Word: flopped
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...PRODUCERS. Two canny Broadway con men set out to make a fortune by staging a flop in this first film by Writer-Comedian Mel Brooks, which, despite a few bad moments, offers some of the funniest American cinema comedy in years...
...PRODUCERS. Writer-Comedian Mel Brooks's first film is an uneven joy ride with two canny Broadway showmen (Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder) who set out to make a fortune by staging a flop...
Since April Fool's Day, the anti-war movement has been running out of gas. Something called the "Academic Day of Conscience" April 15 was an utter flop--only 70 students showed up at Memorial Church for the ceremonies. Only six per cent of the Harvard Faculty could be persuaded to sign a moderately-worded statement backing draft resisters in an o so legal way. And at the latest Boston draft card turn-in, only 20 people turned...
...PRODUCERS. Writer-Comedian Mel Brooks's first film is a wildly funny joy ride with two canny Broadway showmen (Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder) who set out to make a fortune by staging a flop...
...first and foremost exponents of the "treat 'em rough" school of film romance, Gable was the ultimate hero, to whom defeat was unacceptable. Yet one of the most incongruous moments in Dear Mr. Gable was a clip from the one big flop of his career, the 1937 Parnell. "Carry on my fight for Ireland. I charge you. See that Ireland is never defeated," said Gable on Parnell's deathbed. His acting was not equal to the role, and audiences chuckled when they saw the tough-guy trying to play the patriot. He picked later roles more carefully...