I think what a lot of people are not realizing is that this script is written as a DARK COMEDY, which means it was SUPPOSED to be humorous. To say you didn't like it because you preferred the somber tone of the film is ridiculous. You can't compare the two because the movie set out to make a dark and serious film, whereas the play set out to make a hilariously deranged portrait of family dysfunction. In my opinion, both of them accomplished what they set out to do. You must also remember that stage actors often have to project to hundreds of people in a theater, therefore their actions NEED to be huge. It's easier to be toned in film because a camera and editing will catch everything.
Best thing I have EVER seen on stage (and I've seen a lot). So sad that the movie is horrid. Miscast, inept direction, distracting score. So unfortunate.
Yep it was a giant miscalculation from beginning to end. Meryl was all wrong as Violet, but Julia Roberts, very surpising because as you all know I downright hate her, gave an amazing performance and did a better job as Barbara than in the play. The movie, however, was shit. John Wells' directing sucked, the score was awful and the melodrama was insufferable.
Chris Wolff I saw Julia's Barbara as an angry, frigid bitch of a woman, which is not the way I perceived the character in the play. Barbara is stressed in her failing marriage, depressed by her father's death, and generally overwhelmed by life. She has a right to be bitchy, but she's not a bad person. Some of that comes, in fairness, from some of the cuts in the stage to film adaptation; Bill's character suffered as a result, and so he just seems like a nice guy driven to an affair by his bitchy wife. That's not the character, and that's not how Julia played it. She did, however, play the EAT YOUR FISH scene pretty well.
Hylas19 That's also another problem with the movie. ALOT of the stuff from the play is nowhere in the movie. Letts, who also wrote the screenplay as well as the actual play, threw out so much stuff from the play for melodrama, which ruins the whole story.
Theater snd film are two totally different mediums. You just can't compare them. This was a great production. The mother won the Tony. And the play was a success. The movie it's good in it's own merits, but if they did it the eau they did in the film, it wouldn't translate well onstage.
THIS SET IS AN INCREDIBLE DREAM!! I’m a performer for a living and if I walked into rehearsal and saw THAT? I would look at it with the same excitement that a small child would look at a colossal jungle gym with a ball pit 😍
Yes. It's all scripted. There's an earlier line about it being inedible, and you can hear the character's mother (who made it) yes "IT'S MY CASSEROLE!" when people try to calm her down about the spill.
To those commenting on the movie. Tracey Letts wrote the play FIRST. Without the play, there would be no movie. Just, shhhhh. Additionally, this is a crappy illegal bootleg recording, so if you want to experience real acting, go to a play. Movies are easy.
I saw the tour with Estelle Parsons and she was absolutely amazing. The show has stuck with me ever since, I have a copy of the script and read it all the time. It's so wonderful to see the original cast led by Deanna Dunagen, thank you. Is there a possibilty you'll be posting any more clips? Or if you'd be willing to send a copy?
This is a great scene with great buildup. I prefer the dark comedy aspect of the play rather than the film’s approach. And johnna has a big role in the play. I got to play Little Charles in college.
I thought this scene in the film was pure genius! Merryl streep eclipses all the other actors, like the calm before a storm her performance is second to none- a sensory overload of raw emotion- brilliant and captivating!
I saw this company the night after the show opened on Broadway. This was one of the most magnificent evenings in the theater. These actors are terrific!! Thank you Stepoenwolf!
I got goosebumps on "I'M RUNNING THINGS NOW!" Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, and the rest of the cast did great in the film version, but I like this one better.. It's Dark Comedy and very diverse. The scene has a lot to offer.. I love it!
i was part of a reading for this show earlier this year and have never been able to find any parts of the show is there any way you could put up the whole thing? thanks
Oh, Wow.......couldn't really understand all that they were saying but it certainly is powerfully and dramatically acted out....and it's obviously about a difficult family.....And amazing set..esp. at the end.....thanks..😍
Wrong. My parents were both raised in traumatic childhoods, and they connect with Vi and Mattie Fae more than any other characters. I understood why they found the meanness, vicious banter, and frustration was funny. I did too and we all love this story.
