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The First 48
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The First 48
Genre
Documentary
Narrated by
Dion Graham
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
15
No. of episodes
326 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
John X. Kim
Alexis Robie
Laura Fleury
Peter Tarshis
Running time
42 minutes
Production company(s)
ITV Studios America
Release
Original network
A&E
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release
June 3, 2004 (2004-06-03) – present
Chronology
Related shows
After the First 48
The First 48: Missing Persons
The Killer Speaks
External links
Website
www.aetv.com/the_first_48/
The First 48 is an American documentary television series on A&E. Filmed in various cities in the United States, the series offers an insider's look at the real-life world of homicide investigators. While the series often follows the investigations to their end, it usually focuses on their first 48 hours, hence the title. Each episode picks one or more homicides in different cities, covering each alternately, showing how detectives use forensic evidence, witness interviews and other advanced detective skills to identify suspects. While most cases are solved within the first 48 hours, some go on days, weeks, months, or even years after the first 48.
The series was nominated for a Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award in the Continuing Series category by the International Documentary Association, eventually losing out to American Experience. By season 6, The First 48 had become the highest rated non-fiction justice series on television, and had gained critical acclaim along with controversy.[1] The season 8 premiere, "Gone", which aired on January 1, 2009, garnered a domestic audience of 2.3 million viewers which made it the series' most watched episode, at the time.[2]
Contents
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1 Title sequence
2 Episodes
2.1 Spin-offs
3 Reception
4 Controversy
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Title sequence[edit]
Until the middle of the 12th season, the opening title sequence featured the conceptual statement "For homicide detectives, the clock starts ticking the moment they are called. Their chance of solving a murder is cut in half if they don't get a lead within the first 48 hours." The original soundtrack, opening title theme and dark ambient sound design for the overall program were composed by Chuck Hammer (2004–2006). Later composers included Brian and Justin Deming (2006–2008) and Paul Brill (2008–2015), who continued with a combination of dark ambient music integrated with sound design.
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of The First 48 episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 13 June 3, 2004 (2004-06-03) November 18, 2004 (2004-11-18)
2 13 January 6, 2005 (2005-01-06) August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)
3 12 October 6, 2005 (2005-10-06) March 2, 2006 (2006-03-02)
4 19 June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) December 28, 2006 (2006-12-28)
5 13 January 11, 2007 (2007-01-11) May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31)
6 18 June 21, 2007 (2007-06-21) December 6, 2007 (2007-12-06)
7 26 January 10, 2008 (2008-01-10) September 11, 2008 (2008-09-11)
8 16 September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18) April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23)
9 11 June 18, 2009 (2009-06-18) September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)
10 16 January 14, 2010 (2010-01-14) June 10, 2010 (2010-06-10)
11 36 July 8, 2010 (2010-07-08) June 9, 2011 (2011-06-09)
12 43 June 16, 2011 (2011-06-16) December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20)
13 36 March 7, 2013 (2013-03-07) May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)
14 24 June 19, 2014 (2014-06-19) May 21, 2015 (2015-05-21)
15 30 November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05) September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05)
16 TBD December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01) ()
Spin-offs[edit]
The series has several follow-up episodes entitled After the First 48—detailing the trials of those accused in previous episodes—and the aftermath of victims' survivors. The First 48: Missing Persons follows the same story format as the original series. The latest spin-off, The Killer Speaks, depicts convicted felons as they describe their crimes through their first-hand accounts.
