Picnic
Ripper........: VH-PROD Length.......: 113 mins
Source........: DVD Aspect Ratio.: 2.35:1
Type..........: XviD Resolution...: 576x256
Disks.........: 1CD,50x15MB
Video Bitrate: 854 kb/s
Release Date..: 5-19-03 Audio Bitrate: 132kb/sec VBR MP3
Theater Date..: 2-16-56 Framerate....: 23.976FPS
DVD Release...: 4-18-00 IMDB Rating..: 7.4/10 (910 votes)
Genre........: Drama
IMDB Link: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0048491
Plot: The morning of a small town Labor Day picnic, a drifter (Hal
Carter) blows into town to visit an old fraternity buddy (Alan
Benson) who also happens to be the son of the richest man in
town. Hal is an egocentric braggart - all potential and no
accomplishment. He meets up with Madge Owens, the town beauty
queen and girlfriend of Alan Benson.
Cast: William Holden ...... Hal Carter
Kim Novak ........... Madge Owens
Betty Field ......... Flo Owens
Susan Strasberg ..... Millie Owens
Cliff Robertson ..... Alan Benson
Arthur O'Connell .... Howard Bevans
Verna Felton ........ Helen Potts
Reta Shaw ........... Irma Kronkite
Nick Adams .......... Bomber, Paper Boy
Raymond Bailey ...... Mr. Benson
[ R E L E A S E N O T E S ]
Columbia Pictures wanted to promote Rosalind Russell for an Academy
Award nomination, but the actress refused to be placed in the "best
supporting" category. Many felt she would have won had she
cooperated.
William Holden had to shave his chest for his role as it was
considered too risque for those times.
In 1957, a marketing investigator, James Vicary, announced that for
six weeks he had included subliminal messages in showings of the
movie "Picnic." The messages supposedly said: "Eat Popcorn, Drink
Coca-Cola." According to Vicary, the sales of this products
increased from 18 to 57%. Even though his experiment led him to fame,
Vicary never gave details of how he realized the experiment; and
admitted in a later interview that everything was just a marketing
trick.
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