Gypsy (1993 film)
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| Genre | Biography Comedy Drama Musical |
| Based on |
Gypsy: A Musical Fable by Arthur Laurents |
| Screenplay by | Arthur Laurents |
| Directed by | Emile Ardolino |
| Starring |
Bette Midler Cynthia Gibb Peter Riegert Jennifer Rae Beck Edward Asner |
| Music by |
Jule Styne (Score) Stephen Sondheim (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Bonnie Bruckheimer Robert Halmi Sr. Neil Meron Craig Zadan |
| Producer(s) | Emile Ardolino Cindy Gilmore Bob Weber |
| Location(s) | Orpheum Theater - 842 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Ralf Bode |
| Editor(s) |
William H. Reynolds L. James Langlois |
| Running time | 153 minutes |
| Production company(s) | RHI Entertainment |
| Distributor | CBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | December 12, 1993 |
Gypsy is a 1993 American made-for-television musical comedy-drama film directed by Emile Ardolino. The teleplay by Arthur Laurents is an adaptation of his book of the 1959 stage musical Gypsy, which was based on Gypsy: A Memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee.
Gypsy Rose Lee's son, Erik Lee Preminger, was instrumental in getting the film in production and was the main source for research. He had tried to get the musical filmed with Bette Midler, who had always wanted to play Rose, in the principal role 10 years earlier but it required the approval of five entities to obtain the rights. One of the obstacles had been Arthur Laurents himself, who wrote the book for the musical based on Lee's memoirs. He had hated the 1962 film version and was initially opposed to a remake."Not for all the money in the world will we let them make another film version of 'Gypsy'", he said.
The film was originally broadcast by CBS on December 12, 1993 and then released in theaters in foreign markets. It has been released on home video multiple times.
Director Ardolino died of AIDS one week before the film was broadcast.
Determined to make her young, blonde, and beautiful daughter, June, a vaudeville headliner, willful, resourceful, domineering stage mother Rose Hovick will stop at nothing to achieve her goal. She drags June and her shy, awkward, and decidedly less-talented older sister, Louise, around the country in an effort to get them noticed, and with the assistance of agent Herbie Sommers, she manages to secure them bookings on the prestigious Orpheum Circuit.
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