As Sadie Hawkins Day approaches, Daisy Mae hopes to win the hand of Li'l Abner by catching him in the traditional race.As Sadie Hawkins Day approaches, Daisy Mae hopes to win the hand of Li'l Abner by catching him in the traditional race.As Sadie Hawkins Day approaches, Daisy Mae hopes to win the hand of Li'l Abner by catching him in the traditional race.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 nominations total
- Moonbeam McSwine
- (as Carmen Alvarez)
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Did you know
- TriviaValerie Harper earned her SAG card by appearing as one of the dancers in this movie.
- GoofsIn several shots in the film the top of the backing can be seen, which reveals some of the top of the sound stage and lighting grids.
- Quotes
Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum: [talking about going to the city] You gals are going to have to go through a before-marriage custom called *engagement*.
Moonbeam McSwine: Engagement, what's that?
Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum: That's the part before the gal says "Shore do!" and the preacher says "Go to!"
Moonbeam McSwine: How long this engagement thing last?
Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum: Sometimes a whole month.
Moonbeam McSwine: A whole month? What are they, insecure?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Julie Newmar: The Cat's Meow (2000)
- SoundtracksIt's a Typical Day
Music by Gene de Paul
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish (singing dubbed by Imogene Lynn), Stubby Kaye, Carmen Alvarez Block, Billie Hayes, Joe E. Marks, Bern Hoffman and Chorus
As with any musical, it is the song and dance numbers that either carry the film or let it fall. Here, Gene de Paul gives us big brassy music with memorable melodic hooks. But it is Johnny Mercer's lyrics that really stand out. When Stubby Kaye leads the town in a song celebrating their founder, that "beloved man a'settin' up there on that beloved horse," Jubilation T. Cornpone, Mercer best captures Capp's spirit:
"They say that General grant was pretty good with a jug Who went drink for drink with him And wound up under the rug? Why it was Jubilation T. Cornpone
[...]
When a Northern spy came into town for a night Who was it snuck in her room And lost a glorious fight? Why it was Jubilation T. Cornpone"
It might be obvious that this is my favourite song in the film, though many of them are eminently hummable-"Put 'Em Back ", Stubby Kaye (again!) leading the assembled in "Dearly Beloved" at the wedding of Daisy Mae and Earthquake McGoon ("Dearly beloved/ we is gathered here today/ to put this unfortunate sinner away..."), and "The Country's In The Very Best Of Hands" (showing that current concerns about big government and globalization were alive and well back in 1959). Leslie Parrish is satisfying as Daisy Mae (showing miles of leg), Peter Palmer is acceptable as Li'l Abner (lots of muscles, a great smile, and a decent voice), Stubby Kaye is, well, Stubby Kaye, and Julie Newmar doesn't get a word, but is the center of every scene she's in as Stupefyin' Jones. Overall, Li'l Abner is something unusual for the American musical; a fine, fun film with a point to make.
- EBK
- Mar 2, 2002
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- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1