I remember seeing this movie as a kid. I remember laughing until my sides hurt, and I thought this had to be one of the greatest comedies ever made.
The movie starts with the Great Leslie, a dashing, young daredevil at the turn of the century. Leslie wants to sponsor an car company by holding a race from New York to Paris. However, his rival, Professor Fate, has been waiting to show up Leslie for a long time. When he hears about the race he enters with a car of his own twisted design. In addition, a strong-willed suffragette named Maggie DuBois enters the race to prove she can be a good reporter.
From the minute the starting pistol fires, hilarity ensues...
There are so many great things about this movie. For starters, the movie features an all-star cast. Tony Curtis plays the Great Leslie. Comedic legend Jack Lemmon plays the hilarious Professor Fate. I love his "villain" look in the movie. It makes him look even funnier than he already is. Hollywood sweetheart Natalie Wood plays Maggie. Wood's performance gave Maggie an attitude that made things interesting for her costars. Future-Colombo star, Peter Falk, starred as Fate's bubbling sidekick. But for me, the best thing about the movie was the humor. Not only does this movie boast hilarious antics from all of its stars, and the largest and funniest pie fight and bar fight ever filmed, it also produced some of the funniest lines I've ever heard in any movie, including one that my family quotes all the time:
"Push the button, Max."
This movie is one of my favorite comedies of all time. I would recommend this movie for movie lovers of all ages.
So, who wins? You'll just have to see it to find out.
The movie starts with the Great Leslie, a dashing, young daredevil at the turn of the century. Leslie wants to sponsor an car company by holding a race from New York to Paris. However, his rival, Professor Fate, has been waiting to show up Leslie for a long time. When he hears about the race he enters with a car of his own twisted design. In addition, a strong-willed suffragette named Maggie DuBois enters the race to prove she can be a good reporter.
From the minute the starting pistol fires, hilarity ensues...
There are so many great things about this movie. For starters, the movie features an all-star cast. Tony Curtis plays the Great Leslie. Comedic legend Jack Lemmon plays the hilarious Professor Fate. I love his "villain" look in the movie. It makes him look even funnier than he already is. Hollywood sweetheart Natalie Wood plays Maggie. Wood's performance gave Maggie an attitude that made things interesting for her costars. Future-Colombo star, Peter Falk, starred as Fate's bubbling sidekick. But for me, the best thing about the movie was the humor. Not only does this movie boast hilarious antics from all of its stars, and the largest and funniest pie fight and bar fight ever filmed, it also produced some of the funniest lines I've ever heard in any movie, including one that my family quotes all the time:
"Push the button, Max."
This movie is one of my favorite comedies of all time. I would recommend this movie for movie lovers of all ages.
So, who wins? You'll just have to see it to find out.