Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA neurotic baker travels to Hollywood to attend a talent search for an actor to rival the great Valentino. Although not an actor, through blind luck he succeeds, to a certain degree.A neurotic baker travels to Hollywood to attend a talent search for an actor to rival the great Valentino. Although not an actor, through blind luck he succeeds, to a certain degree.A neurotic baker travels to Hollywood to attend a talent search for an actor to rival the great Valentino. Although not an actor, through blind luck he succeeds, to a certain degree.
- Direção
- Roteirista
- Artistas
- Bald Man
- (as Robert E. Ball)
- Slave Girl #2
- (as Marya Small)
Avaliações em destaque
The film is a virtual remake of the Federico Fellini film The White Shiek but adds the "world's greatest lover" contest, but it does have the female character go off in search of the silent movie star who is inspired by Rudolph Valentino, who is actually a character in this remake.
The story follows Wilder as he loses job after job for a nervous tic that involves him sticking out his tongue whenever he is stressed. He and Carole Kane head out to Hollywood to enter this contest designed by a studio to boost its sagging ticket sales. Everything involving the Wilder character falls flat and never gets much more than chuckle. I cannot contain my gushing praise over Carole Kane. She plays her role in direct opposition to the manic style of her co-star. She is genuinely sweet and she has a face that feels straight out of that period of the 1920's. I probably found the film funny when I saw it in '77 but upon watching it in recent years it just does not work. It is not on account of the year of its release as proven by Young Frankenstein released in '74 and still funny. When a film tries too hard to be funny it oftentimes comes across as desperate and fails at its objective. It's worth watching but don't go in thinking it's going to be another Young Frankenstein or Blazing Saddles.
The Abalone character was great, and his give and take with people was one of the better points. Still, to have the A-Baloney bit pounded into the ground didn't improve the humor. Too much of a good thing is too much of a good thing.
Same is true for the 'sex by numbers' bit. Clever, but needed tightening up.
This said, I'm usually a big fan of Wilder's work. This one just fell a bit flat for me.
There is one hilarious scene with Sex by the Numbers. It gets me every time. It's a great bit but the rest of the movie isn't that funny. Rudy Hickman is not a likable guy. The main problem is that he's so dismissive to his wife Annie. That is a real problem for him being the World's Greatest Lover. It's also tough to laugh with the guy.
Yes, it's true some of the gags are dated or overdone, but there are other things to enjoy. It's in the same league as Woody Allen's early slapstick comedies, like "Sleeper" and "Play it again, Sam", as well as the Mel Brooks' oeuvre.
Você sabia?
- CuriosidadesCarol Kane was made up to resemble silent film star Zasu Pitts. Kane also appeared in another movie about the silent era released in the same year. That movie was Ken Russell's Valentino - O Ídolo, o Homem (1977). Both films featured Rudolph Valentino in their stories.
- Erros de gravaçãoThis film is supposed to take place in the 1920s silent movie era, yet the movie extras riding in the bus to their location sing-along to "Shuffle Off to Buffalo", a Harry Warren-Al Dubin song written for the 1933 sound film "42nd Street."
- Citações
[while viewing the audition reels on a projector]
Adolph Zitz: When's the final audition?
Yes Man #1: Friday, Mr Zitz.
Adolph Zitz: How many 'rotten's have we got?
Yes Man #1: 2300.
Adolph Zitz: How many 'fairly rotten's?
Yes Man #1: 'Fairly rotten's? 14. Yeah, 14.
Adolph Zitz: Have we got a 'doesn't stink'?
Yes Man #1: No, sir.
Adolph Zitz: We don't have one 'doesn't stink'?
Yes Man #1: Not yet, sir.
Adolph Zitz: I can't believe it. All I need is three finalists, and I can't find one 'doesn't stink'?
- Cenas durante ou pós-créditosThere is a credit to Frederico Fellini, who was not on the picture, 'for encouragement at the right time'.
- ConexõesFeatured in Lørdagshjørnet: Gene Wilder (1978)
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Detalhes
- Data de lançamento
- País de origem
- Idiomas
- Também conhecido como
- The World's Greatest Lover
- Locações de filme
- Railtown 1897 State Historic Park - Jamestown, Califórnia, EUA(train platform)
- Empresas de produção
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Bilheteria
- Faturamento bruto nos EUA e Canadá
- US$ 21.582.000