This happened in 1967 just after Batman ignited in primetime both Frid and Adam West became instant pop icons. The daytime soap opera Dark Shadows struggled to find an audience before Jonathan Frid joined the cast as Barnabas Collins.
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Say what you will about the primetime portrayal of the Dark Knight but if you liked the 1966 Batman TV show you'll love the movie of the same year.īut for me, House of Dark Shadows stands as the most effective TV adaptation to the big screen until Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan came along in 1982. But it does sport the original cast (with a new Marilyn) in vivid color for the first time and featured a cool new dragster created by George Barris. The first season of The Munsters represented some of the funniest television ever but the motion picture never aspired to that level of quality, in terms of the writing anyway. It might actually play better if you've never seen The Munsters before, the best gags were all too familiar from the TV version.
Munster Go Home! was a dumbed down, stretched thin episode of the CBS show (that had just been cancelled), relying too much on bad puns and childish slapstick. That's not really saying much but they were movies for kids. The first McHale's Navy film was pretty good, the second not so great, but I would say they were on par with the sitcom. They tended to be the very first adaptations - McHale's Navy (1964), McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965), Munster Go Home! (1964), Batman (1966), and House of Dark Shadows (1970). But there was a string of motion pictures based on television shows that were as good or better than the originals. Tour our photo gallery above of Jack Lemmon’s 25 greatest films, including a few for which he should’ve earned Oscar nominations.It's a foregone conclusion that whenever a big screen adaptation of a TV show happens it's a disaster. Other tributes during his well-loved career included a Kennedy Center Honors, American Film Institute life achievement award and Cecil B. On the small screen, Lemmon earned Emmys for “‘S Wonderful, ‘S Marvelous, ‘S Gershwin” (Best Variety Performer in 1972) and “Tuesdays with Morrie” (Best Movie/Mini Actor in 2000), contending four more times as Best Movie/Mini Actor (“The Entertainer” in 1976, “The Murder of Mary Phagan” in 1988, “12 Angry Men” in 1998, and “Inherit the Wind” in 1999). (So close were the two, in fact, that Lemmon died almost exactly one year after Matthau did.) In films such as “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), “The Odd Couple” (1968), and “Grumpy Old Men” (1993), Lemmon’s fastidiousness played beautifully off of Matthau’s scruffiness. He is perhaps best known for his long collaboration with Walter Matthau, with whom he made 11 films (including his solo directorial outing “Kotch,” which earned Matthau a Best Actor Oscar nomination). He competed six more times for Best Actor throughout his career (“Some Like It Hot” in 1959, “The Apartment” in 1960, “Days of Wine and Roses” in 1962, “The China Syndrome” in 1979, “Tribute” in 1980, and “Missing” in 1982).
A second Oscar for Best Actor followed for “Save the Tiger” (1973), making him the first person to pull off victories in both categories. Lemmon won his first Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for “Mister Roberts” (1955). But how many of those titles are classics? In honor of his birthday, let’s take a look back at 25 of his greatest movies, ranked worst to best. The two-time Oscar-winner starred in dozens of films, working until his death in 2001 at the age of 76. Jack Lemmon would’ve celebrated his 95th birthday on February 8, 2020.
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