Damn Yankees

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Scott R @ScottR Dec 1 NYT 1000 movies list. A fun musical about a selling your soul for your baseball team to win the pennant. I loved that it was the DC Senators. I only wish they were still called that. Most of the wholesome entertainment was good, but it fell short with most of the musical numbers and dancing. The vixen witch was an odd character who was supposed to be enticing, but came off flat. It was harmless, so maybe that’s for the best? Saw on tubi. See more Alec B @Alec97 12/14/2023 Deserves more attention for it's unflinching weirdness. Yeah, Tab Hunter is kind of a drag but Gwen Verdon and Ray Walston more than compensate for him. See more Joel H @786Joel 11/03/2023 Damn Yankees wasn't at all like I expected it to be. I honestly didn't know that the story was centered around baseball. I had supposed it was going to be something regarding the north versus the south. I also didn't expect the plot, songs, and dance numbers to be so goofy. However, it's an enjoyable kind of goofy. I was particularly amused by the choreography, which, of course, was done by the legendary Bob Fosse. This musical is a unique take on Faust, though this story doesn't take itself too seriously. It's a stage production on film, set in an innocent era, with a devilish sense of humor. See more Blobbo X @Blobbo 07/31/2023 Why is classic? Not know. Is musical but music mostly bad. Not worth 2 hours of life. Better watching regular boring baseball. See more Rachel K @RT17304933 07/10/2022 My favorite song from this musical is Two Lost Souls because I'll be singing it at the talent show someday. See more Autumn M @RT26919073 01/31/2022 I went into this movie blind, not knowing more than I had managed to glean from a blurb from a book on musicals. Damn Yankees, however, is not your typical light, musical from the mid-century. Full of adult themes, it has more in common with the modern musicals of Sweeney Todd and Chicago than the Rodger and Hammerstein hits from this era . The plot revolves around a baseball-obsessed fan of the Washington Senators who wishes that his favorite team could beat the Yankees. The devil in the form of Mr. Applegate appears to grant him his wish in exchange for his soul and hijinks ensue. The music was very forgettable, with the exception of Lola's numbers, and the last half of the movie dragged on with unnecessary complications. I would pass on this one. See more Read all reviews

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