list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Charade 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/Charade/5660/default.aspx Title: Charade
Year: 1963
Director: Stanley Donen
Plot: Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn star in this stylish comedy-thriller directed by Stanley Donen, very much in a Hitchcock vein. Grant plays Peter Joshua, who meets Reggie Lampert (Hepburn) in Paris and later offers to help her when she discovers that her husband has been murdered. After the funeral, Reggie is summoned to the embassy and warned by agent/friend Bartholemew (Walter Matthau) that her late husband helped steal 250,000 dollars during the war and that the rest of the gang is after the money as well. When three of the men who attended her husband's funeral begin to harass her, Reggie goes to Joshua for help, at which time Joshua confesses that his name is actually Alexander Dyle, the brother of a fourth accomplice in the gold theft. The three men from the funeral are revealed to be the three other accomplices in the crime, and though she knows next to nothing of the heist, Reggie is caught in a ring of suspense as she is followed by the shadowy trio, all after the money. Apparently, the only person she can trust is Joshua/Dyle -- until Bartholomew tells Reggie that the fourth accomplice had no brother, and Joshua/Dyle reveals that he is, in fact, a crook named Adam Canfield. Now Reggie doesn't know where to turn. The musical score by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini was nominated for an Academy Award. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:05:31 GMTCharade1963Stanley Donen<a href="/players/P____28204/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Cary Grant</a> and <a href="/players/P____31869/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Audrey Hepburn</a> star in this stylish comedy-thriller directed by <a href="/players/P____88027/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Stanley Donen</a>, very much in a Hitchcock vein. Grant plays Peter Joshua, who meets Reggie Lampert (Hepburn) in Paris and later offers to help her when she discovers that her husband has been murdered. After the funeral, Reggie is summoned to the embassy and warned by agent/friend Bartholemew (<a href="/players/P____46456/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Walter Matthau</a>) that her late husband helped steal 250,000 dollars during the war and that the rest of the gang is after the money as well. When three of the men who attended her husband's funeral begin to harass her, Reggie goes to Joshua for help, at which time Joshua confesses that his name is actually Alexander Dyle, the brother of a fourth accomplice in the gold theft. The three men from the funeral are revealed to be the three other accomplices in the crime, and though she knows next to nothing of the heist, Reggie is caught in a ring of suspense as she is followed by the shadowy trio, all after the money. Apparently, the only person she can trust is Joshua/Dyle -- until Bartholomew tells Reggie that the fourth accomplice had no brother, and Joshua/Dyle reveals that he is, in fact, a crook named Adam Canfield. Now Reggie doesn't know where to turn. The musical score by <a href="/players/P___102557/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Johnny Mercer</a> and <a href="/players/P___100975/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Henry Mancini</a> was nominated for an Academy Award. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide40Tag Target (>10)3753http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t43021tb598.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Charade/5660/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/karina/archive/2008/11/7/37063.aspx Post By: Karina
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Post Date: 11/7/2008 2:01:06 PM
Body: A number of our blogging friends have picked up the Alphabetical Favorites meme. The idea is that you list 26 favorite movies, one for each letter of the alphabet. Some people are adding comments, but I think it’s more interesting to just toss the titles out there, to see how they fit together within a single list and how they match up to other lists. Also, it’s been a hell of a week and I’m exhausted. I will say this: after not being able to think of a single movie beginning with the letter “J” that I enjoy more than Joe Versus the Volcano, I noticed that several commenters at the House Next Door had slotted the same film in the same face. So much for Todd McCarthy’s contention in his Doubt review that John Patrick Shanley’s first directorial effort was “misguided.” So! My list is after the jump. Ali: Fear Eats The Soul Barry Lyndon Charade Deconstructing Harry Eyes Wide Shut Forty Second Street Ghostbusters Happy Together I Walked With a Zombie Joe vs. the Volcano Killers, The (1946) Long Goodbye, The Morocco North By Northwest On The Town Purple Rain Querelle Rules of the Game, The Star is Born, A (1954) They All Laughed Une Femme est une Femme Vivre Sa Vie When A Woman Ascends the Stairs Xanadu Yolanda and the Thief Zabriskie Point Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth
]]>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:01:06 GMTKarinaKarina on SpoutBlog11/7/2008 2:01:06 PMA number of our blogging friends have picked up the Alphabetical Favorites meme. The idea is that you list 26 favorite movies, one for each letter of the alphabet. Some people are adding comments, but I think it’s more interesting to just toss the titles out there, to see how they fit together within a single list and how they match up to other lists. Also, it’s been a hell of a week and I’m exhausted. I will say this: after not being able to think of a single movie beginning with the letter “J” that I enjoy more than Joe Versus the Volcano, I noticed that several commenters at the House Next Door had slotted the same film in the same face. So much for Todd McCarthy’s contention in his Doubt review that John Patrick Shanley’s first directorial effort was “misguided.” So! My list is after the jump. Ali: Fear Eats The Soul Barry Lyndon Charade Deconstructing Harry Eyes Wide Shut Forty Second Street Ghostbusters Happy Together I Walked With a Zombie Joe vs. the Volcano Killers, The (1946) Long Goodbye, The Morocco North By Northwest On The Town Purple Rain Querelle Rules of the Game, The Star is Born, A (1954) They All Laughed Une Femme est une Femme Vivre Sa Vie When A Woman Ascends the Stairs Xanadu Yolanda and the Thief Zabriskie Point Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/7/37062.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 11/7/2008 2:00:55 PM
