The Futile Podcast

Deconstructing 80's & 90's action movies. Relating them to comics, TV, and cartoons from then and now.

What’s so funny ’bout . . . Anything Goes ?

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/674/674712p1.html

They’ve done another one about comedies. PersonallyI have some problems with anything Steve Martin every did being called “funny” but that’s a subjective thing (no it’s not . . . but differ to diplomacy). Also any list of comedies that does not include Leprechaun http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107387/ is missing some angle on humor. I think the next step is to finish off the solid lists and get into post modern genre combinations like top 25 Space Musicals or something. I myself am thinking that a version of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes set in space and given the edge of some Ice Pirates http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087451/ and an homage to Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom for the big number would be something fun, just Busby Berkley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busby_Berkeley it up (yeah it should be a verb). They pay for concepts in Hollywood don’t they?

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