Pretty Women - Sweeney Todd (1982)

[@CatsRul85]

I'm impressed by anyone able to do the whistling

[@tigrepd6042]

I like how in this version, through all the shit he’s been through, you can still see the innocence trapped in Sweeney’s eyes

[@bushidotestu1997]

Legal Towter that is until he reached his epiphany

[@zoecolquitt1355]

Poor sweeney todd what did he do to turpin

[@magallanesagustin4952]

He just killed Pirelli.

[@tylertheleper8468]

@@magallanesagustin4952 and he possibly killed while incarcerated.

[@SidsonCity]

that's the corner point if Sweeney that makes him more scary. He thinks that if he kills the right people, everything can go back to normal. Even in the penny horror originals or the more Grounded BBC version where he was abused by his father he kills in hopes of maintaining normalcy.

[@Sollilquised]

I agree with most people on how George Hearn's acting is wonderful, when he sobs in remembering Lucy and so on but not enough appreciation that his whistling is phenomenal!

[@Pizzaguy975]

Like my favorite part of this scene I’ve watched this at least 3 times all the way through I literally have most of the songs stuck in my head but I remember the whistle the most for some reason.

[@mayorofsimpleton5674]

I love this version of Judge Turpin. You can really tell how he is a truly cruel human being without even having to watch him at it. I’m very surprised, and happily so. I don’t understand why this version does not get nearly so much credit as is due. Or at least, that is my opinion. I’d love to hear someone else’s thought on the matter.

[@JorgeGomez-hx5uu]

No I’m warming up to this version to honestly.

[@Gleem1313]

This version is the penultimate version of Sweeny Todd, IMO. I fell in love with it long before the movie was released. Though Johnny Depp, Helena, and Alan Rickman are all talented and charismatic actors in their own rights, none of them have the vocal talents that are required to perform this American opera well. They are horridly miscast for the movie, much like most were miscast for the movie version of Les Mis. I find it so strange that one would think to film a movie version on a musical or opera, and lean into casting known actors for the boxoffice $$$, but create a far inferior version of a musical that way. There are plenty of Broadway actors who CAN sing, dance, and act, AND the movie would be a credit to the stage version. I am hoping for better from Spielberg, when he releases his "West Side Story" at Christmas. The only known actor will be Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver) but he actually is a singer and musician, so it isn't a stretch. Burton is well known for nepotism though, but Johnny was way too young for the part, Helena too.

[@ThepurposeofTime]

To be honest for me every sound and frame is a complex mathmatical joy for me

[@angelousmortis8041]

This is my favourite version of Sweeney Todd, it always has been and the WHOLE Musical used to be up on KZbin in a single video and I'd watched it so many times. I was heartbroken when it was taken down and then all of the best parts, such as A Little Priest, were taken down from KZbin. I'm happy more and more people are finding out about it and are realizing how great it is.

[@shewolfsiren]

Probably most people are more familiar with the late great Alan Rickman’s version in the movie. This version came out a whole year before I was even BORN! I’m two years shy of 40 now. Need I say more?

[@Oli-xc4tm]

I really like the Judge's snorts and mumbles

[@codymays9943]

Edmund Lyndeck was definitely known for these small details in his acting. He’s quite fun to watch in these old videos.

[@BaddaBing2001]

Old Man Hurley from Big Daddy

[@codymays9943]

@@BaddaBing2001 One of my favorite movies ever. “Hell yes!” RIP Edmund

[@BaddaBing2001]

@@codymays9943 Hey Mr. Herlihy, how bout you shut up before i smack you through the wall like last week? Last week was a fluke, bring it on you old woman. Lolololol.

[@josephcook6442]

As sinister as this scene is, it's hilarious how fast he just falls asleep 🤣

[@Gibson343088]

George Hearn is so perfect on this song. That break in his voice @2:40 is just...ugh. That well of emotion embodies the role of Sweeny Todd. Its not just crazy throat slits, there's a well of grief in him and throughout the musical that, in my opinion, only Hearn ever really tapped into.

[@LAsQuoteGirl]

George Hearn makes #1 on my list. Because of his acting, singing, and then his performance at the end when Sweeney Todd finds out that the beggar woman was his wife. His character showed a lot more emotion and remorse in that scene.

