Sunday, May 01, 2005

brain donors


brain donors
Originally uploaded by recyclingfan.
This is a very funny take off on the Marx Brothers' Night at the Opera. John Tuturro play Roland T. Flakfizer, a phony theatrical manager, similar to Groucho Marx's portrayal of Otis B. Driftwood in the original. There is even a woman who is the equivalent of Margaret Dumond's character, Mrs Claypool - the rich widow who Groucho flatters in order to marry her and get at her money - he is of course very insulting to her, but in ways she never comprehends. The closing scene, as with the original, is a riot - an opera gone completely absurb, total mayhem. Groucho once explained that his movies always tried to bring chaos to order; thus, he picks an opera, a very establishment oriented system, and brings absolute chaos to it. Unlike the original, Brain Donors doesnt have the scene on the ship where Chico and Harpo entertain on the piano and harp.

2 comments:

Noah said...

Is this the one where they go swan hunting on stage during the opera?

Dude said...

Yup, this is the one! The end is amazing, just when you think it cant get any more outrageous it does!