Category Archives: Theater Harpo
The ‘Burbs (1989)
The ‘Burbs (1989) was something of a seminal moment in my coming-of-age. Let me explain. I saw the film in the theater, with my family and with a very dim notion as to what it was that I was walking … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Comedy, Corey Feldman, Dick Miller, Henry Gibson, horror, Joe Dante, lovable animals, Tom Hanks
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Here in Madison we have a restaurant called the Tipsy Cow, and on the wall hangs a chalkboard that diagrams a key moment from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): a cow being catapulted onto the heads of King … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Arthurian Legend, Comedy, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Sword and Sorcery, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, witches
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Going Berserk (1983)
Going Berserk (1983) has one good idea going for it: to cast SCTV‘s John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Joe Flaherty, all of them rarely unfunny in whatever they do. But perhaps they should have written the script as well. Ripe … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, John Candy, slapstick
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