Suddenly, Last Summer with Elizabeth Taylor: DVD Cover
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Suddenly, Last Summer Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Albert Dekker

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/15/2000
  • Original Release: 1959
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 5,381
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Features

Digitally mastered audio and video; Production notes; Interactive menus; Audio: English [mono], Spanish, Portuguese; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai; Video photo montage; Vintage advertising; Talent files; Theatrical trailer; Bonus trailers; Scene selections

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Scene Index

Side #1 -- Widescreen
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [2:36]
2. Psychosurgery [6:02]
3. Command Performance [10:56]
4. Suddenly, Last Summer [3:39]
5. So Strange & Terrible [5:25]
6. Mrs. Holly & Son [6:45]
7. Catherine Holly [2:35]
8. Dr. Cukrowicz Observes [5:24]
9. First Memory [4:20]
10. "I Can't Remember!" [7:52]
11. Holly Family Reunion [6:40]
12. Men's Dayroom [2:21]
13. "Help Me!" [1:57]
14. Famished for Blondes [2:35]
15. A Little Gift [3:12]
16. Vi Visits Catherine [2:03]
17. Old & New Toys [5:47]
18. On the Brink [2:15]
19. "I Need More Time." [3:36]
20. Death Certificate [1:09]
21. Injection Time [4:54]
22. The True Story [4:08]
23. Public Beach [3:44]
24. Bread, Bread, Bread [1:37]
25. Percussion Serenade [2:07]
26. Fatal Error [3:22]
27. Devoured [3:00]
28. Mind Snap [3:58]
Side #2 -- Full Screen
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [2:36]
2. Psychosurgery [6:02]
3. Command Performance [10:56]
4. Suddenly, Last Summer [3:39]
5. So Strange & Terrible [5:25]
6. Mrs. Holly & Son [6:45]
7. Catherine Holly [2:35]
8. Dr. Cukrowicz Observes [5:24]
9. First Memory [4:20]
10. "I Can't Remember!" [7:52]
11. Holly Family Reunion [6:40]
12. Men's Dayroom [2:21]
13. "Help Me!" [1:57]
14. Famished for Blondes [2:36]
15. A Little Gift [3:11]
16. Vi Visits Catherine [2:03]
17. Old & New Toys [5:47]
18. On the Brink [2:14]
19. "I Need More Time." [3:36]
20. Death Certificate [1:09]
21. Injection Time [4:54]
22. The True Story [4:07]
23. Public Beach [3:44]
24. Bread, Bread, Bread [1:37]
25. Percussion Serenade [2:07]
26. Fatal Error [3:21]
27. Devoured [3:00]
28. Mind Snap [3:58]

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Editorial Reviews

In this lush, lurid adaptation of the 1957 Tennessee Williams one-act, Elizabeth Taylor and Katharine Hepburn play a seemingly insane, young New Orleans debutante and the wealthy aunt who wants to lobotomize her. Dr. John Cukrowicz (Montgomery Clift) is a gifted Chicago brain surgeon stymied by the primitive operating conditions at the New Orleans asylum where he works. Society matron Violet Venable (Hepburn) offers a solution in the form of a million-dollar grant -- as long as Cukrowicz will treat her niece, Catherine (Taylor). Catherine, it seems, has been institutionalized since the sudden death of her cousin, Violet's son, Sebastian, overseas the previous summer. As the young doctor tries to get to the bottom of what happened to Catherine, Violet's steely demeanor and devotion to Sebastian present a formidable barrier. Catherine herself doesn't offer much help, her recollections jumbled by medication and the trauma of Sebastian's demise. Under pressure to seal the deal and cut into Catherine's brain, Cukrowicz's principles (and attraction to the young woman) prevent him from proceeding until he uncovers what actually happened to Sebastian. In his memoirs, Gore Vidal claims to have written the screenplay for Suddenly, Last Summer single-handedly, although Williams took half the credit. Vidal toned down the original play's allusions to pedophilia, cannibalism, and incest, but the film nonetheless provoked heated controversy. As for the cast, an unhappy Hepburn reportedly was threatened by the attention lavished on Taylor by director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, whom Hepburn had hired to produce The Philadelphia Story two decades earlier. Mankiewicz, for his part, allegedly hated Clift, whose drinking and partial paralysis from an auto accident prevented him from working more than half a day at a time. Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

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Suddenly, Last Summerby Anonymous

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March 30, 2007: this is powerful movie it made me cry and happy at the same time lovely is this one.

Suddenly, Last Summerby Anonymous

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March 10, 2004: Repellent, mesmerizing, exotic, and riveting, this adaptation by Gore Vidal of Tennessee William's 1956 macabre one act play is a knockout. Cast against type, Katharine Hepburn gives an unforgettable, over the top portrayal as Violet Venable. This is easily one of her finest movie moments. Elizabeth Taylor shines also in the very difficult and demanding role as Hepburn's deeply disturbed niece. Montgomery Clift is sympathetic as the doctor who delves into what happened to Taylor 'suddenly last summer'. Mercedes McCambridge and Gary Raymond round out a fine supporting cast. Jack Hildyard's cinematography and William Kellner's art direction only add to the creepy atmosphere of this haunting film. As a companion piece, try to catch the BBC TV adaptation of SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER that starred Maggie Smith, Natasha Richardson, and Rob Lowe. It's equally as good as this 1959 film.


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