- Actors: Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, Ray Anthony
- Directors: Frank Tashlin
- Writers: Frank Tashlin, Garson Kanin, Herbert Baker
- Producers: Frank Tashlin
- Classification: U
- Studio: CBS Fox
- VHS Release Date: 1 Oct 1999
- Run Time: 99 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CJ4G
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The most important and best Rock'N'Roll film of the 1950's. This film stands way above the rest in that it was obviously made with an above average budget and is in colour - and what a cast!
Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Fats Domino,The Treniers, Eddie Fontaine and the 3 Chuckles, (Uh?), never heard of em? me neither. This film also stars a young Eddie Cochran singing 20 Flight Rock. Eddie was cast as an Elvis impersonator specifically for the film and although he had cut records before,this was the platform to the big time. It is nearly 20 years since I last saw this film on the BBC in the early 80's. Was it worth the wait? You betcha!
Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Fats Domino,The Treniers, Eddie Fontaine and the 3 Chuckles, (Uh?), never heard of em? me neither. This film also stars a young Eddie Cochran singing 20 Flight Rock. Eddie was cast as an Elvis impersonator specifically for the film and although he had cut records before,this was the platform to the big time. It is nearly 20 years since I last saw this film on the BBC in the early 80's. Was it worth the wait? You betcha!
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Girl Can't Help It is like a live-action Tex Avery cartoon - Jayne Mansfield even looks like Swingshift Cinderella herself, while Edmond O'Brien channels both Yosemite Sam and Elmer Fudd at times - although it's directed by another animator, Frank Tashlin, whose pen-and-ink work never quite dared to go this far. Smut is present in every scene, whether it be Mansfield holding two jugs of milk, or the outrageous milkman sight gag you cannot believe they got past the censors. The plot is a reworking of Born Yesterday but much, much funnier and a lot more likeable, with a mostly well-integrated array of rock'n'roll hits of the day from an impressive line-up of everyone from Gene Vincent to Fats Domino via Abby Lincoln and Eddie Cochrane, not to mention the mandatory Little Richard. Yet for all the energy, perhaps the single most effective musical moment is Tom Ewell seeing old flame Julie London everywhere he turns when he hears Cry Me a River. The color is stunning in this 2.55:1 widescreen transfer, a big surprise for the usually lackluster DeLuxe color system. Perfectly joyous, and without an ounce of padding. Damn, it's catching!
Where the US DVD includes a historical audio commentary, documentary on Mansfield and trailers, Second sight's UK DVD includes an interview with kitsch director John Waters on the film.
Where the US DVD includes a historical audio commentary, documentary on Mansfield and trailers, Second sight's UK DVD includes an interview with kitsch director John Waters on the film.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The DVD is advertised as 2.55 in 16:9 format but in fact its squashed onto 4:3, non-anamorphic, that means that two thirds of your screen is black bars unless you zoom, and when you zoom you get a fairly lacklustre picture. Now the real shocking thing is that this DVD also comes with a featurette where John Waters talks about the film and clips are shown throughout, and you guessed it, the featurette is in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen and the clips they show are brilliantly dazzling and in anamorphic widescreen.
Really, I'd like to know what Second Sight were thinking. Good though the featurette is, I would like the film to be the item in stunning quality instead. Very Poor.
Really, I'd like to know what Second Sight were thinking. Good though the featurette is, I would like the film to be the item in stunning quality instead. Very Poor.
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Jayne Mansfield....phew!!
Not really given much thought over the years to this particular Hollywood star of old. I knew she was well endowed. I knew she had been decapitated in a car crash. Read more
Published 5 months ago by BobM
Not the Complete Film
Good nostalgia and great tracks but I have the film on a very old video and note that the CD has been cut in a couple of places notably no Freddy Cannon. Read more
Published 5 months ago by P. Embleton
The Girl Can't Help It DVD.
Without doubt THE best of the bunch, when it comes to movies featuring Pure Rock 'n' Roll Acts of the 1950's, it is funny, no, hilarious and very entertaining. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bony Moronie
Love it!
This has got to be the best Rock n Roll film ever! Great songs and bands, gorgeous colour, amazing 50's outfits and Jayne Mansfield at her best! Brilliant!
Published 10 months ago by H. Garner
The girl cadn,t help it but grable proves she,s better
Ok jayne mansfield is the star , but who upstages her? Non other than the fabulous betty grable in a insert of her singing a song from wabash avenue she shows mansfield what real... Read more
Published 11 months ago by BETTY GRABLE
The fantastic blonde
A very nice romantic and musical comedy
Jane Mansfield is amazing, and the musical
shows are dazzling...
Jane Mansfield is amazing, and the musical
shows are dazzling...
Published 11 months ago by GGOZLAN Max
SHIMMY WITH A CAPITAL "S"
The opening sequence shots to the 1956 comedy musical film "The Girl Can't Help It", starring Jayne Mansfield and Tom Ewell, contains arguably the sexiest, hip-swivelling, shimmy... Read more
Published 15 months ago by DOPPLEGANGER
So much fun
I think the only RnR film in wide screen and colour and what a line up!
It's just for fun and the interview with John Waters that accompanies it is worth the purchase price on... Read more
It's just for fun and the interview with John Waters that accompanies it is worth the purchase price on... Read more
Published 16 months ago by J Beeston
light-hearted fun
A pretty light-hearted story about a showbiz agent whose star is fading but who gets a final chance to promote a voluptuous but indifferent singer who'd prefer to meet mister right... Read more
Published 20 months ago by peat
It needs to be said...
Yes, this is probably the best 1950s rock'n'roll movie ever and I am happy to have a copy. One quibble: my Second Sight dvd may very well be in the original 2. Read more
Published 21 months ago by SeaWasp
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