Catherine O'Hara is so real in this scene that it's almost (but not quite) too much for the comedy. She really walks a very fine line in this performance.
jackal59 I know, but it makes it so great. I think my favourite comedies are the ones that transcend humour and become their own form of art. Think of the Edgar Wright trilogy, all of those were taking the piss out of horror, cop and alien movies whilst becoming decent horror, cop and alien movies. There’s something funny about that in and of itself.
When I first saw this movie I thought he was the one who misinterpreted the kiss but all these years later, I think both of them were equally affected. They both know each other too well to be mistaken.
i agree, i think they both projected their own respective feelings onto the other person, saying it was the other one who took the kiss as more than it was, when in reality it meant more to both of them
I think she wanted it more than Mitch. Mitch on the stage is very different than Mitch offstage. During the performance he was smooth, romantic, even in love. She started to fall for that again. But in reality, remember he cheated on her, got stoned, and didn't really care. If he had really pursued her after the big show, she would have dumped her husband. But he isn't a guy who would do that. That is my take, anyway.
I’ve always been of the opinion that if a comedy is funny it’s funny, obviously. But when a comedy teeters on the line and becomes what it’s satirizing and does it better than the actual material? That’s art. And that’s what this film is, it’s funny but it is art
Have you never seen .. Best in Show 👍💗... Waiting for Guffman.. or .. Home for Purim ( it may be called something a lil different) or .. THIS IS Spinal Tap... You'll hang with your buddies. No worries.
@@Tropicalpisces There's also 'Mascots,' a newer film they did, AND a brief but hysterical sketch they did for the Academy Awards one year in which they played a group of people in 1939 who just sat through a test- screening of 'The Wizard of Oz.' They did take a rather big hit a couple years ago, though, as one of their core actors, Fred Willard, passed away. I miss hearing his jolly voice in movies and shows.
I gotta watch this one again. I think I’ll appreciate it more now in my 40s than I did in my 20s. Regarding Guffman, the first time I saw it was in college in the movie theater and I thought Funny but forgettable. Then some years later my roommate had it on DVD and we watched it so many times that year, and now I think Guffman is just as good as Tap, which of course is the standard-bearer.
Yes. Maybe because I'm a music director. So I see lots of little inside jokes. I feel that way about a mighty wind too. There are so many things you might miss on a first watch. Also... When AMAZING actors play people with no talent, that is a no easy job. That's really amazing. 😌
Catherine O’Hara’s performance in this clip is brilliant...you can see the disappointment in her eyes as she performs a terrible song in some pissant little convention She can’t cope with Mitch’s instability, having been heartbroken by him before. She knows that her husband is a bore and has a deadend career, but it’s stable. She’s made her choice and part of her really regrets it...in her own way she’s as fragile as Mitch
These two scenes cut this way show the contrast between how grounded O'Hara played her character in the film and how totally silly Levy played his. It really let the air out of what could have been a fantastic arc. I enjoyed the hell out of it but Levy was a cartoon for sure.
Like LMFAO at Meryl Streep in FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS… the more you appreciate how good these Christopher Guest Regulars really are, the funnier it gets..
I'm watching this but in the sidebar RUclips is recommending I watch an interview with Brian Wilson in the 1980s....just in case I didn't get the comparison between Mitch and Brian.
I think this was the problem with this movie that made it not quite as good as Waiting For Guffman and Best In Show: The whole thing with Mitch and Mickey was just too serious and emotional for a silly comedy.
See, I've always loved Waiting for Guffman. Being a musician, maybe it's just the musical jokes/quirks that I enjoyed in Guffman, Mighty wind, and Spinal tap. Best in show was actually my least favorite. 🤷🏻♂️
Catherine O'Hara is so real in this scene that it's almost (but not quite) too much for the comedy. She really walks a very fine line in this performance.
jackal59 I know, but it makes it so great. I think my favourite comedies are the ones that transcend humour and become their own form of art. Think of the Edgar Wright trilogy, all of those were taking the piss out of horror, cop and alien movies whilst becoming decent horror, cop and alien movies. There’s something funny about that in and of itself.
She’s truly tapping into something that is comedy but is also a couple steps beyond. I think she’s showing us what it is to be an actor
I would love to see a conversation between Mitch and Jeff Goldblum
How about Mitch and Karl from Sling Blade.
When I first saw this movie I thought he was the one who misinterpreted the kiss but all these years later, I think both of them were equally affected. They both know each other too well to be mistaken.
i agree, i think they both projected their own respective feelings onto the other person, saying it was the other one who took the kiss as more than it was, when in reality it meant more to both of them
I think she wanted it more than Mitch. Mitch on the stage is very different than Mitch offstage. During the performance he was smooth, romantic, even in love. She started to fall for that again. But in reality, remember he cheated on her, got stoned, and didn't really care. If he had really pursued her after the big show, she would have dumped her husband. But he isn't a guy who would do that. That is my take, anyway.
