Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

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George Roy Hill directed this original musical set the 1920s that mixes pop standards with new tunes written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen. Julie Andrews, in a role that recalls her Broadway triumph in The Boy Friend, stars as Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York is search of a secretarial… More George Roy Hill directed this original musical set the 1920s that mixes pop standards with new tunes written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen. Julie Andrews, in a role that recalls her Broadway triumph in The Boy Friend, stars as Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York is search of a secretarial job and an unattached boss. She moves into a hotel for women, run by kindly Mrs. Meers (Beatrice Lillie), and she befriends the pretty, petite orphan Dorothy Brown (Mary Tyler Moore). Millie finds work with the handsome bachelor Trevor Graydon (John Gavin), but Trevor has his eyes on Dorothy. So too does Mrs. Meers, who despite her kindly exterior is actually an unscrupulous white slaver. Paper clip salesman Jimmy Smith (James Fox), on the other hand, pledges his undying love to Millie. One day, after attending a weekend party being given at the opulent Long Island mansion of Muzzy Van Hossmere (Carol Channing), Dorothy disappears. When Jimmy and Millie smell opium in Dorothy's room, they realize the awful truth about Mrs. Meers. Trying to rescue Dorothy and find the location of Mrs. Meers' hideout, Jimmy disguises himself as an orphaned woman and tries to get himself kidnapped. The scheme backfires, however, and Mrs. Meers drugs and kidnaps both Jimmy and Trevor. It is left to Millie to find the white slavers, free her friends from bondage and save the day. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: G, 2 hr. 18 min.
Directed By: George Roy Hill
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 14, 1967 Wide
On DVD: Jun 3, 2003

Critic Reviews

Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Very underrated Julie Andrews musical, a cult favorite for many, including myself.
John Urbancich, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
The current Broadway show has way more energy.
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
A bit overlong, but thoroughly enjoyable period musical.
Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
The only pairing of archetypal girls-next-door Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore

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Lady D

A true childhood favourite of mine, a very memorable tale with song and dance made famous by Julie Andrews. It's probably not as great as I remember it being, but there is still lots about this film that make it an enjoyable watch.
Jennifer X

The movie version is a ton longer and more boring than the musical. Definite upgrade when Sutton Foster did it.
Spencer S

A trio of talented dames took hold of this musical and breathed life into it. Set in the age of the flapper, there are references to the silent picture era, beautiful musical numbers, and the always flamboyant and full of zeal Carol Channing. The entire production went a bit long, and… More
A trio of talented dames took hold of this musical and breathed life into it. Set in the age of the flapper, there are references to the silent picture era, beautiful musical numbers, and the always flamboyant and full of zeal Carol Channing. The entire production went a bit long, and got sidetracked by easy to miss add ons, plus there was the entire side story of white slavery perpetrated by the Chinese overseers of a hotel for single young girls, which took away from what was important. The ending itself was unfortunate, and could have done with a bit of a rewrite. Otherwise, amazing.
xGary X

If I grit my teeth during the unnecessary musical numbers, there's quite an enjoyable pastiche of silent movies and the roaring twenties in general lurking underneath. The cast cheerfully send themselves up and it's infectiously daft.
Dean M

Julie Andrews' outstanding in this longest musical movie.
Sunil J

Very dated - in a bad way.