Theme: Humor in film -- what makes me laugh:
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| Confusion. |
I thought he meant I was going to hell!
But as it turned out, he was referring to the care center where we were headed to visit elderly residents with their thermostats cranked high.
Confusion makes for great comedy!
Many of the movies with Jerry Lewis use confusion for laughs. For one example, in Artists and Models (1955) his character, Eugene, sees a woman who's been modeling as The Bat Lady--the heroine in his favorite comic book--and is so flabbergasted he hurries back to the apartment to tell Rick (Dean Martin). In his confusion, he goes to the wrong floor, enters the wrong door and awakens a heavy-set woman. When he finally reaches his apartment and rapidly tells Rick about the happenings, it gets confusing... is he talking about the Bat Lady or the Fat Lady? Click here for that funny scene.
The confusing mix-ups throughout Oscar (1991) make me laugh every time! Angelo "Snaps" Provolone (Sylvester Stallone) promises his dying father that he will quit the gangster business and lead an honest life. Hilarity races through this movie and it's hard to keep up with who is who and what is what. One of Snaps' thugs, Connie (Chazz Palminteri), experiences frequent confusion. Watch this 41-second clip and you'll get what I mean.... I think.
Do you have a favorite movie or scene with a confused character?
I love an English show named Fawlty Towers, with John Cleese. One episod is about he and his Spanish waiter Manuel trying to tell: too much butter "on those trays", and of course Manuel understood "uno, dos, tres". So funny.
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Harrison Ford always does confusion well. Like in Return of the Jedi when Leia tells Han that Luke is her brother.
ReplyDelete@Frederique ... I've seen some of the Fawlty Towers episodes, but can't recall if I've seen that one. It sounds funny! I'll search for it, thanks!
ReplyDelete@Liam ... Oh, that's a good scene! Thanks for sharing that!
ReplyDeleteHave you seen Bowfinger? It was written by Steve Martin and is about a movie being made where the "star" is essentially stalked and filmed without his awareness. It is hilarious!
ReplyDelete@Sue ... You're right... Bowfinger has some hilarious scenes! I've been wanting to see that film again.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of the movie Oscar. Pretty funny scene. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI think one of the funniest confusions is "Who's on First" from Abbott and Costello - forgot about that !
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@Janet ... I hope you get a chance to see Oscar sometimes!
ReplyDeleteI love the Abbott and Costello skit "Who's on First"... soooo funny!