This was the sixth hopecrosby road picture in thirteen years. Though not as funny as road to morocco and road to utopia, this 91minute comedy is a good place to start for families with younger children because it is color and because road to bali is a. The sixth of the road series of films featuring bob hope and bing crosby, this film is loaded with guest stars. Use this map type to plan a road trip and to get driving directions in bali. Released by paramount pictures on november 1, 1952, the film is the sixth of the seven road to, movies. Bali s was erroneously renewed one year too late and thus lapsed into the public domain in 1981. The seven road films parodied film genres such as adventure films.
Road to bali is the sixth of the seven hopecrosby road movies. The woman was filmed running across a busy road in a canggu shopping strip while her friend. Nine years later, the road to hong kong instead featured joan collins, with a cameo by lamour. The charm and beauty of tropical paradise bali has inspired many artists, writers, and filmmakers to dedicate their creative power to tell stories about the small indonesian island. A naked woman has been filmed crossing the road in the popular tourist destination of canggu, bali, with authorities now trying to track the woman down. The two would reunite to make one final movie in the franchise a decade later with the poorly received road. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to bali where they vie. This copy of road to bali is outstanding, the restoration shows that. The lemon drop kid is a pure entertainment that lets bob have a field day. Released by paramount pictures on november 1, 1952, the film is the sixth. Each of the films is a parody of a particular film genre. Outrage after a naked female tourist is spotted crossing a. Road to bali 1952 was the only such movie filmed in technicolor and was the first to feature surprise cameo appearances from other wellknown stars of the day eg. Bali praia recording studio, lounge, dj courses, record.
This does, however, place more of a burden on our trio of stars and on the quality of the jokes and songs. Released by paramount pictures on november 1, 1952, the film is the sixth of the seven road to movies. Read about the styles and map projection used in the above map detailed road map of bali. Bing crosby and bob hope play two song and dance men in australia who go on the run to avoid a shotgun wedding. All of them, including this one, made money but by the time road to bali came out it was 1952 and the golden age of the hollywood studio system was entering its last years. It was produced by bing crosby productions, hope enterprises and paramount pictures after a 5 year lapse since the previous road picture. In the series of road pictures and the only one to be filmed in technicolor. Its close to west bali national park where you can go hiking, but the only activity we did was a snorkelling trip to nearby menjangan island about 40 minutes on a slow boat. Road to bali 1952 color digitally remastered version. In this musical, harold bob hope and george bing crosby are two vaudeville performers in australia. Media in category road to bali film the following files are in this category, out of total. Police in bali say they have arrested an australian man who committed seemingly random acts of violence on a balinese road this weekend, footage of which has gone viral online the australian, identified by the police as a tourist, was filmed. Being a paramount film, notice the tcm print with both columbia and paramount studio logos for its introduction.
Bali praia is a multifaceted business incorporating a record label, a state of the art recording studio suited for music production and vocal recording, a fully equipped lounge and a cafe in their brand new 2story facility on sunset road, seminyak. Road to bali is a 1952 american comedy film directed by hal walker and starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour. The format for these pictures is to come up with a thin plot around which bob and bing ad lib, ridicule each other, fire off oneliners, sing at intervals, and fight for dorothy lamour. Road to bali ranks among the craziest of the road series, and even if bob and bing are starting to show their age a bit, their verbal antics retain a comic spark more than half a century later and make it an easy recommendation.
Filming started on april 21, 1952 and continued until july of the same year. I had already the first four road movies with bob and bing,and i am happy now that i have road to rio and road to bali. Road to singapore 1940 road to zanzibar 1941 road to morocco 1942 road to utopia 1946 road to rio 1947 road to bali 1952 the only one in color. The picture has been greatly enhanced, the sound is also great, no pops, hisses but rock solid. It was the sixth film in the series, the next to last, as well as the final road film in which dorothy lamours role would be the female lead. A lot of people complain about the tourism in bali, and its fair enough. Road to bali is a film directed by hal walker with bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, murvyn vye, year. The naked female tourist was filmed running across a busy road in a canggu shopping strip while her friend recorded it. Road to bali manufactured on demand, dolby, ntsc format on. The most recent example from bali involves a man who was filmed doing a freestyle stunt while riding his motorcycle on a street in seminyak. Avoid the airport road and the seminyakkuta road both are always jammed with traffic. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to bali where they vie with.
