London barber sweeney todd tod slaughter provides the bakeshop next door with grisly makings for meat pies. This dark 1979 tony awardwinner for best musical features music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and is based on the 1973 play sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street by christopher bond. Modern audiences will likely find this take on sweeney todd strange, seeing as the 1979 musical and the later tim burton adaptation cast todd as an antihero and turn the st tale into a revenge tragedy. Stephen sondheim opening title johnny depp, jamie campbell bower no place like london helena bonham carter the worst pies in london johnny depp, helena bonham carter poor thing johnny depp, helena bonham carter my friends jayne wisener green finch and linnett bird laura michelle kelly, jamie campbell bower alms alms.
Edward sanders, helena bonham carter not while im around. Sweeney todd demon barber of fleet street 1936 dvd. A fleet street barber recounts the story of sweeney todd, a notorious barber who in the last century murdered many customers for their money. When he discovers she is in love with a poor sailor. Davina craig, bruce seton, graham soutten, john singer, billy holland, eve lister, tod slaughter, stella rho, jerry verno et d. Born in london and raised in vancouver, gilder joined rasputin with high school friend and guitarist jim mcculloch. The demon barber of fleet street, because i once directed a oneact version of stephen sondheims musical, albeit without the songs, focusing as much on hugh wheelers book as much as on sondheims lyrics you cut the rhymes the same way sweeny cuts the throats of gentlemen. Sweeney would blink, and rats would scuttle sweeney, sweeney, sweeney, sweeney sweeney attend the tale of sweeney todd he served a dark and a vengeful god what happened then, well, thats the play and he wouldnt want us to give it away not sweeney not sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street thanks to c3po9991 for correcting these lyrics. The original tale became a staple of victorian melodrama and london urban legend.
One day, as the mercantile ship the golden hope readies to leave, todd watches johanna oakley and mark ingerstreet bruce seton. The demon barber of fleet street is a 2007 musical period slasher film directed by tim burton and an adaptation of stephen sondheim and hugh wh. Song for a star details adams attempts at mimicking the bolan likebrainiac gilder. A wondrous production of sweeney todd the new yorker. Stepping in time with your pace, though we never yet met face to face. One day, as the mercantile ship the golden hope readies to leave, todd watches johanna oakley eve lister and mark ingerstreet bruce seton. It won the tony award for best musical and olivier award for best new musical. What keeps the story from being a retreading of the count of monte cristo is the element of class conflict that and the grotesque device of having the barber get rid of the. Shortly afterwards, he played the title character in sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet. The demon barber of fleet street, starring tod slaughter in the title role. October 26th, 2004 not yet rated 1 hr 6 min plot summary. It is based on the 1973 play of the same name by christopher bond sweeney todd opened on broadway in 1979 and in the west end in 1980. Sweeney todd musical soundtrack 2005 buy at ballad of sweeney todd prologue no place like london. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street youtube.
No i had him his throat was bare beneath my hand no i had him his throat was there and now hell never come again. Sweeney todd tod slaughter is a barber with a shop near the docks of. London barber sweeney todd tod slaughter provides the bakeshop next door with grisly makings for. Canadas sweeney todd is the glamlike outfit that gave rise to the peculiar pop skills of electric dreamer nick gilder, a towering magical imp, and meatandpotatoes professional bryan adams. Sweeney todd 1936 was produced at shepperton studios, which, although only four years old, had attracted a reputation as one of the leading studios for the production of quota quickies, and was recognised for the unusual freedom it offered to the filmmakers who worked there george king, the films producer and director, leapt at the opportunities that shepperton provided, and soon became. Maybe i had a different copy but the sweeney todd i saw was all about the cash and power. Returning to 1936, the barbers terrified patron runs out of the shop while still wearing his a full face of shaving cream. Critique en serie 5min broadway sweeney todd video. Sweeney todd, the barber is a song that assumes its audience knows the stage version and claims that such a character in real life was even more remarkable, yet it contains most of. Lovett, his partner in crime, who bakes their flesh into meat pies. Those of you weaned on the idea of sweeney todd as a sympathetic victimturnedvictimizer will need to. Tod slaughter plays a brilliant role as the notorious sweeney todd a crazy fleet street barber who murdered his customers to get his hands.
Sweeney todd tod slaughter is a barber with a shop near the docks of london. The demon barber of fleet street the motion picture soundtrack on discogs. They are in love, but mark is shipping out and laments that he is a poor man unable to win. A barber from fleet street, todd murders his customers and turns their bodies over to mrs. The barber himself was a long, lowjointed, ill puttogether sort of a fellow, with an immense mouth and such huge hands and feet that he. Sweeney todd is filled with so much wonderabout the magic of words and of music, of character and of plotthat, especially when you have. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street, the motion picture soundtrack, an album by various artists on spotify.
The 1936 film sweeney todd demon barber of fleet street by george king as provided by. In england during the 1830s, fleet street barber, sweeney todd awaits the arrival of men at the dockside who have made their fortune in foreign parts. Sweeney todd s if wishes were horses features the earliest bryan adams songs, as well as holdovers from gilder and mcculloch including the excellent tantalize. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Sweeney todd, whose real name is benjamin barker, uses his new alias to resume work in his barber shop above mrs. Stephen sondheim 1930 stephen sondheim pictured was born in new york but after his parents divorced, he. Pbs sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street.
