Oct 26, 2009 johnny digiorgio as nick burns in a thousand clowns 2012 with leo and murray duration. Thousand clowns, a 1965 movie clip shock treatment. Social workers deem an extv writer jason robards unfit to raise his nephew. As the child welfare people try to force murray to become a conventional man as. Cartoonistturnedscreenwriter herb gardner, left, chats with actor jason robards, jr.
A thousand clowns by herb gardner, collected stories by donald margulies and underneath. The movie is full of humor and pathos and you will never forget these characters. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A thousand clowns 1965 twelveyearold nick lives with his uncle murray jason robards, a mr. Martin balsam won an oscar for his supporting performance in the movie. Murray believes in living life fully, even if that means going to the movies instead of looking for a job. Robards plays murray burns, head writer of tvs popular chuckles the chipmunk show. Well, nick is the young boys name for the moment, because when he turns, hes allowed to pick whichever name he desires. A thousand clowns original, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city apr 5, 1962 and played through apr, 1963. Herb gardner, 68, a playwright who created quirky souls the. Jul 12, 2001 herb gardners a thousand clowns, the current revival of which opened last night at the longacre theatre, is now 39 years old and showing its age. This study guide consists of approximately 55 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of a thousand clowns. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. A thousand clowns is a 1965 film about an eccentric, nonconformist childrens television writer living in a new york city apartment with his nephew.
A thousand clowns is about a twelveyearold barry gordon who lives with his uncle, jason robards. Starring jason robards, barbara harris, martin balsam, gene saks, william daniels, philip bruns, john mcmartin, and barry gordon. Long before out of the box became a cliche, there was an american literary trope we could call the free spirit. Not the greatest rapper, which appeared on the good burger soundtrack, and kitty kat max. Feldmans birthday so that he can play hooky to fly kites, wave goodbye to departing ocean liners, and take to the streets at dawn to exhort his neighbors to fall out for calisthenics and volleyball. A thousand clowns won the 1966 oscar for actor in a supporting role balsam and was nominated for three more oscars. At the opening night of a thousand clowns playbill. Browse memorable film quotes from a thousand clowns 1965 p1 at classic movie hub cmh. A thousand clowns is a mgm dvd release of a 1965 movie starring jason robards, who plays the ultimate slacker named murray who has been taking care of his 12yearold nephew named nick. Judd hirsch found himself july 14 back where he started his professional acting career 32 years agostarring in herb gardners a thousand clowns then it was summer stock. During the 201220 season, mct is producing three plays by prominent jewish playwrights. Herb gardners a thousand clowns, the current revival of which opened last night at the longacre theatre, is now 39 years old and showing its age. A thousand clowns apr 5, 1962 eugene oneill theatre original a thousand clowns jul 14, 1996 criterion center stage right revival shows that opened that season.
Doctor zhivago and the sound of music win music awards. A thousand clowns full english movie comedy 1965 ride in the whirlwind western starring jack nicholson, free full movie, english youtube movies duration. New interview with costar barry gordon optional english subtitles duallayered bd50 disc. Le paradis sur terre lartiste italien michelangelo pistoletto, lun des.
The thing oozes and crackles with smartassery and stagecraft. Based upon herb gardners hit broadway play of the same name, a thousand clowns retains the static, oneroom feel of the stage version in order to convey the inspired inertia of its lead character, disaffected exwriter murray burns jason robards. Jason robards as worthless bum writer martin burns is great, as always. So is martin balsam as his brother and won an oscar for it. The duality of these two is why i love this movie so much. While a thousand clowns meets the classic definition of a comedy at the end murray and sandy form a household with nick it is in a real sense a tragedy. From auntie mame to harold and maude, it depicts whimsical souls pitting.
In fact, there arent any clowns shown in this film. Jason robards, barbara harris, martin balsam, barry gordon, fred coe, fred coe, herb gardner. A thousand clowns is a funhouse mirror of our times tuesday, august 14, 2012 by jeff grygny, milwaukee theatre examiner. An adaptation of a 1962 play by herb gardner, it tells the story of an eccentric comedy writer who is forced to conform to society to retain legal custody of his nephew jason robards starred in both the original broadway version and in the film.
