Annie Get Your Gun

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Summary: AT LONG LONG LAST! NOW FOR FRED AND GINGER TOO!
Review: It's been a long wait, but at last, this November, 'Annie Get Your Gun' is being released on DVD. Both the film and the soundtrack have been tied up with copyright problems for more than 20 years. Although Irving Berlin wrote 'Annie', musical rights are controlled by the Rodgers and Hammerstein estate, which stuck to Berlin's request that the film be effectively removed from the market. Why? For no other reason, the legend goes, that he hated Betty Hutton in the role. He wanted Ethel Merman, who was too old. He accepted Judy Garland in the role, but she was 'unwell' and couldn't film it, even though she did manage to record most of the songs. So Betty got the part, starring alongside Howard Keel, and the result is one of the most rambunctiously joyous, energetic and downright wonderful musicals ever made. A must-buy, even if Irving Berlin loathed it! I'll be getting the DVD, and I might even replace my well-played CD -- a home-burnt CD taken off a very old LP! Now my hope is that Warners, which controls the old RKO film library, will finally get around to releasing on DVD the greatest of all American musicals -- the partnerships of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers -- 'Top Hat', 'Swing Time', 'The Gay Divorcee' and all the rest. Anthony Clarke

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Summary: Hooray for Hutton!.....and her legion of fans!
Review: I saw this film when it came out in 1950, loved it then, and the many times I saw it on TV before the Irving Berlin estate took it out of circulation. My personal thanks to Warners for meeting the demands of the Irving Berlin estate to make Betty Hutton's crowning achievement available for all to see and appreciate. According to a recent interview it must've been a personal hell for Betty while making this film, as the rest of the cast and crew was against her for replacing Judy Garland.You'd never know it from her performance though. In my opinion she's the best Annie ever! Judge for yourself. We love you Betty! Thanks again Warner Home Video......never thought I'd see this in my lifetime!

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Summary: A Musical Masterpiece!
Review: I first saw "Annie Get Your Gun" as a kid. The movie made such an impact on me that it started my love affair with musicals. The story is great, shot in beautiful technicolor with a wonderful score by Irving Berlin. Many of the songs have become standards, such as "There's No Business Like Show Business". The cast couldn't be better, with such names as Betty Hutton, Howard Keel (his first movie), Keenan Wynn and others. This is a movie that the whole family will enjoy and cherish. I don't care how old you are or if you have ever seen this musical, I guarantee "Annie Get Your Gun" will capture your heart! END

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Summary: Betty Hutton's Review
Review: I loved this movie when I originally saw it, and watched aninterview with Betty Hutton on TV recently. Although she usually worked for Paramount Studios, she had to work for MGM for Annie. She said people there were cold to her and after making that picture she reached the decision to give up show biz. She is now alive and well and living in Palm Springs, CA.

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Summary: Betty Hutton sparkles as Annie Oakley
Review: The role of Annie Oakley in "Annie Get your Gun" wasmade for Betty Hutton. Even though she replaced the very popular Judy Garland (not her type of role) and was snubbed by the M-G-M cast and crew, she made the movie. Hollywood's incendiary blonde equalled or surpassed Ethel Merman's Broadway performance. Her delivery of all the songs was outstanding. Her trademark vivacity and brashness make this movie. It's a shame that it hasn't been released for video until now. I have seen the revisionist politically correct version (on stage) and it can't compare. Tbe Irving Berlin score, the supporting cast, and of course Hutton herself are as good today as they were in 1950.

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Summary: I Got Goosebumps!
Review: I saw this movie as a kid with my older sister. "Annie Get Your Gun" was the musical that started my love affair with musicals to the present day. I know that anyone, young or old, who sees this masterpiece will fall in love with it! They just don't make them better than this. Great story, great songs, just plain wonderful. After seeing this musical, you know why they say "There's no business like show business"! Hurrah!

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Summary: AT LAST!
Review: Well finally this movie is going to made available to the public! It's been out of circulation since 1973, so the only way it could've been seen in the last 30 years is through a theatrical revival. I'm only 23 so have never seen this movie- and important one in the MGM musical history. It's the film that was the ultimate catalyst to Judy Garland's eventual dismissal from MGM. I've seen her footage from the film and it's going to be great to now see the actual film. Thanks Warners!

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Summary: You're in for a real treat!
Review: I saw this movie when it first came out and loved it immediately. Betty Hutton's portrayal of Annie from a rough unpolished frontier woman to an eligant star of the Wild West Show is a pleasure to behold. If I am not mistaken, this movie was also Howard Keel's first major movie role. The musical numbers will stay with you long after the movie is over.

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Summary: A real sure shot for musical lovers!
Review: Betty Hutton has always been my all time favorite when it comes to musicals. I first saw the original when I was a little girl and was just floored by Betty Hutton. She is one supercharged dynamo and her performance as Annie Oakley is the best! Annie Oakley was my childhood heroine. Even though in reality she won her man, (Frank Butler)by defeating him in a shoot out; even Annie would have appreciated the great performance Ms Hutton gave portraying her. My interest in broadway musicals was spawned by this musical. I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Buy it, for Nostalgia's sake!
Review: FINALLY! Finally, we can view Irving Berlin's "Annie Get Your Gun" in all it's glory . . . something that many of us have been looking forward to for years. This is a wonderful transfer of the Broadway show to the big screen - despite the lack of the original stage star, Ethel Merman. (Despite the much anticipated originally-cast Judy Garland, too.) The film looks great. The color, the sets, costumes - MGM spared no expense! Betty Hutton, however, is SO over-the-top that she almost ruins the film. One cannot help but wish that either of the two previously mentioned ladies had made this film. But alas, we are left with this big-budget musical that is fresh and crisp and sadly lacking a strong female lead. The "bonus material" that is included on this DVD is priceless - out-takes of both Betty and Judy, a strange little intro by Annie's 2000 revival star Bernadette Peters' vacation replacement, Susan Lucci (why her?), and a neat little documentary-style history of the film. A MUST HAVE for Berlin, or Merman fans. They don't make movies like this anymore.