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That one's funny too.
And then, once you've seen a few Marx Bros movies, you should read the first half of the Cerebus comic books. They feature characters based on the Marx Brothers, and Dave Sim can really bring the funny.
(He can also really bring the annoying misogyny, but that's another story...)
A Night at the Opera has the classic ship cabin scene--hilarious!
I don't have much opinion on the matter, but most Marxophiles think their earliest movies are their most anarchic and funny. So Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, Duck Soup.
I saw on a Lost Film site that the negative for Animal Crackers is in such poor shape it's practically disintegrating. Even the first and second generation copies that are out there are in horrible condition.
Cereal: Speaking of lost films, Ed Wood's final film has been found and is available for purchase.
We have the Marx box set and I urge any orf you who haven't seen Day at the Races or Night at the Opera Or Duck Soup to do so THIS INSTANT.
Seconding Scrappy on the Marx Bros. recommendations.
I had Duck Soup on tape for a while (that's the one with the country of Freedonia, right?).
I also have great love for Animal Crackers (which is the one where Groucho plays Captain Spalding, yes?).
Aimée, she doesn't have the body, but I still think she can out act Halle in the role.
Right on both counts, Sean.