YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN – Mel Brooks & Gene Wilder.
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This movie was a revelation, especially when you consider that at the time (late 60’s) most “comedies” were lame Doris Day type films. If there seems to be a pattern in the comedies I like its men posing as women or “Eve” in the title. TOOTSIE – Larry Gelbart (although fifteen other writers also had a hand in it). For more info on Steve and scenes that were cut from his original draft, check out my archives. And every word out of their mouths is a gem.ĪRTHUR - Steve Gordon's masterpiece. Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell trade quips at a pace that makes WEST WING seem slow. HIS GIRL FRIDAY – Screenplay by Charles Lederer, based on the play by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur. Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda – not who you naturally think of as a comedy team but they pull it off with ease. Screwball comedy at its funniest and most sophisticated. THE LADY EVE – Preston Sturgess, story by Monckton Hoffe & Preston Sturgess. And Eddie Albert (yes, Eddie Albert) will make you laugh out loud. A young Charles Grodin gives the comic performance of his career. Jewish men generally love this movie, Jewish women hate it. HEARTBREAK KID – Neil Simon (although the hand of director Elaine May is clearly evident). SOME LIKE IT HOT – Billy Wilder & IAL Diamond. What a pleasure to watch, especially now during the dumbing down of America.
The film is 56 years old and still crackles. These are my favorites, which means these are the movies I wish I had written.ĪLL ABOUT EVE – Joseph Mankiewicz. Fine, as long a s I don’t have to do it in order and don’t have to limit myself to ten. Someone asked me to list my top ten favorite comedy screenplays.
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