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Funniest. Line. Ever...
Jul. 31st, 2002 09:00 pm...in a movie, and I heard it. If you're spoiler sensitive to incredibly bad, cheesy circus movies from the 50's, get thee hence to safer, spoiler-free sections of LJ! I'll wait.
OK! There's a movie called Berserk, starring Joan Crawford, about a murder-plagued traveling circus. I'm sure you're laughing already. It was on last week, and I actually watched the entire thing. How could I not? The cheese! The fake blood! The screaming! And herein lies The Funniest Line in a Movie Ever.
Not too long into the movie, Joan's haranguing her troupe of performers for some reason or other (circus!Mommy Dearest). One of them tries making excuses, and Joan explodes with, (get ready):
"This is a circus, not a charm school!"
There's something too, too funny about Joan Crawford delivering that line with a straight face. I've been driving Mr. Foxmonkey crazy, crying out without warning, "This is a circus, not a charm school!" at odd times and then cackling about how much I love it. But seriously, is that not hilarious? If you see this movie in your local listings, you've got to watch the first half hour or so just to hear that line. You'll thank me. It's just. that. funny.
In non-circus, non-charm school related ramblings, hey, Aylex! Still no mail. What the hell is with Yahoo!?
I thought I had more to say. I think I might be feeling writerly. Off to pop in a disk and see what's demanding attention tonight.
OK! There's a movie called Berserk, starring Joan Crawford, about a murder-plagued traveling circus. I'm sure you're laughing already. It was on last week, and I actually watched the entire thing. How could I not? The cheese! The fake blood! The screaming! And herein lies The Funniest Line in a Movie Ever.
Not too long into the movie, Joan's haranguing her troupe of performers for some reason or other (circus!Mommy Dearest). One of them tries making excuses, and Joan explodes with, (get ready):
"This is a circus, not a charm school!"
There's something too, too funny about Joan Crawford delivering that line with a straight face. I've been driving Mr. Foxmonkey crazy, crying out without warning, "This is a circus, not a charm school!" at odd times and then cackling about how much I love it. But seriously, is that not hilarious? If you see this movie in your local listings, you've got to watch the first half hour or so just to hear that line. You'll thank me. It's just. that. funny.
In non-circus, non-charm school related ramblings, hey, Aylex! Still no mail. What the hell is with Yahoo!?
I thought I had more to say. I think I might be feeling writerly. Off to pop in a disk and see what's demanding attention tonight.