Body: A number of our blogging friends have picked up the Alphabetical Favorites meme. The idea is that you list 26 favorite movies, one for each letter of the alphabet. Some people are adding comments, but I think it’s more interesting to just toss the titles out there, to see how they fit together within a single list and how they match up to other lists. Also, it’s been a hell of a week and I’m exhausted. I will say this: after not being able to think of a single movie beginning with the letter “J” that I enjoy more than Joe Versus the Volcano, I noticed that several commenters at the House Next Door had slotted the same film in the same face. So much for Todd McCarthy’s contention in his Doubt review that John Patrick Shanley’s first directorial effort was “misguided.” So! My list is after the jump. Ali: Fear Eats The Soul Barry Lyndon Charade Deconstructing Harry Eyes Wide Shut Forty Second Street Ghostbusters Happy Together I Walked With a Zombie Joe vs. the Volcano Killers, The (1946) Long Goodbye, The Morocco North By Northwest On The Town Purple Rain Querelle Rules of the Game, The Star is Born, A (1954) They All Laughed Une Femme est une Femme Vivre Sa Vie When A Woman Ascends the Stairs Xanadu Yolanda and the Thief Zabriskie Point Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:00:55 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/7/2008 2:00:55 PMA number of our blogging friends have picked up the Alphabetical Favorites meme. The idea is that you list 26 favorite movies, one for each letter of the alphabet. Some people are adding comments, but I think it’s more interesting to just toss the titles out there, to see how they fit together within a single list and how they match up to other lists. Also, it’s been a hell of a week and I’m exhausted. I will say this: after not being able to think of a single movie beginning with the letter “J” that I enjoy more than Joe Versus the Volcano, I noticed that several commenters at the House Next Door had slotted the same film in the same face. So much for Todd McCarthy’s contention in his Doubt review that John Patrick Shanley’s first directorial effort was “misguided.” So! My list is after the jump. Ali: Fear Eats The Soul Barry Lyndon Charade Deconstructing Harry Eyes Wide Shut Forty Second Street Ghostbusters Happy Together I Walked With a Zombie Joe vs. the Volcano Killers, The (1946) Long Goodbye, The Morocco North By Northwest On The Town Purple Rain Querelle Rules of the Game, The Star is Born, A (1954) They All Laughed Une Femme est une Femme Vivre Sa Vie When A Woman Ascends the Stairs Xanadu Yolanda and the Thief Zabriskie Point Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/jakestevens/archive/2007/10/12/20756.aspx Post By: JakeStevens
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Body: Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant star in this absolutely fantastic thriller that'll keep you wondering until the very end. Extremely Hitchcock-ian in it's plot twists and thrills (and humorous interjections), I cannot recommend this one enough. One of the first films I bought on DVD years ago, I still watch it every few months to keep it fresh in my memory. Please, please avoid the flaccid remake The Truth About Charlie (with Mark Wahlberg and Thandie Newton) as it is a veritable slap in the face to the original; Jonathan Demme should be ashamed...what were they thinking? A pleasant end to a rainy Sunday.
]]>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:13:23 GMTJakeStevensJakeStevens Blog10/12/2007 1:13:23 PMAudrey Hepburn and Cary Grant star in this absolutely fantastic thriller that&#39;ll keep you wondering until the very end. Extremely Hitchcock-ian in it&#39;s plot twists and thrills (and humorous interjections), I cannot recommend this one enough. One of the first films I bought on DVD years ago, I still watch it every few months to keep it fresh in my memory. Please, please avoid the flaccid remake The Truth About Charlie (with Mark Wahlberg and Thandie Newton) as it is a veritable slap in the face to the original; Jonathan Demme should be ashamed...what were they thinking? A pleasant end to a rainy Sunday. http://www.spout.com/blogs/jimbell/archive/2007/3/7/6118.aspx Post By: JimBell
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Post Date: 3/7/2007 2:06:00 AM
Body: Charade (1963) is a Hollywood classic starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant, with several other famous actors in supporting roles. In a nut shell, Audrey’s murdered husband turns out to have been part of a criminal group in 1944, the guys are coming after the money, and Audrey does not know what is truth and what is lies. Henri Mancini provides some excellent music, the photography often provides an atmospheric sense of Paris, and there are a couple of witty jokes. The movie is dated, and this is both good and bad. It is good because it evokes the early 1960s so well--the artistic swirls on the movie poster, the colourful credits, and so forth. It is bad because some of the acting by the gang members is so bad, so stereotypical, so over-the-top. This movie treads a fine line. The first time I saw it a couple of years ago, the stilted acting and phony romance put me off. But when I watched it in a more hopeful mood this week, I really enjoyed the goofiness and the lighthearted approach to a murder mystery romance.
