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Feb 18, 2017 - 12:24 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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THE SWINGER, a straight Paramount production and release, has not had any video release to date. Paramount originally copyrighted the film and dutifully renewed its copyright in 1994. The film has been on cable TV, but if I had to guess as to why it has not received a video release, it would be because of music rights.
In addition to the film's title song by Andre and Dory Previn, the composers and lyricists for the film's songs include Marty Paich, Johnny Green, Billy Rose, Edward Heyman, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, and Mel Torme. That's a lot of publishers and/or estates to deal with for a film that is not likely to be a big seller.
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Feb 19, 2017 - 1:26 PM
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RoryR
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THE PLEASURE SEEKERS was made available on video for the first time in 2014 by the Fox Cinema Archives. In a step up from their usual practice of presenting CinemaScope films in a pan-and-scan format, THE PLEASURE SEEKERS is in widescreen, but the made-on-demand disc is not anamorphically enhanced, so it will show up with black borders on all four sides on your widescreen set. Oh well.
Not if you zoom it. I don't own the DVD (I expect it'll eventually be released by Twilight Time or Kino on Blu-ray, remastered and anamorphic), but I've watched it several times on Fox Movie Channel, and I think TCM, and if you zoom the image it's soft but watchable with no boarder on the sides.
The film itself was director Jean Negulesco’s remake of his own THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (1954), also released by 20th Century Fox. Both films were based on the 1952 novel Three Coins in the Fountain by John H. Secondari. For THE PLEASURE SEEKERS, the setting of the film was shifted from Italy (primarily Rome) to Spain (primarily Madrid). Although not strictly a musical, the added songs gave the film a musical vibe.
THE PLEASURE SEEKERS was a disappointment at the box-office. Said Ann-Margret: "Nobody wanted to see me as a woman of the world. They wanted Kim from BYE BYE BIRDIE. Elvis had the same problem. Audiences didn't want us to grow up."
I think Ms. Margret was wrong. The reason it was a disappointment, besides really not being that good of a movie (Maltin's Guide only gives it a "mediocre" rating), was that even in 1964 it played as relatively tame, coy, and corny fluff, but worse, dull. Even THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN was corny a decade earlier.
Also, at least for me anyway, Carol Lynley and especially Pamela Tiffin have greater cuteness and open sex appeal than Ann-Margret.
If you're a guy who digs Ann-Margret, you're not going to understand this, but for this guy, there's always been something about Margret that tells me she'd be more trouble than she's worth, like the woman she plays in THE CINCINNATI KID (perfect casting that). Also, remember what she was like after Jack Nicholson marries her in CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (another piece of perfect casting). She's not even that appealing to me in her cartoon version on "The Flintstones," but don't get me wrong, I wouldn't kick that girl from VIVA LAS VEGAS outta bed, but I wouldn't marry her.
Carol Lynley and Pamela Tiffin on the other hand.... Well, maybe not the ones in ONCE YOU KISS A STRANGE or HARPER. Maybe.
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[Both films were based on the 1952 novel Three Coins in the Fountain by John H. Secondari.
Thanks for the information on this release and the films. A minor correction. The title of Secondari's book is "Coins in the Fountain." He had an interesting, although shortened, career.
NK
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This is one of those grey market "50 plus year old" euro releases. Not sure what source materials were used. Maybe vinyl?
El/Cherry Red uses master tapes whenever possible. Some of their early releases were sourced from vinyl; their more recent releases are almost always from master tapes. Can't speak to this release in particular, though.
Really. Where are they getting these master tapes? Certainly not from RCA, from whom they did not license these albums.
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