Reception[edit]
In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that The First 48 "has a classic Black Belt audience pattern".[3]
Controversy[edit]
On November 18, 2009, 21-year-old Taiwan Smart was charged with two counts of second-degree murder of his two roommates in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood.[4] His story aired later as an episode titled "Inside Job." Evidence later established that police made important mistakes in their investigation. Additionally, The First 48 misrepresented a key witness's statement on the program. Smart was released in June 2011 and has since sued the city of Miami for false imprisonment. The episode continues to air without correction.[5]
On May 16, 2010, a 7-year-old Detroit girl named Aiyana Jones was shot and killed during a "special weapons and tactics" (SWAT) raid that was filmed by The First 48 cameras.[6] Detroit SWAT unit raided the duplex while searching for a homicide suspect. On October 5, 2011, prosecutors charged the Detroit police officer with the involuntary manslaughter of Jones. Allison Howard, an A&E Television Network camera operator filming that night, was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice after lying under oath.[7] She pleaded no contest to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to two years of probation.[8]
The show's unprecedented access to police departments has generated some controversy because such access is not typically given to traditional local news media. Moreover, the show has been criticized for putting witnesses in danger by revealing their faces and their voices on a nationally televised program and for not being sensitive to what might happen to them in the form of retaliation. In response to such criticism, witnesses often ask producers to have their faces blurred out and voices changed or to speak off camera.
See also[edit]
The First 48: Missing Persons
After the First 48
The Killer Speaks
The Critical Hour
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Breaking News - A&E Real Life Series - the First 48 & Swat Return for Sixth and Third Seasons Respectively". TheFutonCritic.com. June 27, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Breaking News - A&E Kicked Off the New Year with the Record Breaking Season Premiere of 'The First 48'". TheFutonCritic.com. January 5, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
Jump up ^ Katz, Josh (2016-12-27). "'Duck Dynasty' vs. 'Modern Family': 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide". The New York Times.
Jump up ^ "The First 48 Makes Millions Off Imprisoning Innocents". Miami New Times. January 16, 2014.
Jump up ^ "The First 48 Makes Millions Off Imprisoning Innocents". Miami New Times. January 16, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Lawyer questions police version of raid that killed girl". CNN. May 17, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Nightcap - A Different Kind of News". The33tv.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Allison Howard, 'The First 48' Videographer, Pleads In Fatal Detroit Raid That Killed Aiyana-Stanley Jones". Huffingtonpost.com. June 21, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
External links[edit]
Official website
The First 48 on IMDb
The First 48 at TV.com
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Isle of Dogs (film)
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Isle of Dogs
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Wes Anderson
Produced by
Wes Anderson
Scott Rudin
Steven Rales
Jeremy Dawson
Screenplay by
Wes Anderson
Story by
Wes Anderson
Roman Coppola
Jason Schwartzman
Kunichi Nomura
Starring
Bryan Cranston
Edward Norton
Bill Murray
Jeff Goldblum
Bob Balaban
Kunichi Nomura
Ken Watanabe
Greta Gerwig
Frances McDormand
Fisher Stevens
Nijiro Murakami
Harvey Keitel
Koyu Rankin
Liev Schreiber
Scarlett Johansson
Tilda Swinton
Akira Ito
Akira Takayama
F. Murray Abraham
Yojiro Noda
Mari Natsuki
Yoko Ono
Frank Wood
Narrated by
Courtney B. Vance
Music by
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Tristan Oliver
Edited by
Ralph Foster
Edward Bursch
Production
company
Indian Paintbrush
American Empirical Pictures
Distributed by
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date
February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15) (Berlinale)
March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23) (United States)
May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10) (Germany)
Running time
101 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Germany[2][3][4][5]
Language
English
Japanese
Box office
$61.4 million[6]
Isle of Dogs (犬ヶ島, Inugashima) is a 2018 stop-motion animated film written, produced and directed by Wes Anderson. Set in a dystopian near-future Japan, the film follows a group of dogs who helps a young boy searching for his dog after the whole species is banished to an island after a canine-flu outbreak. The ensemble voice cast includes Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Courtney B. Vance, Fisher Stevens, Harvey Keitel, Liev Schreiber, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, F. Murray Abraham, Frank Wood, Kunichi Nomura and Yoko Ono.
