TopBilled Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 Raquel Welch on MYRA BRECKINRIDGE... lol! She is pretty objective though and views the experience fondly, probably because it is a cult favorite these days. Thanks for sharing that. It is included in a book called The Fifty Worst Films of All Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fifty_Worst_Films_of_All_Time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIPPER Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple......"THAT HAGEN GIRL" (1947) --- Neither wanted to appear in it due to subject matter, but Jack Warner insisted Reagan do it because he'd turned down so many prior roles. It definitely isn't his best role especially when you consider such performances as George Gipp in "Knute Rockne All-Amercan" (1940) Drake McHugh in "Kings Row" (1942) and Grover Cleveland Alexander in "The Winning Team" (1952). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlewis Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Thanks for sharing that. It is included in a book called The Fifty Worst Films of All Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fifty_Worst_Films_of_All_Time Michael Medved was sssoooo full of opinions though. I didn't agree with all of his "turkeys". He even mocked D.W. Griffith's INTOLERANCE in one of his books (the one covering the money losers). Also... back in the 1980s at least... his politics leaned pretty far to the right... which is OK if you agree with his personal views on movie censorship and so forth. Of course, today, many other politicians lean even further to the right than he ever did. No doubt half the GOP would consider him as "liberal" today as they do "Democrat-ish" Colin Powell and John McCain. For the record, I still haven't seen the entire movie of MYRA and, yeah, I agree that the bulk that I have seen is... well... kinda silly and over the top. Yet fun too. I think any film that is ENTERTAINING is worth attention. Also it was ahead of its time in some ways. Remember a lot of the outrage wasn't so much because of the "transgender" business (although some GOP politicians would probably still faint in absolute horror, although I don't think there are any public restroom scenes). However the women's rights movement was only getting started in June 1970 (when it was released) and many felt the attack on American masculinity was extremely insulting. (I'll mention this movie if I happen to do your Year in Hollywood for 1970... lol!) OK... the famous scene with Raquel "riding" the young anti-gay "Rusty" out of prison may be a little too much, but the Errol Flynn posters are still hilarious. It is also presented in such a cartoon-y fashion, unlike most horror movies with all the blood and gore that nobody bats an eye over. I do agree with Raquel that it COULD have been a great movie had the screenwriters actually stuck to the book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlewis Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Any discussion here HAS to include the entertaining (certainly not bad) The Horn Blows At Midnight, a running joke in every Jack Benny Program broadcast during the late forties. Another running joke was made of Jane Wyman's least favorite movie: King's Row... simply because it was the only movie her then husband was actually proud of... and wouldn't stop discussing at dinner parties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Any discussion here HAS to include the entertaining (certainly not bad) The Horn Blows At Midnight, a running joke in every Jack Benny Program broadcast during the late forties. You're right. Wasn't he still joking about it on his TV show in the 60s..? Though I think he secretly liked the film but found it easy to mock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple......"THAT HAGEN GIRL" (1947) --- Neither wanted to appear in it due to subject matter Yes. Neither one would really discuss it in later years. I watched it recently, and while contrived in spots, I found it to be very well made and thought-provoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsan404 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Bill Cosby and Leonard Part 6. Bill Cosby told people not to see it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 As I recall, in James Garner's book he listed MR BUDDWING as one of his worse movies saying something like, "What was that even about?!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 two hundred forty-ninth category 0% on Rotten Tomatoes (This means no critics reviewed the film favorably.) THE STAR with Bette Davis IT STARTED IN NAPLES with Clark Gable THE STING II with Jackie Gleason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Howard Hawks' Bringing Up Baby, starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant and Asta, Didn't do very well at the box office or with the reviewers when it opened in 1938. I think it may have contributed to Katharine Hepburn's box office poison labeling. Of course, today the film is the critics delight and the iconic example of what a screwball should be. This movie is just about my favorite movie and certainly my favorite screwball. I first saw it when I was 9 or 10 years old; I thought it was the greatest movie I'd ever seen. I don't understand why people didn't like it. But it was Katharine Hepburn's first real screwball. I think, maybe, the public had a particular conception of her, so they weren't going to accept her in this role. During the shooting, Kate studied comedy with veteran comic actor Walter Catlett, who played the sheriff. I love the commentary that Peter