Talk:My Fair Lady (film)

message: It was not "assumed" that Andrews would be cast; she was the toast of Broadway, but hardly the star she later became, and although she was always in the running, she was never a shoe-in and never assumed to own the role (in retrospect, of course she should have been cast).  Also, whatever the controversy surrounding Hepburn's casting, her career continued to be the stuff of legends, it was not "hurt" in any appreciable, measureable manner.  In fact (and I don't understand this myself), but this movie is considered one of her gems and revered roles...even though, of course, she didn't sing!!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.38.49.52 (talk) 10:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I deleted the entire section on Andrews v. Hepburn.  After more than two years it still remained completely unreferenced.  It was also poorly worded and sounded like original research, coupled with POV. Wikipeterproject (talk) 18:35, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is a reference to use.  There are probably more. Erik (talk | contribs) 18:39, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

text: A corrected and properly referenced Andrews v. Hepburn section needs to be part of this article, there are many references available to the events.  It is an important historical context in relation to this film. Ruly1000 (talk) 03:06, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

text: Yeah, I read that Julie Andrews was passed over for the role because she was not as well-known as Audrey Hepburn.  Julie Andrews got the last laugh, though, when she played the title role in Mary Poppins.  This movie made much more money at the box office than My Fair Lady, and Andrews won an Academy Award.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.73.64.152 (talk) 00:54, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Andrews v. Hepburn

message: Shouldn't this page include some kind of list of songs from the picture? HuronKing.
:How about a cast list? Or did I just overlook it? --15lsoucy salve.opus.nomen 22:59, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: List

message: The article says "the animated Anastasia became the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film in 1997."
That would be coming in first in a one-horse race.
…Not true, there was also Cats Don't Dance, so it was at least a two horse race.  Still unimpressive, but, you know, accurate. 24.10.138.31 10:21, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Animated Anastasia

message: According to Amazon, both of the Warner DVDs are out of print and a new DVD will be released by Paramount.  How do we word this? 76.229.199.241 (talk) 14:37, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Warner Lost the Rights 

message: I removed the following section completely.  It lacked any references and cannot, therefore, be verified.  If someone can find references for the restoration project, the deleted section might be able to be rescued, which is why I post it here.
:By the 1990s, the original film elements had fallen into disrepair from heavy printing and there was fear of total deterioration. When CBS discovered this after two controversial widescreen laserdiscs that won "Worst Laserdisc of the Year" two years running, even after an attempt to improve the master, film restorers Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz, in conjunction with 20th Century Fox (whose home video division previously held the rights to the CBS library including My Fair Lady), were brought in to save the film. They succeeded in preserving the film's image quality for future generations. A 30th anniversary theatrical re-issue in 1994 by Fox (with new 70mm prints struck) reinforced the film's popularity.  Further work however may be needed for any future Blu-Ray release.
:Wikipeterproject (talk) 18:33, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is a reference to use. Erik (talk | contribs) 18:35, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks.  I wrote a much shorter section based on the reference.  I'm sure it can be improved.  Wikipeterproject (talk) 18:47, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Restoration