A US-German co-production, Isle of Dogs was produced by Indian Paintbrush and Anderson's own production company, American Empirical Pictures. The film opened the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, where Anderson was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Director. It was given a limited release in the United States on March 23, 2018, by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and went on wide release on April 13. It has grossed $61 million worldwide, and received praise for its animation, story, and deadpan humor; some critics, however, have accused it of cultural appropriation.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Filming
4 Release
5 Reception
5.1 Box office
5.2 Critical response
5.3 Criticism
5.4 Accolades
6 Soundtrack
6.1 Track listing
7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
In a dystopian near-future Japan, a dog-flu virus spreads throughout the canine population. Though one scientist, Professor Watanabe, is close to finding a cure, the authoritarian mayor of Megasaki City, Kobayashi, signs a decree banishing all dogs to Trash Island. The first exile is Spots, who belonged to Atari Kobayashi, the orphaned nephew and ward of the mayor.
Six months later, Atari steals a plane and flies to Trash Island to search for Spots. After a crash-landing, he is rescued by a pack of dogs led by a black dog, Chief. They decide to help Atari locate Spots, although Chief, a former stray, is reluctant to fraternize with humans. They fend off a rescue team sent by Kobayashi to retrieve Atari. At the insistence of a female purebreed named Nutmeg, Chief reluctantly decides to accompany the group on their search. They seek advice from two sage dogs, Jupiter and Oracle, who warn them of cannibal dogs on an isolated part of the island.
Professor Watanabe finds a cure, but is poisoned by Kobayashi. American exchange student Tracy Walker suspects a conspiracy and begins to investigate. She confronts Watanabe's former colleague Yoko Ono, who confirms Tracy's suspicions and gives her the last dose of the cure.
During the journey, Atari and Chief are separated from the others. Atari bathes Chief, revealing that his coat is actually white. Noticing the similarity between Chief and Spots, Atari realizes that Chief is of Spots' breed, which is extremely rare. Chief recalls being part of a litter where all but one of his siblings died. He begins to bond with Atari as they continue their journey. They rejoin the group and locate the cannibal tribe, but are ambushed by Kobayashi's men. Spots arrives with an army of dogs who fend off the assailants. He reveals that he was rescued by the cannibal tribe and became their leader. Spots also confirms that Chief is his brother and asks to transfer his protection duties for Atari to Chief, to which both agree.
An owl brings word that Kobayashi plans to order total extermination of all dogs on Trash Island. At Kobayashi's election ceremony, Kobayashi prepares to give the order, but Tracy presents her evidence of his corruption. Atari and the dogs also arrive and confirm the cure works. Kobayashi has a change of heart, but his right-hand man Major Domo insists on triggering the extermination. A fight ensues in which the "execute" button is pressed, but the poison backfires on the captors due to Tracy's hacker friend.
During the fight, Atari and Spots are gravely injured. Atari's only remaining kidney fails, but Kobayashi, admitting his mistakes, donates his own to save him. By election law, mayorship of the city falls to Atari and he decrees that dogs be allowed to reintegrate into society. Tracy and Atari become a couple, and Chief reunites with Nutmeg and takes up the role of bodyguard for Atari. Presumed dead, Spots recovers and secretly raises his litter under the Kobayashi Manor.
Cast[edit]
Bryan Cranston as Chief[5]
Koyu Rankin as Atari Kobayashi[5]
Edward Norton as Rex[5]
Bob Balaban as King[5]
Bill Murray as Boss[5]
Jeff Goldblum as Duke[5]
Kunichi Nomura as Mayor Kobayashi[7]
Akira Takayama as Major Domo[5]
Greta Gerwig as Tracy Walker[5]
Frances McDormand as Interpreter Nelson[5]
Akira Ito as Professor Watanabe[5]
Scarlett Johansson as Nutmeg[7]
Harvey Keitel as Gondo[5]
F. Murray Abraham as Jupiter[5]
Yoko Ono as Assistant Scientist Yoko Ono[5]
Tilda Swinton as Oracle[5]
Ken Watanabe as Head Surgeon[5]
Mari Natsuki as Auntie[5]
Fisher Stevens as Scrap[5]
Nijiro Murakami as Editor Hiroshi[5]
Liev Schreiber as Spots[5]
Courtney B. Vance as the narrator[7]
Yojiro Noda as News Anchor[8]
Frank Wood as Simul-Translate Machine[8]
Roman Coppola as Igor
Anjelica Huston as Mute Poodle
Kara Hayward as Peppermint
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Isle of Dogs press conference at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, February 2018
