list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Animal Crackers on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Animal_Crackers/1413/default.aspx Title: Animal Crackers
Year: 1930
Director: Victor Heerman
Plot: Animal Crackers, like The Cocoanuts before is an all-but-literal translation to film of a smash-hit Marx Brothers Broadway musical. The aristocratic Mrs. Rittenhouse (Margaret Dumont) holds a weekend party at her Long Island Estate. Her guest of honor is famed (but likely fraudulent) African explorer Geoffrey T. Spaulding (Groucho Marx). Also showing up are renegade musician Signor Emmanuel Ravelli (Chico Marx), the mute, girl-chasing "Professor" (Harpo Marx) and Spaulding's faithful secretary Horatio Jamison (Zeppo Marx). The film, revolving around a stolen painting, finds Groucho lecturing on his most recent safari ("One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know"), Harpo and Chico unabashedly cheating at bridge, Groucho dictating a wildly nonsequitur letter to the firm of Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger and McCormick, and Groucho and Chico drawing up plans to build a house. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:53:32 GMTAnimal Crackers1930Victor HeermanAnimal Crackers, like <a href=/films/6536/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Cocoanuts</a> before is an all-but-literal translation to film of a smash-hit <a href="/players/P____46152/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Marx Brothers</a> Broadway musical. The aristocratic Mrs. Rittenhouse (<a href="/players/P____20505/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Margaret Dumont</a>) holds a weekend party at her Long Island Estate. Her guest of honor is famed (but likely fraudulent) African explorer Geoffrey T. Spaulding (<a href="/players/P____46156/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Groucho Marx</a>). Also showing up are renegade musician Signor Emmanuel Ravelli (<a href="/players/P____46155/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Chico Marx</a>), the mute, girl-chasing "Professor" (<a href="/players/P____46157/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Harpo Marx</a>) and Spaulding's faithful secretary Horatio Jamison (<a href="/players/P____46160/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Zeppo Marx</a>). The film, revolving around a stolen painting, finds Groucho lecturing on his most recent safari ("One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know"), Harpo and Chico unabashedly cheating at bridge, Groucho dictating a wildly nonsequitur letter to the firm of Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger and McCormick, and Groucho and Chico drawing up plans to build a house. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide12Tag Target (>10)18333http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t06417gn403.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Animal_Crackers/1413/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/27/34465.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 8/27/2008 4:01:05 PM
Body: Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, has turned into a powerful tool in the hands of not only consumers but marketers of all stripes as well. Comcast, Paramount Pictures and a handful of others have all latched on to it as a way to communicate with customers, acting not only as a distribution platform but a conversation hub and customer service hub as well. Some of the biggest names in the social media marketing world are spending serious time brainstorming how to use Twitter for marketing, debating its usefulness and otherwise hashing out a series of best practices for utilizing the service. Media outlets have also turned to Twitter for many of the same reasons. TV Guide, Fox News and even Spout have a presence there to, again, promote their content and, in some cases, even engage in a back-and-forth with readers. But did you know that Darth Vader is twittering? How about Cobra Commander? In one of the most widely-discussed instances of fictional characters with Twitter accounts, the staff of Sterling Cooper - the ad agency in the hit AMC series Mad Men - have all been posting 140 charcter status updates. Initially thought to be an official effort by the cable channel, it was later found that no, these were fan efforts that almost fell victim from what was later construed as “miscommunication“, but which at first apparently looked like a take-down notice filed under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. With all these movie and TV characters expressing themselves, we thought it would be fun to see who our followers on Twitter thought should make their thoughts known in 140-characters or less. Here’s what we got back. Characters played by Val Kilmer appeared twice in the feedback. @treobenny put in his vote for Doc Holiday from Tombstone and Ryan Budke nominated Gay Perry from Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. @sabine24 put forth a bunch of names, including Frank N. Furter, Stanley Kowalski and Jack Sparrow. The Big Lebowski’s The Dude got the nod from @povertyjetset and @champura went deep into the well to bring out Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood. @tigershungry went even further for Pistachio Disguisey, Dana Carvey’s character from 2002’s Master of Disguise. Finally, @ryananderson will be taken out back and horse-whipped for suggesting Jar Jar Binks. In addition to this worthy list of nominations, here’s who we’d like to see on Twitter: The Guru Pitka (The Love Guru): Yes, the movie might have bombed and forced Mike Myers back into re-evaluating Austin Powers 4, but the pithy Pitka’s bumper-sticker life lessons are made for the format. Carl Dehham (King Kong): “Rough day. Locals speak of something we think translates to ‘big angry monkey.’ But filming continues. Ann seems wary, tho.” Capt. Jeffrey T. Spaulding (Animal Crackers): Come on. I’m a little ashamed of everyone - and myself - that a Groucho Marx character wasn’t among the first ones I thought of. I’m going with Spaulding simply because I think he gets off some better one-liners than my other choice, Duck Soup’s Rufus T. Firefly. Wolverine (X-Men): “Stabbed guy with claws. Had beer.” (repeat time and time again.) Gypsy (Mystery Science Theater 3000): The robot in charge of the Satellite of Love’s operations would be the ideal candidate to report on how Joel, Crow and Servo are holding up, as well as throw the occassional “@drforrester: You suck.” Master Control Program (Tron): Every post would conclude with “end of line.” Plus, he could brag about how easy it is to crack into Windows servers. Isaac Davis (Manhattan): Imagine the possibilities of Woody Allen’s character obsessing over the minutia of his relationships as well as sending missive after missive about his love of New York City and Ingmar Bergman film to all his followers. (Side note: Mariel Hemingway’s character Tracy would, on the other hand, have a Tumblr blog.) Peter Gibbons (Office Space): Maybe it’s a cop-out to think of Gibbons venting on his frustrations with his boss on Twitter (likely under a pseudonym to protect his shaky job) but it would still be pretty funny. Matt Hooper (Jaws): “Got call from some hick sheriff with what’s probably just an over-active imagination. At least he’s paying for the trip.” Chris Kelvin (Solaris): Just because every other post would be “Did I just see my dead wife? WTF!!!”" So who do you think would make a good presence on Twitter? Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:01:05 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/27/2008 4:01:05 PMTwitter, the popular micro-blogging service, has turned into a powerful tool in the hands of not only consumers but marketers of all stripes as well. Comcast, Paramount Pictures and a handful of others have all latched on to it as a way to communicate with customers, acting not only as a distribution platform but a conversation hub and customer service hub as well. Some of the biggest names in the social media marketing world are spending serious time brainstorming how to use Twitter for marketing, debating its usefulness and otherwise hashing out a series of best practices for utilizing the service. Media outlets have also turned to Twitter for many of the same reasons. TV Guide, Fox News and even Spout have a presence there to, again, promote their content and, in some cases, even engage in a back-and-forth with readers. But did you know that Darth Vader is twittering? How about Cobra Commander? In one of the most widely-discussed instances of fictional characters with Twitter accounts, the staff of Sterling Cooper - the ad agency in the hit AMC series Mad Men - have all been posting 140 charcter status updates. Initially thought to be an official effort by the cable channel, it was later found that no, these were fan efforts that almost fell victim from what was later construed as “miscommunication“, but which at first apparently looked like a take-down notice filed under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. With all these movie and TV characters expressing themselves, we thought it would be fun to see who our followers on Twitter thought should make their thoughts known in 140-characters or less. Here’s what we got back. Characters played by Val Kilmer appeared twice in the feedback. @treobenny put in his vote for Doc Holiday from Tombstone and Ryan Budke nominated Gay Perry from Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. @sabine24 put forth a bunch of names, including Frank N. Furter, Stanley Kowalski and Jack Sparrow. The Big Lebowski’s The Dude got the nod from @povertyjetset and @champura went deep into the well to bring out Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood. @tigershungry went even further for Pistachio Disguisey, Dana Carvey’s character from 2002’s Master of Disguise. Finally, @ryananderson will be taken out back and horse-whipped for suggesting Jar Jar Binks. In addition to this worthy list of nominations, here’s who we’d like to see on Twitter: The Guru Pitka (The Love Guru): Yes, the movie might have bombed and forced Mike Myers back into re-evaluating Austin Powers 4, but the pithy Pitka’s bumper-sticker life lessons are made for the format. Carl Dehham (King Kong): “Rough day. Locals speak of something we think translates to ‘big angry monkey.’ But filming continues. Ann seems wary, tho.” Capt. Jeffrey T. Spaulding (Animal Crackers): Come on. I’m a little ashamed of everyone - and myself - that a Groucho Marx character wasn’t among the first ones I thought of. I’m going with Spaulding simply because I think he gets off some better one-liners than my other choice, Duck Soup’s Rufus T. Firefly. Wolverine (X-Men): “Stabbed guy with claws. Had beer.” (repeat time and time again.) Gypsy (Mystery Science Theater 3000): The robot in charge of the Satellite of Love’s operations would be the ideal candidate to report on how Joel, Crow and Servo are holding up, as well as throw the occassional “@drforrester: You suck.” Master Control Program (Tron): Every post would conclude with “end of line.” Plus, he could brag about how easy it is to crack into Windows servers. Isaac Davis (Manhattan): Imagine the possibilities of Woody Allen’s character obsessing over the minutia of his relationships as well as sending missive after missive about his love of New York City and Ingmar Bergman film to all his followers. (Side note: Mariel Hemingway’s character Tracy would, on the other hand, have a Tumblr blog.) Peter Gibbons (Office Space): Maybe it’s a cop-out to think of Gibbons venting on his frustrations with his boss on Twitter (likely under a pseudonym to protect his shaky job) but it would still be pretty funny. Matt Hooper (Jaws): “Got call from some hick sheriff with what’s probably just an over-active imagination. At least he’s paying for the trip.” Chris Kelvin (Solaris): Just because every other post would be “Did I just see my dead wife? WTF!!!”" So who do you think would make a good presence on Twitter? Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/christhilk/archive/2008/8/26/34427.aspx Post By: ChrisThilk
Post To: ChrisThilk Blog
Post Date: 8/26/2008 10:01:09 PM
Body: I decided that I needed some good old-fashioned Vaudevillian humor and so dove into Universal’s collection of the first five Marx Brothers movies, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and Duck Soup. It’s funny every time I watch these, which I usually do as a mini-festival like this, that it’s Animal Crackers and Duck Soup that consistently work the best for me. Duck Soup has long been my favorite and there are great bits in the other films but Animal Crackers, it seems to me, is the best distilling of the Marx Brothers format that exists, especially when it comes to their interplay with Margaret Dumont and the entire notion of class divisions. Horse Feathers, on the other hand, is the one in this batch that I can never quite get my head around. While some truly classic moments have come out of this (swordfish in particular) it never jells for me as a whole the way the others do. It’s a slight ebb in the inspired genius between the first three movies and then Duck Soup, but that still makes it better than 80 percent of what’s available. Originally posted on:Chris Thilk
]]>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:01:09 GMTChrisThilkChrisThilk Blog8/26/2008 10:01:09 PMI decided that I needed some good old-fashioned Vaudevillian humor and so dove into Universal’s collection of the first five Marx Brothers movies, The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and Duck Soup. It’s funny every time I watch these, which I usually do as a mini-festival like this, that it’s Animal Crackers and Duck Soup that consistently work the best for me. Duck Soup has long been my favorite and there are great bits in the other films but Animal Crackers, it seems to me, is the best distilling of the Marx Brothers format that exists, especially when it comes to their interplay with Margaret Dumont and the entire notion of class divisions. Horse Feathers, on the other hand, is the one in this batch that I can never quite get my head around. While some truly classic moments have come out of this (swordfish in particular) it never jells for me as a whole the way the others do. It’s a slight ebb in the inspired genius between the first three movies and then Duck Soup, but that still makes it better than 80 percent of what’s available. Originally posted on:Chris Thilk http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2007/9/25/20140.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 9/25/2007 3:44:44 PM
Body: Monkey BusinessI'm talking about the Marx Brothers movie here.I not too long ago purchased all of the Marx brothers movies when I got a big discount from Borders. I've seen many of these before, but I'm going through all of them again.I just watched The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers a bit before this. I think all of the Marx Brothers movies are absolutely fantastic. I love every single one of them and the wonderful picture they make then you put them all together and let them interact.These first movies were rather short, but that keeps the jokes coming. I love the musical interludes as well. It's movies like this that really make you lament what often seems like "classic" humor. I think that type of humor still exists actually, but who has done it better since this? Who can deliver a line better than Groucho? The man is perfect.And the scenes with Harpo and the Punch and Judy show is one of the funniest of all time.Rating: 10/10
