I noticed the melody of "My Rifle, Pony, and Me." was also heard in the much earlier Howard Hawks directed western, RED RIVER. Ol' Howie must've liked that tune! Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Sepiatone said: What! NO mention of MATT HELM? The ONLY spy cooler than JAMES BOND! Great send-ups of the genre too. Agreed with all said about RIO BRAVO, still near or at the top of my "favorite westerns" list. And it wasn't until recently that I noticed the melody of "My Rifle, Pony, and Me." was also heard in the much earlier Howard Hawks directed western, RED RIVER. Ol' Howie must've liked that tune! Sepiatone Not about Dean, but was El Dorado a sort of remake of Rio Bravo? I think El Dorado overall is the better acted movie, but Rio Bravo has Angie Dickinson and Walter Brennan. John Wayne is pretty much John Wayne in both of them and Dean Martin is at his best in Rio Bravo. Can't say much for Ricky Nelson - couldn't act and couldn't sing. Watched many of the Dean Martin TV shows and the question always was, was he pretending to be drinking and drunk or was he really drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, TheCid said: Watched many of the Dean Martin TV shows and the question always was, was he pretending to be drinking and drunk or was he really drunk. I suspect a lot of it was an act. He was really good at it, though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 What no Something's Got To Give (1962 short) as a teaser, for what may have been??????? Dino and Marilyn in the same picture....... I actually like Kiss Me Stupid it's got some great lines, but I also primarily remember him for The Dean Martin Show, he was the epitome of cool. Bandolero! is watchable along with the Matt Helm films along with his more well known pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, cigarjoe said: I actually like Kiss Me Stupid it's got some great lines, but I also primarily remember him for The Dean Martin Show, he was the epitome of cool. Bandolero! is watchable along with the Matt Helm films along with his more well known pieces. I went to the show to see Bandolero when it first came out in 1968. It was fun and unpretentious, not pretending to be a great work of art. Had a few problems believing Dino and Jimmy Stewart were brothers, though. Dean is a hoot in Kiss Me Stupid in a parody of his own screen persona. A lot of people attack this film as tasteless but Martin and Kim Novak make it worth watching, even if the film does go on too long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 2 hours ago, TheCid said: Not about Dean, but was El Dorado a sort of remake of Rio Bravo? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 They were both cool: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Would have been nice to really complete a career overview if they could have included at least one of the Cannonball Run movies, in which Dean clowns around with Sammy. These Fox releases were the final two theatrical films he was ever in (one TV movie came after them). Heck, Sinatra and Shirley Maclaine are also in the second one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 TCM article about Dean Martin as Star of the Month: http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1428081|0/Dean-Martin-Wednesdays-in-September.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 7 hours ago, sewhite2000 said: Would have been nice to really complete a career overview if they could have included at least one of the Cannonball Run movies, in which Dean clowns around with Sammy. Of course, the best clowning Dean ever did with Sammy is when, at some Vegas appearance, he held Sammy in his arms and said, "I'd like to thank the NAACP for this award...." Most FANS knew better, but sadly, the general public never really gave Dean the credit he clearly deserved for his vivid sense of humor. And of course, DON'T forget those ROASTS! Yeah, sure, maybe most(if not all) were never really all that "spontaneous", and ALL the gags were "pre-penned", but really, that fact didn't make any of them that much LESS fun, did it? Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 On 9/2/2018 at 9:27 AM, TomJH said: I went to the show to see Bandolero when it first came out in 1968. It was fun and unpretentious, not pretending to be a great work of art. Had a few problems believing Dino and Jimmy Stewart were brothers, though. Dean is a hoot in Kiss Me Stupid in a parody of his own screen persona. A lot of people attack this film as tasteless but Martin and Kim Novak make it worth watching, even if the film does go on too long. Tom, if you have trouble believing that Dino and Jimmy Stewart are brothers (me too), how about Wendy Hiller as Dean's sister in Toys in the Attic? Geraldine Page is their sister, as well. That must have been one crazy gene pool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorSteve Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 ‘Some Came Running’, ‘Young Lions’, the original ‘Oceans 11’ which is WAY better than any of the remakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 42 minutes ago, kingrat said: Tom, if you have trouble believing that Dino and Jimmy Stewart are brothers (me too), how about Wendy Hiller as Dean's sister in Toys in the Attic? Geraldine Page is their sister, as well. That must have been one crazy gene pool. You mean Jimmy Stewart is related to Wendy Hiller and Geraldine Page, as well? "Mom always liked you best." "That's because she knew I was her's. Nobody knew where the heck you came from." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 One of my favorite Christmas CD's is by Dean Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpirose Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Hi ; I knew people who knew Dean. They all swear that Dean was not a DRINKER. It was basically an act he was doing on TV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I've heard that too, arpirose. I think Dean was a very talented guy & his presence always elevates whatever he's in. I just love BELLS ARE RINGING and SOME CAME RUNNING. I'll have to give KISS ME STUPID a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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