In October 2015, Anderson, who had previously directed the animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox, announced he would be returning to the genre with "a film about dogs"[9] starring Edward Norton, Bryan Cranston and Bob Balaban.[10][11] Anderson has said that he was inspired by seeing a road sign for the Isle of Dogs in England while Fantastic Mr. Fox was in development.[12] Anderson said that the film was strongly influenced by the films of Akira Kurosawa, as well as the stop-motion animated holiday specials made by Rankin/Bass Productions.[13]
Filming[edit]
Production began in October 2016 at the 3 Mills Studios in East London.[14][15][16]
Release[edit]
On December 23, 2016, Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film, with plans for a 2018 release.[17][18] A trailer was released on September 21, 2017.[19]
The film premiered as the opening film of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2018, and had its North American premiere as the closing film of the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2018.[20] Isle of Dogs began a limited release in the U.S. on March 23, 2018.[21] It was released nationwide in the United States on April 13, 2018.[22][23][24]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
As of June 12, 2018, Isle of Dogs has grossed $31.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $29.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $61.4 million.[6]
In its first weekend of limited release, the film made $1.57 million from 27 theaters (an average of $58,148 per venue), which is the highest screen average of 2018 thus far.[22] 60% of its audience was under the age of 30.[25] In its second weekend the film made $2.8 million from 165 theaters (an increase of 74%), finishing 11th.[26] The film entered the top 10 in its third weekend, making $4.6 million from 554 theaters.[27] The film expanded to 1,939 theaters the following week and made $5 million, finishing 7th at the box office.[28]
Critical response[edit]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 264, reviews, and an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The beautifully stop-motion animated Isle of Dogs finds Wes Anderson at his detail-oriented best while telling one of the director's most winsomely charming stories."[29] On Metacritic, which assigns normalized ratings to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 54 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."[30] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale,[25] while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an overall positive score of 88%.[31]
Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising it for taking risks, and saying: "It’s smart and different and sometimes deliberately odd and really funny — rarely in a laugh-out-loud way, more in a smile-and-nod-I-get-the-joke kind of way."[32] Exclaim! gave the film 7 out of 10, saying it "has all the hallmarks of another Wes Anderson classic."[33]
Criticism[edit]
Some critics have argued that the film is an example of racial stereotyping and cultural appropriation, and that one of its characters aligns with the trope of the "white savior".[34] The Japanese characters speak unsubtitled Japanese, with their dialogue instead being translated by an interpreter or a machine. Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times wrote "It's in the director's handling of the story's human factor that his sensitivity falters, and the weakness for racial stereotyping that has sometimes marred his work comes to the fore... Much of the Japanese dialogue has been pared down to simple statements that non-speakers can figure out based on context and facial expressions". Angie Han, writing in Mashable, calls the American exchange student character Tracy a "classic example of the 'white savior' archetype–the well-meaning white hero who arrives in a foreign land and saves its people from themselves".[35]
While this critique has created some furore on the film's release, Chang has said that his review had been taken out of context and turned into a "battle cry" on Twitter, adding, "I wasn't offended; nor was I looking to be offended".[36] Another Japanese-American perspective was provided by Emily Yoshida, writing in New York magazine, that these concerns had been "seen before in debates about Asian culture as reflected by Western culture — perspectives can vary wildly between Asian-Americans and immigrated Asians, and what feels like tribute to some feels like opportunism to others".[37]
Writing for BuzzFeed, Alison Willmore found "no overt malicious intent to Isle of Dogs' cultural tourism, but it's marked by a hodgepodge of references that an American like Anderson might cough up if pressed to free associate about Japan – taiko drummers, anime, Hokusai, sumo, kabuki, haiku, cherry blossoms, and a mushroom cloud (!). [...] This all has more to do with the... insides of Anderson's brain than it does any actual place. It's Japan purely as an aesthetic – and another piece of art that treats the East not as a living, breathing half of the planet but as a mirror for the Western imagination".[38] She continued, "in the wake of Isle of Dogs' opening weekend, there were multiple headlines wondering whether the film was an act of appropriation or homage. But the question is rhetorical – the two aren't mutually exclusive, and the former is not automatically off the table just because the creator's intent was the latter".[38]
