April 2nd, 2011
Last week after the Midnight Movie post, I put up the top movies in my NetFlix queue. One of them was one of my all-time favorite movies, The Party starring Peter Sellers. It also stars Claudine “Bang...whoops, sorry about that Spider” Longet. This isn’t one of Peter Sellers best known movies, but I think it’s one of his best. And MAD commenter and pal, Al, chimed in that it was one of his favorite movies too. Well it came in the mail and I saved it for tonight and so that’s the movie tonight. As always it’s presented in the patented MartyVision, utilizing as few stills as possible to present the movie. Lights, camera...beer!
Peter Sellers Quotes
“I feel ghostly unreal until I become somebody else again on the screen.”
“If you ask me to play myself, I will not know what to do. I do not know who or what I am.”
“I'm a classic example of all humorists—only funny when I'm working.”
“Criticism should be done by critics, and a critic should have some training and some love of the medium he is discussing.”
“To label any subject unsuitable for comedy is to admit defeat.”
"Finally, in conclusion, let me say just this."
Further reading: IMDb, Wikipedia, A.V. Club and Rotten Tomatoes.
Peter Sellers Four Wives
Anne Hayes
Britt Ekland
Miranda Quarry
Lynne Frederick
Nightcap
Kick out the jams...
MOTHERFUCKERS!
And speaking of movies, don't forget to tune it to the Secret Weapon Saturday Movie Matinee. The songs are picked by "Boris" and the tunes are spun by DJ Gidget and she sprinkles movie quotes in between. It's on right now and goes till 5pm EST. Check it out at Woody Radio!
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Wish I could go back in time to that era,,,,be at the Party, the sixties and the boozing, and Sellers wackiness, its a hell of a good time movie. He married beautiful women also, Britt and Miranda, the Countess, hey he died young, his heart gave out, but what a life. Alice B Toklas, Whats new Pussycat (with Capucine) and Girl in my soup with Goldie Hawn are just a few of many that I can watch over and over.
Birdie num nums...LOL! And the MC5! Kick out the jams motherfuckers! Yes!
Thanks for the screening MAD. Peter Sellers is great. I highly recommend "The Mouse That Roared".
I also recommend that whenever someone references 4:20, respond with "Alice B. Toklas". If they in turn reply, "What?", hopefully in a stoner voice, you've won.
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My all time Sellers favorite was 'Being There". There were some bold and unbelivably funny comedies that came out of the sixties, they never get old no matter how many times you see them. 'Dr. Strangelove, another example of Peter Sellers absolute genius, and the 'Pink Panther' movies ( asked Zioum Zioum once if she'd ever seen one of those, but she said no...I'm dying to know what she'd think of Inspector Clouseau (bwahahaha). There was another black comedy that came out in the mid sixties that I thought was absolutely the best black comedy ever made (this one did not feature Sellers) called The Loved One, starring Johnathan Winters and Rod Stieger as 'Mr. Joyboy' the effeminent undertaker. Absolutely laugh til you cry I can't catch my breath howlingly funny.
Why does the WoodyRadio posters have a sexual overtone , or is it just Me ?
I mean come on "Woody" Radio , is it a morning show ?
To : Peter Sellers
@Al: Peter Sellers was one-of-a-kind. It's a crime that they re-made the Pink Panther. Shame on Steve Martin and everyone involved.
@Barfly: Glad you liked the MC5 clip! Great song, great band.
@csp: I've never seen "The Mouse That Roared." I'll check NetFlix, thanks!
@Jaws: Being There is a great film! I've never heard of The Loved One and will check that out, thanks!
@Jason: The only affiliation I have with Woody Radio is as a fan and to highly recommend that you listen, so I can't answer you, The Secret Weapon is still on, tune it in, great songs today! To Peter Sellers!
To Peter Sellers, one of the best ever!
So many great films and characters.
"Being There" remains one of my favorites. May have to watch that again, it's been awhile.
Thanks for pimping the "Secret Weapon", yes, it's on a roll today.
@ Jaws: "The Loved One" is a classic. I used to discuss that with an ex co-worker. The only other person that really knew of it. Thanks for bringing it up.
@ Jason: Sex Sells, but maybe you are just envisioning the sexual overtones because you're still on your Honeymoon.
@"Boris:" You're welcome! It's a great show today!
I've never seen a Peter Sellers movie. I guess except for the MADNotes version of this one :)
@csp, that was way too cute a clip for you to post
The loved one was based on a novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh. I have both the novel and the film on DVD in my permanent collection. I also have the novel 'Red Alert', the novel Dr. Strangelove was based upon. There's a story behind the novel, Peter Bryant the author, was on the verge of being sued for plagerizem by the author of 'Fail Safe' because of the similarities between the two novels, and Peter Bryant's response was to get together with Stanley Kubrick and turn Red Alert into one of the all time great black comedies; Dr. Strangelove.
anyway I'm drunk!! when can we get a fucking porn movie with sexual overtone? Because a party that's cool but a sexual party that's better!! HAHAHAHA
oops! I'm boozed ! cheers Marty and everybody!
PS: Honeymoon? what that? Is that to stick some Honey in the Jesus hole? haha :D
damn nice choice for a "sceenin'"...was out of country when this was released...don't watch much tv if it has been there missed it also...but the chicken sequence had me fallin' off my chair...will definitely track this down...a little off topic...once again was not around for "the loved one"...what a cast...will have to find that one too...as well as the book...back on "the party" from what i read either it was "loved" or it totally sucked...i could not believe the extremes over a movie...
After all, what is your host's purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself; if that were their sole purpose, they'd have simply sent champagne and women over to your place by taxi.
~P.J. O'Rourke
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Maybe Jason isnt getting any on his honeymoon and sees sex in everything...
Woody is the owner Jason.. get your mind out of the gutter!
oh and "Being there" is one of my faves cause i like to watch!
@kari: You should start putting some in your Netflix queue. Maybe start with the Pink Panther and work your way out from there.
@Zioum Zioum: Both you and Jason seem to have sex on the brain, maybe it's time for a second honeymoon?
@rr: To me when reviews swing that wildly, you know something's been done right. Great P.J. O'Rourke quote!
@Gidgie: Ha ha ha!
HAHA! No in Fact I think "honeymoon" is a funny word because in French "moon" means something else... it is the nice word that your mom says to you when you are a kid and that she has to introduce a suppository in your ass!! so while your are kneeling mom says: "The rocket is going to the mooooooooon" (and your not supposed to cry!!!) LOL
So what is supposed to happen for a honeymoon????? ;)
I love Peter Sellers, but have never seen this flick. Update the Netflix queue....NOW!
@Biff: Update away, you'll love it!