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Finian's Rainbow (1968 film)

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the magical crock of gold, which is capable of granting three wishes, is buried, Rawkins becomes a black man. Rawkins's dog, which has been trained to attack black people, chases him into the woods. The sheriff returns with the district attorney, who threatens to charge Sharon with witchcraft unless Rawkins is produced. Rawkins runs into Og in the woods, and tells him that a witch changed him from a white man to black. Seeing that the change of skin tone did nothing to alter his bigotry, Og casts a spell to make Rawkins more open-minded.
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mortal. After a passionate kiss from Susan, he happily accepts his fate to become human, and wishes for Rawkins to be white again. Sharon and Woody are released from the burning barn, and it is discovered that Howard's mentholated tobacco experiments have at last been successful, ensuring financial success for all the poor people of Rainbow Valley regardless of skin color. Sharon and Woody are wed, and everyone bids a fond farewell to Finian, who leaves Rainbow Valley in search of his own rainbow.
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barn until daybreak. To save his daughter, Finian tries to find the crock of gold that he buried, unaware that Susan has discovered it and moved it. Og meets with Susan on the bridge under which she has hidden the gold and, as he develops romantic feelings for her in absence of Sharon, wishes that she could talk. When she begins to speak, Og realizes that he must be standing above the crock.
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There are audio tracks in English and French, with both the dialogue and songs translated to the latter (fluent in French, Clark was the sole cast member to record her own songs for the foreign version of the film); a commentary track by Francis Ford Coppola, who in hindsight was critical of his work
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The townspeople gather in the barn for the wedding of Sharon and Woody, but the sheriff, his deputies, and the district attorney interrupt the ceremony and arrest Sharon for witchcraft. Finian convinces them that Sharon can change Rawkins back to white overnight, and they lock Sharon and Woody in the
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As the district attorney sets the barn on fire with Sharon and Woody locked inside, Og debates whether he should use the gold's final wish to save Sharon by turning the senator white again, even if it would mean that the crock would lose its magic, the gold would disappear, and he would become fully
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Complications arise when Rawkins, believing that there is gold in Rainbow Valley, attempts to seize the land from the people who live there, and makes some racial slurs while doing so. Sharon furiously wishes that he would turn black. Because she happens to be unknowingly standing on the spot where
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Because preview audiences found the film overly long, the musical number, "Necessity", was deleted before its release, although the song remains on the soundtrack album. It can be heard as background music when Senator Rawkins shows up in Rainbow Valley attempting to buy out Finian.
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bought the film rights, and hired Harburg and Saidy to write a script and some new songs. Hecht said that he intended to film in nine months. "This time we really mean business", said Harburg. "We've gotten a substantial deal and participation in money and production. Up until now,
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is that it's sort of like a fairy tale... so trying to make sense of it was a very delicate thing." Coppola opted to fall somewhere in the middle, with mixed results. Updating the story line was limited to changing Woody from a labor organizer to the manager of a
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Clark was nervous about her first Hollywood movie, and particularly concerned about dancing with old pro Astaire. He later confessed he was just as worried about singing with her. The film was partially choreographed by Astaire's long-time friend and collaborator
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Highly praised by all was Petula Clark, who Ebert described as "a surprise. I knew she could sing, but I didn't expect much more. She is a fresh addition to the movies: a handsome profile, a bright personality, and a singing voice as unique in its own way as
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Although Clark had made many films in the 1940s and 1950s in her native United Kingdom as a child star, this was her first starring role in 10 years, and her first film appearance since becoming an international pop star in the mid-1960s.
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full of gold secreted in a carpetbag, plus his daughter Sharon in tow. His destination is Rainbow Valley in the fictional state of Missitucky, where he plans to bury his treasure in the mistaken belief that, given its proximity to
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has been making so much money on the road that we didn't want to kill the goose laying all those golden eggs. But you become more idealistic as you grow older and you tend to stop thinking about yourself."
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format, the release captured Astaire's footwork, much of which was unseen at the time of the original release because it had been cropped out during a conversion from 35mm to 70mm film.
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near Coppola's home, the bulk of the movie was shot on studio sound-stages and the back lot, leaving the finished film with jarring contrasts between reality and make-believe.
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is an exception.... it knows exactly where it's going, and is getting there as quickly and with as much fun as possible... It is the best-directed musical since
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was considered to play the role of Finian, but financial problems caused the filming to be postponed, and Van Dyke dropped out of consideration.
