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let's not talk about his upcoming movie, but rather the past and more current works of the man, steve martin.
he was on saturday night live's latest episode (christopher walken host) in one of the most random cameos i've ever seen ever. one of my most favourite works of his is 'dirty rotten scoundrels', which is worth purchasing the number of copies equal to your age just for the physical comedy.
Yes, I've been a huge Steve Martin fan since I was old enough to understand what the dirty parts of his comedy records meant! He's not only underrated as an actor, but as a talent in general.
He's been great in so many things. Novacaine, The Jerk... Of course he's made a few stinkers, too ("Man with Two Brains" or "Pennies from Heaven" anyone?) My personal favorite is L.A. Story.
He's so great. A good thread for a well deserving guy.
I just saw on imdb that he's going to be in a film adaptation of "Cheaper by the Dozen." I remember reading that book in the 5th grade. I was all excited just for the nostalgia of it but then I saw that they list Queen Latifah as being in it and now see that this is probably just a mix up with his new movie. This make BonBon sad.
and also his own adaptation of 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile'....
"This comedy, based on Steve Martin's successful stage play concerns a fictional meeting between a young Pablo Picasso and a young Albert Einstein at a Paris Cafe at the turn of the 20th Century. The colorful cast of characters includes the addlepated cafe owner, Freddy, Picasso's sexy young femme dujour, his pompous art dealer, and a mysterious visitor from the future."
martin plays the visitor from the future
Novocaine sucked. This (http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/bringingdownthehouse/) is pure gold.
Roxanne
Little Shop Of Horrors
Parenthood
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The Spanish Prisoner
Grand Canyon
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for The Three Amigos. Not his best work. But seeing it repeatedly as a child made me...uh...i dont exactly know....but the film and I are on good terms..
Quote from: Satcho9I will always have a soft spot in my heart for The Three Amigos. Not his best work. But seeing it repeatedly as a child made me...uh...
...cream your pants?
Sorry, it was there and I took it.
There will be no John Hughes allowed on this message board... thank you.
I'm the only person I know who has seen, bought, and loved "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid".
And I liked "Man With Two Brains", dagnabbit.
I hate Steve Martin.
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanThere will be no John Hughes allowed on this message board... thank you.
............ :cry:
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanThere will be no John Hughes allowed on this message board... thank you.
OK, as a representing old fart "child of the 80's" I resent that.
Sixteen Candles and Breakfast Club had Molly Ringwald in her
HOT AS FIRE days, so they must be good for something. Those movies pretty much defined us. Shame on you, JB.
Although I guess I can't be too harsh since I diss the Beatles every chance I get.
Quote from: Phil MarloweI hate Steve Martin.
get the fuck out of my thread
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanThere will be no John Hughes allowed on this message board... thank you.
:yabbse-sad:
OK, I'm sorry. I had no idea my John Hughes grudge would get me in more trouble than my Scorsese grudge.
I'll admit this: I haven't seen Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.. and I haven't seen Sixteen Candles or the Breakfast Club. I know I know I know I'm sorry I'm making an assumption based on a few bad movies I've seen, but right now I don't think I can tolerate his style without cringing.
Quote from: XixaxAlthough I guess I can't be too harsh since I diss the Beatles every chance I get.
I take my apologies back. Every one of them.
I just looked up John Hughes on imdb.......maybe he shouldn't be allowed to be on this board, that man is responsible for alot of shite!!!
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanI had no idea my John Hughes grudge would get me in more trouble than my Scorsese grudge.
u hav a Scorsese grudge?? fuck outta here!
I like him....sometimes....He is THE 80's comedy-man Nr.1....But i dont like his recent work. But he seems like a nice guy and he plays the banjo :-D
Ferris Bueller is classic.
8)
I think Steve Martin *can* be very funny, given the right script and ensemble of actors. I also had that fondness with Three Amigos when I was little :-D
The Man with Two Brains...the happy hooker...Duke of Earl. Idellibly ingrained in my mind!
Quote from: polkabluesI'm the only person I know who has seen, bought, and loved "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid".
And I liked "Man With Two Brains", dagnabbit.
