Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA mailman looks for a woman to kidnap as a personal act of insurrection.A mailman looks for a woman to kidnap as a personal act of insurrection.A mailman looks for a woman to kidnap as a personal act of insurrection.
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The more the film went on, the less I liked the protagonist/mailman. He does have interesting things to say, but he's also a hypocritical, insecure jerk.
3/10
I have only seen this once and found it to be the funniest film I had ever had the privilege to watch. I laughed from beginning to end. It is such a shame it is not out on DVD or video.
You can only compare its cinematography with that of It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World or Promise her Anything. Only this storyline isn't nearly as complex as Mad World.
I hope in the near future this film is released as it would be a shame to lose such a comedy gem amongst the dregs we have nowadays.
The first half of this movie provides some wonderfully irreverent satire in its depiction of New York City as a benign dystopia. It has the feel of a 1960s beach movie turned into a sophisticated PG-rated urban sex romp. It occasionally falls flat in attempts to imitate the zaniness of Richard Lester films, but this doesn't detract from the clever humor.
The film weakens, however, after the inevitable meeting of the main characters. It's unfortunate that the writers had to resort to a plot device so ludicrous and offensive. The movie becomes mainly dialog driven beyond this point but the dialog just isn't good enough to support that and Eli Wallach's excellent Eric Von Zipper imitation eventually grows annoying. Nevertheless, the movie still has a few surprises to offer and the quick, merciful ending provides an oddly satisfying lack of conclusion.
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- WissenswertesEli Wallach (Ben Harris) and Anne Jackson (Gloria Fiske) were husband and wife in real-life. This is their first film collaboration. They formed Elan Productions to produce this film with financing from Columbia Pictures.
- PatzerBen claims that the date is September 22nd, however the newspaper he pretends to read when scouting victims is from Monday, October 31, 1966.
- Zitate
Ben Harris: [Thinking to himself] Up at seven, brush your teeth, wash your face, out of the house, into the subway, off to work... Imbeciles. Sheep! Baa, baa, baa, baa, baa, baa, baa sheep!
[Peter comes up behind him and grabs him around the shoulder]
Pete Copolla: Hi.
Ben Harris: Hi.
Pete Copolla: How you doin'?
Ben Harris: So-so. You?
Pete Copolla: OK, OK. So, how's the little lady?
Ben Harris: What little lady?
Pete Copolla: Your wife.
Ben Harris: No wife. I don't have a wife.
Pete Copolla: You sure?
Ben Harris: Sure, I'm sure! If I had a wife, she'd be living with me, wouldn't she?
Pete Copolla: OK, don't take offense, Jaime.
Ben Harris: 'Jaime'? What Jaime?
Pete Copolla: Your name isn't Jaime Schultz?
Ben Harris: This is incredible! It's really incredible!
Pete Copolla: Jeez, I could have sworn! What's your name?
Ben Harris: None of your damn business. I've been seeing you for twelve years. You still don't know my name. You don't even know if I'm married or not. Alright, Arnie Greenfield, I got your number.
Pete Copolla: 'Arnie Greenfield'? Hey, what are you talkin' about? My name's Peter Copolla!
[Ben walks away disdainfully. Peter runs across the street after him]
Pete Copolla: Hey!
[He whistles]
Pete Copolla: My name's Peter Copolla!
[He continues whistling and chasing after him, into a revolving door, but doesn't catch him. Ben emerges wearing his postman outfit]
Ben Harris: [to himself] 'Jaime Schultz'! Twelve years on the job and I'm Jaime Schultz! Anonymous, unknown, dehumanized by the processes of a mechanized society, brushed aside like a cockroach.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Film Review: International Films (1968)
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- Manhattan Municipal Building - 1 Centre Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(location of the Building Dept. complaints bureau)
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- 1 Std. 34 Min.(94 min)
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