What's New Pussycat is on the box. Man is it dated? But Peter Sellers is still hilarious. 

This never fails to make me laugh........... :)
 
http://youtu.be/SXn2QVipK2o 

Great movie.

Woody Allen wrote it after flunking out of Columbia and NYU's film depts.  He took out a full page add in the NYT saying that and his first major Hollywood film was being released.  Revenge is sweet.

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If you ever want to see a bit that is absolutely how/what Peter Sellers was as an actor, you must see "Being There" and make sure you catch the bit during and after the credits! If you don't you want appreciate what a great actor he was.

I have over 120 Goon Shows, which is where Peter got his start, and his voice changes are down right unreal and fantastic, and he shows that mentality and continuity in his film work, time and again. 

Lots of folks think that Inspector Closeau is great, but nope ... the better characters are Major Dennis Gritpype, and of course ... Blue Bottle! ... well, Henry Crun is cool too ... ohh wait ... and if you never heard those over and over for 12 years, you have no idea what "acting" is all about, and why he could do Closeau 100 times over, and always be funny!

And we haven't even started talking about Dr. Strangelove, where he does a total of 6 different characters ... see if you can point them out ... hint ... some are not visible!

Glyn Barnes


What's New Pussycat is on the box. Man is it dated? But Peter Sellers is still hilarious. 

You you you ... lascivious adulterer!

paulo


This never fails to make me laugh........... :)
 
http://youtu.be/SXn2QVipK2o 

(Blocked at work!)
 
"What's Up Tiger Lilly"?
 
Let me get that soundtrack going backwards and see if it fits better!

A film I have not seen for ages is "Soft beds-Hard Battles" were Sellers plays six charecters including Adolf Hitler.

Great quote - Sellers is Herr Schroeder  .

Schultz: What do you look forward to?
Herr Schroeder: After the war? I look forward to going back to my old job in civilian street.
Schultz: What did you do?
Herr Schroeder: I was an income tax inspector.
Schultz: Very different from the Gestapo.
Herr Schroeder: Not the way I do it!

Personally speaking, I think Steve Martin was the definitive Clouseau.


 
 
 
 
 
 














No, not really.
 

SteveStrummerUK


Personally speaking, I think Steve Martin was the definitive Clouseau. 

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No, not really.
 

Steve Martin thinks he is funny ... he doesn't know how to be funny by just being who he is! He's been steeped too much in the American tradition of the canned laughter, to know how to do a Closeau properly. It was all gags and no continuity, as his character was empty in between a bit or two.
 
You get more of the feeling of a person, with Sellers' character, specially as he goes about his day in and day out, which Steve bungled, or perhaps the writing was the problem, but Steve is too self-conscious as an actor to make this work. He won't work with directors that make him work ... only directors that don't know how to direct, so he can do whatever he wants!

I've never found Steve Martin remotely funny, or even mildy amusing, in anything to be honest Pedro.

I must have a different sense of humour to those to whom he does appeal.