The Philadelphia Story (Two-Disc Special Edition) | Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn

The Philadelphia Story (Two-Disc Special Edition) | Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn | Fantastic Leading Lady

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	The Philadelphia Story (Two-Disc Special Edition) Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn Warner Home Video, 2005 average customer review:based on 148 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

"Put me in your pocket, Mike!"

"I thought all writers drank to excess and beat their wives. You know one time I secretly wanted to be a writer."

Tracy Samantha Lord (Katharine Hepburn) is getting married, and everyone is in a frenzy. Trazy is one of the elite rich, a woman who has experienced luxury and perfection in everything. She has been married before to CK Dexter Haven (Cary Grant), another member of the upper class. Their union was wrought with fights due to their conflicting personalities, but Dexter is still a strong presence in her life. In this her second marriage, Tracy wants something totally different. She has chosen a man who began as a lower class citizen but who has worked his way up to wealth (John Howard). Their union is the talk of the town, and although Tracy wants to keep thing private, Dexter can't help but throw a wrench her way by inviting the tabloid press. Macaulay Connor (Jimmy Stewart) and Elizabeth Imbrie (Ruth Hussey) spend their time snooping and rubbing elbows with thier subject. Everything culminates in
a fantastic drunken night where lovers are swapped, blows are delt, and general chaos sets in. However, all is done with class right down to the verbal assaults.

This movie gets better each time I watch it. It is easy to breeze by the enchanting dialogue on the first go-round, but once the story is understood, each line reveals itself to add another level of sophistication to the film. The actors are perfect in their roles. Hepburn is appropriately regal, but later soft and vulnerable when Tracy has her epiphany. Grant is smart, sypathetic, and all around wonderful. He makes acting seem effortless. Stewart won an Oscar for his role, and it was well deserved. He embodies the jaded writer and makes the character incredibly dynamic. His drunken scene is the highlight of the film. He is both uproariously funny and disarmingly attractive in a short span of time. The little looks he shoots his costars throughout his scenes are so telling and add another level to this wonderful cast. Even Virginia Weidler turns in a fine performance as Tracy's young sister.

Also included in this special edition DVD is a documentary about Hepburn called All About Me. Although brief and not totally in-depth, it is worth seeing because it is narrated by Hepburn herself. She is endearing in it, even though she was certainly a tough woman. We also have a documentary about George Cukor and a commentary by historian Jeanine Basinger.

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Fantastic Leading Lady

This movie is all about Kathern Hepburn. She carries the movie from beginning to end with her endearing charm and wit. She is so much fun to watch and never disappoints. You can see why she was such a big star. Of course the movie wouldn't be what it was without its leading men. Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart play opposite her with such ease, charm, and sex appeal and the result is a highly entertaining film that is fun to watch all the way through. This is one of the great fulms of all time that features some of the greatest actors to ever grace the screen.

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One of the best

This is one of the best ever. The first 3 minutes alone are worth the price.

Great Movie

LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie! Carey Grant is one of my favorites and this movie has him and a great cast! Very funny and charming.

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