Topic: THE LONG, LONG BOOK SCENES OF MONDAY (Read 21698 times)

Jane · « **Reply #30 on:** April 22, 2014, 08:50:28 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on April 22, 2014, 03:30:58 AM

BIRTHDAY CHEER TO DEAR READER SANDRA, WHO USED TO HANG AROUND THESE HERE PARTS WHERE SHE DELIGHTED EVERYONE!!!

I love this card.

Jane · « **Reply #31 on:** April 22, 2014, 08:51:43 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on April 22, 2014, 05:39:14 AM

TOD

"Mother Superior", tapping her palm with her ferule, climbed the stairs to our row and sternly told him that if he couldn't control himself she would send him to detention... which just set him and seconds later the rest of the audience off again... he probably added 15 minutes to the running time of the show that day

Jane · « **Reply #32 on:** April 22, 2014, 08:53:30 AM »

MBarnum · « **Reply #33 on:** April 22, 2014, 08:57:12 AM »

I hope DR Sandra will make an HHW appearance today. Her posts always made my day!

MBarnum · « **Reply #34 on:** April 22, 2014, 09:01:53 AM »

Sad news. Actor Craig Hill passed away yesterday at his home in Madrid, Spain.

He starred in the old tv series WHIRLYBIRDS and made some rather enjoyable B movies in the early 1960s. I think he was one of Henry Willson's clients.

Later in the 1960s Hill went to Europe to make Spaghetti westerns.

MBarnum · « **Reply #35 on:** April 22, 2014, 09:05:43 AM »

Our family easter was cancelled as three different family members ended up at Salem hospital Saturday night/early Sunday morning...all with unrelated conditions. My sister, my niece Katie, and Katie's mother in law.

Everyone seems to be fine, now, fortunately.

singdaw · « **Reply #36 on:** April 22, 2014, 09:08:16 AM »

Glad to hear that all will be OK with your family, DR MBarnum.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #37 on:** April 22, 2014, 09:55:30 AM »

Happy Birthday Delights to DR Sandra, who used to hang around these here parts where she cheered (up) everyone!!!

Jane · « **Reply #38 on:** April 22, 2014, 10:23:49 AM »

Quote from: MBarnum on April 22, 2014, 09:05:43 AM

Our family easter was cancelled as three different family members ended up at Salem hospital Saturday night/early Sunday morning...all with unrelated conditions. My sister, my niece Katie, and Katie's mother in law.

Everyone seems to be fine, now, fortunately.

That is rather shocking! I am glad everyone is fine now.

Jane · « **Reply #39 on:** April 22, 2014, 10:24:41 AM »

Speaking of shocking, it was snowing this morning. Granted it was only wet snow that didn't stick-still SNOW!

The sun is out now

bk · « **Reply #40 on:** April 22, 2014, 10:25:38 AM »

I'm up - almost but not quite eight hours. Work session in thirty-five minutes.

bk · « **Reply #41 on:** April 22, 2014, 10:28:57 AM »

Blake Edwards' 10 has a couple of other moments like the dog moment - one memorable one is a scene with Dudley Moore on a grassy hill. No one did that stuff better than Blake. And the filler shots to let the laugh die down were always a part of every great comedy. I learned that lesson in Nudie Musical, where there were some laughs that went on so long that you couldn't hear anything that happened after - so we added some shots - but in our case, a couple of times the added shots doubled the laughs. Go know. The problem is that when these films are viewed at home by the kiddies who've never seen them, they don't understand why it's that way and they find the films slow - because in today's so-called comedies they NEVER do that - they don't care if stuff is missed if the film is lucky enough to actually get a laugh.

Jane · « **Reply #42 on:** April 22, 2014, 10:30:11 AM »

DR Druxy, Keith says thank you.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #43 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:00:54 AM »

Happy Birthday to DR SANDRA.

Underpants!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #44 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:02:10 AM »

DR TCB....eventually rehearsal for almost EVERY show turns into G/D rehearsal.

Tonight we are doing the Havana Scene....and I don't really think I will have enough people to stage anything....so it might be an early night.

Yes, I am sending DR VIXMOM the city of LA.....I hope she enjoys it.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #45 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:03:02 AM »

TOD:

Porky's - to be sure

What's Up, Doc? - the audience was beside itself

Blazing Saddles - many scenes

ryacko · « **Reply #46 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:07:35 AM »

Good morning, all, and Happy Earth Day,

And Happy Birthday to DR Sandra!

It seems I picked up yet another reading of yet another new musical. One rehearsal last night and we're presenting it this evening?? Yipes! Actually, it's a kid's piece and quite funny, and it's already been sold. The reading is for the writers and the production team, and we present it at CSUN this evening.

Then tomorrow, one session for the table read that happens this Saturday, a one nighter in Colorado on Thursday, back home Friday, the table read Saturday, and a rehearsal for the vampire piece on Sunday, Sheesh! I sound almost as busy as BK!! I said almost.

