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Lucy

  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
992
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Rachel York and Danny Pino in Lucy (2003)
BiographyComedyDrama

The life of Lucille Ball, focusing on her loving yet tumultuous relationship with Desi Arnaz.The life of Lucille Ball, focusing on her loving yet tumultuous relationship with Desi Arnaz.The life of Lucille Ball, focusing on her loving yet tumultuous relationship with Desi Arnaz.

  • Director
    • Glenn Jordan
  • Writers
    • Katie Ford
    • T.S. Cook
  • Stars
    • Rachel York
    • Danny Pino
    • Ann Dowd
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    992
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Glenn Jordan
    • Writers
      • Katie Ford
      • T.S. Cook
    • Stars
      • Rachel York
      • Danny Pino
      • Ann Dowd
    • 22User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rachel York
    Rachel York
    • Lucille Ball
    Danny Pino
    Danny Pino
    • Desi Arnaz
    Ann Dowd
    Ann Dowd
    • Dede
    LaChanze
    LaChanze
    • Harriett
    Madeline Zima
    Madeline Zima
    • Teen Lucy
    Rebecca Hobbs
    • Vivian Vance
    Merv Smith
    Merv Smith
    • Grandpa Fred
    Russell Newman
    Russell Newman
    • Bill Frawley
    Zoe Carides
    Zoe Carides
    • Lolita De Acha
    Christopher Brougham
    • Adult Freddy
    • (as Chris Brougham)
    Ray Woolf
    Ray Woolf
    • Ed Sedgwick
    Peter Mochrie
    Peter Mochrie
    • Don Sharpe
    Andrew Robertt
    Andrew Robertt
    • Bob Carroll Jr.
    • (as Andrew Mitchell)
    Lauchlin MacDonald
    Lauchlin MacDonald
    • Jess Oppenheimer
    • (as Lachlan Macdonald)
    Theresa Healey
    • Madelyn Pugh
    Mark Clare
    • Red Skelton
    Vanessa Gray
    Vanessa Gray
    • Carole Lombard
    Ian Mune
    Ian Mune
    • Buster Keaton
    • Director
      • Glenn Jordan
    • Writers
      • Katie Ford
      • T.S. Cook
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    ApolloBoy109

    A Stunning Re-creation of TV's Famous Couple

    This was well put together. 3 hours wasn't enough. Ms. York made me believe and Danny Pino had Desi's turn of phrase perfectly. It covered Lucy's life in surprising detail considering it was too short.

    Like a trip down memory lane, Lucy and Ricky are a part of our culture then and now. If you allowed the story to take you there, you were in for a rare treat.

    York and Pino did their jobs perfectly.

    I was very impressed with the re-creation of many famous scenes, Buster

    Keaton's involvement with Lucy's life and Lucy's close personal relationships with her family.

    Four Star entertainment!!
    6macarl

    A fairly good treatment

    I saw "Lucy" last night and found it to be a pretty good general overview of the star's rise. It seemed to dwell a bit too much on her relationship with Desi(which never really changed) instead of the other things going on in her life as she became more and more famous.

    The acting was very good. I remember Rachel York from Les Mis back in 1991. She has a great deal of talent. Danny Pino, I don't remember seeing in anything before.

    All in all - worth seeing.
    Two1980

    Didn't work for me

    This film failed before we evan saw who directed it. Even the casting chosen for this movie didn't do well. It's a shame that this movie is nothing more then Lucy's marriage problems with just a touch of her show. If you want to see the true Lucy go to A&E and see it there. You will get a better idea of this great lady.
    IStillAmBig

    Playing fast and loose with history

    "Lucy" the movie, failed to live up to the promise of it's commercials, which featured recreated scenes from the famous "I Love Lucy" series.

    The over long film juggled facts and dates to the point that any real Lucy fan watching couldn't help but spend the entire 3 hours raging about all that they got wrong or changed.

    So Buster Keaton readied the couple for their vaudeville act? Funny, Desi's friend Pepito the clown has always been credited in every biography of the couple I've ever read. They've got Lucy as a blonde years after she went red - where was the movie "Too many Girls" for which MGM imported Desi from NY, and during the making of which the couple began dating?

    Yeah, I'm nit-picking, but the film was so filled with little blunders like that! The kind of things that drive any hard core Lucy fan crazy!

    I could've over looked much of this had the producers provided me with a more believable Lucy - but Miss York frankly did not cut it. Lucy was as famous for her beauty as for her talent, and Miss York is simply not even in her league.

    With a running time of 3 hours, they had time to get it right - that they chose not to do so amazes me! All in all, a really tedious waste of viewing time. If you love Lucy - Avoid it!
    greshfam7

    I liked it.

    I thought that the actors did a good job portraying such well-known and loved people. Sure, nobody could ever do it perfectly, but they did their best. Other people have mentioned that the Vitameatavegamin and Candy Factory scenes were done wrong. If they knew how the real episodes went and then saw those scenes and where they were or how they were dressed, a viewer would realize that those scenes were done as rehearsals. Lucy in her dressing room with a bottle of Coke practicing with a mirror, and Lucy and Vivian experiencing the conveyor belt for the first time at practice. Some people just don't pay attention. Like I said, I enjoyed this movie but would rather read Lucy's autobiography, "Love Lucy."

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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      The final episode of "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour", in which Lucy meets Ernie Kovacs, marked the final go-around for the Ricardos and the Mertzes. By this point, these shows were not filmed before live audiences. The crew had abandoned live audiences long before the final installment.
    • Quotes

      Desi Arnaz: I work hard, I play hard, I drink hard, and I love hard.

    • Connections
      References Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 4, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • CBS Primetime Movies
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Люси
    • Filming locations
      • Henderson Valley Studios, Hickory Avenue, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • CBS
      • Film Factory Lucy Productions Ltd.
      • Holiday Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 8m(128 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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