[Dr. Montague
has just gotten through a vigorous session of “discipline” meted out by the
evil Nurse Diesel, leaving him unable to sit without wincing.]
Nurse
Diesel [played by
Cloris Leachman]: “Come to my room right after dinner.”
Dr.
Charles Montague [played
by Harvey Korman]: “No, not tonight. I'm too tired. I think I'll turn in
early.”
Diesel:
“I'll let you wear my underwear.”
Montague
[changing his mind
instantly]: “I'll be there!”— High Anxiety (1977), screenplay by Mel Brooks, Ron
Clark, Rudy De Luca, and Barry Levinson, directed by Mel Brooks
Last night, I saw this Alfred Hitchcock parody to
end all Hitchcock parodies. (Ten of The Master’s classics are referred to here,
with two combined together in one sidesplitting scene: the crop-duster from
NORTH BY NORTHWEST and the massive avian attack of THE BIRDS.)
There are
times—actually, more than a few—when a comedy really comes in handy. This did
the trick for me this week!
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