No, you are not. Alright, haven't bought, but have seen four times and love.
Also The Man is one of my favourite Steve Martins. Totally absurd and yet oh so charming. There are few films of his that I have seen that I haven't enjoyed, even that one with Goldie Hawn. All Of Me and Roxanne I would always watch.
Nothing tops The Jerk.
I think Steve Martin has the "lets put on an Adam Sandler" factor that PTA mentioned, for me.
I love Roxanne, especially the semi-fight scene with the sporting equipment.
I recently saw "A strange twist of fate" and wasnt quite sure what to think of it. In some ways it was a nice little film, in other ways I just think the script was just too bad. Cool ending though...well I didnt see it coming.
I would love "Roxanne" if it wasn't for Darryl Hannah, who besides having a man's name (and a redneck man's name at that), is perhaps my least favorite actress of all time.
Quote from: budgieQuote from: polkabluesI'm the only person I know who has seen, bought, and loved "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid".
And I liked "Man With Two Brains", dagnabbit.
No, you are not. Alright, haven't bought, but have seen four times and love.
Same as budgie, although the number of viewing might be more.
I probably saw this film before I saw most of the other films the clips were taken from, and I still think of Steve Martin in drag pretending to be James Cagney's mother whenever I watch "White Heat". This film ruined my enjoyment of classic noirs... but in a good way.
Three Amigos was just on tv. Just had to go with it. I love the guy who plays El Guapo, and Martin Short was excellent, specially in spoofing/homaging the silent acting style.
Quote from: polkabluesI'm the only person I know who has seen, bought, and loved "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid".
And I liked "Man With Two Brains", dagnabbit.
Funny, I was just wondering if anyone else here has seen
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. Now
that's an original movie. Too, too funny, too. I was flipping through the channels one night a couple years back, and got to AMC, and was wondering, "hey, what's Steve Martin doing in a black and white film?" Classic.
I adore that movie! "You don't DESERVE a puppy..."
My favourite Steve Martin has got to be LA Story though: it did what American Beauty did eight years later, but much funnier...
oh no. oh no.
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My favorite Steve Martin movie is L.A. Story, but my favorite Steve Martin performance is probably The Jerk.
Parenthood ends up undermining itself, but in the meantime, it ain't half bad.
I've never seen Pennies from Heaven, but Pauline Kael raved about how great it was for decades, so I intend to see it as soon as I can get my hands on the DVD without actually purchasing it...
favorite films of Steve Martin are Planes, Trains & Automobiles and Parenthood.
i think it has to do more with fond memories of going to the movies w/ my dad more than Steve Martin's performances... :cry: :-D
MGM Wants Steve Martin for Pink Panther
Source: Variety Monday, October 13, 2003
MGM has offered Steve Martin the lead role of Inspector Clouseau in Birth of the Pink Panther, hoping that Martin will spearhead the rebirth of the comic franchise originated by Peter Sellers. Len Blum wrote the script for Montecito partners Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock. If a deal can be worked out, Martin would star in the film in 2004.
MGM has been trying for years to rebirth the "Pink Panther" franchise, which placed bumbling crime fighter Inspector Clouseau in high-level crime situations that always resulted in strong pratfall and farcical comedy.
Blum's prequel script has the inept sleuth assigned to solve the murder of the nation's soccer team coach while investigating the disappearance of the legendary Pink Panther diamond. That bauble, the national treasure of the Eastern state of Lugash, frequently disappeared in the earlier Panther pics.
I hope he takes the Pink Panther job. Christ, whenever I think of that Bringing Down the House with Latifah, I slap my forehead in stupified wonder.
Steve Martin is Officially Inspector Clouseau
Source: Moviehole
Moviehole sent this update about the casting of Steve Martin in the upcoming The Birth of the Pink Panther movie:
It was the swankiest party of the year, as MGM vice chairman Chris McGurk greeted select media and industry types at his Beverly Hills mansion, and our own Paul Fischer was there. Stars adorned the palatial grounds, from Diane Lane, Eva Mendes and Queen Latifah, to stars of TV's Dead Like Me. While the food was divine, McGurk left the best to last, with his long-awaited announcement, that just an hour prior to the party beginning, none other than Steve Martin has signed on the dotted line as the all-new Inspector Clouseau, in MGM's upcoming The Birth of the Pink Panther. The news was greeted with rapturous applause, prior to the evening's musical entertainment. McGurk joked that we can finally forget talking about Windtalkers and concentrate on an MGM future that includes Barbershop 2, Beauty Shop, more Bond and more Cody Banks.
