Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0018713770028 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC Label: Goodtimes Home Video Manufacturer: Goodtimes Home Video Publisher: Goodtimes Home Video Release Date: May 05, 1998 Running Time: 100 minutes Sales Rank: 402 Studio: Goodtimes Home Video Theatrical Release Date: December 08, 1960
Amazon.com essential video: An entire generation of baby boomers grew up with this stagy but magical production, which originated on Broadway but was broadcast several times on TV. They may not know Mary Martin or Cyril Ritchard--two staples of the commercial theater in their time--for any other reason, but they'll always be able to name them as Peter Pan and Captain Hook. The story of the boy who wouldn't grow up includes a classic score with songs that can bring a tear of nostalgia to the eye of the middle-aged--like "I Won't Grow Up," "I've Gotta Crow," and "Neverland." The flying, the goofy comedy--it's all there in this video version of the classic TV broadcast. It's hard to know what sophisticated modern youngsters would make of it, but their parents will gladly sit and watch with them. --Marshall Fine
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Rating: - Peter Pan (Mary Martin)
I was five years old when this program was shown live on television in 1955 and I can remember watching it. From then on I have loved all things "Peter Pan." I was despairing of ever finding this movie, so I was so grateful to discover it for sale on Amazon.com. I now nostalgically watch this movie with my six grandchildren and we all delight in "clapping to save Tinkerbell"! A wonderful, wonderful film!!!
Rating: - Classic TV needs to be back in print.
Like many from my generation...and my parents' generation, I grew up with this classic TV production of Peter Pan. The cheap sets, shoddy special effects, and over-the-top acting didn't matter when I was seven, and they don't matter now. The production is still fun to watch, with its classic songs and Mary Martin's legendary performance.
However, it's been several years since this movie's been in print in any format. I'm fortunate enough to own a bootleg DVD copied from a VHS tape, but whoever owns the rights to the video and DVD releases of Peter Pan needs to bring it back into print, ... Read More
Rating: - Watch out for bootlegs!
The original release of this DVD from goodtimes is in a cardboard snapcase. Many sellers sell copies in a plastic case - this is a cheap copy and is worthless. Make sure it's in a cardboard snap-case before paying!!!
Rating: - Memories I passed to my kids and now grandchildren...
I saw this version on TV when I was 7 years old and every year after that! My children (ages 32-17) all know this version and know ALL of the songs by heart (as well most of the dialoge)! We watch it once a year as a family and now with our grandkids, sing and laugh the whole way through!! It's the best! I hope they digitally master this for the generations to come! It may seem corney to some, but it's a classic! We love it!
Rating: - Mary Martin's Peter Pan
Musical comedy star Mary Martin may have not been as well-known to many of us if she hadn't appeared in a television version of the famous "Peter Pan" story on March 7, 1955. After achieving great success on Broadway, and limited success in Hollywood (in generally disappointing film roles), Martin joined Australian actor Cyril Ritchard in an outstanding adaptation of Sir James Barrie's classic tale of boys who would not grow up.
All of the elements of the story were incorporated in the NBC compatible color telecast, including the use of a woman in playing Peter Pan. Mary Martin was slender ... Read More
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