Hi! I have been searching for a download of August: Osage County for so long, and I just came across your channel today! Do you know where I could find the full-length video, or would you be willing to trade or gift me your copy of it? I love the videos you've posted, especially the Light in the Piazza curtain speech, and any help at all would be so much appreciated! Thanks! Megan
Ok this is not nearly as good as the movie! Barbara is like a robot, and Violet just looks stupid- Julia Roberts did Barbara much better, and Meryl Streep's Violet is 50 times better than this- not to mention Julia Roberts tackled Meryl Streep to the FLOOR!!!! Fun Fact: There were no stunt doubles involved- Meryl did everything herself- and so did Julia Like I know there are mixed reviews on the movie, but compared to this, well, there's really no comparison- this isn't even close to the level that Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, and the rest of the cast did it......
As one who saw it onstage in Chicago with more or less the same cast, I can attest that the experience in the theater was breathtaking. Yes, there were laughs, but you never lost sight of the scene's dramatic effect. You'll have to take my word for it, a UA-cam clip can't replicate what it was actually like to be there.
It's so odd to me how a movie that is so dour and serious was adapted from the play with so much life and such a sickly sense of humor. Gosh, as someone who only started trying acting recently, it must be so insane to get to do something like this show.
Sooooo anxious to see how this scene plays out in the film, with Julia Roberts, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor, etc. and ESPECIALLY Meryl Streep! She is going to be phenomenal as Violet Weston, :-D
Sorry, this doesn't compare to Meryl's acting. The movie built this scene to be much more tense and uncomfortable. I think it worked much better. Violet was much more frightening as she sat there brooding, not even touching her food. All she wanted was a fight. This is too light and the thoughts of the characters seem to come from nowhere. One example: Violet asks in jest if there's a younger woman involved. Here there is no reason for him to admit it as its a light question. In the movie the scene was already so tense he didn't dare ignore or lie to Violet. She was vicious and intimidating. It just made more sense
At least, the movie doesn't try to replicate the play's broad & flat comedy. The playwright & scriptwriter (one & the same person) learned valuable lessons along the way & as such, the movie is a finished realization of the play's innate power. Based on this scene alone, I would have never wanted to see the movie.
Yep, the Pulitzer committee and Tony voters sure do love to heap honors on unpolished movie scripts. I do agree on one thing: after seeing the play, I had no desire to see the movie either. There was no way it could live up to the live experience.
the play didnt work for me..idk but i felt as if the Mother in this play ddnt do justice to the character... Meryls performance was way much much better!! This one is pretty weak...Meryl was able to channel diffrent emotions in this dinner table scene and she looked sickly too which was needed for her character..this one in the play didnt look sickly at all.
I think what a lot of people are not realizing is that this script is written as a DARK COMEDY, which means it was SUPPOSED to be humorous. To say you didn't like it because you preferred the somber tone of the film is ridiculous. You can't compare the two because the movie set out to make a dark and serious film, whereas the play set out to make a hilariously deranged portrait of family dysfunction. In my opinion, both of them accomplished what they set out to do. You must also remember that stage actors often have to project to hundreds of people in a theater, therefore their actions NEED to be huge. It's easier to be toned in film because a camera and editing will catch everything.
The movie was so wrong.
I refuse to even watch the movie.
much greater than the movie
Best thing I have EVER seen on stage (and I've seen a lot). So sad that the movie is horrid. Miscast, inept direction, distracting score. So unfortunate.
Yep it was a giant miscalculation from beginning to end. Meryl was all wrong as Violet, but Julia Roberts, very surpising because as you all know I downright hate her, gave an amazing performance and did a better job as Barbara than in the play. The movie, however, was shit. John Wells' directing sucked, the score was awful and the melodrama was insufferable.
Chris Wolff
Amen to that. Julia has her moments, but I never saw Barbara as a frigid bitch, which is sort of how she plays her.
Chris Wolff
I saw Julia's Barbara as an angry, frigid bitch of a woman, which is not the way I perceived the character in the play. Barbara is stressed in her failing marriage, depressed by her father's death, and generally overwhelmed by life. She has a right to be bitchy, but she's not a bad person. Some of that comes, in fairness, from some of the cuts in the stage to film adaptation; Bill's character suffered as a result, and so he just seems like a nice guy driven to an affair by his bitchy wife. That's not the character, and that's not how Julia played it. She did, however, play the EAT YOUR FISH scene pretty well.