We were celebrating our anniversary so splurged on the luxury resort menjangan dynasty for three days of relaxation. With it, the colorful, exotic bali is brought vibrant, comic life. The plot for road to bali is pretty thin stuff, even for one of the road pictures. The other noteworthy item about this particular road flick is that it was the only one filmed in color. The tourist was filmed crossing a road in bali while she was totally naked.
The road to bali i am not sure the name of the channel, but now that i switched cable providers, i get a nostalgia channel that shows some old movies and television shows. The movie the 6th in the series road pictures is the only road move filmed in technicolor. Bing crosby and bob hope play two song and dance men in australia who go on the run to avoid a. Depends what part of bali you are in and at what time of the day. Having to leave melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two songanddance men sign on for work as divers. Road to bali by hal walker bob hope, bing crosby, dorothy. Hope and crosby get a job to recover underwater treasure and bump into dorothy lamour, who knows about a plot to.
Looking for work they sign on as deep sea divers to recover treasure for prince ken arok murvyn vye. Road to zanzibar is a 1941 paramount pictures semimusical comedy film starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour, and marked the second of seven picture in the popular road to series made by the trio. We created a 3week bali route guide to help you plan your trip but also give you some additional places to add to your route through bali. It was the only such movie filmed in color and was the first to feature surprise cameo appearances from other wellknown stars of the day.
The incident was filmed in the village of canggu in the indonesian island of bali and police spokesperson i gusti agung kerta suryanegara admitted that it has caused a stir in the community. Here is the link and synopsis of road to bali, a short documentary film that i made with my son, the filmmaker jon casey. Discover bali in the movies with these great film selections. Of the seven road movies, the only filmed in color. Australian man filmed flykicking scooter driver in bali. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In 1977, an eighth road to movie was planned, titled road to the fountain of youth. Road to bali is a 1952 comedy film starring bing crosby, bob hope and dorothy lamour. It was the only such movie filmed in technicolor and was the first to feature surprise cameo appearances from other wellknown stars of the day. Bali route guide ultimate 3week guide on what to do in bali. In the footage, a naked woman is seen crossing the road while a fullydressed pal films her with her phone outside a pharmacy. A pair of vaudeville performers flee melbourne to avoid the fathers of young ladies to whom they disingenuously made marriage proposals.
The least we can do is buy these 5 movies that are among his very best. Most people do not understand the highway code and the quality of driving is poor. Find local businesses and nearby restaurants, see local traffic and road conditions. A passerby filmed the naked tourist stepping out onto the street and weaving through motorbikes and cars. Road to rio looked good, but i was still pleasantly surprised at how vivid and colorful road to bali appeared.
A naked female tourist in bali ran across a street fully nude and caused outrage in the local community. The final road film, the road to hong kong, was released through united artists, which still owns it via its sister company metrogoldwynmayer. Bali was a good thematic backdrop for the first color road movie, and there are a number of special effects to enjoy actually one of em is kind of creepy, but. George and harold obtain treacherous jobs as deep sea divers searching for sunken treasure, working for the unscrupulous cousin of beautiful princess lala.
The video was shared to an instagram account for canggu bali news alongside the warning. The first one road to singapore was filmed in 1939. The woman was filmed running across a busy road in a canggu shopping strip while her friend recorded it. The proliferation of guesthouses and villas that are quickly filling the rice fields and shorelines of the island is alarming and painful to watch and the traffic is abominable. Theyve either depicted the island in its clear form or featured scenes that were filmed on location around bali and whose director and crew have taken artistic liberty using unmistakably balinese cultural. It was shot in technicolor the only road show to get that treatment and is an excellent looking film, especially for one 55 years old. It was released by paramount pictures and is the sixth of the seven road to movies. Bob hope, bing crosby, and dorthy lamour sparkle in this gem, not a waste of money. The island is beautiful, the beaches are perfect for sunbathing and surfing, hiking is great, the locals on bali are kind, and bali is affordable. Here are the best baliinspired films to watch before visiting, either to educate you. A female tourist in bali ran across a street fully naked and caused outrage in the local community. We have submitted it to tcff traverse city film festival, july 2017.