Now see this: Pride of the Yankees: Collector's Edition

March 17, 2008

As much as we think we’re collectors, we’re just fooling ourselves. There’s (practically) no way to get everything of an item or theme that’s worth collecting. As that great philosopher, George Carlin, once said: “You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?”

That being said, I have a dark spot for the entertainment industry that keeps recycling old movies, tossing in a few bones by way of “extras”, and re-selling it as a new product. First there’s the original, then there’s the original, unrated version (for those of you expecting to find more lurid scenes or nudity in those versions, be aware that “unrated” simply means material that wasn’t in the original “rated” edition; could be anything). Then there’s the director’s cut and the anniversary editions, sometimes repackaged to look a bit spiffier, a bit shiner.

That being said, this re-release of POTY looks interesting enough for those who truly love this classic about Lou Gehrig. Among the extras, according to the article:

  • “The Making of The Pride of the Yankees” : Anecdotes about the film’s production, shared by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., as well as Richard Bann, a film historian, and Ray Robinson, a Lou Gehrig biographer.
  • “The Man Behind the Iron Horse”: A talk with Robinson about his connection to Gehrig and a little biographical info.
  • “What He Left Behind”: A tour of the Gehrig memorabilia at the Baseball Hall of Fame, many of which relate to the film.
  • Always – The Story Behind the Song”: About the writing of the tune sung while Lou and Eleanor are dancing in the film. Written by Irving Berlin, the featurette interviews his daughter as well as one of his biographers.
  • “Lou Gehrig’s Disease: The Search for a Cure”: The President of the ALS Association and others explains about the disease and the impact Gehrig had in regards to awareness of it.
  • “Curt Schilling: A Legend on a Legend”: Schilling, a baseball player and ALS acitivist, shares his admiration of his hero, as does his son, Gehrig Schilling.

For those of you with patience enough (since it’s cut up into 15 “slices”), you can watch the movie, sans extras, on YouTube (for the time being at least).

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