After the Fox (1966)
“Who is the Fox?”
“I am the Fox.”
“Who is he?”
“I am he.”
I just love the opening song to After the Fox, the hilarious Neil Simon comedy from 1966. It’s so goofy, it sets the perfect tone for the rest of the movie. It spoofs avant-garde cinema, bank robbers, Hollywood has-beens, and everything Italian. As an American with Italian blood in her veins, I’m able to laugh at my heritage with gusto. Peter Sellers, an Italian bank robber currently in jail, plans with his bumbling sidekicks, a great way to smuggle truckloads of gold from Cairo to Italy without getting caught: pretend to be a movie director making a film about stealing gold. The real treasure will be used as props, and no one will think anything of it when his “crew” drives away with the loot. So, he breaks out of jail, dons a disguise, and makes a grand entrance in a small fishing village.
His sister, Britt Eckland, demands to be cast as the leading lady, and to keep her happy, Peter recruits a big Hollywood movie star, Victor Mature, to star alongside her. Victor is just hilarious in this movie, spoofing himself and showing a great sense of humor. He’s constantly worried about getting old and not being popular in America anymore, and his agent, Martin Balsam, is always tasked with calming the diva down. Film students in particular will just love this movie, as it pokes fun of everything they’re taught in school and film history. From start to finish, it’s too funny for words. It’s stood the test of time well (if you’re Italian and know it’s totally alright to laugh at your ancestors), and it never stops being funny. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen it, and I laugh just as hard every time.
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“I am the Fox.”
“Who is he?”
“I am he.”
I just love the opening song to After the Fox, the hilarious Neil Simon comedy from 1966. It’s so goofy, it sets the perfect tone for the rest of the movie. It spoofs avant-garde cinema, bank robbers, Hollywood has-beens, and everything Italian. As an American with Italian blood in her veins, I’m able to laugh at my heritage with gusto. Peter Sellers, an Italian bank robber currently in jail, plans with his bumbling sidekicks, a great way to smuggle truckloads of gold from Cairo to Italy without getting caught: pretend to be a movie director making a film about stealing gold. The real treasure will be used as props, and no one will think anything of it when his “crew” drives away with the loot. So, he breaks out of jail, dons a disguise, and makes a grand entrance in a small fishing village.
His sister, Britt Eckland, demands to be cast as the leading lady, and to keep her happy, Peter recruits a big Hollywood movie star, Victor Mature, to star alongside her. Victor is just hilarious in this movie, spoofing himself and showing a great sense of humor. He’s constantly worried about getting old and not being popular in America anymore, and his agent, Martin Balsam, is always tasked with calming the diva down. Film students in particular will just love this movie, as it pokes fun of everything they’re taught in school and film history. From start to finish, it’s too funny for words. It’s stood the test of time well (if you’re Italian and know it’s totally alright to laugh at your ancestors), and it never stops being funny. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen it, and I laugh just as hard every time.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Welcome to the Movies and Television" for posting!
More Martin Balsam movies here!
Hot Toasty Rag Awards:
Best Comedic Screenplay of 1966
Hot Toasty Rag Nominations:
Best Original Song: "After the Fox"