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(More customer reviews)For classic film fans, it doesn't get any better than the films featuring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, but the special magic was in the movies they starred in together.
This latest and greatest offering provides all of their movies in one package, two that haven't been released on DVD before. For fans who have been buying each of their films as they've been released, there is little reason to duplicate those purchases here, as the two remaining films are also now being released. This is, however, a wonderful boxed set for fans new to these amazing actors, or for others who only have one or two of their movies.
Tracy and Hepburn are truly iconic: their sparkle on screen was a chemistry that was not only acting but very, very real. They were a committed couple for decades, but because Tracy was married but separated, they never publicly acknowledged their relationship during his life time. Tracy was a Catholic back in the days when divorce was not an option, so he and his wife had a quiet separation, that was respected by the media, which never "outed" them. Hard to imagine in this day and age of the stalkarazzi!
In addition to their films, this boxed set includes a special tribute to Tracy that Hepburn made, in which she finally publicly discussed their private relationship. Hepburn only produced the film after Mrs. Tracy passed away, because she didn't want her to be embarrassed by the disclosure.
Hepburn describes when they first met, saying that she had made a quip to him about being taller than he was, to which he replied something like, "Don't worry, I'll cut you down to size."
This set includes Woman of the Year; Keeper of the Flame (first time on DVD); Without Love; The Sea of Grass (first time on DVD); State of the Union; Adam's Rib; Pat and Mike, which was written especially for them to star; Desk Set; and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, about a white couple coming to grips with their daughter's engagement to a black man.
Tracy was very ill during the production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, but by sheer force of his amazing personality he managed to finish the film. He died a very short time later. (Look for an unforgettable scene in which his character tells his 'wife' played by Hepburn, how much he loves her. Fans have long believed it was his on-screen TRUE love declaration to Hepburn, whose eyes brim with real tears as he talks.)
If you're a first-time viewer of these films, you owe it to yourself to buy this great collection. They are more than worth watching, they are worth owning and enjoying again and again.
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Tracy & Hepburn the Definitive CollectionShe adjusts a stocking on one slim, elegant leg. He wanders in, admiring the view. She glances up ... and it's magic. It stayed magic for Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn for 25 years, from that first movie meeting in Woman of the Year, through eight more classic films. Cinema fans who have long celebrated the remarkable couple's on-and-off-screen partnership have more to celebrate with Tracy & Hepburn: The Definitive Collection, the only place to find all the films they made together, plus a glowing documentary about Tracy hosted by Hepburn. From witty sophisticated comedies (Woman of the Year, Without Love, Adam's Rib, Pat and Mike, Desk Set) to trenchent dramas (Keeper of the Flame, The Sea of Grass, State of the Union) to their final film rich with laughs and tears (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), this unique collection captures every moment of the incomparable Tracy-Hepburn screen magic.
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