I’ve always been of the opinion that if a comedy is funny it’s funny, obviously. But when a comedy teeters on the line and becomes what it’s satirizing and does it better than the actual material? That’s art. And that’s what this film is, it’s funny but it is art
Christopher Guest oozes artistic ability. 👏👏
I love the cast of this movie and A Mighty Wind. Wish they would do more movies together. Great stuff, very funny.
Have you never seen .. Best in Show 👍💗... Waiting for Guffman.. or .. Home for Purim ( it may be called something a lil different) or .. THIS IS Spinal Tap... You'll hang with your buddies. No worries.
@@TropicalpiscesI think you’re thinking of “For Your Consideration”. Home For Purim was the fake movie in the movie.
@@Tropicalpisces There's also 'Mascots,' a newer film they did, AND a brief but hysterical sketch they did for the Academy Awards one year in which they played a group of people in 1939 who just sat through a test- screening of 'The Wizard of Oz.'
They did take a rather big hit a couple years ago, though, as one of their core actors, Fred Willard, passed away. I miss hearing his jolly voice in movies and shows.
The binoculars on the windowsill.
Sure Flow Sure Flow
I'm assuming "Dr. Fünke's 100% Natural Good-Time Family-Band Solution" was also at the convention; at the Teamocil booth.
I gotta watch this one again. I think I’ll appreciate it more now in my 40s than I did in my 20s.
Regarding Guffman, the first time I saw it was in college in the movie theater and I thought Funny but forgettable.
Then some years later my roommate had it on DVD and we watched it so many times that year, and now I think Guffman is just as good as Tap, which of course is the standard-bearer.
Guffman is actually my favorite of all the Guest mockumentaries. I think it's highly underrated.
You gotta Best in Show yourself. 😁
@@rneumeye really?
Yes. Maybe because I'm a music director. So I see lots of little inside jokes. I feel that way about a mighty wind too. There are so many things you might miss on a first watch. Also... When AMAZING actors play people with no talent, that is a no easy job. That's really amazing. 😌
Catherine O’Hara’s performance in this clip is brilliant...you can see the disappointment in her eyes as she performs a terrible song in some pissant little convention
She can’t cope with Mitch’s instability, having been heartbroken by him before.
She knows that her husband is a bore and has a deadend career, but it’s stable.
She’s made her choice and part of her really regrets it...in her own way she’s as fragile as Mitch
These two scenes cut this way show the contrast between how grounded O'Hara played her character in the film and how totally silly Levy played his. It really let the air out of what could have been a fantastic arc. I enjoyed the hell out of it but Levy was a cartoon for sure.
Like LMFAO at Meryl Streep in FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS… the more you appreciate how good these Christopher Guest Regulars really are, the funnier it gets..
Such a beautiful song about…….what it’s about
Mitch is so cool!
I'm watching this but in the sidebar RUclips is recommending I watch an interview with Brian Wilson in the 1980s....just in case I didn't get the comparison between Mitch and Brian.
"Less time with patients means you're on the gooo..." LOL ain't that just like a doctor
I know this is supposed to be comedy but damn, I think it's sad.
Catherine O'Hara is really playing that autoharp! It's not being dubbed.
That damn kiss!
The Folksmen are better than Spinal Tap, don't @ me.
The AUTOHARP!
Mickey Crabbe...the next June Carter, I suppose!
Granny Clampett would be proud...
I don't think being pummeled has affected Mitch.
The Groucho eyebrows are a nice touch.
lol...they are his real eyebrows. That;s the only thing that is real!
Is that Catherine's real hair or is that a wig?
It's a wig.
Just a thought, Fuckin RIOT!!!
Oh my fucking god
Mitch needs his medication.
I think this was the problem with this movie that made it not quite as good as Waiting For Guffman and Best In Show: The whole thing with Mitch and Mickey was just too serious and emotional for a silly comedy.
I always thought waiting for guffman was the worst movie out of all
Thought the movie had more heart than the others but best in show is the funniest of the three, and 2nd only to the tap
I like a good dramedy
See, I've always loved Waiting for Guffman. Being a musician, maybe it's just the musical jokes/quirks that I enjoyed in Guffman, Mighty wind, and Spinal tap. Best in show was actually my least favorite. 🤷🏻♂️
@@JOHNMARCEY , For Your Consideration is the worst movie out of all of them.