One of the greatest 5 minute rants in all of entertainment! Full of inconsistencies and exaggerated bombast! A tour de force! Those days also produced "Where's Poppa?" With George Segal, Ruth Gordon.
Absolutely, You have to be a proper movie buff & probably a certain age to appreciate the zany Jewish black humor of the early seventies. That was a great time for daring provocative movies that took chances & weren't made just for a quick profit like today's crap. Just watched this movie again last night on dvd along with my old vhs copy of Diary Of A Mad Housewife, never get tired of these masterpieces.
Probably the best, zaniest of the jewish black comedies of the early seventies. If you like this one you'll also like The heartbreak kid, Last of the red hot lovers, Catch 22, Made for each other, Diary of a mad housewife & I love my wife. All these movies were released within 1 year of each other & nowadays there is nothing that can compete with this level of Comedy. Incidentally 4 of the stars from this movie appeared in episodes of All in the family.
I guess I am a bit confused. You saw this back in the 1970's when you were a toddler? I can imagine it made no sense back then.
I suppose there is a lot of sarcasm in Feiffer's writing, and it is not everyone's taste. For me, I think I may have had some relatives who were like this judge character, seems very familiar to me. I am sure I heard similar rants from said relatives at family gatherings. Oh well.
One of the greatest 5 minute rants in all of entertainment! Full of inconsistencies and exaggerated bombast! A tour de force! Those days also produced "Where's Poppa?" With George Segal, Ruth Gordon.
TFABMN 6 months ago
Brilliant. Lou Jacobi is the best.
wngl23 10 months ago
A pleasure anytime I hear someone understanding and appreciating the type of humor in Little Murders. The movie is sure a tickler isn't it !
Chiparoo22 2 years ago
Absolutely, You have to be a proper movie buff & probably a certain age to appreciate the zany Jewish black humor of the early seventies. That was a great time for daring provocative movies that took chances & weren't made just for a quick profit like today's crap. Just watched this movie again last night on dvd along with my old vhs copy of Diary Of A Mad Housewife, never get tired of these masterpieces.
shangandtweety 2 years ago
God bless Lou Jacobi. RIP.
snufpark27 2 years ago 3
This scene and the wedding ceremony are the best stand-up routines ever created. Jules Feiffer (the writer)'s work is timeless!
MikeIdy6000 2 years ago
Probably the best, zaniest of the jewish black comedies of the early seventies. If you like this one you'll also like The heartbreak kid, Last of the red hot lovers, Catch 22, Made for each other, Diary of a mad housewife & I love my wife. All these movies were released within 1 year of each other & nowadays there is nothing that can compete with this level of Comedy. Incidentally 4 of the stars from this movie appeared in episodes of All in the family.
shangandtweety 3 years ago
Lol, Lou's voice was an inspiration for Dr. Zoidberg in Futurama. I can definitely hear it.
Ahrcsnave 3 years ago 6
hahaha i just read that and i looked this guy up
Nikk4545 3 years ago
I saw this in theater back in the 70s. I didn't understand it then and I still don't understand it today. What do you see in this swill?
waterloo2you 3 years ago
I guess I am a bit confused. You saw this back in the 1970's when you were a toddler? I can imagine it made no sense back then.
I suppose there is a lot of sarcasm in Feiffer's writing, and it is not everyone's taste. For me, I think I may have had some relatives who were like this judge character, seems very familiar to me. I am sure I heard similar rants from said relatives at family gatherings. Oh well.
bmgelman 3 years ago
"Swill" ? ! ! ! No wonder you can't understand it ! Your elevator doesn't stop on all floors.
Chiparoo22 2 years ago
what a nimrod
charliethegent 3 years ago
alan arkin's best
fkzkab 3 years ago
I love this movie! Brilliant
mzume 4 years ago
One of the 5 *great* soliloquies from Little Murders! INCREDIBLE!
xrm1996 4 years ago