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MURDER BY DEATH (1976) was so fun! - Movie Reaction - FIRST TIME WATCHING

Hello Everybody! Makes me wanna finally get around to watching Clue PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/rolypolyolliereactions INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/rolypolyolliereactions/ LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/Olllllllllllie/ Starring: Alec Guinness, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Peter Sellers, Peter Falk, Eileen Brennan, James Coco, and Nancy Walker Written by: Neil Simon Directed by: Robert Moore

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Bent Ed

All the characters were parodies of literary and 30's 40's film detectives - Marple, Poirot, Sam Spade, Nick & Nora Charles. In Peter Sellers case, he riffs in part on Warner Oland's role in the Charlie Chan movies, As you point out, that's no real defense though - Sellers was known for often taking on ethnic caricature for comic effect. As for the homophobia, it stars Truman Capote in a very rare screen performance and director Robert Moore also gave us the ground breaking Boys in the Band. I'm not sure two such legendary outspoken queer icons would have been involved if the intent was malicious. Still, it is very much a product of it's time and very silly..

Josef Hunt

THIS movie is definitely a product of the time. The opening titles were done by Charles Addams creator of the Addams Family. This is also a sad showing for Truman Capote who was such a great writer until his book “In Cold Blood” that ruined him. This movie/Broadway play inspired the name of the band Murder by Death.