movie night
We showed The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming to Youngest last night.
Do you know it? It's from 1966 and it's very funny and well done.
I hadn't seen it in a long long time and I had forgotten so many great scenes from it...
My grandmother took me, when I was small, to the movies on Sunday's and this was one of the movies we saw together. I can vividly remember her laugh (it was unique) during certain scenes.
It has a great cast -
and many of the characters are skillfully drawn.
While the movie plays out like an old stage comedy it's still entertaining.
There's a slightly mushy plot line wherein a Russian falls in love with an American...
There's a truly funny plot line with Jonathan Winters - a policeman with seven children and a nervous wife.
He's awfully good and underplays many of his hysterical lines.
Carl Reiner is terrific as the New York writer who gets caught up in the "invasion."
Alan Arkin is sterling as the Russian Lieutenant.
It's one of those movies that grown-ups and kids will giggle at and there's a decent message for a younger audience. Of course, you may have to spend some time explaining the Cold War, which can be complicated, but soon after that you'll be laughing your ass off watching Mr. Reiner tied up tightly against the buxom telephone operator.
Youngest really liked it and K and I found ourselves happily remembering little plot twists as the story unfolded.
We're still walking around saying (in our best fake Russian accents):
EMERGENCY. EMERGENCY. EVERYBODY TO GET FROM STREET.
Do you know it? It's from 1966 and it's very funny and well done.
I hadn't seen it in a long long time and I had forgotten so many great scenes from it...
My grandmother took me, when I was small, to the movies on Sunday's and this was one of the movies we saw together. I can vividly remember her laugh (it was unique) during certain scenes.
It has a great cast -
and many of the characters are skillfully drawn.
While the movie plays out like an old stage comedy it's still entertaining.
There's a slightly mushy plot line wherein a Russian falls in love with an American...
There's a truly funny plot line with Jonathan Winters - a policeman with seven children and a nervous wife.
He's awfully good and underplays many of his hysterical lines.
Carl Reiner is terrific as the New York writer who gets caught up in the "invasion."
Alan Arkin is sterling as the Russian Lieutenant.
It's one of those movies that grown-ups and kids will giggle at and there's a decent message for a younger audience. Of course, you may have to spend some time explaining the Cold War, which can be complicated, but soon after that you'll be laughing your ass off watching Mr. Reiner tied up tightly against the buxom telephone operator.
Youngest really liked it and K and I found ourselves happily remembering little plot twists as the story unfolded.
We're still walking around saying (in our best fake Russian accents):
EMERGENCY. EMERGENCY. EVERYBODY TO GET FROM STREET.
Comments
We never went to the movies when we were growing up, except to see The Sound Of Music.
My guess... the Cold War will begin again pretty soon.
I would follow it with a screening of Dr. Strangelove.
Alan Arkin looks like John Stamos in that last picture.
jbhat
But I am aware you have special kids.
paola
However.
I will say you're lucky to have a friend like Paola. She's a doll.
Wait, did I sound kinda French there?
Whatever, it's late. Fake accents are cool.
ErinH
Classic!
Everybody to get from street. Classic!