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Funniest Moments

posted 19 years ago by thoroughly_modern_hillry
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Was anyone else surprised by Julie Andrews' comic ability in this movie?! The scenes where she looks at the camera, wide-eyed and perplexed, are priceless.
What do you think is the funniest scene in TMM? I think it's a tie between Millie's first meeting with Trevor Graydon and the "Alleluia's" that resonate when she sees his face, and the whole Tom Sawyer scene where she's trying to be saucy and provacative.
"I never read Tom Sawyer. Is he...sexy?"
"He was twelve!"
"Well, if ya got it...ya got it."

And, as an afterthought, the list she's written of potential bosses...I particularly enjoyed that she wrote "Rounder" beside one of them.
Classic.

Moon River, wider than a mile...

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[–] thoroughly_modern_hillry 19 years ago

I know, lvox...despite what my username might imply, I don't think this movie is the greatest. I am very thankful for the dvd so I can skip over everything that includes Mary Tyler Moore, jazz babies or the psychotic kidnapper of a house mother. This pretty much leaves Julie singing, Julie dancing, and the overture. Good enough for me :)
I guess I love Millie's interaction with Trevor Graydon because a) John Gavin is hot, b) I'd never seen J-Ands play an ingenue before, and c) her jaw dropping and the 'alleluia's' were just too funny (I would've done the same thing).
I checked out rounder, too, because Millie has it written on her list of 'possible employers'; I guess in this context it would mean a 'dissolute person'.

Moon River, wider than a mile...

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[–] velcronewsletter 19 years ago

the funniest moments for me was when julie andrews was trying to be sexy! not something you see every day

Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...she could sing in tune today Doris?

[–] LeopardClaw 19 years ago

I loved when Mrs Meers' attempts to drug Dorothy failed - especially when the apple shrivels!

What is it, magic popcorn? Does it produce some kind of dizzying high?

[–] spacecadet813 19 years ago

I love it every time that they have to tap in the elevator! I think it is the greatest. And because of it, I tap dance EVERY time I am in an elevator.

[–] rogerc210 19 years ago

I like the part where Trever Graden is drugged by a tranquilizer dart & he stays poised in the same position!

[–] MarcDom7 19 years ago

Carol Channing: RASPBERRIES!

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[–] GeorgiaVixen 19 years ago

SOY SAUCE!

[–] cdannahp123 19 years ago

I'm quite partial to the part about Tom sawyer as well.

If ya got it, you got it. Kills me everytime!

[–] HinaElena 19 years ago

Just to be different, the Tom Sawyer bit's really funny and makes me laugh my face off.
But my fave part is after Trevor Graydon's been drugged and, whenever the camera is on him, we hear heroic music. THAT'S the funniest part for me...

Lisa: I'M LOSING MY PERSPECACITY!!!
Homer: Well, it's always in the last place you look...

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[–] sgt_drama 19 years ago

Not a terribly funny one, but my favorite line is my signature.

"Starting tomorrow, I'm going to be unspeakably fatal."

[–] mit800 19 years ago

rich people can nickel and dime you to death. -- Millie (at the end)

[–] havelland 18 years ago

I am so GLAD- I took a chance and watched this movie! Julie Andrews is PHENOMenal and I must say she has aged beautifully (Not so much for Mary Tyler Moore)! IT's a shame what happened to her voice though (I think she had something on her vocal cords - (Saw an interview on Larry King Live)! I did think that Mary T M was going to be way too annoying to watch but I actually liked her in this role! THis IS the happiest MOvie on earth! Some of the funniest parts for me was with Muzzy(Carol CHanning)! OMG - she was SO over the top! Julie Andrews was hilarious in this movie and I love her singing and what a dancer!

ON a side note- Even though I loved Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady I would have liked to see Julie Andrews in the movie Role! AFter seeing how funny and versatile and ALIVE she was in this role - I know she could have done the movie role of Eliza to perfection!

ONe more side note - I did enjoy that I could watch this with my young cousins and I don't know if a director could pull off TMM today without it being too saccharin! or maybe too obscene! Anyone agree or disagree???

[–] justoldbill 18 years ago

"Welcome... to the PrisCILlaaa!"

[–] stephen08640 18 years ago

Tom Sawyer hands down

So if you got, you got...

That's the funniest part for me but there are a lot. Julie andrews is maaagnificent!!!!! I love her to death! I'm glad I have to dvd so that I can skip over things like :
-jazz baby - ugh hate Channing...she's so creepy in this film...
-the end : completely corny
-the makeout scene, even tho' i love it, I get bored with it
I mostly watch the movie fore the music<333
I loooove it, I can even sing Trinkt Le Chaim because I listened to it sooo many times<333 fav song...and the tapioca...and ALL of them<333

I don't suppose I'm used to dancing

[–] murph24 18 years ago

"Oh, God - you two ARE dreary!"