]]>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:06:00 GMTJimBellJimBell Blog3/7/2007 2:06:00 AM Charade (1963) is a Hollywood classic starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant, with several other famous actors in supporting roles. In a nut shell, Audrey&rsquo;s murdered husband turns out to have been part of a criminal group in 1944, the guys are coming after the money, and Audrey does not know what is truth and what is lies. Henri Mancini provides some excellent music, the photography often provides an atmospheric sense of Paris, and there are a couple of witty jokes. The movie is dated, and this is both good and bad. It is good because it evokes the early 1960s so well--the artistic swirls on the movie poster, the colourful credits, and so forth. It is bad because some of the acting by the gang members is so bad, so stereotypical, so over-the-top. This movie treads a fine line. The first time I saw it a couple of years ago, the stilted acting and phony romance put me off. But when I watched it in a more hopeful mood this week, I really enjoyed the goofiness and the lighthearted approach to a murder mystery romance. http://www.spout.com/blogs/indie/archive/2006/12/5/4031.aspx Post By: Indie
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Post Date: 12/5/2006 10:55:00 AM
Body: Deceived is a dreary thriller in the day when washed out thrillers were a Hollywood standard- The 90's are all about the thriller. The movie never became popular. People argue that audiences did not want to see the gloriously mis-cast Hawn in something serious; it could be said that her character was too trusting too naive. Frankly I think she did a good job at suspending disbelief (acting dumb) until the plot demands, and no matter what anyone says, Hawn back in the day was exceedingly watchable. Leave it to Hollywood to let a variable like the lead actress take the blame for the entire picture tanking. What I find odd though now, looking back on the movie Deceived is my unrelenting sense of deja vu which had me thinking that I may have seen this movie's plot in play before. That's when it hit me. Deceived is basically a variation (and consequently un-funny version) of Outrageous Fortune. A loved one dies, pretending to be someone he is not, is involved in something that is less than above-board involving something that could make him a lot of money. The loose ends must be tied up, like pesky spouses that become aware of their husband's extracurricular activities. After making a heretofor unseen connection, it took exactly five seconds to realize that both of these movies may just be shake-down versions of Charade with the mildly comic engenue of the day, Audrey Hepburn. Everyone knows that a problem exists in Hollywood of finding truely unique scripts; which is becoming more and more obvious everyday. But were these coincidences a product of unoriginality or more a function of the statement the studios behind these vehicles were trying to make? In other words, was Deceived a announcement of movie star ascension? Were they, in fact, saying Goldie Hawn IS this later generation's Audrey Hepburn? The finer points of that discussion could be argued for quite some time, but the question remains in my mind as comparisons between the two films were likely to have been drawn during pre-production. The movie Decieved is still at least a decent watch, as long as you do not anticipate any kind of real thrills. Even a re-hashed movie starring such likeable characters like John Heard and the afformentioned actress, Hawn, takes on a kind of life after the film. The climax is engaging, though plots like the deceiving spouse may seem common these days in many people's lives onscreen and off.
]]>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:55:00 GMTIndieIndie Blog12/5/2006 10:55:00 AMDeceived is a dreary thriller in the day when washed out thrillers were a Hollywood standard- The 90's are all about the thriller. The movie never became popular. People argue that audiences did not want to see the gloriously mis-cast Hawn in something serious; it could be said that her character was too trusting too naive. Frankly I think she did a good job at suspending disbelief (acting dumb) until the plot demands, and no matter what anyone says, Hawn back in the day was exceedingly watchable. Leave it to Hollywood to let a variable like the lead actress take the blame for the entire picture tanking. What I find odd though now, looking back on the movie Deceived is my unrelenting sense of deja vu which had me thinking that I may have seen this movie's plot in play before. That's when it hit me. Deceived is basically a variation (and consequently un-funny version) of Outrageous Fortune. A loved one dies, pretending to be someone he is not, is involved in something that is less than above-board involving something that could make him a lot of money. The loose ends must be tied up, like pesky spouses that become aware of their husband's extracurricular activities. After making a heretofor unseen connection, it took exactly five seconds to realize that both of these movies may just be shake-down versions of Charade with the mildly comic engenue of the day, Audrey Hepburn. Everyone knows that a problem exists in Hollywood of finding truely unique scripts; which is becoming more and more obvious everyday. But were these coincidences a product of unoriginality or more a function of the statement the studios behind these vehicles were trying to make? In other words, was Deceived a announcement of movie star ascension? Were they, in fact, saying Goldie Hawn IS this later generation's Audrey Hepburn? The finer points of that discussion could be argued for quite some time, but the question remains in my mind as comparisons between the two films were likely to have been drawn during pre-production. The movie Decieved is still at least a decent watch, as long as you do not anticipate any kind of real thrills. Even a re-hashed movie starring such likeable characters like John Heard and the afformentioned actress, Hawn, takes on a kind of life after the film. The climax is engaging, though plots like the deceiving spouse may seem common these days in many people's lives onscreen and off. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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