| Actors: Sissy Spacek, Howard Da Silva, Sally Kellerman, William Hurt, Joseph Turrin Director: Ronald F. Maxwell Creators: Albert Innaurato, Paul Gallico Genres: Drama, Television, Musicals & Performing Arts, Military & War Sub-Genres: Drama, Television, Musicals, Broadway Theatre Archive, Military & War Studio: Kultur Video Format: DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 10/29/2002 Original Release Date: 01/25/1978 Theatrical Release Date: 01/25/1978 Release Year: 2002 Run Time: 1hr 30min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 8 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: English |
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  | Verna - USO Girl Broadway Theatre Archive Actors: Sissy Spacek, Howard Da Silva, Sally Kellerman, William Hurt, Joseph Turrin Director: Ronald F. Maxwell Genres: Drama, Television, Musicals & Performing Arts, Military & War NR 2002 1hr 30min Academy Award-winner Sissy Spacek (Carrie, Coal Miner's Daughter) is Verna, USO Girl, a kindhearted - but not particularly talented - member of a performing troupe in World War II Belgium. She wins the heart of an American... more » |
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Movie ReviewsBeautifully Acted Feel Good Drama!! 12/21/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Sissy Spacek stars as a second rate wartime USO Girl entertainer trying to make the bigtime.It's a beautifully acted feel good movie!!" Verna- Little Girl, Big Dreams Edward L. Covington | Claremore OK USA | 08/30/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "It was at least 10 years ago when I first saw "Verna - USO Girl." I never forgot this story and the poignant portrayal by Sissy Spacek. I was thrilled when I found I could get it from Amazon. This film was everything I remembered, and more. I'm sharing it with everyone I can get to sit still long enough and we cry every time. Jere Covington Claremore OK" A little gem Dana R. Baggett | Maine | 05/26/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "I bought this DVD some time ago but only got around to playing it on the occasion of Memorial Day 2009. I'm glad I did. The talent - actors, writers, direction - is top-notch which is rather surprising since it was a made-for-TV production (i.e., small budget). It was shown nationwide by PBS as part of the Great Performances series on January 25, 1978 and then dropped out of sight.
What gives it an aura of authenticity is that it was filmed on location on US Army combat training centers in Germany. I suspect that the soldiers in the film were loaned by the US Army to be "extras." The same with the military equipment. The cast is top notch. The hard part for them is playing "down" to the talent level of their characters who are essentially vaudevillians. Sissy Spacek in the title role is very convincing as someone who imagines that she is on her way to stardom but really has only "third-rate talent." (Two years later she won an Oscar for her role in "Coal Miner's Daughter" and has received many awards since.) One curiosity. There is no mention of Howard Da Silva on the keep case and yet he has a big role in the film. Amazon corrects that oversight - deservedly so. This is apparently a transfer from VHS. Indeed, the original production may have been originally taped for TV. There is a warning screen on the DVD that the conversion to digital exposes the flaws in the original media. Never mind. As the story unfolds, you won't care. Finally, this little film is a tribute to all the USO troupers - men and women who slogged through the mud, danced in the dirt, sang in the tropical sun and the rain, lived in tents, bounced around in trucks, told bad jokes and took big risks in combat zones and military bases around the world - who gave what talent they had so GIs could have a laugh and see some feminine pulchritude if only for a little while. God Bless Them All." |
