At the beginning of 2005 I changed from a busy rep for a retail marketing company, to a stay at home...
At the beginning of 2005 I changed from a busy rep for a retail marketing company, to a stay at home mum, and this is the hardest job, but I'm loving every minute with my beautiful little princess!
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I always class this type of movie as the "Sickie". The kind of film yourmum puts on and makes you watch, while your laid up ill on the seatee. But in truth, through all the complaints of, "Do I really have to watch this, It's rubbish!". You know you enjoy it and it makes you feel warm inside. It's not long before your singing along to the show tunes. Based on the true story of Annie Oakley, Frank Butler, Colonel Buffaol Bill and Chief Sitting Bull. Annie Get Your Gun, boasts a fantastic Oscar winning score, featuring songs you probably didn't even know were in this film.
"Colonel Buffalo Bill" "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" "The Girl That I Marry" "There's No Business Like Show Business" "They Say It's Wonderful" "My Defences Are Down" "I'm An Indian Too" "I Got The Sun In The Morning" "Anything You Can Do"
Annie Get Your Gun stars, female Comedienne of the time Betty Hutton as Annie Oakley and Howard Keel as Loving, Shooting, Singing, Frank Butler. The opening introduction by Susan Lucci, gives background on Annie Oakley, who's life the story follows, and interesting information about the 1950's film. It could have been an entirely different movie altogether. As originally Judy Garland was cast as Annie, but she dropped out due to illness and exhaustion. Leaving the role open for Betty Hutton. Watching the footage of Judy's performance, in my opinion, as much as Judy Garland work was wonderful, Betty Hutton was the better choice for te part, as she brought a ruggedness to the character.
On the main menu screen you have 4 selections:-
Play Movie Special Features Scene Selection Languages.
The special Features include:-
Cast and Crew ( a list) Special intro by Susan Lucci Outtakes - of both Judy Garland and Betty Hutton Full length recording of "There's No Business Like Show Business" Awards ( a list) Theatrical trailer.
THE PLOT
Colonel Buffalo Bills wild West Show, rolls into town. The star of the grandest show on earth is cocksure Frank Butler, fancy sharp shooter extrarodinaire. Bragging about his talent Frank sets a $100 prize for anyone brave enough to challenge him and win. Raggamuffin, Hillbilly, Annie looking after her younger brother's and sister's boasts to a local hotlier about her shooting skills trying to convince him to buy her kill, and he gets her to enter the contest for him. There annie meets frank and for her it's love at first sight. but Frank eant to marry a Lady! During the fancy shooting contest, and dispite her old gun falling apart, trick for trick, hit for hit, Annie better's Frank to his distaste.
To beat his business rival Pawnee Bill, Buffalo Bill, thinks having Annie in his troop, will be a novelty and asks her to join as Franks assistant.
From town to town Annie sets about bettering herself in order to catch her man, and Frank finds himself falling for Annie.
Because of a lack of custom, due to Pawnee Bill, Buffalo Bill takes Annie into performing a new trick she's been practicing to impress Frank. In front of an audience including Chief Sitting Bull, who love Annie so much he adopts her, Annie steals the show. But Frank thinking Annie's double crossing him to pinch his limelight, leaves and joins Pawnee Bill.
Heartbroken Annie sets off on a european tour, doing command performances and winning all the medal's for sharp shooting that she can. With money running out fast and Annie lovelorn, the show quits and goes home to america.
On arrival home Buffalo Bill receives invites from Pawnee Bill to merge the shows. Both having cash flow problems. Annie agrees to sell her medals to put up the money.
Both stubborn it takes another shooting contest to finally reunite the love between Frank and Annie, where she prove you can use a gun to get a man.
So LOVE conquers all!
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