Originally Posted By EdisYoda If you enjoyed the comedy of "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World", and also enjoy old fashioned melodrama, you'll LOVE it.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 It was Dick Shawn ) it's been years since I've seen it) - the role reminded me of Tony Curtis, but my memory is faulty here
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Dick Shawn -- who played Commander Bog in 'Captain EO' See how I did that? Disney nerd that I is...
Originally Posted By Dabob2 You'll like Great Race, 2oony. Similar in many ways to MMMW, but I think a bit better. Overlong, but some solid laughs. And you'll instantly recognize the Mancini tune called (I think) "Any They're Off!" that they play when the race begins. It was used soooooo many places in the 60's, but this is where it comes from. I love the moment in Spartacus where Curtis introduces himself in total Bronx-accent mode as a "sing-guh of sowngs." He later proceeds (because he couldn't sing) to talk his way through something inspirational with a choir singing in the background. Kirk Douglas then says "Ohhhh. If I could sing like that..." Cracks me up every time. I also read several places that: "For “The Defiant Ones,” Curtis insisted that Poitier receive equal billing and not a “supporting” credit in their portrayals of the chained convicts with a mutual cause. “That’s how I got top billing for the first time in my life,” Poitier said. “I think that speaks a lot of him.” RIP Mr. Curtis.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Just saw The Great Race. Good fun (and all those pies made me hungry, lol).
Originally Posted By DAR Here's some trivia. Tony Curtis appeared on the cover of a very famous album. Can you name the album?
