I finally rented the Steve Martin movie "Pennies From Heaven" from Netflix, after hearing about it for years. I had no idea it was based on a Dennis Potter BBC mini-series.
Anyone else seen it?
It's been years, but I remember really liking it. I've been meaning to pick up both that and the original BBC series (which is also out on disk), if only for the cognitive dissonance of seeing Bob Hoskins and Steve Martin in the same role.
Yeah, Walken's bit was something.
It was a great number. Also the reason the Fatboy Slim video DIDN'T surprise me. I knew he was a hoofer from way back.
I am amazed that Steve Martin basically learned to seriously dance for that role. Guess he really did have happy feet after all.
I love that film. Martin is amazing and how fabulous are the two women? BF has had a life-long crush on Bernadette Peters and this film is one of the reasons why.
I love that film. Martin is amazing and how fabulous are the two women? BF has had a life-long crush on Bernadette Peters and this film is one of the reasons why.
Oh yes, and Jessica Harper, when she turns up in one of the musical numbers looking radiant in total contrast to the rest of how she played that character, was a total shock.
the original BBC series
I'm a little afraid of a longer version.
BF has had a life-long crush on Bernadette Peters and this film is one of the reasons why.
I love her. Her transformation is wonderful, and I almost didn't mind that she didn't really get to sing.
I love the hell out of that movie. The longer version is fantastic, too, but it doesn't have Christopher Walken doing the soft shoe.
Vote for the worst movie title of all time: [link]
Some I've never heard of:
"Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?"
And I gotta disagree on this one - this is one of the
best
movie titles ever:
"The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?"
"Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?"
Ah, the '70s. I think that was Gene Wilder, wasn't it?
"The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" -- help me, I've actually seen that.
I think I caught the end of that on MST3K. It's a great title!
"The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?"
It's the punctuation that makes it great.
