Product Information
Clint Eastwood brings the Broadway smash to the big screen in this Warner Bros. musical telling the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.Product Identifiers
ProducerGraham King, Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz
EAN5051892173957
eBay Product ID (ePID)11048549988
Product Key Features
ActorChristopher Walken
Film/TV TitleJersey Boys
DirectorClint Eastwood
LanguageEnglish
Run Time134 Mins
Release Year2014
FormatDVD
FeaturesFeaturettes
GenreMusicals & Music Films, Musicals & Broadway
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Additional InformationAdapted from the 2006 Tony Winner for Best Musical, this bittersweet saga dramatiSes the rise and fall of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - one of the key pop groups of the early '60s, responsible for such iconic hits as 'Sherry', 'Walk Like a Man' and 'Big Girls Don't Cry'. The story opens in New Jersey, where young Francesco Castelluccio (John Lloyd Young) and his buddies face a narrow window of future career options. Their possible paths include show business on one hand and organised crime on the other, embodied by the slightly menacing yet avuncular kingpin, Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo (Christopher Walken), who runs the neighbourhood and keeps an eye on them. The boys begin to nurture dreams of becoming musical stars, goals that seem far out of reach until they invite Francesco to perform with them in their band, then rename him Frankie Valli; his unique falsetto vocals captivate the girls in the audience, which provides a sign of things to come. The young hopefuls sign a contract at the Brill Building and begin doing backup vocals for record producer Bob Crewe (Mike Doyle), but experience frustration when Crewe drags his feet on recording them as a solo act. Later, the performers name themselves The Four Seasons after feeling inspired by an unusual source. They add songwriter-musician Bob Gaudio (Erich Bergen) and the equation is complete; Crewe hears Gaudio's composition 'Sherry', decides to double-track Valli's voice, and helps create a national sensation. Later, however, certain difficulties begin to take their toll on the band - including financial problems, inner rivalries and tensions between the bandmates, and Valli's long periods on the road away from his wife and daughters. Clint Eastwood directs, from a screenplay by the co-authors of the original musical, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.
ReviewsIndependent - Eastwood's film version is a classy affair that goes beyond schmaltz and nostalgia (although it has its fair share of both of these.) One of its pleasures is its recreation of post-war America.
ScreenwriterMarshall Brickman
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleJersey Boys
Consumer AdviceContains strong language