Bogdanovich does for this movie. It's almost as entertaining as the movie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Howard Hawks' Bringing Up Baby, starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant and Asta, Didn't do very well at the box office or with the reviewers when it opened in 1938. I think it may have contributed to Katharine Hepburn's box office poison labeling... ...But it was Katharine Hepburn's first real screwball. I think, maybe, the public had a particular conception of her, so they weren't going to accept her in this role. Yes...I think the problem was that nobody considered her a Carole Lombard type comedienne. And maybe the screwball comedy "fad" was not exciting critics anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 Other films with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes include: A FAREWELL TO ARMS...the version with Jennifer Jones & Rock Hudson G.I. BLUES...with Elvis WHAT A WAY TO GO!...with Shirley MacLaine STAYING ALIVE...with John Travolta FOLKS!...with Tom Selleck & Don Ameche (this film had 18 negative reviews by professional critics) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 two hundred fiftieth category 100% on Rotten Tomatoes (This means all critics reviewed the film favorably.) THE GOLD RUSH...with Charlie Chaplin (42 professional reviews, all favorable) BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN...with Elsa Lanchester (41 professional critics liked it) THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD...with Errol Flynn (44 critics loved it) RIO BRAVO...with John Wayne (38 critics raved about it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I looked up The Top 100 Movies According to Rotten Tomatoes and here are two that caught my eye: Laura Singin' in the Rain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 I looked up The Top 100 Movies According to Rotten Tomatoes and here are two that caught my eye: Laura Singin' in the Rain I'd be seriously concerned if those two films didn't have a 100% rating. How can there be anyone who doesn't enjoy watching them..? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBeacon Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Intriguing topic. Ones that I have really enjoyed: "M" (1931) 49 reviews "The Philadelphia Story" (1940) 54 reviews "Rebecca" (1940) 44 reviews "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943 ) 34 reviews "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948) 44 reviews "White Heat" (1949) 28 reviews "Them!" (1954) 27 reviews "Witness for the Prosecution" (1957) 27 reviews "The Train" (1964) 8 reviews "Love and Death" (1975) 18 reviews "Broadway Danny Rose" (1984) 26 reviews 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Modern Times The Third Man Citizen Kane North by Northwest Rashomon 12 Angry Men Maltese Falcon Rear Window Seven Samurai 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 Intriguing topic. Yes. It's interesting how some films are universally loathed and others are universally loved. To generate that sort of strong reaction among critics/viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 two hundred fifty-first category In two or more Cary Grant movies Randolph Scott—HOT SATURDAY and MY FAVORITE WIFE. Myrna Loy—WINGS IN THE DARK; THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER; and MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE. Betsy Drake—EVERY GIRL SHOULD BE MARRIED and ROOM FOR ONE MORE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Great topic! I'll list just a couple for now. Irene Dunne - The Awful Truth, My Favourite Wife and Penny Seranade Katherine Hepburn - Holiday and Bringing Up Baby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Katharine Hepburn-- Sylvia Scarlett and the Philadelphia Story Ingrid Bergman - - Notorious and Indiscreet Deborah Kerr - - An Affair to Remember, Dream Wife and The Grass is Greener Sophia Loren-- The Pride and the Passion and Houseboat Mae West - - I'm No Angel and She Done Him Wrong And Joan Fontaine - - Gunga DIN and Suspicion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Asta-- Bringing Up Baby and The Awful Truth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 He appeared with Jean Arthur in two films-- ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS and THE TALK OF THE TOWN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Character actors in two or more Cary Grant films: May Robson...in BRINGING UP BABY and ALICE IN WONDERLAND (she was the Queen of Hearts, and he was the Mock Turtle). Roland Young...THIS IS THE NIGHT; TOPPER; and THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. Edward Arnold...I'M NO ANGEL; THIRTY DAY PRINCESS; and THE TOAST OF NEW YORK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Thanks, TopBilled for honoring Cary Grant, my all-time favorite actor. Loretta Young - Born To Be Bad and The Bishop's Wife Carole Lombard - In Name Only and The Eagle and the Hawk Joan Bennett - Big Brown Eyes and Wedding Present Ralph Bellamy - The Awful Truth and His Girl Friday Cedric Hardwicke - The Howards of Virginia and Suspicion Edgar Buchanan - Penny Serenade and The Talk of the Town Monty Woolley - Night And Day and The Bishop's Wife Franchot Tone - Suzy and Every Girl Should Be Married Walter Slezak - People Will Talk and Once Upon A Honeymoon Jessie Royce Landis - North By Northwest and To Catch A Thief Charles Coburn - In Name Only and Monkey Business Ginger Rogers - Once Upon a Honeymoon and Monkey Business 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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