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I found it!
The last time Paramount was interested in releasing show music . . .
. . . I believe Wilson was President.
(Just thought I'd make the first joke about Paramount. Anybody else got one?)
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At least we've got the superb original cast album on Sony -it's really fantastic and highly recommended.
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The original cast album is the way to go -- as I recall the movie eviscerated the song score but the film's screenplay kept intact almost every single word from the Broadway book/script. Not exactly a shock as the Director of the film, Melvin Frank, was also the author of the original Broadway book/script (along with Norman Panama). But...lots of dialogue!
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It was on TCM late last night (EST) and I watched an hour. The color was brilliant as was the widescreen view, although there was a slight VistaVision curvature. I picked up the DVD today at the library and watched a few moments. The DVD states "widescreen" but it has been modified to fill up the standard TV screen. The distortion is a bit disconcerting. Wish I had the TCM recording.
Anyway, this is the way they used to make 'em and why you gotta love it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eow041tUPBA&feature=related
You are so wrong. The distortion on TCM was THEIR problem - they took a flat open matte print and stretched it is what it looked like to me. The DVD IS widescreen (have you even SEEN it???) and perfect. No "curvature" no "distortion" just a perfect and beautiful widescreen transfer, anamorphically enhanced for widescreen TVs.
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This is strange, for again, the TCM airing was superior to the so-called widescreen DVD I now have in my possession. Re the latter, it was not a widescreen TV used for the clips I saw this afternoon; as such, there were no letterbox bars per TCM airing. I will place it on the projector screen shortly and give it a look.
HowardL, we love you, but have you lost your marbles. If so, really try and find them. The Li'l Abner DVD is WIDESCREEN, enhanced for widescreen TVS and will fill the widescreen TV top to bottom and side to side - it is an excellent transfer, sharp and colorful. If it isn't on your setup, I'd recommend a new setup.
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You are so wrong. The distortion on TCM was THEIR problem - they took a flat open matte print and stretched it is what it looked like to me. The DVD IS widescreen (have you even SEEN it???) and perfect. No "curvature" no "distortion" just a perfect and beautiful widescreen transfer, anamorphically enhanced for widescreen TVs.
Bruce is correct. I'm watching the TCM airing right now and it's definitely an open-matte print. You can see light grids at the top of the screen, the upper edge of the cyclorama, etc.
I also noticed that on several occasions. And I saw this film, twice, when it first came out, and never saw that.
Odd that they'd let those angle shots get through...
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