Our Town

TV Movie
2003
PG
2h

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

509

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Thornton Wilder's classic play on Grover's Corners, a fictional small town and its story taking place between 1901 and 1913, dealing with themes as life, death and the everyday routine of it... Read allThornton Wilder's classic play on Grover's Corners, a fictional small town and its story taking place between 1901 and 1913, dealing with themes as life, death and the everyday routine of its many residents, all followed and detailed by the Stage Manager.Thornton Wilder's classic play on Grover's Corners, a fictional small town and its story taking place between 1901 and 1913, dealing with themes as life, death and the everyday routine of its many residents, all followed and detailed by the Stage Manager.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

509

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 6 nominations total

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Trivia
In this production Paul Newman played the stage manager. In the 1955 production which aired on Producers' Showcase (1954), Paul Newman played George Gibbs and Frank Sinatra played the stage manager.

Quotes
Emily: Does anybody realize what life is while they're living it - every, every minute?
Stage Manager: No. Saints and poets, maybe. They do some.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Bruce Almighty/The In-Laws/Our Town (2003)

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10/10

Paul Newman at his best

I've seen "Our Town" countless times with many excellent actors filling the role of stage manager/narrator. Paul Newman's performance easily tops them all. Although the TV version of Thornton Wilder's famous play lacks the spatial dimensions that are afforded by a stage, the story here is told in segments that are easily accommodated on a TV screen. This is Newman's "Our Town" to a degree that exceeds every other performance of the play that I've ever seen. And, since this is among the best acting jobs that Newman has ever done in his long career, that's just fine. I saw it with my wife and adult daughter (who also loved it) and commented that Newman is still a "mighty good-looking" guy.