[@onlookerofthings6029]

I like Michael Ball best personally. He's a great actor, his voice is amazing, and he plays off Imelda Staunton so well. They really feel like a duo deranged enough to sing while turning people into pies. He sells being broken when Sweeney finds out he killed his wife instead of shock and regret like George but I will never forgive myself if I don't say I love them both.

[@davidrosen9346]

I agree, Hearn is my favorite, but I had the pleasure of seeing ST on opening night on Broadway, ages ago with the original Sweeney, Len Cariou. He was pretty brilliant himself. George Hearn had a bit of a better voice, more commanding, and he was just a bit more crazed than Cariou played, but you all should listen to the orginal Bway cast album, Cariou does a pretty great job.

[@jws1272]

George Hearn is to Sweeney Todd, what Michael Crawford is to Phantom..............THE GREATEST!!!

[@horseyfacetheglorious]

I think Depp is the best, even if his singing isn’t always the best

[@flymanaz]

Len breathes life to the original, Hearn takes that to the next level, and Depp adds that dark undertone that is unmatched!!! I like Hearn out of the 3 the most, but he owes Len a lot of credit!!! Great post!!!

[@WillScarlet16]

My favorite bit of acting from Hearn comes when he looks at the Judge's bare neck with no emotion showing on his face, and he starts lathering him whistling, imagining how the blood is going to spurt down his chest...

[@ianmac4595]

Then stops when he realizes his daughters in danger

[@crystalkarma2015]

I love every iteration of this play.

[@codymays9943]

I tend to agree. Even the not so great productions make for good theater. This play is a winner.

[@crystalkarma2015]

@@codymays9943 for sure.

[@zoecolquitt1355]

( sobbing) pretty as her mother!

[@annakorchek9915]

The Judge sings the lyrics with a carnivorous lechery. The murderer is most innocent character on the stage. Brilliant.

[@ZephaniahL]

Hope you never work in a legal system.

[@TheContessa52]

THE BEST SWEENEY! LONG LIVE GEORGE HEARN!

[@Joetheshow445]

This is the best rendition in my humble opinion. I can’t decide which I like more the movie or this one

[@Pizzaguy975]

As rare as credit I give to the movie that version of pretty women will always be my favorite but this is a very close second

[@steelsith2579]

This version is so fantastic

[@nadinthompson29]

Абалдеть, я не знала, что это настолько старая история! видела только версию с Джонии Деппом)

[@Crn0.dugm3]

Same and I'm literally DIGGING other versions lmfao

[@prestongeeding1995]

RIP Stephen Sondheim.

[@LunarShimmer]

They're both singing about pretty women (like Lucy) but the Judge is quicker to 'suggest' things, and Sweeney sounds like he's, well, about to break down sobbing ("Pretty as her mother?", 2:14 ).

[@ZephaniahL]

Sondheim didn’t know anything about pretty women, so small chance of convincing lechery there…

[@LunarShimmer]

@@ZephaniahL What about being gay implies that a man cannot have a perception of beauty, regardless of gender? Honest question here. Must have missed this reply earlier.

[@ZephaniahL]

@ Honest answer - quit besmirching the word ‘gay.’ It’s ‘homosexual.’

[@LunarShimmer]

@@ZephaniahL Dude, I was literally just saying that the emotion and expression in George's voice when he says that is really good. I said nothing about Sondheim's sexuality, which is a non-issue in regards to this song. Clearly you are part of the minority here with this opinion, because everyone I talk to, who watches Sondheim, talks about him, plays in revivals of his productions, has no problem with this, and agrees with me that it is possible for - however you want to put it - a man who enjoys the company of another man to be capable of seeing a woman and thinking "oh, she's pretty". You don't have to have a sexual attraction to her. You are the one who brought this entire issue up. I made an innocent comment about how much I love _the actor_ playing Sweeney here, saying absolutely nothing about Sondheim's inclinations. I find it offensive, as a queer person myself, that you are seeming to insinuate that I do not understand what I am talking about here. Gay, homosexual, it doesn't matter, he liked men. The term does not matter. Gay is more casual, yes, but solely saying "homosexual" when referring to these matters, and demanding that _I_ do as well, despite my different life experiences than you and different opinions of things altogether, makes you come off as abrasive and opinionated. I will not be giving you advice or anything like that. I have much better things to do with my time, but Sondheim is one of my greatest passions currently, and I refuse to accept this kind of comment on _my_ comment that I made completely separately from what you brought up, 2 entire years ago, back in 2022. But you decided to post on my comment, for literally no reason that I can tell, that Sondheim didn't know what a pretty woman was. Did you know he did the music for West Side Story? Have you heard of "I Feel Pretty", sung by Maria? Yeah, I'm not going to waste any more time on you. I hope this comment made you think a little. I'm not going to reply to you if you bother to reply to this. I'm just going to be laughing at you in silence, so do it at your own risk, I guess.

