They All Laughed
by Peter Bogdanovich
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Actor: Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Camp, Dorothy Stratten, John RitterDirector: Peter Bogdanovich
Brand: HBO Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-17
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 90608
Studio: Hbo Home Video
DVD Reviews of They All Laughed
DVD Review: No, We Didn't
Summary: 1 Stars
If you're not a film buff, then this film has zero entertainment value. Otherwise, I enjoyed the generous cinematic helpings of New York City--really wonderful stuff--including views out of not-so-clean windows during interior shots. I've rarely seen the Statue of Liberty at such a distance, sharing the horizon with docks and construction cranes. There's a lot going on here connected to trivia (but not a lot going on in the film itself or with the script, which is simply awful). What's going on with the trivia? This is Audrey Hepburn's last feature film (an easy payday for her ((I mean, what Hepburn did in the film is what I did yesterday when I walked to the corner and back)) but at least she didn't embarrass herself); the fact that "They All Laughed" is a poignant film record of the soon-to-be murdered Playboy Bunny Dorothy Stratten; John Ritter at work (during the height of his "Three's Company" fame); the pairing of fellow actors and former lovers, Ben Gazzara and Audrey Hepburn; the fact that the director was having an affair with Dorothy Stratten; the fact that the director, after Stratten's murder, bought the negative to the film and paid for its distribution in theaters; the fact that it bombed terribly due to the public's negative reaction to the scandal of the off-screen love triangle; the fact that this film ended the director's career--not as a filmmaker but--as one of Hollywood's powerhouse directors. Finito. Pretty interesting trivia for a single film. One of the two writers that created this mess also acts and turns in a pretty good performance as a doofus hipster. Furthermore, this movie is based on two previous films, both entitled, "L'Ronde," which were based on an 1897 play, if my facts are correct. 1970s supermodel Patti Hansen fights a valiant but losing battle with her cab driver's insipid character and stupid lines. Every time Ben Gazzara appeared on screen I felt the impulse to reach for an inhaler as his presence sucked the air out of my small room. John Ritter's then-charming physical comedy talents are over-used and not to good effect: Oops! He tripped (again!) Ohhh! I can't believe he bumped into that table! (Boy, I didn't see THAT coming!)...Etc. The story becomes so tedious--what with all the bumping-into's, walking, stalking, hiding, peeking, signaling--that during one of the interminable crossing-the-street scenes I prayed that John Ritter, Blaine Novak and Ben Gazzara, would be creamed by a New York City bus! Oh! I haven't even mentioned the soundtrack. That's a whole separate disaster. Several times I took off my headphones and looked around to see if someone else had turned on a stereo. Sometimes the soundtrack was loud--in the foreground above the dialogue. Sometimes it was low--in the background. Sometimes there was no music. Sometimes there were back-to-back songs. The Director's Playlist! And all the songs had lyrics, and those lyrics were intended to underscore a theme that was being founded at that moment. Sometimes it was Frank Sinatra. Sometimes it was Johnny Cash. Halfway through the movie Frank Sinatra starts crooning, "They all laughed...." Brilliant! I get it! This movie really IS a stinker! Honestly, it would have been more entertaining (and more enlightening) had the director appeared at these critical junctures holding white poster board displaying a message written in MagicMarker: "See this couple? See how they're reacting to each other? This will become important later. Now, back to my film." I knew what to expect with this movie so I watched it off and on over the course of a weekend while going through boxes of papers. Otherwise I never would have forgiven myself for the waste of time. THE END.
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