Movie Cliche´s - The Singing & Dancing Family Scene

[Hemingway Jones]

Speaking with Lincsong reminded me of something; for those of us who remember seeing "Top Gun" in the theature, do you remember how the "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" scene seemed fresh at the time? How would that scene play now?

To quote Goose, "I hate when that happens."

 

[Lincsong]

Speaking with Lincsong reminded me of something; for those of us who remember seeing "Top Gun" in the theature, do you remember how the "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" scene seemed fresh at the time? How would that scene play now?

To quote Goose, "I hate when that happens."

That would play good for a Cialis or Viagra commercial.lol lol

 

[Hemingway Jones]

That would play good for a Cialis or Viagra commercial.lol lol

That could be another thread: Reappropriating scenes from films into advertisements. But I digress!

 

[RadioHead]

Are we watching the same version?

Well, each their own, but I would hardly call it "hollering." It's a lullabye and she sings it softly.

Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy, Miss Claudy!

Did we watch the same version of "The Man Who Knew Too Much"? I have both the original (better) version and the remake... Actually I have 51 Hitchcock films on VHS, Laserdisc and DVD... I'm a fan... where was I?

Oh yes! Miss Clawdy, etc. *Ahem* There is a scene in the remake of "The Man Who..." in which the lovely Ms Day (and I've always been one of her fans) fairly HOLLERS the song. She is in a room somewhere with an audience, someone is playing a rather large piano, and her missing child is secreted somewhere in the house or whatever building they happen to be in. The lovely Doris is singing the song overly loud in order that her daughter might hear and respond.

Am I incorrect? Yes, Ms Day has sung the song before and after in a lullaby manner, but in this particular scene... it's a whole 'nother story.

"RadioHead"

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Honestly, I forgot all about that scene. I thought you were speaking of when they are in their hotel room and she is tucking her son into bed. After all, this thread being about families bursting into random song and "bonding" through it. Though, what seems random here is actually foreshadowing; a nod to Hitchcock's brilliance; playing on cliche´that hadn't yet been established.

Though the version from her single is always in my head with visions of my mother playing it when I was a child. Some memories are indelible and cannot be superseded.

 

[BegintheBeguine]

I belong to a non-professional musical family, and we often break into song when we are in public. Bystanders look away, although they can still hear us. Apparently it's as annoying in real life as in the movies!

 

[Lincsong]

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

The ending scene where the entire Circus Circus Casino empties into the parking lot to the sound of Dionne Warwicks "What the World Needs Now"lol an odd ball ending to a goof ball film.

 

[Benny Holiday]

Not a singing and dancing family scene, but . . .

Poor ol' Elvis' 1960's films. There he is, on his way to the milk bar, or the local shop, or the toilet, and he starts singing about it. "Oh yes ah'm, a-goin' to the bathroom, yes ah'm, goin' to the bathroom . . . " Yeech!

And from seemingly out of nowhere, a little acoustic guitar appears, and often, there's a band (usually at a fair or someplace) who've never seen the character he's playing before in their lives, but they start backing him up right away, like they've been backing him up for decades.

The only one I can make an exception for is "Can't Help Falling In Love," in 'Blue Hawaii.' It's just such a sweet song. He was better playing the scoundrel-come jailbird-come singer in "Jailhouse Rock."

 

[Miss Crisplock]

Right you are about Doris Day's volume in the movie; she was trying to alert her son as to her location...When singing to him as a lullaby it was soft and gentle.

We have stopped singing in this country. Perhaps the lower church attendence has gotten us out of the habit of doing this at least once a week.

Coincidentally, my room-mate and I sang "I am Siamese" while doing dishes this evening. It happens.

 

[Irena]

After going through many months without being able to walk properly, I find that these "cliche" song and dance numbers really happen. I find myself singing and dancing around the room at any given moment, just because I can.

I have noticed, however, that nobody else wants to join in... I suppose this puts a neatly choreographed scene (Oklahoma, Sound of Music, etc) out of the question. I don't think the townspeople will join in, either.