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Title: The play is better
Review: I recently was a part of the production of this show at my university, and after performing the show and working with it for over 4 months, i was disappointed when i finally watched the film. The rewrites changed much of the emotional content of the story, and actually made it harder to understand. Finally, when it comes right down to it, i felt that Dick van Dyke missed many of the traits for the character. It's an excellent show, and if it's ever being performed in a close vicinity to yourself, then go see it! but the film is not nearly as good. And also, it's a good show assuming the lead actors understand the roles...since the entire story hinges on two characters, they are extremely important and can either help or destroy the show.Also, contrary to what somewhat else said, Milan Stitt wrote the play in the 70's, and then rewrote the screenplay very soon after it was a hit on broadway in the same decade.
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