[@ZephaniahL]

@ Dick

[@LexJohnson-i7g]

Best version of this musical hands down

[@tylertheleper8468]

Anyone else notice how Hearn is breaking down throughout the song?

[@robertknuckles6813]

You can practically hear a pin drop around the 10 second mark

[@Gotenks7Kid]

“Some obscure retreat”.... a madhouse?

[@oliverpony]

This version of sweetheart he also played the grandpa in the Barney the dinosaur movie

[@oliverdelica2289]

Thanks for uploading this! Speaking of which, is Sweeney left handed?

[@stainface4980]

The 80s version didn’t care for the hollywood hot people attraction and it shows. This version is so distressing, disturbing and full of hateful emotion. It forces you to feel the disgust. It’s haunting.

[@maxpola84]

PRETTY WOMAN/EPIPHANY/A LITTLE PRIEST (SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET 1982)

[@FoxAttaak]

I watched this in theatre on probable hangover days

[@fundifferent1]

For some reason ALL of Johanna parts are cut out from this playlist. You all really know how to just mess stuff up for no reason.

[@Oli-xc4tm]

Lathers everything except the beard

[@oliverdelica2289]

😂😂😂

[@kaspathot]

He did that so he trim everything but the goatee.

[@virgilhawkins3390]

1) Gotta keep it for future performances. 2) A barber with a straight razor isn't always there to shave *off* all the facial hair. He's shaping the sides and clearing his neck of stubble.

[@Koujujutsu]

I love the stage play and this cast - the music and their singing is far better than the movie - but they are at their absolute worst for this recording. The audio album they recorded; I wish they were doing video of that one at the same time. George Hearn can really sing his ass off!

[@a_rocknrolladdict.0312]

On the original Broadway cast album, the actor playing Sweeney is Len Cariou, who imo is the best performer of Sweeney, even thought we only have the album and a bootleg to go off for judging his performance: George Hearn is amazing too!

[@MaelstromsMonsters]

Why the Judge holding that bowl?

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

I can see shaving someone while singing being REALLY difficult.

[@jeffjaco]

Is this the same version that air did 1982 on PBS as part of mystery or masterpiece theater hosted by Vincent Price?

[@CountofBeretania]

I thought the guy playing Judge Turpin looked familiar - he was the drunk guy from “Big Daddy” and the grandfather from “Road Trip”.

[@TerryEnergy]

Now I am at a crossroads. Which is better? George Hearn's or Johnny Depp's?

[@Askmolnet]

Johnny: His softer approach gave Sweeney a more tender and genuinely tortured soul,

[@oscarschmitt6048]

Johnny Depp As Sweeney Todd Alan Rickman As Judge Turpin

[@TheMgs01]

5 people are not pretty

[@alexandercarmichael3259]

Not Really a fan of Hearns version. Todd is meant to be almost completely void of emotion, not chewing the scenery

[@gemmasoyls6445]

Wtf is up with the horrible edits? Cutting Signore Pirelli's death scene. It isn't always all about the music. Sometimes the singers need a break and a scene to advance the it. This edited version makes no musical or timeline sense. Smh.

[@willguynn3067]

Pirelli dies much earlier in the show, after “Wait,” and the coin purse scene happens before this number begins. This version is unedited.

[@franciscoguerreiro7308]

This guy is a better Johnny Depp than Johnny Depp

[@elicarlson7682]

Tf is this 😭😭 this is so bad 💀

[@Mollusc_music_and_memes]

You have no taste

[@elicarlson7682]

@@Mollusc_music_and_memes 💀💀💀

[@pettylittleliarbussy]

🤡

[@elicarlson7682]

@@pettylittleliarbussy rip

[@sir-ln4qf]

Hey, if you eat french fries and ketchup your whole life, legitimate fine dining food tastes like shit. The same applies here, to your shit taste.