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wrote that Clark "invites no comparisons, bringing to her interpretation of Sharon her own distinctive freshness and form of delivery".
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Clark recalls that Coppola's approach was at odds with the subject matter. "Francis... wanted to make it more real. The problem with
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Scheuer, Philip K. (Jan 8, 1960). "Director's First Comedy a Smash: They Told Gordon He Couldn't Make One---Till 'Pillow Talk'!".
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In its first two months, the film earned $ 5.1 million in rentals in North America, ending its worldwide run with $ 11.6 million.
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of the score was recorded by several stars, but the film was not completed. In 1958, the authors of the musical teamed with
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wrote that she "looks lovely" and "sings beautifully, with an occasional startling reference to the phrasing and timbre of
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determined to develop a tobacco and mint hybrid; and Senator Billboard Rawkins, who is bigoted against African-Americans.
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A.H. WEILER (Sep 28, 1966). "WARNERS TO CAST FOR A POT OF GOLD: 'Finian's Rainbow' Film with Fred Astaire Is Announced".
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A.H. WEILER (Dec 25, 1960). "GREAT EXPECTATIONS: Or, the Annual Survey of a Few Fine Plans That Failed to Materialize".
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The film premiered October 9, 1968, at the newly-opened Warner Penthouse Theatre, a portion of the subdivided former
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While a construction crew transformed more than nine acres of back-lot into Rainbow Valley, complete with a
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described it as a "cheesy, joyless thing", and added, "There is something awfully depressing about seeing
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observed, "Miss Clark gives a good performance and she sings the beautiful songs like a nightingale."
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was Coppola's second film for a major studio, and third overall directorial work. It was released by
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sister, Susan, who expresses herself in dance; Woody's good friend and business partner, Howard, an
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announced that it had the rights, and would make a film produced by Joseph Landon and starring
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having proven to be more costly than anticipated, and its commercial prospects still unknown,
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called it an "underrated musical... the best of the latter-day musicals in the tradition of
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to star. It was announced that the film would be budgeted at $ 2 million, and released by
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on the film; a featurette on the world premiere of the film; and the original theatrical
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expressed that the film is among their favorite films: "I remember when we worked with
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was having second thoughts about undertaking another musical project, but when he saw
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Philip K. Scheuer Special to the (Dec 26, 1967). "Deck Is Stacked Against Broadway".
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Because the musical was a success on stage, an interest in filming it existed early.
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A scheming immigrant named Finian McLonergan arrives in America from his native
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John Crosby. (May 22, 1960). "Age of the Unthinking' Blamed on Broadcasters".
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Martin, Betty (Sep 28, 1966). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Warners to Film 'Rainbow'".
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October 9, 1968, and was both a critical and commercial success. It received
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1968 radio interview with Fred Astaire featuring extensive discussion of
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A.H. WEILER (Nov 7, 1965). "Smutty Nose to 93rd St.: More About Movies".
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proved to be Astaire's last major movie musical, although he danced with
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was signed as director in February 1967. Steele was confirmed as the
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In 1960, the film rights were held by Marvin Rothenberg, who wanted
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to produce a film independently, but the project did not proceed.
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A.H. WEILER (Apr 17, 1960). "VIEW FROM A LOCAL VANTAGE POINT".
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as the leprechaun. The budget was expected to be $ 4 million.
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Martin, Betty (Apr 3, 1967). "Steele in 'Finian's Rainbow'".
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Martin, Betty (Feb 13, 1967). "Coppola to Direct 'Rainbow'".
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was scared of fantasy musicals. Another reason was the
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Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
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Index


Ted CoConis
Francis Ford Coppola
E. Y. Harburg
Fred Saidy
Finian's Rainbow
Fred Astaire
Petula Clark
Don Francks
Keenan Wynn
Al Freeman Jr.
Barbara Hancock
Tommy Steele
Philip H. Lathrop
Burton Lane
Ray Heindorf
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
musical
fantasy film
Francis Ford Coppola
E. Y. Harburg
Fred Saidy
1947 stage musical of the same name
Fred Astaire
Petula Clark
Tommy Steele
leprechaun
American South
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Oscar

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