Bogart's Motto In This Film
"I've never saw a dame who didn't understand a good slap in the mouth or a slug from a .45."
I think we'll be waiting a long time for the remake....
That kind of thing would be easy enough to exorcise from a re-make's script (not that you'd have to - it's clearly a comic exaggeration making fun of the old movies' "tough guy" treatment of "dames").
The big reason we won't see the remake is probably more likely to be connected to cancel culture's anti-Woody rage.
That kind of thing would be easy enough to exorcise from a re-make's script (not that you'd have to - it's clearly a comic exaggeration making fun of the old movies' "tough guy" treatment of "dames").
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Yes. I think Woody was having some fun with his "fantasy" of Bogart -- the real Bogart in his actual movies was very noble towards and respectful of women -- even the killer dame he had to send away in "The Maltese Falcon."
Still, it made for a funny contrast with Woody's "actual persona" in the film.
...and: I don't think the line would be as welcome for its exaggeration today.
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The big reason we won't see the remake is probably more likely to be connected to cancel culture's anti-Woody rage.
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You raise an interesting point. "Once upon a time" (the 70s), Woody Allen was all the rage, a big movie star in front of the camera as well as a beloved writer-director. Now I'm not sure his movies are much shown anymore(on cable/streaming); and exactly who could you remake them WITH?
They are lost to the sands of time, a memory of a happier role for Woody in our lives.
I"d say "just like Bill Cosby's comedy albums" but I must admit -- while Bill seems to have been proven guilty of his misdeeds, the Woody story remains uncharged...
Mostly, yes, Bogey was a rough sort of gentleman in his films, but a gentleman after all. Well, that did depend on the movie. He's courteous enough in The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca (when they're on his good side) but less-so in The Desperate Hours. He's kinda both gentleman and barbarian in In a Lonely Place.
And, yes, Woody's definitely having fun with it. The contrast is brilliant. Woody playing Bogart. Two personnae in conflict for our amusement.
You're dead-right: the line wouldn't be welcome. I didn't phrase that right. I should have said that it shouldn't need exorcism or excuse, but satire and perspective aren't in vogue.
Woody is similar to 99% of stars: they fade. But in Woody's case, he kept making movies. I think the oddity here is that Woody continued to be revered for a long time after his heyday. Annie Hall was his peek fame, although he continued to generally do well through the 80s. By the 90s, critics and audiences said he was washed up - that's the rhetoric - but he did make enough scratch to justify the Oscar noms. Those "in the know" continued to dig his material, and recognize his brilliance. Come on, just the *premise* of Small Time Crooks is funny.
He had a minor renaissance or two with Match Point, Midnight in Paris, and Blue Jasmine; those movies all made good dough (for Woody) and got great reviews. but that was the end of it. #metoo came up.
It's a VERY different situation from Bill Cosby. I doubted Cosby's guilt with the first accusation, but once his accusers numbered literally in the dozens, I was pretty much sold on his not being as much "America's Dad" as he appeared. Woody only has one accuser. That's not enough smoke for there to definitively be a fire. Have you ever heard of somebody who indulged their sexual appetites once?
I'm on team Woody, for now, barring the release of other facts. If you have the time (2 1/2 hours!) this video does an excellent job of breaking down the history, accusations, refutations, and reasons for Allen's innocence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muyaCg2dGAk&t=6626s
It's a compelling argument.
If you don't have the time, I'll sum up: it's possible/likely/probably/almost certain that Mia invented the story as revenge for Woody and Soon-Yi. Dylan grew up with this, and so she was brainwashed (possibly lying, although I personally lean towards brainwashed), and a LOT of this has to do with timing, consistency, frequency of events, and Moses Farrow's counter-testimonies.