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| Date | Area | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 1968 | USA | USD 1,320,000 |
Josie gets caught on a roll of flypaper, the type of which was not invented until 50 years after the movie was set.
| Date | Area | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 1968 | USA | USD 1,320,000 |
Josie tackles the west in the time before women had a say. It's a good and fun movie.
The problem with this film is that it tried so hard to be funny with some really stupid slap-stick routines that just seemed out-of-place for such a fine cast. Doris Day was not really that bad playing the lead in her charming ways.
Hear me out!I dare you not to notice the uncanny similarities in the appearance and character of Doris Day in this movie with that of Jennifer Aniston while picturing her in the very same role, especially when Day's character starts "letting her hair down" both literally and figuratively, and who better than George Clooney to take the part of Graves' character and play perfectly off of one another.
It is a shame that the writing is so poor, with just a little bit of work this could have been a very good movie. The supporting cast was very strong and went out of there way to do the best they could but the lines were very poor.
Very entertaining blend of war between obstinate opponents in a stock-raising corner of Wyoming(WY), intertwined with a pioneer women's rights movement, and interspersed by periodic bouts of slapstick comedy, mostly involving star Doris Day. I'm very surprised that no one has commented on the very similar theme of this story to that of Doris's reported favorite film: "Calamity Jane", made about 15 years earlier.
Doris Day, in my opinion has given only two "bad performances." One was in "Do Not Disturb" and the other in "That Touch of Mink.
I can now say I have seen EVERY Doris Day movie she ever made. I was in no rush to see THE BALLAD OF JOSIE because of the generally bad reviews.
The main reason for seeing 'The Ballad of Josie' in the first place for me was Doris Day, having been of late on a completest quest seeing all the films of hers not yet seen.Despite being one of her lowest rated films here (along with 'Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
As a young man I loved to watch Doris Day but in my old age, it's sad to see this very bad movie. It would not be bad at all in my youth but she looks lost and not the least bit interested in doing this film.