Conversely, Moeko Fujii wrote a favorable review for The New Yorker, complimenting the film's depiction of the Japanese and their culture, as well as pointing out that language is the key theme of the movie. Fujii wrote,
Anderson’s decision not to subtitle the Japanese speakers struck me as a carefully considered artistic choice. Isle of Dogs is profoundly interested in the humor and fallibility of translation... This is the beating heart of the film: there is no such thing as “true” translation. Everything is interpreted. Translation is malleable and implicated, always, by systems of power... [the film] shows the seams of translation, and demarcates a space that is accessible—and funny—only to Japanese viewers.[39]
Fujii also deconstructed the criticisms of the character of Tracy Walker being a "white savior," and how this relates to the film's language theme, writing,
At a climactic moment, the movie rejects the notion of universal legibility, placing the onus of interpretation solely upon the American audience... This is a sly subversion, in which the Japanese evince an agency independent of foreign validation. Indeed, to say that the scene dehumanizes the Japanese is to assume the primacy of an English-speaking audience. Such logic replicates the very tyranny of language that Isle of Dogs attempts to erode.[39]
Accolades[edit]
Award
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Category
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Result
Ref
Berlin International Film Festival 15–25 February 2018 Silver Bear for Best Director Wes Anderson Won [40][41]
Best Film Nominated
Golden Trailer Awards May 2018 Best Animation/Family Isle of Dogs Won [42]
Titanic International Film Festival April 13, 2018 Audience's Award - Best Film Wes Anderson [43]
SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards 17-19 March 2018 Headliners [44]
Soundtrack[edit]
Isle of Dogs: Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Alexandre Desplat
Released
March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)
Studio
Air Studios, London, UK[45]
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Label
ABKCO 18771849322
Producer
Wes Anderson
Randall Poster
Wes Anderson film soundtrack chronology
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(2014)The Grand Budapest Hotel2014 Isle of Dogs
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rating
Backseat Mafia 7.5/10[46]
Drowned in Sound 7/10[47]
Pitchfork 7.3/10[48]
The film's score was composed by Alexandre Desplat, who had previously worked with Anderson on Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. The soundtrack also features various original and selected songs from a variety of musicians, mainly from Japan. Some songs had origins in classic Japanese cinema such as the Akira Kurosawa films Drunken Angel (1948) and Seven Samurai (1954). The soundtrack comprises 22 tracks in total, 15 of which were composed by Desplat.[49]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written and performed by Alexandre Desplat, except where noted.
No.
Title
Length
1. "Shinto Shrine" 1:56
2. "Taiko Drumming" (written and performed by Kaoru Watanabe) 0:50
3. "The Municipal Dome" 2:29
4. "Six Months Later + Dog Fight" 2:05
5. "The Hero Pack" 1:08
6. "First Crash-Landing" 0:56
7. "Kanbei & Katsushiro – Kikuchiyo's Mambo" (from Seven Samurai) (written by Fumio Hayasaka, performed by Toho Symphony Orchestra) 0:52
8. "Second Crash-Landing + Bath House + Beach Attack" 4:07
9. "Nutmeg" 0:48
10. "Kosame No Oka" (from Drunken Angel) (written by Hachirō Satō and Ryōichi Hattori, performed by David Mansfield) 1:06
11. "I Won't Hurt You" (written by Michael Lloyd, Shaun Harris and Bob Markley, performed by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band) 2:23
12. "Toshiro" 1:07
13. "Jupiter and Oracle + Aboriginal Dogs" 2:05
14. "Sushi Scene" 1:41
15. "Midnight Sleighride" (from Lieutenant Kijé Suite) (written by Sergei Prokofiev, performed by Sauter-Finegan Orchestra) 3:01
16. "Pagoda Slide" 1:08
17. "First Bath of a Stray Dog" 0:26
18. "TV Drumming" (written and performed by Watanabe) 0:31
19. "Kobayashi Canine-Testing Laboratory" 1:57
20. "Tokyo Shoe Shine Boy" (written by Seiichi Ida and Tasuku Sano, performed by Teruko Akatsuki) 3:02
21. "Re-Election Night, Parts 1-3" 5:00
22. "End Titles" 4:51
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The Andrews Sisters singing "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" in Private Buckaroo.
