They All Laughed
by Peter Bogdanovich
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Actor: Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Camp, Dorothy Stratten, John RitterDirector: Peter Bogdanovich
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-17
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Hbo Home Video
DVD Reviews of They All Laughed
DVD Review: One of the Best
Summary: 5 Stars
Wonderful Movie, the last major role for Audrey Hepburn, and the last role for Dorothy Stratton (murdered one month after completion of filming). This is a complicated 'detective' story, with all of the various story lines converging at the end to a wonderful conclusion. Also starring a young John Ritter (before Three's Company), Ben Gazzara (who had just completed a real-life affair with Audrey), and Patti Hansen (later married Keith Richards of the Stones).DVD Review: THEY ALL LAUGHED
Summary: 5 Stars
"THEY ALL LAUGHED" is a wonderful romantic comedy about Manhattan detectives who fall for the women they are following. Peter Bogdanovich directed this 1981 movie that stars Audrey Hepburn (her last lead role), Ben Gazzara (after his and Audrey's affair had ended), John Ritter, and Dorothy Stratten (her one and only starring role in a movie). Colleen Camp plays a delightful country-western singer. Filmed entirely on the island of Manhattan gives you a pre-9-11 sense of big city life. This DVD also has a commentary track with the director reminiscing about the movie. The soundtrack features Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, and a great roller-skating scene featuring "Sing, Sing, Sing." ENJOY!DVD Review: They All Laughed
Summary: 4 Stars
Whether the story line makes any sense at all is irrelevant. This movie features the last appearances of Dorothy Stratten and Audrey Hepburn. For no other reason, that makes it worth the price of admission. Then add to that appearances by John Ritter and Ben Gazzara and you have some top actors doing the best they could with the script. I am also a Colleen Camp fan and as a songwriter enjoyed hearing her sing. She is a very good actress who is not well known. Believe it or not Colleen has been involved with more than 80 films in her career. This film is basically a showcase and was supposed to help Dorothy breakout into some legitimate acting roles. Peter had a very active interest in Dorothy to say the least. As it turned out, the picture is not only a fun experience to watch but more than that it is an historical document. The tragedy of Dorothy's death and the timing of it damaged the film's distribution. Although now it is somewhat dated the work of some fine actors is preserved and we get to see Dorothy one more time. Audrey Hepburn was and forever is one of the world's most beautiful women. Supposedly she had had an affair with Ben Gazzara during the filming of Bloodline in 1979. Their re-uniting was also a bittersweet moment because the scenes they shared were particularly poignant. It is a shame that the film never really had a national promotional campaign behind it and consequently only had a limited release. But those of us who know the film and appreciate it for it's own beauty and grace as well as comedic sense, are very pleased that it is now available on DVD and no longer need to worry about our well worn VHS copies. Thanks Amazon for having a copy for me to buy. DVD Review: A Witty Romantic Comedy
Summary: 4 Stars
Peter Bogdanovich co-wrote the screenplay, directed and eventually funded the release of this romantic comedy which featured the acting debut of Dorothy Stratten.
But the August 1980 death of Stratten - at age 20 - in a murder/suicide perpetrated by her estranged husband made studios leery on releasing the movie. Though Bogdanovich saw the project through to its cinematic release, it proved to be a box office failure.
The plot surrounds three private detectives who are hired to investigate two women for possible infidelity. That the detectives end up romantically pursuing the duo just adds to the intrigue...and that the women ultimately turn the tables on the men is pure New Hollywood.
John Ritter (Detective John Rutledge) is Stratten's (Dolores Martin) "pursuer" and both bring an energetic, fun aspect to their roles. Detective John Russo (Ben Gazzara) is in hot pursuit of Angela Niotes (Audrey Hepburn), the wife of a European multi-millionaire, but he gets an assist from his colleague - Detective Arthur Brodsky (Blaine Novak) - as things get more and more complicated.
With New York City as the backdrop, it is a neat exploration into trust, the game of love and the pursuit of real happiness. The sadness is in the untimely death of Stratten, but it does not diminish her performance or the wittiness of the film.
DVD Review: What is this movie about?
Summary: 1 Stars
I am a bit of a New York City film fan too, and that is the ONLY reason I'm giving this movie a single star.
I can't believe I just wasted 2 hours watching this movie.
I have NO IDEA what it is even about. Private investigators chasing around people? FOR WHAT REASON? I enjoyed many of the scenes and the views of Brooklyn across the river, seem like another city, compared to what it looks like today. Unless you are into unique New York City movie scenes I would not recommend this movie AT ALL.
Description of They All Laughed
New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected of infidelity. Ladies' man John Russo (Ben Gazzara) trails Angela Niotes (Audrey Hepburn), the elegant wife of a wealthy Italian industrialist, while Charles Rutledge (John Ritter) and Arthur Brodsky follow Dolores Martin (Dorothy Stratten), the beautiful young wife of a jealous husband. Their respective cases are complicated when John falls for Angela, and Charles falls for Dolores.Director Peter Bogdanovich started off the 1980s with this trifle: a sweet romantic valentine to a New York City where bumbling detectives fall in love with their targets. This is a Big Apple where country music blares, taxi drivers are gorgeous models, sass permeates, and Ben Gazzara embodies all that is cool. He is the chief hound in the blue-collar Odyssey Detective Agency specializing in observing wives for their suspicious husbands. John Ritter, who became famous four years later with Three's Company, plays the equally daft Charles, a man who literally falls head over heels with cutie-pie Dolores (Dorothy Stratten). Gazzara falls for a socialite played by Audrey Hepburn (in her last starring role). The veteran actors are at their movie-star best. The film has a casual style and charm, another change of pace for Bogdanovich who was still trying to find the magic of his first films (including The Last Picture Show and What's Up, Doc?). He fills the screen with gorgeous females including Patti Hansen as an all-knowing cab driver, Colleen Camp as a country singer, and Stratten, the former Playboy Playmate of the Year. However, if there is a big surprise, it's co-writer/producer Blaine Novak as the long-haired, roller-skating detective Arthur, who has a tart remark for everyone and nearly steals every scene.
The film ran into trouble in post-production when Stratten, who was now an item with Bogdanovich, was murdered by her estranged husband. The eerie similarities with the movie were another reason no studio wanted to release it. Bogdanovich funded it himself and when it bombed, the artistic and personal loss resulted in the director not making a film until Mask, nearly five years later. --Doug Thomas
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