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Mame
“She'll coax the blues right out of your heart!”
6.0 / 10• 1974• 2h 11m•PG• English
ComedyMusic
Storyline
The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, instilling in him her favorite credo, "Life is a banquet, and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death."
Cast & Crew
Lucille Ball
Mame Dennis
Lead
Bea Arthur
Vera Charles
Robert Preston
Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
Bruce Davison
Patrick as an adult
Kirby Furlong
Patrick as a boy
Jane Connell
Agnes Gooch
GC
George Chiang
Ito
Joyce Van Patten
Sally Cato
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gene Saks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mame is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