Peter Sellers played the original bumbling detective.
Shawn Levy Directing Steve Martin in Pink Panther
Source: MGM Monday, November 17, 2003
Just in time to celebrate the Pink Panther's 40th birthday, Steve Martin has signed on to step into Inspector Jacques Clouseau's gumshoes in MGM Pictures' all-new comedy The Birth of the Pink Panther, it was announced today by Chris McGurk, vice chairman and COO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., and Michael Nathanson, president & COO of MGM Pictures. In what will be the ninth film in the studio's immensely popular Pink Panther franchise, Martin will put his own touch on the beloved Clouseau character working with his Cheaper by the Dozen director Shawn Levy. Dozen's Robert Simonds will produce the comedy from a script by Len Blum, with Tracey Trench as executive producer. Production is set to begin in spring 2004.
"We are thrilled that Steve, Bob, and Shawn have all signed on for 'The Birth of the Pink Panther'," says McGurk. "The Pink Panther series is one of MGM's most successful and enduring franchises, and we're pleased to have assembled such a stellar creative team to take the new film in a fresh and exciting direction."
"Steve, Bob and Shawn have already been working on hilarious ideas that I think will surprise many people," says Nathanson. "We're already helping them pursue their inspired casting choices and putting the finishing touches on a wonderful script; it's an immensely exciting project for the studio."
"This is more than just a movie for us," says producer Simonds. "We understand what a huge priority this is for MGM, so it's an incredible honor to be a part of it. It's a dream project for all of us involved."
"Steve is an inspired comedian and a great actor; he's a perfect choice to play Inspector Clouseau," says director Levy, whose hit comedy Just Married made over $100 million worldwide. "Our working relationship is so fluid at this point that I look forward to taking it to the next level with the Pink Panther franchise."
Released in 1964, The Pink Panther was the first film in the Panther franchise. Directed by Blake Edwards from a script by Maurice Richlin and Edwards, The Pink Panther featured bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau as played by legendary actor Peter Sellers. The character was so popular with audiences he spawned seven follow-up films: A Shot in the Dark, Return of the Pink Panther, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Revenge of the Pink Panther, Trail of the Pink Panther, Curse of the Pink Panther, and Son of the Pink Panther. Blake Edwards directed all eight films. Revenge of the Pink Panther was Sellers' last film as Clouseau, though outtakes and never-before-seen footage were used to bring Sellers back onscreen in Trail of the Pink Panther after his death. Ted Wass starred as Clouseau in Curse of the Pink Panther, while Academy Award-winner Roberto Begnini took over the reins as Clouseau's heir in Son of the Pink Panther. Revered for its inspired brand of slapstick style, the series is also known for Henry Mancini's Grammy-winning theme song as well as the Oscar-winning Pink Panther cartoon character, who was born in the opening credits of the first Panther film. Contrary to popular belief, the original Pink Panther was neither Inspector Clouseau nor the cartoon; it was actually a rare and valuable diamond featured in the first film. The diamond had a piece of pink amber in its center that looked like a leaping panther.
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"come on amy let's go home"
the ghost of sphinx
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WENN reports that International Superstar Jackie Chan has signed up to join Steve Martin in the new Pink Panther movie. Chan will play Inspector Clouseau's hapless servant Kato in "Birth Of The Pink Panther".
Following the news, Steve Martin has secured the role famously played by the late Peter Sellers in the hit series of comedies. Chan replaces Burt Kwouk in the role, which will see Kato joining Clouseau in trying to solve the murder of the French soccer team manager.
Has anyone seen Pennies from Heaven? Some love it, some hate it. Any thoughts? I think it's not on DVD...
