| | |  | DVD | Home » » Yours, Mine and Ours | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Based on a true story and co-starring Van Johnson and Tom Bosley, Yours, Mine And Ours keeps the laughs coming in a "clean, wholesome family comedy" (Life). This population explosion occurs when widowed Navy nurse Helen North (Ball) meets handsome Naval officer and widower Frank Beardsley (Fonda). They have much in commontoo much in factshehas eight kids and he has ten, and when they tie the knot, anarchy reigns in the Beardsley-North merger. The opposing camps of step-siblings do all they can to sabotage each other and their parents' union. But, through it all, mother lovingly cares for her "troops," while father patiently coaches his coming-of-age kids in more delicate matters, and resentment soon gives way to respect and something bigger than anyone could have imagined! | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson, Louise Troy, Sidney Miller | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC | | Language:
| English, French | | Subtitle:
| Spanish, French | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| MGM (Video & DVD) | | Run Time:
| 111 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| March 06, 2001 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 140 reviews |
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 exactly what I wantedAug 11, 2010
This was a gift for my mother in law who loves Lucy. I'm so happy I was able to find it on your site. Thanks again !
 The comedic brilliance of Lucille BallJun 10, 2010
It began on a movie studio backlot. During a break, actresses from a musical chorus line were lounging near a lunch truck. Buster Keaton, one of the great comedians in film history (The General (The Ultimate 2-Disc Edition) (1926)), strolled past and saw one of these women pretending to smoke a cigar with a stick of celery. The ladies around her laughed uproariously. Keaton made note and mentioned to a producer the actress had the comedic gift. "She should be doing comedy."
Lucille Ball would eventually become one of the great comedians in history. By the time she made the fondly-remembered family film "Yours, Mine and Ours" in 1968, her extraordinary career was winding down. But there are moments when Ball's comedic gift flashes brilliantly, specifically during the family dinner when her drink is secretly spiked. This old, great dame of comedy (Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball) rises to the occasion, and like those chorus girls long before my birth, I was laughing uproariously.
There is much to love about this jovial family film, including an unbelievably true story (Who gets the drumstick?: The story of the Beardsley family), the terrific teaming of icons Ball and Henry Fonda, and salty dialog delivered with superb timing. It's stuck between multiple generations, alternating between unwieldy attempts at hip and cornball (akin to another fine family film Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation), but there is something warmly assuring watching this veteran cast deliver the goods.
Ball is perfect as Helen North, a nurse and widowed mother of eight. Compared to her work in I Love Lucy: The Complete Series, it's actually a restrained and credible performance. Fonda plays the straight man Frank Beardsley, a widowed military father of 10 who falls for Ball's character, leading to marriage, a house of 20 family members and colorful detail of their attempts at daily survival. As many noted, this film was a great box office success, leading to the television series The Brady Bunch: The Complete Series (Seasons 1-5 + Shag Carpet Cover). The key was the solid foundation of Ball, Fonda, a delightful Van Johnson and even Tom Bosley. Subtle, skilled and smooth, these veterans deliver classic lines of dialog raising the level of the film several notches.
I think the efforts of director Melville Shavelson, a workman-like veteran with another fine family film on his resume Houseboat, are also key. The scenes of Ball and Fonda's courtship, filmed in the busy streets of San Francisco, are tasteful and realistic. He keeps the frantic proceedings moving along, with enjoyable detail of the family's everyday existence.
Produced during the height of the hippie craze, "Yours, Mine and Ours" makes several references to the Summer of Love. There's the obligatory hippie who eyes Ball at the bar and says, "ridiculous." A strapping teen (a young Ben Murphy), with a crush on older daughter Colleen (Jennifer Leak), is told to "get a haircut." And eventually, the famous speech by Fonda towards film's end, "This is the real happening. If you want to know what love really is, take a look around you. It's giving life that counts. Until you're ready for it, all the rest is just a big fraud. All the crazy haircuts in the world won't keep it turning. Life isn't a love in, it's the dishes and the orthodontist and the shoe repairman and I'll tell you something else. It isn't going to a bed with a man that proves you're in love with him; it's getting up in the morning and facing the drab, miserable, wonderful everyday world with him that counts."
I think there are words of wisdom there. Certainly it's an inspiration to anyone attempting to raise and survive a family. Forty years down the road, this is still relevant advice, which speaks of the timeless quality of "Yours, Mine and Ours." There's a few cheap laughs, the child who eats too much, the short doctor who skips out on a date with Ball, but overall this is a film that works against large odds. By all accounts, this was a smooth and likable production and it shows in the end result.
There are rewards to be found if one allows "Yours, Mine and Ours" to cut through our modern-day cynical facade. It's a hopeful film, like walking down a suburban sidewalk on a Saturday morning. Plus, you have the comedic brilliance of Ball, without peer marching on through years and generations.
Great!Feb 17, 2010
The product came before it was scheduled to and in great condition. A great classic for all ages. Lucille Ball is a timeless comedian!
Yours, Mine, and Ours - A Story of REAL LoveDec 31, 2009
Yours, Mine, and Ours is actually a real love story. This Hollywood production from Desilu studios featuring 50 year old plus Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda reminds me of a 1960s variation of That Old Feeling. It features, actually, a mature real love between a widow and a widower, both Roman Catholic, with a number of children. Great humor combined with real love makes this a romantic classic.
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hystericalNov 01, 2009
This is a real feel good movie.
Imagine twenty one children? Well, you will after seeing this hilarious movie.
My favorite scene is where the future husband's sons get Lucille Ball drunk. That scene is just hilarious and she plays her role so well.
Watch this and learn how to not take everything so serious, relax and enjoy.
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