tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post7488837630357710876..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: How to get Tom Hanks to star in your movieBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57996262656211744602007-04-17T19:08:00.000-07:002007-04-17T19:08:00.000-07:00"benson said... And Ms. Tallulah...Another favorit..."benson said... <BR/>And Ms. Tallulah...<BR/>Another favorite Groucho to Margaret Dumont line in Duck Soup: We're fighting for your honor, which is more that you ever did."<BR/><BR/>Dear darling Maggie Dumont. How I adored her. Actually that line was third person, as Julius said it to his brothers, "We're fighting for this woman's honor, which is probably more than she ever did."<BR/><BR/>Ever spot Maggie in "Auntie Mame"? She's hard to notice, but she's in there. Look for her in the play within the play.<BR/><BR/>I loved her in her last movie, as Shirley MacLaine's mother in WHAT A WAY TO GO, when she sics Shirley on Dean Martin with "He has money! You go and GET IT!" And her simple, hilarious reading in that movie of the line, "I hate her guts!"<BR/><BR/>They always say she didn't get the jokes, that she was who she played, but it's not true. She was one of the best comic foils of all time, and she knew exactly what she was doing. They don't make them like Ms Dumont anymore.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26917124544772101952007-04-15T19:34:00.000-07:002007-04-15T19:34:00.000-07:00weird...you wrote for M*A*S*H, and Rita Wilson did...weird...you wrote for M*A*S*H, and Rita Wilson did a few episodes of it, and here you guys are again on a movie...small world, eh?rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50542903737960126442007-04-15T18:53:00.000-07:002007-04-15T18:53:00.000-07:00And Ms. Tallulah...Another favorite Groucho to Mar...And Ms. Tallulah...<BR/><BR/>Another favorite Groucho to Margaret Dumont line in Duck Soup: We're fighting for your honor, which is more that you ever did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13835052005941504332007-04-15T18:51:00.000-07:002007-04-15T18:51:00.000-07:00Or how about this premise.... Greek-American woman...Or how about this premise.... Greek-American woman meets, falls in love with, and marries WASP. All that and great product placement for Windex...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50462777261226013212007-04-15T17:33:00.000-07:002007-04-15T17:33:00.000-07:00Would it be weird if Colin Hanks played the role o...Would it be weird if Colin Hanks played the role of Tom Hanks in this movie? If Rita Wilson plays herself the buzz on this movie alone would make 50 Million.The Franchisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677216543717390031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90579438660480385522007-04-15T13:37:00.000-07:002007-04-15T13:37:00.000-07:00Who cares about Tom Hanks? If Ken is answering que...Who cares about Tom Hanks? If Ken is answering questions on his CV now, then the big mystery has to be what does the environmental production advisor to Flipper actually do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63696356107264233322007-04-15T13:01:00.000-07:002007-04-15T13:01:00.000-07:00I've been reading your blog for a few months now, ...I've been reading your blog for a few months now, but never realized that you were in fact one of the men behind "Volunteers." That movie has achieved cult status around these parts, and for no other reason than John goddamn Candy himself singing the WSU fight song. All incoming freshman are required to watch at least that part of the movie, so they know that that comedic genius sang the very same fight song they do. You sir are to be commended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90542959420148488482007-04-15T12:10:00.000-07:002007-04-15T12:10:00.000-07:00I think it's kinda cool that Ken, who has ran MASH...I think it's kinda cool that Ken, who has ran MASH and Cheers out, thinks its pretty cool that he might have had something to do with Tom Hanks' marriage. And that he goes to American Idol as a fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77786425710798496662007-04-15T10:41:00.000-07:002007-04-15T10:41:00.000-07:00Don't be silly, Rashad, Tom Hanks is FAR too old t...Don't be silly, Rashad, Tom Hanks is FAR too old to play Tom Hanks. It will be Shia LeBouf and Reese Witherspoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30548780034265415752007-04-15T10:12:00.000-07:002007-04-15T10:12:00.000-07:00"Hey, wait a minute. Maybe THAT should be a movie!..."Hey, wait a minute. Maybe THAT should be a movie!!"<BR/><BR/>And chances are, it would star Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (thus, guaranteeing I'll never see it).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19776618676048741332007-04-15T09:48:00.000-07:002007-04-15T09:48:00.000-07:00Tom was separated at the time.Tom was separated at the time.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91358281330185936532007-04-15T09:09:00.000-07:002007-04-15T09:09:00.000-07:00Actually, before "Volunteers," Rita Wilson appeare...Actually, before "Volunteers," Rita Wilson appeared in an episode of "Bosom Budddies" as a blind date for Tom Hanks who seems Ok until she mentions her devil-worshipping. Very funny.Stephen Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113123949398949049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42441462317222319612007-04-15T08:04:00.000-07:002007-04-15T08:04:00.000-07:00The main thing I remember about Volunteers is Tom ...The main thing I remember about Volunteers is Tom Tuttle from Tacoma's sub- ten second holdout from Communist brainwashing. John Candy's Chairman Mao has to be one of the greats.Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774573101360189063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61537245638859722202007-04-15T06:19:00.000-07:002007-04-15T06:19:00.000-07:00If you don't mind my asking, Ken...what exactly wa...If you don't mind my asking, Ken...what exactly was Tom's relationship with his FIRST wife at the time? I'm not one of those fanatics about "the sanctity of marriage", but I just think claims about true love between two people isn't quite as magical when other spouses and children are left behind, especially when it involves public figures--then the hype machine starts pumping out the hearts and flowers about the new relationship (the same thing with the Amy Grant/Vince Gill and Susan Clark/Alex Karras pairings).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10040845140608195852007-04-15T02:04:00.000-07:002007-04-15T02:04:00.000-07:00That's "Claude" of course. Not Clause.That's "Claude" of course. Not Clause.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39439897338278991862007-04-15T02:03:00.000-07:002007-04-15T02:03:00.000-07:00I always knew Margaret Dumont, aka "My Dear Mrs. H...I always knew Margaret Dumont, aka "My Dear Mrs. Hemoglobin," as Mr. William Clause Dukenfield called her, was romance personified.<BR/><BR/>One remembers Groucho's proposal to her in DUCK SOUP: "Will you marry me? Did he leave you any money? Answer the second question first."<BR/><BR/>That always chokes me up.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29133142226952798942007-04-14T23:14:00.000-07:002007-04-14T23:14:00.000-07:00That really should be a movie. I love Rita.That really should be a movie. I love Rita.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14805340886472955460noreply@blogger.com