The Girl Can't Help It (Criterion Collection)(1956) on Blu-ray
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Actor: Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, Ray Anthony, Barry Gordon
Director: Frank Tashlin
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1956
Studio: Criterion Collection
Length: 97
Released: 04/19/2022
Rating: General Audiences (MPAA Rating)
Format: Blu-ray
Misc: NTSC, Color
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
Mob boss Fats Murdock (Edmond O'Brien) leaned on press agent Tom Miller (Tom Ewell) to ignite the pop singing career of his reluctant arm candy Jerri Jordan (Jayne Mansfield), but Fats won't be pleased when the campaign strikes romantic sparks instead. Mansfield's considerable assets combined with a remarkable collection of rock performances to render Frank Tashlin's star-making satire a classic.
-Audio commentary featuring film scholar Toby Miller
-New video essay by film critic David Cairns
-Interview with filmmaker John Waters
-New conversation between WFMU DJs Dave “the Spazz” Abramson and Gaylord Fields about the music in the film
-New interview with Eve Golden, biographer of actor Jayne Mansfield
-On-set footage
-Interviews with Mansfield (1957) and musician Little Richard (1984)
-Episode of Karina Longworth’s podcast You Must Remember This about Mansfield
-Trailer
-English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
-PLUS: An essay by critic Rachel Syme and excerpts from director Frank Tashlin’s 1952 book How to Create Cartoons with a new introduction by Ethan de Seife, author of Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin
Director: Frank Tashlin
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1956
Studio: Criterion Collection
Length: 97
Released: 04/19/2022
Rating: General Audiences (MPAA Rating)
Format: Blu-ray
Misc: NTSC, Color
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
Mob boss Fats Murdock (Edmond O'Brien) leaned on press agent Tom Miller (Tom Ewell) to ignite the pop singing career of his reluctant arm candy Jerri Jordan (Jayne Mansfield), but Fats won't be pleased when the campaign strikes romantic sparks instead. Mansfield's considerable assets combined with a remarkable collection of rock performances to render Frank Tashlin's star-making satire a classic.
Special Features
-New high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack-Audio commentary featuring film scholar Toby Miller
-New video essay by film critic David Cairns
-Interview with filmmaker John Waters
-New conversation between WFMU DJs Dave “the Spazz” Abramson and Gaylord Fields about the music in the film
-New interview with Eve Golden, biographer of actor Jayne Mansfield
-On-set footage
-Interviews with Mansfield (1957) and musician Little Richard (1984)
-Episode of Karina Longworth’s podcast You Must Remember This about Mansfield
-Trailer
-English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
-PLUS: An essay by critic Rachel Syme and excerpts from director Frank Tashlin’s 1952 book How to Create Cartoons with a new introduction by Ethan de Seife, author of Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin