Tag Archives: slapstick
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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Head (1968)
There was no reason to have a Monkees movie, particularly in 1968, when the band was severely out of fashion. But enough money had been made on the records and TV show that it could certainly be financed, and so … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 60's, BBS, Comedy, Jack Nicholson, Psychedelic, Rock Musical, slapstick, Surreal
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972)
As vividly illustrated in the new film Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011), by the late 60’s Woody Allen was such a tremendous celebrity that on national television he was belting out songs in a top hat before the giant letters … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Burt Reynolds, Comedy, Frankenstein, Gene Wilder, John Carradine, slapstick, Transvestite, Woody Allen
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