Man's Favorite Sport?
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Movie Reviews of Man's Favorite Sport?
Movie Review: Best Fishes From Rock Hudson
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a forgotten comic gem from master director Howard Hawks (RIO BRAVO). MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT is a throwback to his early screwball comedies featuring Cary Grant and Kate Hepburn (i.e. BRINGING UP BABY) and even pays homage to '...BABY' recreating a scene from the film. In "...BABY", Kate Hepburn's dress is torn at the back, exposing her undergarments, during a posh dinner party. Cary Grant must walk her out by walking behind her and holding her very close in unison with her every step. Rock Hudson does the same thing with actress Maria Perschy in '...Sport' when her dress is torn and exposing her back undergarments during a fishing lodge dinner party. Rodger Willoughby (Hudson) works at a sporting goods store selling fishing equipment and giving expert fishing advice to patrons. He has even "written" books on the subject. However, he has never been, knows nothing, and hates the sport of fishing. He is then entered into a fishing contest at a resort at the request of the resorts publicity director Abagail (Paula Prentiss) and given the go ahead by the store's manager William Cadwalader (the great character actor John McGiver). When the truth is revealed to her by Rodger, he is entered anyway and must learn the sport along the way and try not to be exposed as a fraud. Naturally, by sheer luck and hilarious comedic circumstances he is able "catch" some fish and win the contest. Hudson, fresh from his bedroom farces with Doris Day is excellent as his character is the victim of all kinds of predicaments brought on by Abagail (Prentiss), who in turn is so annoyingly adorable. Great performances all around with some great support characters, namely Norman Alden (BACK TO THE FUTURE, ED WOOD) as John Screaming Eagle, the so-called lake resort 'Indian' guide, and John McGiver as William Cadwalader as Hudson's boss at the department store. Overall, a film with a funny script,some great sight gags when Hudson is fishing (i.e. the bear on the moped), great cast of supporting characters, great outdoor scenery, and the subject of fishing is a always a plus for any movie.Movie Review: That's a joke, son....
Summary: 5 Stars
The line, above, taken from the movie, reminds me that often I need to have things explained to me. Let me explain.I am pretty sure, but not certain, that I saw this movie in high school, when it was released in 1964. At that time, it was simply (and simple) fun. The second time I watched, was MANY years later, out of nostalgia.
However, a strange thing happened as I grew older, continuing to watch it now and again. I became aware of, and appreciative of, how much of the humor in the dialog played against the supposed differences between the way men and women use words, and all that implies. I guess it's not very flattering, but I sometimes think that everything I know about women, I learned from this movie.
Some of the obvious strengths of the movie -- goofy physical comedy, Henry Mancini's droll music, and a fine supporting cast, including the pristine 'Lake Wakapoogee' -- brought me back to this movie a third time. Over time, however, I have come to appreciate the gentle, good-natured fun it pokes at men and women. Did the people involved with this movie intend it to be fun AND thought-provoking? I won't hazard a guess; I'll just be grateful for the joke, and the explanation.
Even if you do not think much of this review, watch the movie anyway, and if you are a curious kind of person that likes to think about things, watch it a second time, twenty years later! (That's a joke son....)
Movie Review: A perfect film
Summary: 5 Stars
Hands-down my favorite Rock Hudson flick. This movie takes me back to a simpler time and place that probably never existed but is so cool. The main character (Rock) works at Abercrombie & Fitch in San Francisco, back when A&F actually sold outdoor gear -- fishing tackle, canoes, waders, everything for the avid outdoorsman. What keeps this romantic comedy fresh and timeless is the juxtaposition of Rock's ostensibly macho character with two clever and capable outdoorswomen played by Paula Prentiss and Austrian beauty Maria Perschey. Though he has literally written the book on fly-fishing, Roger Willoughby (Rock) has never been fishing or camping in his life. To salvage his reputation and an upcoming fishing tournament, the women have less than a week to teach him the ropes. Hudson and Prentiss have such on-screen chemistry I might believe the two were carrying on off-screen as well, if I didn't know better. A truly delightful film that will make you nostalgic for the old days when a love scene was depicted by a cutaway of two trains colliding!Movie Review: Rock Hudson gives literal meaning to "cast" in the part
Summary: 5 Stars
Roger Willoughby sells fishing equipment, he has also written a book on the subject. So it was inevitable that his boss would enter him in a major fishing tournament. However Roger has a secret. Watch as his secret unfolds and the unique solution.
Howard Hawks directed. As is Hawks' signature this movie is a little chatty like "Bringing up Baby" and "Monkey Business"
Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) is found in several precarious positions by his fiancée. At one time he has his tie caught in Easy Muller's (Maria Perschy) zipper. In addition to this Abigail (Paula Prentiss) is spotted coming from his bedroom in her night attire.
Norm Alden plays John Screaming Eagle, a local Indian who speaks like Tonto, and sells many sacred things such as Custer's scalp.
In the end, they are carried away. You will be carried away also by this great comedy.
Movie Review: The favorite sport of man is Paula
Summary: 5 Stars
A wonderful film, which seems innocuously fun at first viewing, grows in value upon subsequent viewings. You'd like this film if you enjoyed Hawk's screwball comedies, particularly Bringing Up Baby, from which it liberally borrows elements. You'll also like it if you're a fan of Rock Hudson's light romantic comedies. But you'll love it if you are a Paula Prentiss fan; she owns the picture, whereas Hudson, who is good too, can but only drift helplessly through the picture. This film is the only instance of Paula's full realization of the "Prentissian archetype"; both beautiful and lanky, elegant and awkward, intelligent and dizzy. While we get a taste of it in Where the Boys Are and The World of Henry Orient and What's New Pussycat, this is the only place to get the full-length treatment.