Outside of horror this is my favorite genre, this is my favorite sub-genre of a genre. I know I might be reaching, but so-be-it. The wish is to strive to write something along those lines that tries to remain as truthful to the genre as possible. I suppose the reason why I love the film Hudsucker Proxy so much is because it recalls the screwball era.
After all the research and writing I did for one area of my studies, everyone anticipated that I would write a horror script. I wrote sci-fi. I went back to thinking about horror and now...the screwball comedy? I've got nothing to lose right?
4 comments:
ooohhhh, I love it! I think comedy , especially the screwball form, is grossly underrated and misunderstood; it's tough stuff to do well because when it's well done it looks so easy. I say go for it! I'd love to see your inner screwball at work! :)
Hey SP, Happy New Year! Sounds like you're settling into your new home nicely! My two cents: some people have classified Desperately Seeking Susan as a screwball comedy. It's one of my favourite films.
We live in an age of irony. I don't know if we can let our guard down long-enough to let a screw-ball comedy sneak through. Bringing up Baby is one of my favourites....do we even have any actors who can approach Kate Hepburn and Carey Grant?
julia, I too love Desperately Seeking Susan. It definitely has those qualities I'm looking for.
mister anchovy: the star system does function differently now, but I think there are actors out there who could pull it off given the right material. I think Tim Robbins and Jennifer Jason Leigh were brilliant in Hudsucker Proxy.
Bringing Up Baby is a one of a kind.
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