| | | The sequel to the acclaimed Academy Award Winner (Barbra Streisand, Best Actress, 1968) Funny Girl...
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, Spanish, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
Barbra Streisand is back and she's better than ever as the exuberant Fanny Brice in Funny Lady, sequel to acclaimed Academy Award winner, (Barbra Streisand as Best Actress, 1968) Funny Girl. This lively, lavish musical opens a new chapter in Fanny's career and love life. Now divorced from wealthy Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), she teams up with songwriter Billy Rose (James Caan), a brash and unkempt showman who is bursting with enthusiasm and theatrical ambitions. They make an unusual couple--the polished performer and the upstart producer--but a friendship blossoms into love. Funny Lady is the poignant story of their show business magic, their unbridled temperaments, and their touching, bittersweet romance. Featuring dazzling production numbers, elegant costuming by Bob Mackie and an electric cast--Streisand is a Funny Lady you'll never forget!
"...fine moments of music and comedy..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...just as good, or almost, as the original." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
Barbra Streisand returns as Fanny Brice in this sequel to William Wyler's Oscar-winning FUNNY GIRL. FUNNY LADY picks up the saga of entertainer-comedienne Brice after her separation from playboy millionaire Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif). Newly single, she teams up brash Broadway producer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Billy Rose (James Caan), a showman whose lack of polish is made up in his boundless enthusiasm. Before long, Rose's professional relationship with Fanny turns into a touching and turbulent personal one. Wyler's extravagant production is highlighted by lavish musical numbers, elegant costumes and a dynamic cast, which is lead by Barbra Streisand's signature style and poise.
Plot Summary
Barbra Streisand returns as Fanny Brice in this sequel to the award-winning musical FUNNY GIRL. In depression-era New York, the hugely successful entertainer's long-running show is closing and her marriage with playboy Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif) is over. Fanny finds herself out of work and looking for material when she meets Billy Rose (James Caan), a hustling nightclub owner and songwriter who is eager to work with the talented star. Billy and Fanny begin a working relationship that leads to the development of a new Broadway show with outlandish and ominous beginnings. With the advice of the experienced Fanny, Billy revamps the show, and it becomes an instant success. Their working relationship quickly becomes a loving relationship as Billy falls for the free-spirited star and Fanny falls for a compatible friend. Billy and Fanny marry and continue to work together on a series of smash hits, but as time goes on the pair spends less and less time together, too busy working to realize that the marriage is falling apart. For Fanny their union is based on friendship--she cannot truly love Billy until she realizes that her passion for Nick is over, and by then it might be too late to rescue her marriage.
| Features | Filmographies | | Bonus Trailers | | Scene Selection | | Widescreen And Full Screen Presentations | | Audio: English 3.0 (Discrete Audio), French | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai | | Interactive Menus | | Re-Mastered In High Definition | | Digitally Mastered Audio And Anamorphic Video |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 5/13/2008 |
| Running Time: 136 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1975 | | Catalog ID: 06676 | | UPC: 00043396066762 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1976) | | | James Wong Howe, Nominee, Best Cinematography | | | Ray Aghayan & Bob Mackie, Nominee, Best Costume Design | | | Peter Matz, Nominee, Best Musical Scoring | | | John Kander & Fred Ebb, Nominee, Best Song | | | Don MacDougall, et al., Nominee, Best Sound | |
Golden Globe (1976) | | | Ben Vereen, Nominee, Best Motion Picture Acting Debut--Male | | | James Caan, Nominee, Best Actor--Musical/Comedy | | | Barbra Streisand, Nominee, Best Actress--Musical/Comedy | | | John Kander & Fred Ebb, Nominee, Best Original Motion Picture Score | | | John Kander & Fred Ebb, Nominee, Best Original Motion Picture Song |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...As long as [Streisand] is singing the blues, or singing anything else, FUNNY LADY is superb entertainment..." 03/12/1975 p.30The Motion Picture Guide 7 of 10
Sequels are seldom as good as the original, but this one comes close... there was enough music in the movie to satisfy anyone...
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