The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Being someone who could always identify with the fictional "Walter Mitty," I was anxious to watch this film years ago. Sadly, it wasn't anywhere as good as I had hoped it to be. Some of the slapstick humor is just plain... Full review

It was way better than I expected. I figured that since this was from the 40's, that it was going to be lame. Wow, I was wrong! Great acting, good story, and it's very entertaining! I recommend it for everyone to... Full review

It was way better than I expected. I figured that since this was from the 40's, that it was going to be lame. Wow, I was wrong! Great acting, good story, and it's very entertaining! I recommend it for everyone to... Full review

It is generally known that this, the best known film made from a purely James Thurber story (THE MALE ANIMAL was a collaborated play) was not liked by Thurber. One can understand why. The actual short story is not at all... Full review

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First I have to admit that Danny Kaye was completely unheard of to me before I saw this movie. During the summer one year, the 'Morning Movie' featured 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.' A wonderful surprise for me was the... Full review

At last Mr. Kaye seems to have discovered that spastic movements and a phony accent do not make comedy. More the pity that the particularly unfunny and irritating 'Anatole of Paris' number was squeezed in, totally out of context too. Apart... Full review

Whatever the setting, and there were many, Danny Kaye always played himself -- the hypochondriacal, stuttering, cowardly, nervously fiddling neurotic. That's pretty much what he is here, and if you haven't seen a Danny Kaye movie this is a pretty funny... Full review

While WONDER MAN and THE COURT JESTER might be more consistently wacky, I thought THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (TSLoWM) brought out the vulnerable side of Danny Kaye, one of my faves since childhood (I never missed any of Kaye's... Full review

Danny Kaye plays Walter Mitty a meek, mild man who has been pushed around all his life by everybody. He takes refuge in elaborate daydreams where he is always the hero. Then he runs into beautiful Rosalind van Hoorn (Virginia Mayo)... Full review

Substituting the usual Danny Kaye zaniness for James Thurber's whimsy, Secret Life of Walter Mitty works best during the production numbers, especially Kaye's signature tune "Anatole of Paris. James Thurber wasn't too happy with the Sam Goldwyn film adaptation of his 1939 short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, but the Technicolor musical comedy proved to be a cash cow at the box office. ... Full Review

HBO Home Video has done a terrific job bringing THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY to DVD. Throughout Walter's various imagined adventures remains a couple of constants: himself as the hero, a particular sound effect and the same beautiful blonde who is piques his romantic interest. ... Full Review

Throughout all his imaginary adventures, a gorgeous mystery woman weaves in an out of the proceedings.....James Thurber wasn't too happy with the Sam Goldwyn film adaptation of his 1939 short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.... ... Full Review

Plot Summary: A remake of the 1947 Danny Kaye film, finds Walter Mitty, a daydreaming comic book writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine himself as a hero experiencing great adventures. ... Full Review

Mike Myers is taking it over completely, throwing out the screenplay.Hes starting over with a new screenplay that hes going to write, Waters said. ... Full Article

Paramount Pictures said Friday that the long-talked about comedy-remake The Secret Life of Walter Mitty , which was to have starred Owen Wilson, is in turnaround, according to The Hollywood Reporter . ... Full Article

Wedding Crashers star Owen Wilson is in final negotiations to star in remake The Secret Life of Walter Mitty for Paramount Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter . ... Full Article

Discussions have begun to set up a remake of the 1947 comedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty at Paramount Pictures, with Jim Carrey taking on the title role and Steven Spielberg at the helm. ... Full Article

They don't make 'em like they used to. The story follows Walter Mitty who leads a mundane life only to create fantastical stories out of everyday occurrences to escape it. ... Full Article