I am in something of a peculiar position to appreciate a stripped down version of sweeney todd. The film starts in 1936 as a barber tells a patron the story of the infamous sweeney todd. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. My only experience with sweeney todd is kevin smiths jersey girl and tim burtons sweeney todd with johnny depp. Sweeney todd from 1936 is a really fantastic little film. Stephen sondheim 1930 stephen sondheim pictured was born in new york but after his parents divorced, he moved with his mother to pennsylvania. Theres a hole in the world like a great black pit and the vermin of the world inhabit it and its morals arent worth what a pig could spit.
Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street was first performed on broadway in 1979 and in london in 1980. The demon barber of fleet street 1936, a film version of the victorian. Sweeney todd, whose real name is benjamin barker, uses his.
The mti study guide for sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street, the motion picture soundtrack, an album by various artists on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Formed in vancouver, british columbia during 1975, the band originally consisted of vocalist nick gilder, guitarist jim mcculloch, bassist budd marr, keyboardist dan gaudin. The demon barber of fleet street are extraordinary, more horrifying, most disturbing, more disturbing, nightmares for a week, very haunting, fearful, haunting music, oscarworthy performance, adult theme and others. Tod slaughter plays a brilliant role as the notorious sweeney todd a crazy fleet street barber who murdered his customers to get his hands on their money. The band evolved into sweeney todd, an obviously theatrical parapop 10cctypeunit that. You can watch the demon barber of fleet street on youtube or on hulu. Sweeney todd, a barber who murders his clients for their money, is attracted to the daughter of a rich. Todd slaughter, the films star, makes a career out of portraying sweeney todd on stages around the world. The infamous story of benjamin barker, aka sweeney todd, who sets up a barber shop in london which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, mrs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. May 10, 2008 in 1936 a film version of the victorian melodrama was made, called sweeney todd. Todd was an evil bastard and this 1936 film recognises the badness in the demon barber of fleet street. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street, the motion.
The demon barber of fleet street soundtrack deluxe editionnstephen sondheims 1979 broadway musical sweeney todd has been hailed as the composers best work and the best musical of its decade, if not of the last three decades of the 20th century. Sweeney todd soundtrack 06 green finch and linnet bird by brokengrin. It is based on the 1973 play of the same name by christopher bond. Todd slaughter stars in this 1936 tale of the bloody barber. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, sweeney todd becomes the demon barber of fleet street who shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again. The demon barber of fleet street is a 1936 british drama horror film produced and directed by george king, and written by frederick hayward, h. Slaughter was continued in the subsequent shockers. Lovetts struggling pie shop after being wrongfully sentenced to life.
Its the classic tale of the demon barber of fleet street cutting the throats of the wealthy gentry who he convinces to have a shave before meeting loved ones etc. Ms of tod slaughter playing sweeney todd putting an edge on his razor and looking at the knife, pistol and noose he has in his shop. In the wikipedia entry for the film, it says that todd returned to barbering after spending 15 years in prison. Sweeney todd is tods second featurefilm appearance, directed by his new found collaborator, producer and director george king, whose partnership would end in 1940 with crimes at the dark house. The demon barber of fleet street often referred to simply as sweeney todd is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and a book by hugh wheeler. An expedition seeking to bring jane back to civilization, and tarzan into captivity, gets more than its bargained for. Based on the crowds movie taste updated on may 25, 2020, keytalks representing the movie sweeney todd.
Sweeney todd and mrs lovett teardrops on my guitar. The demon barber of fleet street 1936 trailer youtube. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street 1936 youtube. You can also download the film for free at the internet archive. Norman carter slaughter 19 march 1885 19 february 1956 was an english actor, best. One day, as the mercantile ship the golden hope readies to leave, todd watches johanna oakley eve. Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. Lovett ill get rid of this lot as theyre still pretty hot and then ill be there. Lovett, sweeneys amorous accomplice, who creates diabolical meat pies. The demon barber of fleet street 1936, a film version of the victorian melodrama starring tod slaughter as sweeney todd and stella rho as mrs. Tod slaughter the demon barber of fleet street 1936. Johnny depp, helena bonham carter, jamie campbell bower, jayne wisener, laura michelle kelly, alan rickman final scene. Oct 17, 2006 tod slaughter triple feature sweeney todd maria marten crimes at the dark house superb triple feature on one fantastic value dvd, from the grand master of british horror tod slaughter featuring his most famous role as sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street and at his dastardly worst in crimes at the darkhouse and maria marten. Mar 23, 2009 this entry was posted on march 23, 2009 at 12.
Bloodthirsty butchers 1970, a horror film with john miranda as sweeney todd and jane helay as maggie lovett, directed by andy milligan. With johnny depp, helena bonham carter, alan rickman, timothy spall. Sweeney todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the victorian penny. Sweeney todd its about to be opened or dont you care. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street 1936. With johnny weissmuller, maureen osullivan, john buckler, benita hume. Sweeney todd 1936 was produced at shepperton studios, which, although only four years old, had attracted a reputation as one of the leading studios for the production of quota quickies, and was recognised for the unusual freedom it offered to the filmmakers who worked there. Johnny depp and tim burton join forces again in a bigscreen adaptation of stephen sondheims awardwinning musical thriller sweeney todd. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street 1936. Sweeney todd is of course the tale of a 19thcentury london barber who, wrongly imprisoned by a judge lusting after his wife, returns to take revenge with his razor. Sweeney todd soundtrack lyrics at lyrics on demand. Sweeney todd, a barber who murders his clients for their money, is attracted to the daughter of a rich businessman.
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