]]>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:44:44 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog9/25/2007 3:44:44 PMMonkey BusinessI&#39;m talking about the Marx Brothers movie here.I not too long ago purchased all of the Marx brothers movies when I got a big discount from Borders. I&#39;ve seen many of these before, but I&#39;m going through all of them again.I just watched The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers a bit before this. I think all of the Marx Brothers movies are absolutely fantastic. I love every single one of them and the wonderful picture they make then you put them all together and let them interact.These first movies were rather short, but that keeps the jokes coming. I love the musical interludes as well. It&#39;s movies like this that really make you lament what often seems like &quot;classic&quot; humor. I think that type of humor still exists actually, but who has done it better since this? Who can deliver a line better than Groucho? The man is perfect.And the scenes with Harpo and the Punch and Judy show is one of the funniest of all time.Rating: 10/10 http://www.spout.com/groups/Chicks_who_like_Flicks/What_are_some_of_your_favorite_comedies/453/19576/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: divinemsjunebug
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Post Date: 9/9/2007 11:45:35 AM
Body: There are so many on my list that it would be hard for me to remember them all. But I just watched Blades of Glory the other day and really thought this was cute. I have to say I really laughed out loud at a few parts. I love Will Ferrell movies, I get his sense of humor and he just cracks me up. I think my all time favorite comedy, though, has to be Airplane - I still love watching that movie over and over again. OF course I also love the old, old Classics like any Marx Brothers film, Abbott and Costello (especially when they meet the different monsters), Bing Crosby and Bob Hope movies...let's see there is also, Some Like it Hot, Bringing up Baby, so many others. What are some of your favorites?
]]>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:45:35 GMTdivinemsjunebugChicks who like Flicks9/9/2007 11:45:35 AMThere are so many on my list that it would be hard for me to remember them all. But I just watched Blades of Glory the other day and really thought this was cute. I have to say I really laughed out loud at a few parts. I love Will Ferrell movies, I get his sense of humor and he just cracks me up. I think my all time favorite comedy, though, has to be Airplane - I still love watching that movie over and over again. OF course I also love the old, old Classics like any Marx Brothers film, Abbott and Costello (especially when they meet the different monsters), Bing Crosby and Bob Hope movies...let&#39;s see there is also, Some Like it Hot, Bringing up Baby, so many others. What are some of your favorites? http://www.spout.com/groups/Best_movie_quotes/Re_Guess_The_Movie_Quote/17/7400/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: LateNighter
Post To: Best movie quotes
Post Date: 4/22/2007 4:06:01 AM
Body: [quote user="Dr_Gor"][quote user="LateNighter"] [quote user="Dr_Gor"] You Got It, LateNighter! Your Turn![/quote] Hmmm...okay, here goes: "Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas, I'll never know!" That sounds like a Groucho Marx line and I can visualize him saying it.... I am going to make a guess and say "Animal Crackers"... [/quote][/quote] Bravo, Dr. Gor! And...back to you!
]]>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:06:01 GMTLateNighterBest movie quotes4/22/2007 4:06:01 AM[quote user="Dr_Gor"][quote user="LateNighter"] [quote user="Dr_Gor"] You Got It, LateNighter! Your Turn![/quote] Hmmm...okay, here goes: "Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas, I&#39;ll never know!" That sounds like a Groucho Marx line and I can visualize him saying it.... I am going to make a guess and say "Animal Crackers"... [/quote][/quote] Bravo, Dr. Gor! And...back to you! http://www.spout.com/groups/Best_movie_quotes/Re_Guess_The_Movie_Quote/17/7370/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
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Post Date: 4/21/2007 7:00:16 PM
Body: [quote user="LateNighter"] [quote user="Dr_Gor"] You Got It, LateNighter! Your Turn![/quote] Hmmm...okay, here goes: "Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas, I'll never know!" That sounds like a Groucho Marx line and I can visualize him saying it.... I am going to make a guess and say "Animal Crackers"... [/quote]
]]>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:00:16 GMTDr_GorBest movie quotes4/21/2007 7:00:16 PM[quote user="LateNighter"] [quote user="Dr_Gor"] You Got It, LateNighter! Your Turn![/quote] Hmmm...okay, here goes: "Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas, I&#39;ll never know!" That sounds like a Groucho Marx line and I can visualize him saying it.... I am going to make a guess and say "Animal Crackers"... [/quote] http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/comedy/MemberTagFilms.aspxcomedy
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