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At the height of their TV fame, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were contracted by MGM to make two theatrical films. The first of these, The Long, Long Trailer, stars Lucy and Desi as an upwardly mobile couple who decide to buy a trailer so they can live together while his job takes him around the country. Thanks to their naivete in such matters, they end up with a huge, bulky RV that costs five times what they planned. Their "seeing America" trip turns out to be a slapstick disaster, topped by Lucy's foolish decision to hide a heavy rock collection in the trailer; as Desi tries to maneuver a treacherous mountain road, the weighted-down home-on-wheels nearly loses its balance and almost tumbles off a cliff. The story is told in flashback, as Desi 'splains the breakup of his marriage to a motel court manager. Happily, Lucy shows up, goes "Waaaaah" a little, and all is forgiven. Despite the fact that audiences were getting Ball and Arnaz for free each week on television, The Long, Long Trailer was a big hit at the box-office. The film was adapted by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich from a novel by Clinton Twiss, with uncredited assistance from the I Love Lucy writing staff.
Rating
G
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Studio
MGM
Writer
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
  • Good but I like the tv show much better
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  • Fantastic film, one of my all time favorites!
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  • I can't imagine anyone who is married not liking this film. I have seen it twice and laughed just as hard the second time. My 17 year old son thought it was hilarious, too.
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  • Silly trials for newly weds on their honeymoon.
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  • Directed by the great Vincente Minnelli (dad of Liza) and stars at the zenith of their popularity Lucy and Desi Asnaz. This full-color movie is not an extended sitcom, but follower newlyweds (Nick and Tracy) on a comic nightmare as they go cross-country in a motor home. A very funny movie filled with the slapstick comedy they were known for, but the big screen really does showcase their talents. The only downside is this is their only comedy together and you end wishing they had the chance to do more. There are plenty of classics, but this one lives up to it the label: a true gem.
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  • I love this movie! I have watched more times than I can count. The first being when I was a kid in the 50's. Also being a campe many of the scene hit just too close to home. This is the innocence that we lived in during the fifties and the color and scenery of the film is wonderful. Good wholesome fun, if you are looking for sex and violence, you need to go elsewhere. I watch it at least on a year and continue to laugh out loud at some of the scenes. Having ridden in the back of a moving trailer, I can tell you it is exactly like in the movie. As a matter of fact, I might just go put the movie in right now and get some laughs.
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  • The Long, Long Trailer is a decent film. It is about an upwardly mobile couple who decide to buy a trailer so they can live together while his job takes him around the country. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Vincente Minnelli did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor and romance.
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  • I never watched I Love Lucy, but both Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz are wonderful together in this very funny film. I prefer her earlier work, say, in Room Service and Du Barry Was a Lady, acting with others, but this is still recommended both for fans of Lucy and Technicolor comedy.
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  • Upgrading their romance from the small screen of "I Love Lucy" to the big screen in the same seemingly fashion, they'd performed in a complicating comedic fiasco that only tried to be funny while going on without a reasonable idea. The couple performed fine at their usual on-screen level, and at least half of the humor was funny enough to make this likable. (B)(Full review coming soon)
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  • Most of us take the "I love Lucy" TV show as a kind of given, we've all seen it and it has become in some ways the measure against which all TV comedy is measured. This film however raises the antics of Lucy and Ricky to almost pythonesque levels of absurdity whilst taking aim at the dream of marital and domestic bliss, my favourite seqeuence is dragging a 3 ton caravan over narrow, dangerous to the point of deadly mountain roads, to make it more interesting, Lucy has filled it with hundreds of rocks she has collected in her travels. Timeless brilliance from the great director, Vincente Minelli
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  • I thought this movie was hilarious. I recall laughing uproariously and I was the only one watching in the room. A good laugh especially so since I am a bit of a rock hound (HAHAHA).
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  • A fondly remembered film from my childhood, this movie is really silly with unconvincing special effects and a lot of second unit work. Watchabhle but will be most enjoyed by diehard Lucy and Desi fans.
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  • A charming road movie about newlyweds Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, established household names with their sitcom 'I Love Lucy' (1951-57), enduring the pressures of starting their life together with the titular residence always in tow. There's plenty of fun to be had here and there's no denying the energetic presence of Ball and exotic allure of Aranz, who elevate an otherwise undemanding film. A string of effective gags and a genuinely intense drive up a steep and narrow mountain keep things bubbling along nicely.
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  • Now this is a classic, there is truly nothing more entertaining than seeing Lucille Ball making dinner in the back of a moving caravan. See this movie for that scene alone, she makes modern day comics look like chumps!
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  • Some funny moments here and there.
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