After seeing it happen in certain shows, it does not seem that odd.
How we deal with death is least as important as how we deal with life.
No:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall
Actually, Mel Brooks has already done it in his previous movies.
No. It's something that's been around for years, but frowned upon by a lot if critics. There is some documentary out there somewhere where they show the history if it, back when films began. It was around in the silent film days, but not really what you would call breaking the fourth wall till sound synced up... Not sure what the documentary was called, but it crapped on about Burt Reynolds being the only one to get away with it ... According to whoever was directing the thing
shareWhat about Eddie Murphy on Trading Places? That seemed to always work.
The Dukes are explaining to him about commodities, and the look Murphy gives the camera when Randolph's explaining the bacon - "...like you might find on a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich."
Absolutely spot on, Fletcherj119, John Landis did this in several of his films. The earliest movie from Mel Brooks that I can recall is Young Frankenstein, where Marty Feldman did it quite a few times.
"But, that's just one fellow's opinion." - George Carlin
Yeah, I remember Marty Feldman doing that a lot in 'Young Frankenstein'... Very funny!
I know this is kind of off topic, but one of my favourite films is Peter Bogdanovich's 'What's Up, Doc?' (1972), and in that they break the fourth wall a couple of times, both times it is the character Howard Bannister (Ryan O'Neill) who looks straight into the camera and basically begs for some sympathy (the first time he simply says "Help!", the second time he just looks utterly frustrated and says "I'm having a nightmare!").
It's unexpected and frikken hilarious!
-If made by George Lucas, this would be re-released 3 times - and by now be mostly cgi.
There's a very old Porky Pig theatrical short, The Case of the Stuttering Pig, where the villain keeps badmouthing the guy in the third row, who eventually has had enough of it and clobbers the villain.
shareShakespeare did it in a few plays, too.
It's a very old technique.
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Not to forget Oliver Hardy's famous resignated frustrated look into the cameras...
I like such things very much.
This movie invented breaking the forth wall just like it was the first space opera
shareNot to forget Oliver Hardy's famous resignated frustrated look into the cameras...
I like such things very much.
Next time you quote someone, reply to that person, ok?
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