shutoo Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 47 minutes ago, LonesomePolecat said: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (if I’m understanding this right) that's a good one! original concept, can be pitched in a sentence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 MR. MOM (1983) and BABY BOOM (1987) were high concept comedies in the 80s. KINDERGARTEN COP (1990) which came later was another high concept comedy. Also BABY'S DAY OUT (1994). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyWhit Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Brewster's Millions (1935, 1985) -- A man will inherit a fortune only if he can spend a smaller fortune in a short time first. My Man Godfrey (1936) -- A socialite finds a "forgotten man" as part of a scavenger hunt, then she makes him the family butler. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) -- A homeless man and friends move in for the holidays while a mansion's owners are away for the winter. I Was a Male War Bride (1949) -- The War Bride Act didn't consider what would happen if the groom instead of the bride was the foreigner. The Ladykillers (1955, 2004) -- A group of thieves posing as musicians rent lodging from a widow then meet untimely ends. The Pink Panther (1963) -- A bumbling inspector tries to catch a notorious jewel thief. The Out of Towners (1970) -- A businessman and his wife go to NYC for his job interview, but everything goes wrong. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) -- King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table search for the Holy Grail while encountering loads of silliness. Trading Places (1983) -- Millionaire brothers bet that they can turn a rich man into a poor criminal while also turning a poor criminal into a rich man. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) -- A woman faints at her high school reunion and finds herself reliving her past. Crocodile Dundee (1986) -- An eccentric crocodile hunter visits NYC with a pretty journalist. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) -- Four goofs team up for a jewel heist then try to double-cross one another for the goods. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) -- Three drag queens traveling cross-country become stranded in a small town. What Women Want (2000) -- A misogynistic ad exec acquires the ability to hear women's thoughts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 In the theater these days we usually use “high concept” to refer to extreme production design, so here are some examples of comedies whose production design is high concept— JOE VS THE VOLCANO YOLANDA AND THE THIEF EDWARD SCISSORHANDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 two thousand three hundred eighty-sixth category Parent-child reunion MISS FANE’S BABY IS STOLEN (1934)CHINATOWN (1974) CHANGELING (2008) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausterlitz Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Dead End (1937) (a very unhappy mother/son reunion) My Favorite Wife (1940) The Search (1948) Little Women (1949) (father unexpectedly returns from war) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Ransom! (1956) The Parent Trap (1961) Empire of the Sun (1987) Lion (2016) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 A LITTLE PRINCESS (1995) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 STAR WARS 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyWhit Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Move Over, Darling (1963) Edward Scissorhands (1990) Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990; S 4, Ep 3, "Brothers") -- Mr. Data meets his "father" Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990; S 4, Ep 7, "Reunion") -- Mr. Worf meets his son 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGGGerald Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 The Color Purple (1985) Anna Christie (1930) Pippi and the South Seas (1970) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Lady For a Day (1933) Give Me Your Heart (1936) All I Desire (1953) Bill of Divorcement (1932) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Another parent-child reunion occurs in WHITE BANNERS. Though Fay Bainter does not tell Jackie Cooper she's his mother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyWhit Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Mothers Cry (1930) Deep in My Heart (1999, TV) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Broadway_ Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I am going to steal TopBilled's answer from the last question, as it fits here, too! Baby's Day Out (1994) I had forgotten about this film until you mentioned it! It used to be my favorite as a kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 SHAZAM — Our hero spends his whole life trying to find his mother again, but when he finds her it’s not a happy reunion (spoiler alert) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Nice examples yesterday. Thank you! two thousand three hundred eighty-seventh category Best Pictures that had sequels or prequels GOING MY WAY (1944)TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983)THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 THE GODFATHER had parts 2 and 3 LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING is part of a film series MRS MINIVER had THE MINIVER STORY 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausterlitz Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 In the Heat of the Night (1967) --> They Call Me Mr. Tibbs! (1970), The Organization (1971) [+ TV series spinoff, 1988-1995] The French Connection (1971) --> The French Connection II (1975) The Sting (1973) --> The Sting II (1983) Rocky (1976) --> Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990), Rocky Balboa (2006), Creed (2015), Creed II (2018), Creed III (2022) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) --> Hannibal (2001) (sequel), Red Dragon (2002) and Hannibal Rising (2007) (prequels) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinemaman Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Patton 1970 The Last Days of Patton tv movie 1986 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 BROADWAY MELODY spawned a whole series ZIEGFELD GIRL I think is intended as a sequel to THE GREAT ZIEGFELD All day I have been thinking of Weird Al’s “Gandhi 2” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 two thousand three hundred eighty-eighth category Career resurgence in the 80s and 90s Don Ameche– won an Oscar for COCOONAnn Sothern– nominated for an Oscar for THE WHALES OF AUGUSTJack Palance– won an Oscar for CITY SLICKERS Maureen O’Hara– after a 20 year hiatus, made ONLY THE LONELY in 1991, followed by TV movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Cagney came out of retirement to make RAGTIME (1981) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyWhit Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche became known to a new audience for their roles in Trading Places (1983). Bellamy was the first casting choice for the role of Randolph Duke, but Ray Milland was the original choice for the role of Mortimer Duke. Milland couldn't pass the insurance physical so Ameche was suggested, but casting director, Bonnie Timmermann, told director, John Landis, that Ameche was dead. That might have been the end of it if Landis had not followed his belief that this was untrue, and he tracked down Ameche. When Landis asked Ameche why he'd not been in a film in a decade, Ameche told him something along the lines of "no one called". "Back from the dead" surely is the ultimate career resurgence! (I read that the original salary offer to Ameche was less than what was offered Milland. When Ameche held out for equal pay, the film's budget was reduced.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 How about Dick Van Dyke’s new popularity in the 90s series DIAGNOSIS MURDER? Or Angela Lansbury in MURDER SHE WROTE? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 two thousand three hundred eighty-ninth category Double agents THE HOUSE ON 92ND STREET (1945)13 RUE MADELEINE (1946)ICE STATION ZEBRA (1968) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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