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Definitely interesting backstories with it being Hepburn’s last leading role and what happened to Dorothy Stratten after she made this movie. And who doesn’t love John Ritter? Share
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Mar 5, 1982 · They All Laughed: Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. With Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Patti Hansen, John Ritter. A madcap private-eye caper about a team of detectives who are following, and are being followed by, a group of beautiful women.
- (3.1K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Peter Bogdanovich
- 1982-03-05
- A Screwball Fairy Tale
- Personal Themes in Old New York
- Happiness and Tragedy
- They All Laughed: Final Thoughts
However, They All Laughed is a surprisingly good-natured effort and some of the same cadences can be found especially in Charles (John Ritter) and Christy (Coleen Camp) whose conversations mirror those of Howard and Eunice from the earlier picture. Names are swapped with every other sentence while their patter is frantic and harried in a similar ma...
Of course, I must save the best (subjectively speaking) for last – it’s time to talk about Audrey Hepburn, who gets top billing, and understandably so. Though I barely recognized her at first, behind her shades, she still maintains the same congenial elegance, even in eighties attire. If anything, she’s more grounded. Somehow she almost doesn’t bel...
Due to a lack of commercial success (Bogdanovich tried his luck distributing the film himself unsuccessfully) They All Laughed is considered to be one of the ending markers of The New Hollywood Era (along with Heaven’s Gate). No one can completely blame him for his decision as he was stricken with immense grief at the time. Because of course, the a...
For others on the outside looking in, The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon, or even What’s Up, Doc might gleam with superior film stock. However, it’s not too difficult to understand Bogdanovich‘s own sentiments. This is about as personal as a movie can come even as it’s weaved into a hybrid private eye, screwball tale. It’s not the content speaking, ...
"They All Laughed" is one of those little movies I am always recommending to friends seeking something out of the ordinary. It is firmly rooted in the screwball romance traditions of the past, but seems more contemporary. Even the decidedly early 80s atmosphere doesn't date it too much.
They All Laughed. The employees of New York City's Odyssey Detective Agency can't seem to prevent themselves from getting over-involved in their clients' lives. When aging gumshoe John Russo...
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- Romance, Comedy
- PG
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New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected of infidelity. Ladies' man John Russo trails Angela Niotes, the elegant wife of a wealthy Italian industrialist, while Charles Rutledge and Arthur Brodsky follow Dolores Martin, the beautiful young wife of a jealous husband.