omg, the pie fight.

[mopinko]

so, i loves me some old movies. a major factor in surviving my divorce was the fact that it was feb, 30 days of oscar. weed, chocolate and oscar got me through the worst month of my life.

thanksgiving weekends on tcm always have a gem that i most certainly saw, either in the theater, or on the teevee, but have long since forgotten.
i have little more memory of a lot of them than might have been gleaned from media at the time. i would have judged them whether i had seen them or not.
none are unfamiliar.

sometimes i have tcm on as background noise, esp on the weekends.
holiday weekends moreso.

so, today it is 'the great race'
i must have seen it. it is filed under silly shit.
i leave it on.

i immediately realize i have no recollection of the feminist subtext.
so, i am surfing, but i have one eye on it.

the production values are fantastic, and the cast is all star.
there are many sight gags, and a lot of mad max meets benny hill.
chuckles are had.

but oh my, natalie wood. i'm dead here.

and the pie fight. what fun that must have been.

happy turkey day, y'all.

[Karadeniz]

1. Now I wish I'd watched it!

[Wounded Bear]

2. The pie fight was a mainstay in comedies back in the day...

It seemed like they all did it. Good times.

[mopinko]

3. they looked like they were having a blast. i doubt it was the first pie fight for very many.

it must have been an absolute riot to shoot.

[Brother Buzz]

5. I have to believe Leroy Shield had greater fun scoring the pie fight music

[csziggy]

4. I've never see the whole movie but the pie fight has been posted here before!

[Laffy Kat]

6. IMO, the funniest pie fights were from the Three Stooges.

Even though I never cared too much for their humor, the pie fights cracked me up. I remember pulling this one up for my boys when they were both under eight-years-old and they laughed so hard I was afraid they'd pass-out.

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[Binkie The Clown]

7. One of my very most favorite movies.

"Push the button, Max."

[NBachers]

8. I like when his tooth glints as he walks unscathed through the pie fight.