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should've been nominated for more oscars

posted 15 years ago by wobber1012
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this film should've also been nominated for these oscars:

Best Actress, Dolly Parton: you could see the joy she had in singing those songs, and that look she had in her eyes when Ed Earl said "it's better than being a whore". you could see how much he hurt her.

Best Costume Design, especially those 2 gowns Dolly wore(the black and the red ones)

Best Score, Itty Bitty Pissant Country Place was genius and so was Dolly singing I Will Always Love You. and the country twang score was perfect.
can't forget Charles Durning singing A Little Sidestep.

[–] filmbuff1974 15 years ago

Should have been nominated for MORE Oscars?!

It should not have been nominated at all for anything!

What a GROSS subject for a family musical!

[–] wobber1012 15 years ago

Grow Up, if its such a gross subject material for families then maybe certain people in the family shouldn't watch it(namely little children. my niece is a year and seven months and she listens to the songs and she's allright. she doesn't understand the lyrics. who are you to judge anyway?

[–] filmbuff1974 15 years ago

"Grow Up, if its such a gross subject material for families then maybe certain people in the family shouldn't watch it(namely little children. my niece is a year and seven months and she listens to the songs and she's alright. she doesn't understand the lyrics. who are you to judge anyway? "--wobber1012

Who am I to judge?

That's interesting! Anyone that would sit a small child in front of a musical about prostitution is someone whose opinion I certainly don't respect. I wonder how the mother of the niece feels about her daughter viewing that film. You couldn't find a Walt Disney musical or some other less provocative subject to keep your niece entertained?

You MORON!

[–] wobber1012 15 years ago

i really don't care if you respect my opinion or not. my niece doesn't watch the whole movie so im sure she doesn't know it's about prostitution bcause she doesn't know what prostitution is to begin with. also, we have watched disney movies with her. she doesn't care what the movie is or even understand's what it is about, she just likes to listen to the music. she's watched the movie Grease(another movie im sure is "gross material" to you) and loves to listen to the music on that movie 2.

[–] filmbuff1974 15 years ago

No, Grease is a great movie. Grease 2 is even better! I'm not a prude, it's just some subjects are just not what I would consider "family entertainment". This musical was designed as family entertainment and it wasn't a good decision. I'm sure that's why it didn't do well in the box office.

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[–] wobber1012 15 years ago

i agree, Grease is a great movie(fantastic btw). and hey, im sorry if i insulted you in any way. and i know its not a great subject to base a movie on, i just think its a good movie(mainly bcause of the music and the actors involved). and yea, its not the best movie for young kids. my niece is just learning how to dance and she'll dance to almost anything(songs from this movie, from Grease, disney songs). my sister even had a video on YouTube with her dancing to a rap song. she's my first niece and my mom's first grandchild and we just love her to death.

and yes i support Michael Jackson 100%, luv his songs.

[–] obsessionfreak 15 years ago

I'm confused as to how this musical was designed for "family entertainment". The title makes it plain that it won't be talking about princesses and talking animals, and also, it's given an R restricted rating. That normally indicates that it isn't for family viewing, and it was never meant to be for family viewing.

And also, I heard a much better version of A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place sung by college students when they put on the original musical. I don't see how any of that movie could be nominated for an Oscar except for the Governor's part, which was done perfectly. Other than that, the movie focused on the wrong parts of the true story of the Chicken Ranch and filled it with cheesy lines.

[–] Moon_and_New_York_City 15 years ago

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Dolly Parton; she is one helluva singer/songwriter and a purely delightful entertainer, but it's a real stretch to suggest she deserved an Oscar nomination for this - or any other - movie.

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[–] VinnieRattolle 15 years ago

On topic, the only song that would have been eligible for an Oscar is "Sneakin' Around." Oscar songs have to be written specifically for the film and since the bulk of the songs were from the established stage play and "I Will Always Love You" had already been recorded once before, they were ineligible.

No, Grease is a great movie. Grease 2 is even better! I'm not a prude, it's just some subjects are just not what I would consider "family entertainment". This musical was designed as family entertainment and it wasn't a good decision. I'm sure that's why it didn't do well in the box office.

Okay, I have two problems with this post. First and foremost, the movie didn't do well at the box office because (like all films released in the summer of '82) it fell under the shadow of "E.T." 1982 was one of the last truly great years for movies, but many beloved films performed poorly because "E.T." was a bonafide box office phenomenon. "The Best Little Whorehouse" became a top-rental when it was released on video (probably would have been a top-seller but in those days very few videos were marketed for home sale) and secured high ratings when it played on TV.

My second problem is that you're saying "Grease" is family entertainment. "Grease" features heavy profanity, nudity, sexual innuendo galore, and even a pregnancy scare -- I dunno how it ever managed to get a PG rating (thus proving in my mind that the ratings system is a joke). By comparison, "Whorehouse" may have a few more sets of tits and buttcheeks than were seen in "Grease" but in terms of content, I think all the sex talk in "Grease" faaaar outweighs that in "Whorehouse." Don't get me wrong, I don't think either is particularly harmful to kids, but I wouldn't classify either as family entertainment.

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[–] Mydoona 13 years ago

WRONG....The best little whorehouse in Texas" was the highest rating movie musical of the whole 80s!

[–] schuyler_harmon 15 years ago

Watching this movie now with my mother. She requested it and we're both laughing like crazy. Deputy Fred just got his "Japanese slingshot." This movie made me so happy as a teenager. I suppose you could say the subject matter is off color but really, it's done in such a PG way. I'd watch Dolly Parton in anything, and Burt Reynolds is hilarious. OK, now Melvin P Thorpe is dressing in front of Ed Earl Dodd. Too, too funny. I highly recommend the movie - just don't take it too seriously or expect anything approaching high theatre.

[–] HarlowMGM 13 years ago

Most of the songs in the movie were ineligible for the Best Song Academy Award because they were not originals for the film - most were either from the Broadway musical or older songs Dolly had written (I Will Always Love You).

I agree Best Costume Design (for Theodora Van Runkle, who just passed away) would have been nice and Charles Durning was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

The movie did receive two Golden Globe nominations that year - for Best Comedy or Musical Film and Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Film (Dolly). Dolly had also been nominated in this category for 9 to 5 in 1980!

[–] sirjeremy 12 years ago

Please. It's a fun movie, sure, but it didn't even deserve the nomination it recieved, let alone anymore, especially not in an unusually strong year for all film categories.