[–] dalzelll 18 years ago

I'll say we all started cracking up "MMM, never thought soy sauce would be used as a cleaning agent!! must tell mother!!!" lol

[–] wiccaryan 18 years ago

I love it when Muzzy is shot from the cannon and we see Dorothy's face drop and she says;
"MY god its muzzy"

just the way she said it made me laugh.

Sometimes an accident can be an unhappy womans best friend

[–] BentWarpedAndTwisted 18 years ago

SOY SAUCE!

[–] kkris1025 17 years ago

HAHAH exactly!

Oops I meant Hahahaha to the "Raspberry!"
I think when they were flying... that was the BEST!

[–] khmmo 18 years ago

Oh god yes, my mom and i used to tap in the downtown kcmo macys elevator all the time and it was wonky too.

[–] claudia02127 18 years ago

I loved when Mr. Graydon kept calling Millie "John"...:D

This is a logic free zone:
Use of logic will be met with uncomfortable silences

[–] johnhughespiano 18 years ago

My 82-year-old dad and I still laugh at our favourite line:

Millie: "On the fat side!" (just before "Poor Butterfly")

"On the Fat Side" is the title of a song cue in the stage version of "TMM" FYI.

[–] ZouBEinii 18 years ago

"On the fat side", referring to the two dozen plump pink roses? A great line.

I love it when Muzzy dances on the zylophone. I love Carol Channing in this film!

My favorite line is from Miss Dorothy, after our intoduction to Judith Tremayne.

JT: We all remember Jimmy's father. He had such a green thumb. We hope that Jimmy would take after him, but so far there's been little evidence. ... That gross diamond ring of Muzzy's! Jimmy, it took my breath away.
Dorothy: Not completely, Miss Tremain.
JT: No. Not completely.
Dorothy: (glares at JT as she walks away) BITCH!

LMAO!

What are feces?
Baby Mice.
Awww!

[–] Peacelove_isback 18 years ago

I liked the part where she was wearing the bra to flatten her chest and she was paying the newspaper guy and the bra bust and her chest came out. hahaha I'm not gay I just thought it was funny.

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[–] mgdarch 12 years ago

Not in any order of preference...

Starting tomorrow I'm going to become unspeakably fatal.

Searching! Searching! Searching!

Like a squirrel, storing the nuts of life.

Borrow!? Operator, you've obviously never been in a Chinese opium den!

Aha, heading for Long Island and their rich society friend. The 400's going to be missing a few.

What do you want for a wedding present Mrs. Van Hosmere?
A checkbook by jingo! Rich people can nickel and dime you to death!

Oh Millie, machines, like gloves, should be either black or white.

Oh I love it! In the Ritz elevator all you do is go up and down.

Why is it rich girls are always flat chested?

Why did you call ahead to make sure Mr. Graydon's a single gentlemen?
Ma'am I just don't have anymore time to waste.
You look fast to me Dillmount.
Forty words a minute on my machine!

I can't wait for the Christmas Party!

The follow-the-bouncing-Mrs.-Meers-head to the song, "TMM."

[–] Maciste_Brother 18 years ago

I bought the DVD and I've enjoyed watching TMM a lot. The funniest moments? They're so many of them.

1 - When Julie undresses in the closet and tap dances.
2 - "I can't wait for the Christmas party"
3 - The whole speedtest moment. There are a lot of funny details in that scene.

Personally speaking, this is Julie Andrews' best acting. Her comic timing is perfect. And she looks great too.

[–] LilBigBug 18 years ago

I like when the apple shrivels. And the Tom Sawyer bit. And just about EVERYTHING in the movie! Also, when Jimmy is climbing up to Millie's office: He looks at a gargoyle, "Why hello Miss Tremaine!"

"It looks like a flamingo threw up in here!"~Beaches

[–] rdooley-2 17 years ago

my favs:

From Bea Lillie:

"Thank you. NO!"

and...

"King! Fu! Fu king fu!"

shocking.

[–] rushford1 18 years ago

I agree with all of these, and also Dorothy going, "It's Jewish!" at the wedding, like it just occurred to her.
This is such a great movie.

[–] Therese_Letanche36 18 years ago

I love the whole scene where Millie is trying to--I don't know--seduce Trevor Graydon in his office. Right after she says, "Do you have a mome?" and Mr. Graydon says, "What?", she purses her lips a few times, and answers "A moment." I think that pursing of the lips is HILARIOUS. Although, I'll admit to laughing at many dumb things, there is no denying how silly that little touch is.

"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people."

[–] pumkin465 18 years ago

Miss Dorothy's lines after she's been rescued from the Chinese Opium Den:
"No, forward dear, forward."
"Oh, look, it's Mrs. Meers. Maybe she'd like a lift?"

[–] StarStruckAmFay 11 years ago

"Do you have a pen?"
"For what?"
"To write a check."
"Lady, you're gonna write me a check for 35 cents?"

"Go and find your life Miss Skeeter"~ The Help