Harvey

[Cheesebeef]

My God - this movie just blew me away. Hollywood Video out by house has a three week special where you can rent movie per night absolutely free - no rules or stipulations or anything - so I've been renting movies every night that I could just never find myself paying m0oney for even though I really wanted to see them - mostly classics.

This movie just knocked me out - the story, the writing, the acting - wow - I don't even think I can put into words how or why I loved this movie.

As Harvey said, "Good evening, Mr. Dowd." It certainly is.

 

[Shane]

Never heard of it? Whos in it?

 

[Cheesebeef]

Originally posted by Shane H
Never heard of it? Whos in it?

It's a 1950 Jimmy Stewart classic about a man and his imaginary 6'3 Rabbit friend. Absolutely great flick - something you would never see today - or actually - probably will see re-made 3 years from now with Jim Carrey hamming it up as Mr. Dowd and basically crapping on the original.

 

[Shane]

Originally posted by cheesebeef
It's a 1950 Jimmy Stewart classic about a man and his imaginary 6'3 Rabbit friend. Absolutely great flick - something you would never see today - or actually - probably will see re-made 3 years from now with Jim Carrey hamming it up as Mr. Dowd and basically crapping on the original.

Cool will have to check it out! I love Jimmy Stewart!

 

[Chaplin]

Originally posted by cheesebeef
It's a 1950 Jimmy Stewart classic about a man and his imaginary 6'3 Rabbit friend. Absolutely great flick - something you would never see today - or actually - probably will see re-made 3 years from now with Jim Carrey hamming it up as Mr. Dowd and basically crapping on the original.

Actually there is talk of a remake, believe it or not.

 

[Stout]

I will flip out if they put Carey in this part. It would be a mockery, a sheer mockery!

 

[Cheesebeef]

Originally posted by Chaplin
Actually there is talk of a remake, believe it or not.

I actually thought I heard something about this - it's not one of those movies where Mike Myers wants to melt old movies with new stuff in it - that idea came out in Variety maybe a year ago - I thought this might be one of those movies talked about.

 

[Matt L]

there was a remake of it on TV less than 5 years ago

 

[FischerKing]

Great flick - I love Jimmy Stewart, he was such a great actor.

Shawn

 

[Ryanwb]

Is this the movie where mean old Mr. Potter try's to close down the bank and Jimmy Stewart is in a wheel chair and see's a huge rabbit murder someone in the house across from his. Then he goes to Washington and speaks infront of congress for 20 hours straight.... Then at the end he learns that his life really made a difference in the town and everybody pitches in money to save the bank??????

 

[Chaplin]

Originally posted by Ryanwb
Is this the movie where mean old Mr. Potter try's to close down the bank and Jimmy Stewart is in a wheel chair and see's a huge rabbit murder someone in the house across from his. Then he goes to Washington and speaks infront of congress for 20 hours straight.... Then at the end he learns that his life really made a difference in the town and everybody pitches in money to save the bank??????

Yep.

 

[Shane]

Rented it on your reccomendation Cheesy.

I liked it but I must say that The lady who played Jimmy Stewarts sister was god awfully annoying. Everytime her voice cracked I was just annoyed beyond belief!

 

[Cheesebeef]

Originally posted by Shane H
Rented it on your reccomendation Cheesy.

I liked it but I must say that The lady who played Jimmy Stewarts sister was god awfully annoying. Everytime her voice cracked I was just annoyed beyond belief!

I really liked it because it is something that just can't be made today - a relatively simple, yet charming story with a really likable lead - glad you liked it.

 

[Chaplin]

If you like Jimmy Stewart, be sure to catch Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance--considered to be 2 of the best in their respective genres.

 

[Bada0Bing]

I recently watched this. What an odd movie. Took me a while to get into it, but once I did I really enjoyed it. I can't imagine anyone else besides Stewart playing Dowd without really changing up the script.

I searched around to see if Richard Kelly got the rabbit idea for Donnie Darko from this movie, but couldn't find anything.