HOME ALL THAT CHAT ATC WEST COAST SHOPPIN' RUSH BOARD FAQS

LOGIN REGISTER SEARCH THREADED MODE

not logged in

Threaded Order | Chronological Order

re: Stroman and comedy

Posted by: AlanScott 05:24 pm EDT 03/14/14
In reply to: Stroman and comedy - Chazwaza 11:50 am EDT 03/14/14

I do think that the film Bullets Over Broadway is laugh-out-loud funny and perhaps funnier (to me) than most of Brooks's films (with the exceptions of The Producers and Young Frankenstein, and even the latter is iffy for me on this particular comparison).

I'm old enough to have seen movies like Annie Hall and Bananas in the theatres on their original releases, and audiences certainly found them extremely funny (at least the audiences with whom I saw them). Obviously, many of Allen's later movies don't strive to be as comedic — some don't strive to be comedic at all — but I found Bullets Over Broadway extremely funny.


reply to this message |
re: Stroman and comedy

Posted by: Chazwaza 06:37 pm EDT 03/14/14
In reply to: re: Stroman and comedy - AlanScott 05:24 pm EDT 03/14/14

I agree, Bullets is one of his funniest (without being zany) and best movies... and is funny not just for Woody, I think.

I'm just saying that I think Mel Brooks' type of comedy is more the sure-fire laughs kind especially in a big theater or a musical comedy... by it's nature, that doesn't mean it with dictate what the actual show is like.


reply to this message |
re: Stroman and comedy

Posted by: AlanScott 06:47 pm EDT 03/14/14
In reply to: re: Stroman and comedy - Chazwaza 06:37 pm EDT 03/14/14

Yeah, Brooks is a different kind of comedy, although some of Allen's earlier movies are actually rather similar to Brooks's movies in being parodies of genres and full of absurd juxtapositions. Even Don't Drink the Water is easy to imagine as an Allen-Brooks collaboration. Brooks certainly could have played the lead.

Still, as we saw with the Young Frankenstein and even The Producers as the run went on, Brooks's comedy is not necessarily so sure-fire.

FWIW, one of a handful of times that I couldn't stop laughing for a long time at a particular line or moment in a movie was in Hannah and Her Sisters. Maybe being Jewish helps. ;)


reply to this message | reply to first message
re: Stroman and comedy

Posted by: PlayWiz 11:23 pm EDT 03/14/14
In reply to: re: Stroman and comedy - AlanScott 06:47 pm EDT 03/14/14

I'm still waiting for "Sleeper" to be made into a musical. I want to to see how the Orgasmatron especially is dealt with and the inflatable costume. It's one of Woody's funniest earlier films, as are "Broadway Danny Rose" and "Radio Days" which came during his Mia relationship.


reply to this message | reply to first message
re: Stroman and comedy

Posted by: Chromolume 09:47 pm EDT 03/15/14
In reply to: re: Stroman and comedy - PlayWiz 11:23 pm EDT 03/14/14

Just imagine the "Cloning The Nose" production number...;-)


reply to this message | reply to first message
re: Stroman and comedy

Posted by: PlayWiz 02:06 am EDT 03/16/14
In reply to: re: Stroman and comedy - Chromolume 09:47 pm EDT 03/15/14

Hmm - "Cloning the Nose" -- somewhere between "Finishing The Hat" and "Ballin' the Jack"! Although if Woody is using pre-existing songs, now that I think of it "Ballin' the Jack" could be used for the Orgasmatron sequence! :)


reply to this message | reply to first message


All That Chat is intended for the discussion of theatre news and opinion
subject to the terms and conditions of the Terms of Service. (Please take all off-topic discussion to private email.)

Please direct technical questions/comments to webmaster@talkinbroadway.com and policy questions to TBAdmin@talkinbroadway.com.

[ Home | On the Rialto | The Siegel Column | Cabaret | Tony Awards | Book Reviews | Great White Wayback Machine ]
[ Broadway Reviews | Barbara and Scott: The Two of Clubs | Sound Advice | Restaurant Revue | Off Broadway | Funding Talkin' Broadway ]
[ Broadway 101 | Spotlight On | Talkin' Broadway | On the Boards | Regional | Talk to Us! | Search Talkin' Broadway ]

Terms of Service
[ © 1997 - 2014 www.TalkinBroadway.com, Inc. ]

Time to render: 0.213948 seconds.