Flower Drum Song (1961) | |
| Director(s) | Henry Koster |
| Producer(s) | Joseph Fields, Ross Hunter |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based |
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Flower Drum Song (1961) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Henry Koster and produced by Ross Hunter and Joseph Fields.
Flower Drum Song was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2008.
Academy Awards 1961 --- Ceremony Number 34 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Joseph Wright; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Russell Metty | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Irene Sharaff | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman, Ken Darby | Nominated |
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song
By Rick29 on Jun 1, 2020 From Classic Film & TV CafeMiyoshi Umeki as Mei Li. My elementary school chorus teacher introduced me to the Broadway musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein. To be specific, she favored the catchy songs from The Sound of Music and The King and I. Hence, I always experience some built-in nostalgia whenever I watch those movie ad... Read full article
Musical Monday: Flower Drum Song (1961)
on May 18, 2020 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Flower Drum Song (1961) ? M... Read full article
Flower Drum Song (1961)
By Beatrice on Apr 19, 2017 From Flickers in TimeFlower Drum Song Directed by Henry Koster Written by Joseph Fields from a musical play by Fields and Oscar Hammerstein III and a novel by C.Y. Lee 1961/USA Universal International Pictures/Fields Productions/Hunter-Fields Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This?stood up well to fond memories from my m... Read full article
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Quotes from
Wang Chi-Yang: [as Wang San runs from his brother's bedroom] Wait! Why aren't you in school?
Wang San: It's Saturday!
Wang Chi-Yang: Always some excuse!
Wang Ta: Here, they're not really married until they seal it with a kiss.
Mei Li: Everything in America ends in a kiss. What does it mean? Why do they do it?
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The original Broadway production of "Flower Drum Song" opened at the Saint James Theater on December 1, 1958, ran for 600 performances and was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Musical. Miyoshi Umeki and Juanita Hall reprise their stage roles in the movie. Jack Soo was in the original stage production in a different role.
During the brief scene where Sammy Fong and Mei Lei sit in a beatnik coffee shop, on stage someone reads the poem "Like a God". This was originally a song in the stage production sung by Wang Ta to Mei Lei, but was cut out of the screenplay.
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