Editorial Review:

Product Description:
COMEDY ABOUT AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CAR RACE ACROSS THREECONTINENTS.

Amazon.com:
Director Blake Edwards, fresh from the success of the first two Pink Panther movies, indulged his love of classic slapstick comedy with this long free-for-all, which throws in everything but Laurel and Hardy's kitchen sink. The film reunites Some Like It Hot stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, ably aided by a spunky Natalie Wood. The subject is a New-York-to-Paris auto race in the early years of the 20th century, pitting the Great Leslie (Curtis), a goody-goody dressed all in white--even his teeth sparkle--against the malevolent Professor Fate (Lemmon), whose coal-black heart is reflected in his handlebar mustache. He looks like a bill collector from a silent- movie melodrama. Lemmon does double duty, also playing the pampered, drunken king of a small European country, whose laugh sounds like the wail of a cat in heat. The film may be too long for its own good, and you really have to love Jack Lemmon to put up with his over-the-top performance, but it's side-splitting in spots. It's one of those movies, if seen in childhood, that stays in your mind for years afterward. Some of the bigger routines, such as a pie fight of epic proportions, don't work as well as the simple chemistry between the perpetually exasperated Professor Fate and his much-abused assistant, Max (a terrific Peter Falk). Push the button, Max. --Robert Horton

A definent Classic Movie.This Classic has been enjoyed from my parents,my adult children down to my pre-teen grandchildren.I highly recommened this movie for anyone who enjoys a good laugh and a very enterning movie.Thank you amazon.com I now know where to go when i am looking for something not found ealse where

Average Rating:

Rating: - Classic
A definent Classic Movie.This Classic has been enjoyed from my parents,my adult children down to my pre-teen grandchildren.I highly recommened this movie for anyone who enjoys a good laugh and a very enterning movie.Thank you amazon.com I now know where to go when i am looking for something not found ealse where

Rating: - The Great Comedy
This is the funniest movie of all time. Each small detail contributes to an overall amazing film with almost continuous laughter. I first saw it as a kid and have watched it about once every year or 2 since. I've memorized most of the dialog and of course I'm not surprised but still laugh like crazy when Count von Shtup jumps into his boat and the boat comes apart in the water; when Professor Fate is knocked into the large coronation cake and later the prince, also played by Jack Lemmon, does the same; when a white cream pie finally hits the Great Leslie in the face, and on and on for so many more perfectly-directed scenes. The homing pigeons, the fake Indians, the suffragette movement, the fight in Boracho with Texas Jack, the organ music that continues to play after Fate has lifted his hands off the keyboard, Potsdorf, etc. I am surprised that no college-aged pranksters or filmmakers have replicated the pie throwing scene and filmed it for You Tube: my kids tell me that it is only because no college age people have seen this movie besides them Too sad.

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Rating: - Hasn't aged well
I loved this movie when I was a kid. I first saw it in the theatre and was fascinated by it. I particularly liked the two cars. I even bid on one of the "Leslie Special" cars when it appeared on E-bay a few years ago (I didn't get it.)

This movie has a lot of positive aspects. The photography is great and the music is too. Natalie Wood was one of my first crushes and she still enchants me.
Jack Lemon and Peter Faulk are great together and you can ignore Lemon's overacting, because that was the effect they were going for- like one of the villians in the old silents.

However, over the years I have grown less and less fond of this production. The movie bogs down seriously in the Pottsdorf sequence, and when Tony Curtis engages in the sword fight with Ross Martin, you now wish he had kept his shirt on- the middle age spread is a bit obvious.

"The Sweetheart Tree" is a total throwaway. It really slows things down, and I still am unable to fathom why it was included. It used to be that they would pad movies with songs and dances to fill them out to a decent running time, but this thing runs long anyway.

It's a bit hard to see who the humor in the movie was targeting. I remember as a child that I thought it to be a laugh riot, but now it doesn't seem as funny. The pie fight wasn't that funny originally, and now it's just a reason to hit the "scan" button on the remote.

The movie is still worth a look, but don't expect Gone With the Wind.

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Rating: - greatest pie fight on video
In addition to being a classic race with classic cars and stars,this movie has one of, if not the greatest pie fight on video. Classic comedy for your collection. Don't miss this one. Blake Edwards at his best. Tony Curtis,Natalie Wood and Jack Lemmon. Fun for the whole family,

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Rating: - American Classic
A classic movie, Jack Lemon and Natalie Wood at their finest!! Great fun for all ages.

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