Throw a shoe at me if I've asked this before.
Quote from: godardianI think it's not on DVD...
pfft, then it's not worth mentioning.
Quote from: PQuote from: godardianI think it's not on DVD...
pfft, then it's not worth mentioning.
Certainly not worth renting.
Knowles and Reno Joining The Pink Panther
Source: Variety
MGM is in talks with Beyonce Knowles to play the chief suspect in a diamond heist in The Pink Panther and has signed French star Jean Reno (Ronin) to play Inspector Clouseau's traveling companion, reports Variety.
Steve Martin plays the comical French detective as he bumbles through the investigation to find the legendary "Pink Panther" diamond ring.
Reno will play his driver Ponton, who's secretly an undercover cop assigned by the boss to keep an eye on Clouseau. Knowles is eyeing the role of Xania, a pop singer whose suddenly dead boyfriend owned the rock.
The film, which began with a Len Blum script, is now prepping after Martin turned in a polish of the script. Shawn Levy (Cheaper by the Dozen) is directing.
How does Beyonce Knowles keep getting roles? I've seen goldmember and that movie she did with radio and it wasn't very good, granted she is gorgeous but there are plenty of amazing actresses who could and would suit roles such as this better. irks me to no end. Jean Reno is cool though.
Quote from: StefenHow does Beyonce Knowles keep getting roles?
because she will begin to think she is a real actress, and when hot chicks start thinking that they start doing crazy things to get attention/respect.. like extreme nudity.
i'm grateful that these ppl are giving her the opportunity to eventually appear naked at 500K a nipple/cheek.
Kline is Inspector Dreyfus in The Pink Panther
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Kevin Kline is in talks to team up with Steve Martin in The Pink Panther for MGM and director Shawn Levy. Beyonce Knowles and Jean Reno also star in the project which starts shooting this May in New York, followed by Paris.
The new version follows the story of chief Inspector Dreyfus (Kline), who needs an idiot to take over the investigation of the missing legendary "Pink Panther" diamond ring. The person he needs is a fool who will divert public attention that in turn will make him look better when he solves the case himself. He then turns to Inspector Clouseau (Martin).
In the "Pink Panther" films, Inspector Dreyfus was played by Herbert Lom, who originated the role in 1964's A Shot in the Dark.
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oh god, jean reno is in this.
i'm sorry.
Seeing these stills of Martin makes me think I'll be cringing a lot during the movie afterall.
Every time I see the title of this thread I think "is nonexistent", and those stills right there just seems to prove my point...
Well I'm not going to cringe because it's Steve Martin. I'm going to cringe because it won't matter HOW GOOD he is... he won't surpass Peter Sellers.
So there is a genius to Steve Martin... but it's irrelevent for this movie.
Two Words: THE JERK
:-D
Quote from: CinephileSo there is a genius to Steve Martin... but it's irrelevent for this movie.
Could we agree on "was"?
Quote from: ...& IQuote from: CinephileSo there is a genius to Steve Martin... but it's irrelevent for this movie.
Could we agree on "was"?
He didn't lose that genius just because he's back to being a big box office draw. And the Steve Martin of 2004 isn't going to do the movies he did in the 70's. The genius is still there.. its just a lot more subtle now for people to notice, I guess.
Quote from: ...& IQuote from: CinephileSo there is a genius to Steve Martin... but it's irrelevent for this movie.
Could we agree on "was"?
sure, in as much as all experience is in the past..
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and now i kill myself..
I'll go find a stupid thread
Steve Martin is associated with the Monty Python chaps, isn't he? I heard of an interview he did with them after one of them died, and they brought the guy's ashes to the interview and spilled it all over the floor. Wonder if I'll ever get to see that; sounds hilarious. Steve Martin + Monty Python = must be good.
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Quote from: foraySteve Martin is associated with the Monty Python chaps, isn't he? I heard of an interview he did with them after one of them died, and they brought the guy's ashes to the interview and spilled it all over the floor. Wonder if I'll ever get to see that; sounds hilarious. Steve Martin + Monty Python = must be good.
