marissaisgod
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> I think the main difference is that in screwball, the
> violence and silliness often takes the place of
> sexual activity between the main characters. The main
> characters sort of revert 3rd grade, where if a boy
> likes a girl (or vice versa) he/she picks on them. In
> a couple of books I've read on the subject, the
> authors maintain that screwball may have arisen out
> of the need to circumvent the production code without
> getting too boring...or having to punish the
> characters for their sinfulness(yeah, I read a lot
> LOL) If you think about it, this sort of makes
> sense--most screwball comedies have a love story as
> their main plot.
I agree with that completely, and also when I think of slapstick I think of something like the three stooges; entertaining and humorous of course, but not very intellectually challenging or dramatic or sorts.
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Humphrey Bogart, Lauren BaCall; though I know she didn't make as many as he did, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Clark Gable...
There are lots, really.
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Personally, I really hope they don't remake Breakfast At Tiffany's, but as far as Casablanca, I remember hearing a rumor a while back that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were interesting in remaking it... I can only pray that that was a rumor and never developed into anything more. -shudders-
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I'm new here too, eep. The first classic film I remember atching is "Gone With The Wind", when I was in the sixth grade. I can't recall the first actual film I watched though, it was probably something horrid like a Barney film or sorts.
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I loved Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in both Holiday and The Philadelphia Story.
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> I spotted him in A Guy Named Joe using the same sort
> of schtick he displayed in Shop Around The Corner.
Ahh! I noticed that also; in the brief period of time I wasn't entirely mesmerized by Tracy. <3