I agree, Blake Edwards did that stuff so brilliantly. Some of the moments in the Clouseau movies: I think of them I still laugh.
Almost too many to mention. One fave - the laughing gas scene with Clouseau disguised as Albert Einstein in the castle.
And he slid some of those into "Victor, Victoria" as well - that moment when the detective sits on the stool in the club after the melee.
"Be careful". "I'm always careful", replies the detective. And a half second later, he disappears behind the bar when his stool breaks.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #47 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:21:10 AM »

I always loved the interrogation scene in The Pink Panther (I think) when Clouseau is walking around the room telling people he solved the crime and keeps tripping and then comes to a climactic moment and a woman screams because he stepped on her toe.....

George · « **Reply #48 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:31:30 AM »

A Very Happy Birthday to DR Sandra!!

George · « **Reply #49 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:35:41 AM »

Quote from: Druxy on April 22, 2014, 06:58:39 AM

TOD:

It's been so long since I've seen a movie in a theater that I don't really remember a lengthy laugh.

I do recall that, when we watched BRIDESMAIDS on DVD, I was laughing so hard that we had to put the film on "Pause" for a couple of minutes.

If you saw the movie, I'm sure you know what scene I'm talking about.

I saw BRIDESMAIDS in the movies with an audience and it was the same...very loud laughter during that scene and most of the movie, too.

MBarnum · « **Reply #50 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:40:53 AM »

I haven't come up with anything so far, for the TOD. I am guessing that most of the super funny movie moments were seen by on TV or DVD...so far.

ryacko · « **Reply #51 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:42:14 AM »

Quote from: Jrand63 on April 22, 2014, 11:21:10 AM

I always loved the interrogation scene in The Pink Panther (I think) when Clouseau is walking around the room telling people he solved the crime and keeps tripping and then comes to a climactic moment and a woman screams because he stepped on her toe.....

I LOVE that scene (I believe it's from one of the sequels). It has one of those lines that always makes me laugh. After he destroys the piano trying to swat a bee with the mace stuck on his hand, the woman cries, "That was a priceless Steinway!" "Not any moooah." say Clouseau.

MBarnum · « **Reply #52 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:42:22 AM »

I did see PORKY'S at a theatre, but it was a drive-in...so I guess I wouldn't have heard the the audience if they had roared with laughter.

I remember very. very little about that movie, so I haven't a clue what in it was funny.

George · « **Reply #53 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:45:44 AM »

Quote from: FJL on April 22, 2014, 06:03:15 AM

The biggest laughs I've ever heard in a movie theater were at PORKY'S.

BK, Isn't PORKY'S the movie where they wanted you, but you didn't want to be in that kind of movie, so they got a BK-lite?

Michael · « **Reply #54 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:59:31 AM »

someone (doesn't matter who really) posted this page as an example from the book Show Music on Record The First 100 Years by Jack Raymond (1998, NEW, REVISED).

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203773073271091&set=p.10203773073271091&type=1&theater

Look at the fifth entry from the bottom right column. Interesting choice of sample from the book

Matthew · « **Reply #55 on:** April 22, 2014, 12:03:46 PM »

Happy Birthday, DR Sandra

Matthew · « **Reply #56 on:** April 22, 2014, 12:05:22 PM »

Young Frankenstein tech week. AND Spring Break, which makes sleeping in after a long night a plus. However, I'm finding myself catching up on "life" this week, so not much of a break. It's cool, though. Only a month and a few weeks left of school when we get back.

ryacko · « **Reply #57 on:** April 22, 2014, 12:09:33 PM »

The Clouseau scene mentioned is from The Pink Panther Strikes Back, and is included here in his arrival and the gymnasium scene that leads into it. Never fails to make me laugh.

http://youtu.be/kBEXmAxdKoQ

George · « **Reply #58 on:** April 22, 2014, 12:37:57 PM »

Quote from: vixmom on April 22, 2014, 05:39:14 AM

TOD

I cannot think of a movie moment but the TOD brought me back to when Vixdad and I went to see Nunsense off Broadway many many moons ago

Vixdad has a very infectious belly laugh, and when he is really amused he folds up, tears running down his face, helpess with laughter

He was already in laugh mode when Sister Mary Amnesia collapsed back on he bed revealing the soles of her shoes with "Left" and "Right" written on them, and they were on the wrong feet

he just collapsed with laughter which set all the rest of the audience off again, "Mother Superior", tapping her palm with her ferule, climbed the stairs to our row and sternly told him that if he couldn't control himself she would send him to detention... which just set him and seconds later the rest of the audience off again... he probably added 15 minutes to the running time of the show that day

That's the kind of show where actors love that kind of an audience member.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #59 on:** April 22, 2014, 12:50:30 PM »

LOL thanks DR ryacko.

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