The African Queen (1951)

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The 1951 John Huston classic, set in Africa during World War I, garnered Humphrey Bogart an Oscar for his role as a hard-drinking riverboat captain in Africa, who provides passage for a Christian missionary spinster (Katharine Hepburn). Taking an instant, mutual dislike to one another, the two endure rough waters, the presence of German soldiers, and their own bickering to finally fall into one another's arms. This is classic Huston material--part adventure, part quest--but this time with a pair of characters who'd all but given up on happiness. Bogart (a longtime collaborator with Huston on such classics as The Maltese Falcon and Key Largo) and Hepburn have never been better, and support from frequent Huston crony Robert Morley (Beat the Devil, also featuring Bogart) adds some extra dimension and color. --Tom Keogh


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Recently watched it. It's currently ranked #174 on IMDB's top 250. What a fun adventure, it was even better than I was expecting.

I found this a little humorous:

Although Bogart won an Academy Award for the performance, his entire part had to be rewritten after casting. The original screenplay depicted his character in thick Cockney dialect but Bogart was incapable of the accent.

I'll have to remember this next time I'm there:

Walt Disney used this film as the basis for the Disneyland's "Jungle Cruise" attraction.

This is pretty funny:

Sources claimed that everyone in the cast and crew got sick - except for Humphrey Bogart and John Huston, which they attributed to the fact that they basically lived on imported Scotch. Bogart later said, "All I ate was baked beans, canned asparagus and Scotch whiskey. Whenever a fly bit Huston or me, it dropped dead."

It's so funny because I can totally hear Bogart's voice in my head as I'm reading his quote.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043265/

 

[abomb]

Great film, saw it when I was 14 or 15.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I think this was the last film from AFI's top 100 to be released on DVD.

 

[Chaplin]

I think this was the last film from AFI's top 100 to be released on DVD.

It's the only one on the top 100 that hasn't been released.

 

[Bada0Bing]

It's the only one on the top 100 that hasn't been released.

The phoenix library had it.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

The movie is over 50 years old, and it is still awesome.

I'll still watch it on TV when it is on.

 

[Shane]

The movie is over 50 years old, and it is still awesome.

I'll still watch it on TV when it is on.

Thats becasue your over 50 years old too

 

[dreamcastrocks]

It's the only one on the top 100 that hasn't been released.

I assumed that he got it on DVD. I didn't check to see if they actually released it yet.

Sloppy me.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Thats becasue your over 50 years old too

I'm 29.

I know I am stubborn, cranky, and full of B.S. but that is just because of my poor personality traits.

I am not collecting social security checks just yet.

 

[Shane]

I'm 29.

I know I am stubborn, cranky, and full of B.S. but that is just because of my poor personality traits.

I am not collecting social security checks just yet.

I knew that you were somewhat younger.

 

[Bada0Bing]

It's the only one on the top 100 that hasn't been released.

Chaplin, do you know why the library has copies of it?

http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/controller.jsp?R=2118878463

I thought it was odd that they had it and BB-online didn't. Now I'm really curious.

 

[Linderbee]

I've seen bits & pieces; I can't remember if I've seen it in its entirety, but I do remember enjoying what I saw. I'd like to see it again sometime.

 

[Renz]

Love it! It's one of those movies that I watch whenever it's on. I've seen it maybe 6 or 7 times.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Chaplin, do you know why the library has copies of it?

http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/controller.jsp?R=2118878463

I thought it was odd that they had it and BB-online didn't. Now I'm really curious.

On DVD?

 

[Bada0Bing]

On DVD?

That is correct sir. I'd have to be pretty darn desperate to break out a vhs tape.

 

[Yuma]

That's one of my all time favorite movies. More like top twenty for me. I watched that a dozen times as a kid.

 

[Chaplin]

Chaplin, do you know why the library has copies of it?

http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/controller.jsp?R=2118878463

I thought it was odd that they had it and BB-online didn't. Now I'm really curious.

That's not an official release. It could be an Asian release with no region coding on it or even a :cough: bootleg :/cough:...

 

[Bada0Bing]

That's not an official release. It could be an Asian release with no region coding on it or even a :cough: bootleg :/cough:...

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Bingo, after looking closer at the library's poster I noticed the asian text. It also explaines why the English subtitles came on automatically.

 

[Skkorpion]

A classic. It's the only Humphrey Bogart movie I liked. All the rest bored me.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

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Bingo, after looking closer at the library's poster I noticed the asian text. It also explaines why the English subtitles came on automatically.

I have one of those for Double Indemnity. At the time, this movie was fetching $50+ on the internet. I spent $5 on it because I really wanted to see it.