Steve Martin was not in attendance for that. That was when all the Python members were having an interview for the first time in several years as a troupe together. They brought the urn and rested it on the coffee table in front of them and one of them accidently kicked it over. Then they scrambled to clean it up then just swept his ashes under the carpet.
Yup, I think it was some anniversary.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051024/ap_en_mo/steve_martin_award
Steve Martin Receives Twain Humor Award
By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez, Associated Press Writer 33 minutes ago
Steve Martin's character in "The Jerk" is ecstatic to find his name in print — in the phone book. "Things are going to start happening to me now!" he says. Twenty-six years later, the actor and writer is receiving a more prestigious form of recognition.
For his career achievements, Martin was honored Sunday with one of the nation's top comedy awards — the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Among those saluting the versatile performer at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts were actors Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short and Claire Danes and musicians Paul Simon and Randy Newman.
"He redefined comedy by defining the moment of our ascendancy as a generation," Hanks said. "As did Charlie Chaplin, as did the Marx Brothers, as did Laurel and Hardy define their own times, Steve Martin defined ours."
Martin's colleagues paid tribute in between dozens of clips from his movies and TV appearances. Newman performed "I Love to See You Smile," a song from Martin's film "Parenthood."
Tomlin said, "His artistry soars to heights of sublime silliness and divine absurdity."
In accepting the Mark Twain Prize, Martin mentioned some other awards he had won, including a 1969 writing Emmy for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." "But of course the Mark Twain Prize is more special to me," he said, "because it's more recent."
"He's an original genius," Short said before the ceremony. "He's kind of blazed his own trail."
"I think he's the most intelligent man I've ever met," said Monty Python veteran Eric Idle. "Honesty, simplicity and truth are the secret to his comedy."
Hanks disagreed, saying Martin's success was based on "self-loathing and unhappiness."
Asked if he had any regrets, Martin said, "It's a life of cherishing a few things and regretting a lot of things, but that's the life of a performer."
Martin's career got off the ground in the late 1960s, when he wrote for the Smothers Brothers' show. As a standup comic, he grew popular on campuses and often appeared on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show."
He hit his stride playing larger-than-life characters while hosting "Saturday Night Live" in the 1970s. His performances on that show — from a singing King Tut to Georg Festrunk, better known as one of two "wild and crazy guys" — earned him fame as a zany comedian.
After starring in the hit "The Jerk" in 1979, Martin appeared in more than 30 other films. He also wrote the screenplays for such films as "Roxanne" (1987) and "A Simple Twist of Fate" (1994).
Over the years Martin expanded his repertoire to include plays, novels and humorous magazine pieces for The New Yorker. His 1993 play, "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," which envisioned a meeting between Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso at a Paris cafe, has been produced around the world.
Despite these sophisticated career turns, Martin, now 60, hasn't forgotten where he came from — he will star next year as the stumbling, bungling Inspector Jacques Clouseau in "The Pink Panther," a prequel to the popular Peter Sellers movies.
PBS plans to air the Martin tribute on Nov. 9. Previous Mark Twain Prize winners include Richard Pryor, Jonathan Winters, Whoopi Goldberg and Bob Newhart.
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On the Net:
Kennedy Center: http://www.kennedy-center.org
Steve Martin: http://www.stevemartin.com
Steve Martin Writing Memoir
The Associated Press, Thursday, January 11, 2007
NEW YORK -- Steve Martin would like you to know more about his years as a wild and crazy guy.
The comedian, filmmaker, actor and author is writing a memoir, "Born Standing Up," billed by publisher Scribner as "his first work of narrative nonfiction," a "riveting chronicle of his early years as a stand-up comedian and a fascinating portrait of an era."
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, is hoping to have the book out by early 2008, but no publication date has been set.
Martin, 61, is a Waco, Texas, native who in 1967 began writing for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and later worked for other TV shows before becoming a superstar in the 1970s as a stand-up comic, releasing such best-selling albums as "Let's Get Small" and often serving as host of "Saturday Night Live."
YES YES YES! So Excited.
Quote from: Mikey B on January 18, 2007, 08:48:52 PM
YES YES YES! So Excited.
me too. :yabbse-thumbup:
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