I think a lot of us who have seen this movie particularly find one or two characters that we especially like...and I wondered, if you could play a character from this movie, which character would you want to be? Since I'm not cut out to play Grandpa, or Rheba, I'd pick Penny.
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Magnetic refrigerator poetry memory.
There are so many wonderful characters in the movie. I think I would like to play Reba. I worked for so many years on a job that I hate. Her job looks like fun, even though I wonder how the family could afford to pay her. It doesn't appear that anyone had a real job except Alice.
shareAnd Paul and Mr. DePinna even though they only did it for money once a year.
shareDefinately Essie, her dancing and care-free personality are so fun
I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
I'm only 38, but Grandpa Vanderhof has always been one of my favorite characters from a play or movie. I'd love to 'play' him for real as I get older.
Lionel Barrymore (and the great Jason Robards in a hard to find Broadway version) made him such a warm, admirable human. I only hope my later years are as rich as Grandpa's.....
"Film is a mosaic of Time."
-A. Tarkovsky
Amen to that.
sharemy sister performed you can't take it with you and me and my friends are going to, too, and my sister made Gay Wellington look like fun (Mrs. Wellington wasn't in the movie, but she was in the play). and in the production my friends are doing, i'm playing Penny Sycamore. so either Penny or Mrs. Wellington.
"HOW COULD THAT EVEN HAPPEN?!"
Spencer from iCarly
Never be ashamed of being Christian.
Since I never really grew up either, I'd pick Mr. Poppins- "He makes up things."
The scene where he scares poor Mrs. Kirby with the mask is one of the funniest in the movie, imo. I find myself watching this movie every time I come across it on; I just love it.
I'm not sure...the mother, perhaps. or Alice, or her sister. I've heard of the Wellington character, that might be fun. I'd love to be in this show.
ALICE ARMY!
I saw Alice Drummond give her performance of Gay Wellington for the 1984 live broadcast play...indeed it seems a VERY fun role to play, because she's too drunk to censor anything she says or does. Of course Penny's a close second because she's too naive to censor anything she says either, especially with that game when she says 'and the last word is sex, everybody got sex'.
shareI played Tony when in my college production last year
shareNot only would I like to play Grandpa, I would like to BE Grandpa.
shareEssie, if were young and more talented.
"Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?"