Ukuleles in Movies

[DogBisquit]

The Muppets eat a couple of them in Sesame Street episodes:
Broken Ukulele
The letter "U"

And then, there's Kermit on the Muppet Show:
Ukelele Lady

 

[MiKeila]

In the movie Australia, when Mrs. Boss and the Drover dance by the campfire and that guy is playing a uke- what kind is it? Standard soprano? I couldn't tell..

 

[kissing]

^ I noticed that too and freaked out

 

[kissing]

Haha, look what I found (in Homer's head):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGdlJWfx1GA
Now I can't get that out of my head :rock:

Hmm, and is that a Uke that Keith Richards (as Captain Teague) from Pirates of the Caribbean (At World's End) plays?!

It looks small for a guitar.. perhaps a guitarlele?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EnOjGuQkNs
1:49 onwards.


Hmm.. have a look at what Lois from Family Guy is holding here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J359iFVAASY
Could be a Mandolin... but that episode made me get the Ohana Vita Uke xD

 

[uke5417]

"Sadie McKee," 1934. Great scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upUw-MedQ4Y

 

[kissing]

In Meet the Fockers, towards the end there is a strange 10-string (?!) uke?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_yl4tG9z9E
5:37

 

[I Ukulista]

The old man in Toubisards 8mm movie 'Tropical Backyard' plays Star spangled banner, just before he gets shot in the chest by the jealous husband. I think he plays it on a makala.

 

[AnimalChiko]

In a House M.D. episode, a woman named Amber is playing on a ukulele.
(episode 23, Under My Skin, season 5)

 

[Danny]

There's a sweet little movie called "Stanley's Gig" about a misfit who dreams of getting a gig playing ukulele on a cruise ship and befriends an elderly jazz singer. I think Ian Whitcomb and maybe Jim Beloff did the uke playing on the soundtrack. It's on Netflix or you can watch an abbreviated version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EswIZhjrgnA&feature=player_embedded

 

[Uncle-Taco]

There's a sweet little movie called "Stanley's Gig" about a misfit who dreams of getting a gig playing ukulele on a cruise ship and befriends an elderly jazz singer. I think Ian Whitcomb and maybe Jim Beloff did the uke playing on the soundtrack. It's on Netflix or you can watch an abbreviated version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EswIZhjrgnA&feature=player_embedded

Mrs. Taco bought me a copy of Stanley's Gig for my birthday. We watched it last night. WATCH THIS FLICK!! It's really cute and makes it okay to be a uke geek!

 

[veep]

the apostle

 

[Fuzzy]

On an episode of the TV show "Roseanne", Tiny Tim is teaching someone (forget who) how to play the uke. Roseanne's husband comes in, grabs the uke, and smashes it. Tiny Tim says, "That happens to me all the time", reaches behind him and pulls out another one.

 

[SkeeterAsada]

On an episode of the TV show "Roseanne", Tiny Tim is teaching someone (forget who) how to play the uke. Roseanne's husband comes in, grabs the uke, and smashes it. Tiny Tim says, "That happens to me all the time", reaches behind him and pulls out another one.

Tiny tim's living in the sunlight was on an episode of spongebob!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyOoTfb-JqU

the old spongebobs are the best...
haha

 

[Kateri]

There's an ukulele in The Princess and The Frog! JAZZ ukulele!

 

[SkeeterAsada]

There's an ukulele in The Princess and The Frog! JAZZ ukulele!

aw man,
i still have to see this movie
hahaha

 

[xEMPxJoshx]

Add "The Princess and the Frog"
main character (Frog) is a Ukulelist! =D

 

[AcousticMonster]

I just watched The Great Muppet Caper yesterday. Fozzy Bear plays ukulele in one song in the movie (when Kermit is getting ready for his big date with Ms. Piggy). I couldn't find a pic on the web though.

 

[haolejohn]

Just watched a movie with Danny Devito in it. Deck the halls, I think it was called. Anyways they go to a winter festival and just before their race their is a ukulele orchrastra palying some northen ukuleles.

 

[Harold O.]

http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?25208-Cowboy-Song-Tom-Hanks-Joe-vs-Volcano

Joe Versus The Volcano

Tom Hanks plays the Cowboy Song. I posted the chords and lyric in the above thread, along with the film clip.

 

[aspieman456]

Survivorman playing an 6-string ukulele while roughing it at the Cook Islands. Look for it in the last minute of the video.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0X2atFW8A4