Hylas19 That's also another problem with the movie. ALOT of the stuff from the play is nowhere in the movie. Letts, who also wrote the screenplay as well as the actual play, threw out so much stuff from the play for melodrama, which ruins the whole story.
whats the last line she yell at her mom?
"I'm running things now!"
I'M RUNNING THINGS NOW!!!!!!!!
If a woman had to take charge over her own traumatizing mother.... this is the line.
Theater snd film are two totally different mediums. You just can't compare them. This was a great production. The mother won the Tony. And the play was a success. The movie it's good in it's own merits, but if they did it the eau they did in the film, it wouldn't translate well onstage.
IT'S MY CASSEROLE!!
Jesus, if you worked as hard as us you'd all be PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!! .. Ultimate parental burn
You have to make all your problems yourself!
THIS SET IS AN INCREDIBLE DREAM!! I’m a performer for a living and if I walked into rehearsal and saw THAT? I would look at it with the same excitement that a small child would look at a colossal jungle gym with a ball pit 😍
Yes. It's all scripted. There's an earlier line about it being inedible, and you can hear the character's mother (who made it) yes "IT'S MY CASSEROLE!" when people try to calm her down about the spill.
To those commenting on the movie. Tracey Letts wrote the play FIRST. Without the play, there would be no movie. Just, shhhhh. Additionally, this is a crappy illegal bootleg recording, so if you want to experience real acting, go to a play. Movies are easy.
I've never seen the play, but was that intentional when he dropped the stuff at 00:24? It looks accidental. Also, his reaction.
Yes, it's all scripted.
Oh man, I wished I had seen this on Broadway!
I saw the tour with Estelle Parsons and she was absolutely amazing. The show has stuck with me ever since, I have a copy of the script and read it all the time. It's so wonderful to see the original cast led by Deanna Dunagen, thank you. Is there a possibilty you'll be posting any more clips? Or if you'd be willing to send a copy?
This is a great scene with great buildup. I prefer the dark comedy aspect of the play rather than the film’s approach. And johnna has a big role in the play. I got to play Little Charles in college.
I thought this scene in the film was pure genius! Merryl streep eclipses all the other actors, like the calm before a storm her performance is second to none- a sensory overload of raw emotion- brilliant and captivating!
YES!!!
His reaction is the sign of a splendid actor. Whole cast was really great. ^^
I saw this company the night after the show opened on Broadway. This was one of the most magnificent evenings in the theater. These actors are terrific!! Thank you Stepoenwolf!
Now THIS is what I call great theatre!
I got goosebumps on "I'M RUNNING THINGS NOW!" Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, and the rest of the cast did great in the film version, but I like this one better.. It's Dark Comedy and very diverse. The scene has a lot to offer.. I love it!
I'm cheering with the crowd (lying in my bed with only underwear on)
This scene works in the film because its more vicious. This version is more comical. The movie is more tense and uncomfortable. And it works!!!!!!
Where was this?? Looks like they had a big budget... Their set is really elaborate. What a dream to work in a theater of that magnitude.
+Doug Bough oh ok I wasn't sure this was NYC... I'm used to the black box theatres in LA.
Boy, you don’t want to watch this after seeing the theatrical version.
If anyone has the entire play with this cast, please I will pay for a copy!
i was part of a reading for this show earlier this year and have never been able to find any parts of the show is there any way you could put up the whole thing? thanks
Oh, Wow.......couldn't really understand all that they were saying but it certainly is powerfully and dramatically acted out....and it's obviously about a difficult family.....And amazing set..esp. at the end.....thanks..😍
i dont know who you are but i fucking love you thank you sooooooooooooo much!
Currently playing Karen in South FL
Steve’s phone ringtone is the same as in the movie. 2:19
These scene in the Movie doesn't make you laugh except the fear part
Wrong. My parents were both raised in traumatic childhoods, and they connect with Vi and Mattie Fae more than any other characters. I understood why they found the meanness, vicious banter, and frustration was funny. I did too and we all love this story.