A thousand clowns summary the play tells the story of murray burns, a cheerful eccentric raising his nephew, a twelveyearold genius, in new york city. A thousand clowns cast list on, the most comprehensive source for broadway shows, broadway tickets and broadway information. A thousand clowns murray burns is an arrested adolescent, constantly declaring his own holiday irving r. Jun 29, 2015 a thousand clowns 1965 jason robards yes,sir, thats my baby duration. Sandra markowitz, martin balsam arnold burns, gene saks leo herman, a. Johnny digiorgio as nick burns in a thousand clowns 2012 with leo and murray duration. Jul 11, 2001 a thousand clowns eminently adorable tv star tom selleck has chosen a safe bet for his broadway debut.
Let us now praise herb gardner, author of a thousand clowns. Picture coe, adapted screenplay gardner and score don walker. A thousand clowns revival, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city jul 14, 1996 and played through aug 10, 1996. A thousand clowns 1965 jason robards yes,sir, thats my baby duration. I saw this in a hippie movie theater when i was maybe 17 or 18 and it ruined my life. Chuckles the chipmunk, william daniels albert amundson, phil bruns the man in the.
The original broadway production, which featured a stellar cast including jason robards, william daniels, and sandy dennis, was very much a product of its time. Phyllis diller with groucho marx on you bet your life. Unrated 1h 58min comedy, drama, romance 9 september 1966 finland. But the child welfare people try to force robards to get a good job so that. Written by herb gardner, adapted from his 1962 broadway play of the same name. I want so much to show it to my year old daughter. A thousand clowns is a 1965 american comedydrama film directed by fred coe and starring jason robards, barbara harris, martin balsam, and barry gordon. With jason robards, barbara harris, martin balsam, gene saks. If you saw and loved a thousand clowns in the 1960s, when it was a hit broadway play and movie, you may recall murrays railing against squares and phonies as wacky whimsy. Micawberlike dickensian character who keeps hoping something wont turn up.
And herb gardners satire of conformity and dehumanization a broadway hit in. Herb gardner, whose 1962 play a thousand clowns was the first of a string of broadway successes in which his eccentric characters conveyed the. A thousand clowns is part of the exploring jewish voices series, which is a collaboration between mct, jewish museum milwaukee and the jewish community center. An adaptation of a 1962 play by herb gardner, it tells the story of an eccentric comedy writer who is forced to conform to society to retain legal custody of his nephew. A thousand clowns production information, other productions of a thousand clowns. In the end, murray becomes another of the conforming people he has fought so hard not to become. But the child welfare people try to force robards to get a good job so that they wont have to take gordon away from him. A thousand clowns is a 1965 film directed by fred coe, starring jason robards, barbara harris, barry gordon, martin balsam, gene saks, and william daniels murray burns robards is an unemployed television writer, who has been jobless for five months, since he left his previous gig writing for childrens show chuckles the chipmunk. A thousand clowns is a comedy, but its antiestablishment point remains pungent and influential. And herb gardners satire of conformity and dehumanization. Hes headlining a revival of herb gardners adorable 1962 comedy a thousand clowns, playing.
Lazy tv writer and fulltime new yorker murray jason robards tries to manage unhinged social worker sandra barbara harris, whos dumped and kickedout her coworker and boyfriend, during a checkup on robards livein nephew, in a thousand clowns, 1965, from herb gardners play. Thousand clowns 1965 by fred coe fred coe, jason robards. A thousand clowns 1965 jason robards martin balsam. Fed up with the rat race, murray quits his job and retreats to his cluttered manhattan apartment, where he. An adaptation of a 1962 play by herb gardner, it tells the story of an eccentric comedy writer who is forced to conform to. A middleaged iconoclast, doggedly avoiding the tedium of employment and conventional life, faces the prospect of losing custody of his young ward. A thousand clowns is a 1965 american comedydrama film directed by fred coe and starring. Bily teaches literature and writing at adrian college in adrian, michigan. Hes headlining a revival of herb gardners adorable 1962 comedy a. Its refreshing to see a witty, intelligent play in a commercial loop theater.
1438 164 1637 145 616 243 324 1093 1348 318 844 776 1073 1602 659 606 591 669 844 1527 651 1039 238 371 998 254 1425 897 651 1143 615