tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post6410520134835844852..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: The Mysterious Fifth Marx BrotherMythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-2798457963700877512009-10-25T23:37:00.577-04:002009-10-25T23:37:00.577-04:00That's easy: the whole thing was done with the...That's easy: the whole thing was done with the white of an egg :-)Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-31365393802263338672009-10-23T13:12:19.755-04:002009-10-23T13:12:19.755-04:00Mule, how is it possible that we walked out of Hom...Mule, how is it possible that we walked out of <i>Home Alone</i> and yet stayed for every single second of <i>Ford Fairlane</i>?<br /><br />To quote my favorite philosopher, "It does not compute."Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-59959563179359572532009-10-23T12:51:49.599-04:002009-10-23T12:51:49.599-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ford Fairlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058246608653079733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-81778413475196544012009-10-23T12:40:27.554-04:002009-10-23T12:40:27.554-04:00Gummo looks a bit like Mel Brooks--weird.
Maybe h...<i>Gummo looks a bit like Mel Brooks--weird.</i><br /><br />Maybe he <i>is</i> Mel Brooks. I mean, I've never seen them in a room together. You know?Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-16069755423166107902009-10-23T12:38:42.746-04:002009-10-23T12:38:42.746-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-21295290172395452992009-10-23T12:35:34.123-04:002009-10-23T12:35:34.123-04:00at least a few critics seem to have professed a pr...<i>at least a few critics seem to have professed a preference for the Gummers at the time</i><br /><br />I did not know that.<br /><br />You know, assuming that the critics who saw him weren't delusional, there could have been a couple of things going on: either Gummo was a very talented but very shy man (ala what's her name, Susan Boyle?, that British singer who was a YouTube sensation a while back) or he was like the youngest kid in a talented sports family who initially looked better than he really was because he'd grown up playing against high levels of competition (his own brothers) -- say, Jesus Alou, the younger and less successful brother of Matty and Felipe. Possibly, also, by the time he was old enough to get seriously involved in the stage act, he was already so jaded, it held no appeal for him.<br /><br /><i>Or</i>, of course, the memories of critics dimmed over time and it made a better story to say, "Well, you know, the <i>real</i> talent was Gummo."<br /><br />I guess we'll never know, but it's an interesting question to think about.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-80050793094448403942009-10-23T12:35:33.293-04:002009-10-23T12:35:33.293-04:00Gummo looks a bit like Mel Brooks--weird.Gummo looks a bit like Mel Brooks--weird.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-72911387569504174522009-10-23T11:14:27.709-04:002009-10-23T11:14:27.709-04:00Ah, a lovely tribute to an oft-forgotten Marx. Acc...Ah, a lovely tribute to an oft-forgotten Marx. According to the book "Groucho, Harpo, Chico and sometimes Zeppo" -- if I remember correctly -- Gummo was often Groucho's understudy in early stage productions, and at least a few critics seem to have professed a preference for the Gummers at the time, which is borderline unbelievable. But who knows, since I don't think any footage of him acting exists.Joseph "Jon" Lanthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826623899121215596noreply@blogger.com