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The Pajama Game (1957)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:9
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Pajamas, love, singing, and labor union vs. management conflicts create the colorful basis of THE PAJAMA GAME, based on the Broadway musical. Chock-full of musical numbers and romantic subplots,... Pajamas, love, singing, and labor union vs. management conflicts create the colorful basis of THE PAJAMA GAME, based on the Broadway musical. Chock-full of musical numbers and romantic subplots, the real story is the seven-and-a-half-cents-per-hour raise the pajama factory workers are demanding to keep their salaries comparable with other garment workers' pay. Sid (John Raitt), the new superintendent of the factory, pushes both himself and the workers hard in order to prove himself to the owner, but a visit by the union grievances committee in the form of lovely but tough Babe (Doris Day) brings out his softer, romantic side. Despite their love, Babe warns Sid that the union-management turmoil will cause problems for them too, and Sid has to juggle his job, his heart, and his conscience to find a solution that will solve everything. [More]
Starring: Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Reta Shaw
Starring: Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Reta Shaw, Eddie Foy, Barbara Nichols, Ralph Dunn, Ralph Volkie
Director: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Director: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Producer: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Screenwriter: George Abbott, Richard Bissell
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Reviews for The Pajama Game
As the two leads' flowering romance begins to grow further apart, the strain is conveyed through the mechanized perfectionism of the choreography.
Day particularly overdoes her schtick and sends the movie too often into self-parody
The Pajama Game may not be the greatest musical of all time..., but it's got some memorable songs and dances. And that's enough to carry the day.
One of the better musicals of its era, and a fascinating fusion of two disparate genres.
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