Flower Drum Song

The 1961 musical "Flower Drum Song" is a fabulous Ross Hunter [1] production (top-notch art direction, cinematography, costume design, set decoration, film editing and sound). I found myself enjoying it more and more. I do like "The King and I"... Full review

As a Japanese-American raised in the 1960's, I always had mixed feelings about the 1961 film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Chinese-American musical comedy. Although it was refreshing to see so many Asian faces in a mainstream studio movie (granted... Full review

Speaking for myself, I have been a huge fan of FDS since the '70s when I bought the soundtrack album (on Decca) at a used record store for $7. I saw it on TV one new years day i think... Full review

This one takes me right back to the sixties when we were young and full of hope for the future. We saw it as a first run movie at Graumann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood and loved it. Even today, on... Full review

Flower Drum Song holds a special place for me because it was the first Broadway show I ever saw. And I don't think it's been given the proper place in the pantheon of Rodgers&Hammerstein shows. Back then minority players had... Full review

The last time I saw Flower Drum Song on a big screen was at the Asian Pacific American Studies event at New York University, spurred on by David Henry Hwang's Broadway revival which received favorable reviews except for one paper.... Full review

What is the hold up with the DVD release of the fantastic film. It should be out on DVD ASAP. This Rodgers and Hammerstein at their best, it ranks up there with "THE SOUND OF MUSIC". Get on the ball... Full review

When I saw this movie, it caught me in the right mood to really enjoy this film. In fact, I was almost misty eyed when Helen turns to lament the song "Love Look Away". Only "Where is Love?" from OLIVER... Full review

Many of the songs are very well done and enjoyable, especially Nancy Kwan's "I Enjoy Being a Girl." Yowza! All the actors are fabulous and the lines are a ball. Not only is it a love story but a great... Full review

This is film making the likes of which will never be seen again. It gives romance, comedy, drama and a fantastic Rodgers and Hammerstein score. Ross Hunter pulled out all the stops making this film a feast for the eyes... Full review

serves as a sly satire on the American Dream.....But Hwang invests the story with deep affection and sardonic wit..... ... Full Review

The soundtrack is wonderful and with added bonus songs is just a joy to listen to over and over again. Lush orchestrations by Alfred Newman and vivid performances of the songs, even those dubbed, transformed a score considered by some critics to be cubic zirconia into diamonds. ... Full Review

Reviewed by Glenn EricksonFlower Drum Song is a charming but dated Rodgers & Hammerstein musical. Flower Drum Song is a fun nostalgic souvenir of the late 1950s, but its book is not something that will win over modern audiences. ... Full Review

Flower Drum Song A Review by Laurie Edwards 07/09/2001 Flower Drum Song is a shiny happy movie taken from a shiny happy Broadway musical. This film is relentlessly happy, and it's all shiny and smiling. ... Full Review

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Such a fuss about a small musical. When playwright David Henry Hwang dared to shake the dust from "Flower Drum Song" in 2002, you'd have thought he had spit (or worse) on the graves of Rodgers and Hammerstein. ... Full Article

A distinctive, often-overlooked title in the R&H canon, Flower Drum Song (1958) perhaps made its most striking impression through its original Broadway cast recording, which introduced such songs as "I Enjoy Being a Girl," "Love, Look Away" and "A Hundred... ... Full Article