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Me, Natalie

I saw this movie as a young girl and it made a lasting impression on me. I have since the internet spent many hours trying to get a copy of the movie. Can anyone tell me where I can acquire a copy? Patty Duke was a favorite of mine since Gidget. I have to say however, anything I have seen her in has been talented and artful. Patty Duke will remain a favorite of mine for life. James Farantino all I can say about him is WOW what an awesome part he played in this movie and can you believe I forgot Al Pacino. I just remember this movie with a love in my heart for Natalie and what she had to do to succeed. The ultimate creativity to survive. Thank you, in advance. O'Nan Pensacola

I saw this film many,many years ago when I worked in a movie theatre in Brooklyn, New York. It was a great coming of age film for young women experiencing love, freedom and independence. I sure wish some cable channels would pick up and feature it some time. Like on the "WE"-Women's Entertainment channel. Can't get it on video,I've tried with no result.

I remember going into Center City Philadelphia with a friend and walking along Chestnut Street right past a line of hippies waiting to get into Easy Rider. Of course, we went to see Patty Duke as we were fans of her TV show. I enjoyed the That Girl mixed with pathos. Yes, it was a tad preachy but the golden girl attracting trouble, a little schadenfreude on Patty's part? But, all too soon, Patty became involved with the wrong man, too. There was a lot of good in the movie for us young girls to see. Natalie graduating from school, getting a job and her own place complete with the bed cut of a bathtub seemed preferable to doing the deed in a New Orleans graveyard as in Easy Rider.

This was one of the crucial films in my childhood. Can't forget it. Anyone of you who reads this knows what I mean. If not, find it, watch it, and cry a bit. It's good for you.

The film shows the trials of growing up and becoming an independent person. I felt that Natalie was an unpopular person in school, who couldn't get acceptance and happiness in it. She found herself after graduating high school and going into the adult world. She became a happy and mature person. Shame the movie isn't on DVD because it is a relevant movie. Natalie becoming an independent adult is what each of us goes through in life, no what what generation growing up happens. I feel that people that are unpopular and not attractive can be successful and independent just as people who are popular and attractive. Unfortunately, the world puts too much emphasis on physical attractiveness and popularity. Each of us strives for acceptance and independence, among other things, just like Natalie did in "Me, Natalie."

I watched a film print from my collection of this coming of age story last night for the first time in years and came away feeling somber, yet inspired at the same time. Patty Duke is remarkable as Natalie and she does indeed have a transformation of character. Natalie metamorphosis's before our eyes from an "ugly duckling" to a beauty by the film's end. The change has nothing to do with makeup, but everything to due with Duke's power as an actress. All of the performances are stellar. I like Henry Mancini's melancholy score. It is difficult to fathom why this inspirational film is unavailable to the public in any format including cable and satellite television. Many could relate to this story and find the movie helpful.

Part of this movie was shot right across the street from me, in an apartment building on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, NY, when I was a kid. One of my friends lived there, and when I came out of his apartment, I talked to Patty Duke who was sitting with some crew in the lobby, for a couple of minutes before they ushered me out. I was a major fan of the Patty Duke show, so I was thrilled, and she was very nice. It's the only movie I can ever remember shot in my neighborhood, and it caused quite a thrill. I don't remember much about the movie except the Brooklyn street scenes of neighborhoods I was familiar with. I'd love to see this movie again to relive some of those moments. Is it ever played on TV on one of the movie channels that specialize in older movies like AMC or Turner Classic Movies?

This is excellent! Patty Duke gives a wonderful performance as well as the supporting cast. You will laugh, you will want to cry and you will love Patty Duke as Natalie. It is hard to picture Duke as "unattractive, but we now know, the only thing that makes someone ugly is a terrible personality. You will fall in love with Natalie and can probably relate to her and some of her experiences. If this movie has a message it is no one is perfect, nor do they gave a perfect life. Once Natalie finds love, She realizes she can be happy with herself, and doesn't need someone else for validation, nor will she accept happiness at my someone else's expense.