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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 51418
Released: April 20, 2004 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
When a gentleman (Monty Woolley) is forced to retire at age 65, he'll do just about anything to beat the system. Dying his hair black, he poses as the president of his former employer's holding company. Suddenly free to air his views on everything from company policy to national economics, comic craziness ensues when he meets not only the firm's top executives, but someone equally impressive - a beautiful secretary, played by Marilyn Monroe, in one of her first and funniest roles.
As Young As You Feel Reviews:
early MM 
2009-01-30 - Fast service on an early Mm film. Not a great script, but enjoyable performances by cast.
Age-ism Revealed 
2008-09-17 - The central theme of this movie (enforced retirement or, more widely, the perennial injustice of age-ism) is one we need, more than ever, to consider.
Today one is often "thrown on the scrap heap" long before one's 65th birthday. Many an experienced and/or highly intelligent worker then finds himself competing with high school dropouts, drug addicts, the psychosomatically and chronically sick, shirkers, and illegals for the most bovine and least-rewarding occupations.
A seasoned worker (a printing press operator) is forcibly retired at the height of his powers and while still in robust health. His cunning plan to get his old job back soon has him at his beloved press once more, while publicising the nation's need to retain and benefit from the most experienced and proven workers in the labour pool. The rest of the movie creatively and humorously sorts out the threatening legal problems and other consequences arising from the methods the film's hero has employed in reaching his goal.
With all the dubious causes and crusades that Hollywood collectively chooses to embark upon here, unusually, is a cause that all compassionate, fair-minded individuals can appreciate and support.
The humor is light and warm-hearted, the film's conclusion satisfactory. A refreshing and wholesome change of diet from the more typical fare of the film industry. A film well worth having and keeping.
Surprisingly flat 
2008-01-24 - Given the ever-prescient inspiration of writer Paddy Chayefsky and the participation of sardonicism-personified Monty Woolley, 'As Young as You Feel' should soar, yet it is a sore disappointment. While not objectionable in any way (and at 76 minutes effortlessly watchable) the film plays in predictable gasps, consistently pulling up short of what might be construed even vaguely as wit or insight, almost as though director Harmon Jones could not wait to finish the project for fear of botching it. Devotees of Woolley, Chayefsky, Constance Bennett (looking sadly haggard) or Marilyn Monroe will likely want to check this out anyway, but don't get your hopes up.
don't know why this was made 
2007-03-01 - a very boring "comedy." no jokes, not funny, slow, tedious, incomprehensible plot, yet when comprehensible, an idiotic plot. the only bright spot is of course, MM. in it you will hear her real, natural voice, which i found interesting. yet you can hear her real voice in other early works other than this mundane movie.
As Young as You Feel
2007-02-02 - Unfortunately this title has never arrived from Weeping Willow Books. I did send a request to Weeping Willow. I am waiting for either a reply or the above mentioned title. To say the very least I am very disappointed with the servide.