Hi!
I have been searching for a download of August: Osage County for so long, and I just came across your channel today!
Do you know where I could find the full-length video, or would you be willing to trade or gift me your copy of it?
I love the videos you've posted, especially the Light in the Piazza curtain speech, and any help at all would be so much appreciated!
Thanks!
Megan
10:10 best.
the actress playing Jean seems too innocent and sweet compared to how I imagined, but hey I didnt see the play, only read it. SO EXCITED for the movie
Do you have the entire play recorded? I never saw the original cast perform in Chicago in 2008, and would love to see it!
Would it be possible for you to upload the rest of the play on here? That'd be so great!
loved this scene! so powerful.
could you put the seat up where Karen leaves?
omg realized that the actress playing Jean is in Californication!
such a great great play. (sadly the movie isn't as good)
Do you have the whole play recorded?
Ok this is not nearly as good as the movie! Barbara is like a robot, and Violet just looks stupid- Julia Roberts did Barbara much better, and Meryl Streep's Violet is 50 times better than this- not to mention Julia Roberts tackled Meryl Streep to the FLOOR!!!!
Fun Fact: There were no stunt doubles involved- Meryl did everything herself- and so did Julia
Like I know there are mixed reviews on the movie, but compared to this, well, there's really no comparison- this isn't even close to the level that Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, and the rest of the cast did it......
As one who saw it onstage in Chicago with more or less the same cast, I can attest that the experience in the theater was breathtaking. Yes, there were laughs, but you never lost sight of the scene's dramatic effect. You'll have to take my word for it, a UA-cam clip can't replicate what it was actually like to be there.
No, I do see the dramatic part of it but it doesn't have as much as it could (aka the movie).......
Got almost the whole play still missing the scene with the 3 sisters sitting together.
You have when Charles sings to Ivy and Johnna/Barbra scene, and the Steve & Jean scene?
It's so odd to me how a movie that is so dour and serious was adapted from the play with so much life and such a sickly sense of humor. Gosh, as someone who only started trying acting recently, it must be so insane to get to do something like this show.
The cameraperson's little grunt at 3:38 after ''...replenish our bodies'' is everything.
Sooooo anxious to see how this scene plays out in the film, with Julia Roberts, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor, etc. and ESPECIALLY Meryl Streep! She is going to be phenomenal as Violet Weston, :-D
The play was better than the movie. But a movie with two of the best actresses in julia and Meryl. Can't get any better they carried the movie.
Powerful leading actress. Bravo!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
It looks the the actress who plays Violet is doing a Carol Burnett impression.
Is there a full filmed version of the stage play??
My mother has become Violet.
Sorry, this doesn't compare to Meryl's acting. The movie built this scene to be much more tense and uncomfortable. I think it worked much better. Violet was much more frightening as she sat there brooding, not even touching her food. All she wanted was a fight. This is too light and the thoughts of the characters seem to come from nowhere.
One example: Violet asks in jest if there's a younger woman involved. Here there is no reason for him to admit it as its a light question. In the movie the scene was already so tense he didn't dare ignore or lie to Violet. She was vicious and intimidating. It just made more sense
The actress playing Jean did not perform how I imagine the character.
Hi, I'm currently playing Jean in a production of this show right now and I was genuinely wondering how you think she'd act during this scene.
At least, the movie doesn't try to replicate the play's broad & flat comedy. The playwright & scriptwriter (one & the same person) learned valuable lessons along the way & as such, the movie is a finished realization of the play's innate power. Based on this scene alone, I would have never wanted to see the movie.
Yep, the Pulitzer committee and Tony voters sure do love to heap honors on unpolished movie scripts.
I do agree on one thing: after seeing the play, I had no desire to see the movie either. There was no way it could live up to the live experience.
Okay, thanks!
the play didnt work for me..idk but i felt as if the Mother in this play ddnt do justice to the character... Meryls performance was way much much better!! This one is pretty weak...Meryl was able to channel diffrent emotions in this dinner table scene and she looked sickly too which was needed for her character..this one in the play didnt look sickly at all.
Poor women...compare to Meryl Streep interpretation for the rest of her life
Good Copy...saw it twice with Estelle Parsons.