The Fantasticks Movie Review 1995

The stage's longest-running musical gets the big-screen treatment with a story about two fathers (Grey and Hughes) who decide to matchmake for their children Matt (McIntyre) and Luisa (Kelly). They hire the members of a traveling carnival (called the Fantasticks) to kidnap Luisa, so that Matt can play the hero and rescue her. The plan seems to work but the course of true love never runs that smoothly. Adapted by Jones and Schmidt from their play.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 86 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musicals, Carnivals & Circuses, Dads, Adapted from a Musical

Screenplay

Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt

Cast

Jonathan Morris, Joel Grey, Barnard Hughes, Jean (Louisa) Kelly, Joe McIntyre

Cinematography

Fred Murphy

Director

Michael Ritchie

Music

Harvey Schmidt

Producer

MGM Home Entertainment