The Affairs of Dobie Gillis [VHS]

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis [VHS]
by Don Weis

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Actor: Barbara Ruick, Bob Fosse, Bobby Van, Debbie Reynolds, Hanley Stafford
Director: Don Weis
Cinematographer: William C. Mellor
Editor: Conrad A. Nervig
Producer: Arthur M. Loew Jr.
Writer: Max Shulman
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Running Time: 72 minutes
Release Date: 1994-03-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Studio: MGM (Warner)

VHS Movie Reviews of The Affairs of Dobie Gillis [VHS]

Movie Review: Great title for a dud movie
Summary: 3 Stars

If you remember "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1959 TV series) [1959-1963], you're are about to be disappointed as the movie "The Affairs of Dobie Gillis" (1953) as even though it is played by popular actors of the day, the story is week and the acting is too tongue in cheek.

Dobie (Bobby Van) and buddy are going to collage to party and have fun, as that is what collage is for. However Dobie falls in love with the studious Pansy (Debbie Reynolds) who is there to work, work, work and study, study, study.

Will Dobie learn to work, work, work? Or will Pansy learn to play, play, and play?

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Movie Review: DVD DVD DVD PLEASE WARNER !!
Summary: 4 Stars

Another missing film not on DVD!! Get into the year 2007 and re-master this one please!!!

Movie Review: Serendipity
Summary: 5 Stars

What a pleasant surprise for a hardened old cynic like me. Ordinarily I would avoid a title like The Affairs of Dobie Gillis as if it were the plague. But the sheer bounce and charm of Weis's direction along with Van and Reynolds proved completely beguiling. Sure it's dated. The innocence and idealized portrayal of college-age youth belong to a bygone era. Still, Van's easy way with a song and a smile continues to captivate, while even Reynolds' manages an energized side that doesn't annoy (the sight of her pony-tailed wholesomeness crouched demonically over a boiling witch's brew is hilarious). Surely these two were made for each other in some malt-shop heaven. There are so many nice touches, including: Hans Conreid's arrogant professor (his tight-lipped barbs at Dobie are priceless), Kathleen Freeman's gap-toothed Polish band (I'm sorry we didn't hear more), and the utterly delightful song and dance numbers (a whole lot simpler and more spontaneous than MGM's over-produced foot-stompers of the day). Clearly, the studio dribbled out a bare-bones budget to give their younger talent a chance, and the youngsters responded in spades. I'm only sorry that Van didn't get the career his talent deserved-- watching him and Fosse was a treat. All in all, this is a much better movie than it had any right to be, and a fine piece of unexpected pleasure for viewers of any age.

Movie Review: PLEASANT!
Summary: 5 Stars

Why don't they make movies like this one anymore? Let's face it, the world needs them. No violence,no swearing, no explosions except for the Science Lab. Good harmless clean fun. Of course this movie would never set the world on fire, but who cares. Extremely likable and easy to watch. Hurry up with the DVD version!
But one sad note, all of the main actors with the exception of Debbie Reynolds have all passed away at the time of writing (2004)

Movie Review: Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis is another metamorphosis of Max Schulman's character. All of Schulman's writing is hilarious. There were Dobie books, on top of the show, movie, and musical. It's incredibly hip and wonderful social satire. Bobby Van is wonderful and it's unfortunate he didn't act in more movies. The best line in the movie is: "Work's alright for workers." Watch out! At the end you get to peak at Happy Stella Kowalski and her Schotische Five.

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