"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)" is a popular song that was made famous by Glenn Miller and by the Andrews Sisters during World War II. Its lyrics are the words of two young lovers who pledge their fidelity while one of them is away serving in the war.[1]
Originally titled "Anywhere the Bluebird Goes",[2] the melody was written by Sam H. Stept as an updated version of the nineteenth-century English folk song "Long, Long Ago".[3] Lew Brown and Charles Tobias wrote the lyrics and the song debuted in the 1939 Broadway musical Yokel Boy. After the United States entered the war in December 1941, Brown and Tobias modified the lyrics to their current form, with the chorus ending with "...till I come marching home".[2]
"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" remained in Your Hit Parade's first place from October 1942 through January 1943. It was the longest period for a war song to hold first place.[4]
In February 18, 1942 the Glenn Miller Orchestra recorded the song with vocals by Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, and The Modernaires. This record spent thirteen weeks on the Billboard charts and was ranked as the nation's twelfth best-selling recording of the year.[5] In May the song was featured in the film Private Buckaroo as a performance by the Andrews Sisters with the Harry James orchestra and featuring a tap dancing routine by The Jivin' Jacks and Jills. This scene is often considered one of the most memorable of the film.[6] The Andrews Sisters then released the song on Decca Records. (In a 1971 interview, Patty Andrews reported that this was their most requested song.)[1] Many other artists released records of the song that year, including Kay Kyser. With the Miller, Andrews, and Kyser records all being popular on the radio, "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" became one of the few songs in history to have three different versions on the radio hit parade at the same time.[2]
The following year, Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh wrote "They Just Chopped Down the Old Apple Tree" for the film Around the World as a humorous parody of this song, which was recorded by The Dinning Sisters. Frank Loesser's and Arthur Schwartz's "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" from Thank Your Lucky Stars, also references the song when a woman tells her lover that she "can't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me" because all of the other men her age are also fighting in the war.[7] More recently, "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" was featured in the films Twelve O'Clock High (1949), With a Song in My Heart (1952), Kiss Them for Me (1957), A Carol for Another Christmas (1964), In Dreams (1999) and The Master (2012).[8] It also featured in the mini-series The Pacific, and an instrumental muzak version was featured in the film Devil (2010).
The title of the song was the inspiration for columnist Lewis Grizzard's 1981 book, Don't Sit Under The Grits Tree With Anyone Else But Me.
In 2012, Broadway icon Carol Channing released a duet of the song with Country singer T. Graham Brown on her album True To The Red, White, and Blue.
The title of the song was the inspiration behind Steven J. Andrews' debut novel, 'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree'.
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 2, side B.
^ Jump up to: a b c Holsinger, M. Paul (1999). War and American Popular Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group: p. 256. ISBN 978-0-313-29908-7.
Jump up ^ Studwell, William Emmett (1996). The National and Religious Song Reader: Patriotic, Traditional, and Sacred Songs from Around the World. Psychology Press: p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7890-0099-6.
Jump up ^ Smith, Kathleen E.R. God Bless America: Tin Pan Alley Goes to War. The University Press of Kentucky. p. 111. ISBN 0-8131-2256-2.
Jump up ^ "The Year's Top Recordings". The Billboard. 55 (1): 27. January 2, 1943. ISSN 0006-2510
Jump up ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Private Buckaroo: Plot Synopsis". AllMovie. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
Jump up ^ Jones, John Bush (2006). The Songs That Fought the War: Popular Music and the Home Front, 1939–1945. University Press of New England: pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-58465-443-8.
Jump up ^ Sforza, John (2004). Swing It!: The Andrews Sisters Story. The University Press of Kentucky: p. 225. ISBN 978-0-8131-9099-0.
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