Harvey (1950)
Genre:
Family / Fantasy / Comedy (more)
Tagline: The Wonderful Pulitzer Prize Play... becomes one of the Great Motion Pictures of our Time!
Plot Outline: Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) is a mild-mannered, pleasant man, who just happens (he says) to have an invisible friend resembling a 6-foot rabbit. (more) (view trailer)
User Comments:
A Pleasant, Thoughtful, & Entertaining Fantasy
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User Rating:
 
8.1/10 (7,595 votes)
top 250: #202
Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S / Sweden:15 / UK:U / USA:Approved (certificate #14694) / Germany:12
Trivia:
Though in the film, Harvey is 6'3 1/2", on the stage it was changed to 6'7 1/2", to be more of a contrast with Stewart's own 6'3".
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A Pleasant, Thoughtful, & Entertaining Fantasy, 2 June 2004
Author:
Snow Leopard from Ohio
An offbeat, interesting story and a fine performance by Jimmy Stewart make
this classic a pleasant, thoughtful fantasy that is often very funny as
well. Despite the far-fetched plot, it never seems to go overboard. It is
an enjoyable and worthwhile contrast to the kinds of fantasy features that
depend on superficial special effects to outweigh a lack of substance in
other areas.
Stewart could not have done better in the leading role, making an improbable
character both believable and sympathetic. In fact, all of the characters
are treated kindly, which is a rarity in features of this kind. The rest of
the cast supports Stewart well, especially Josephine Hull as his
high-strung, long-suffering sister. Jesse White also has some very good
moments.
Taken figuratively, the story of Stewart's character and his friend "Harvey"
provides some worthwhile observations on topics such as human nature,
fantasy versus reality, what it means to be 'well-adjusted', and the like.
While hardly meant to be taken too seriously, it is thoughtful and
worthwhile, maintaining a difficult balance as few films have been able to
do.
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