Funny Comedies?

Long was perfect in "Cheers", and I suspect my view of her as Diane makes it tougher to see her as a street hooker in "NS".

"NS" came out right before "Cheers" debuted. I don't think I saw the movie until late 1982/early 1983, but my view of Long as Diane wasn't set in stone when "Cheers" had only been on the air a few months.

Almost 40 years later and it's tough to think of Long as anything but Diane!

Though I think even without that connection, she was wrong for the role. Long could've played a "Mayflower Madam" kind of hooker, but not someone who works the rough streets of NYC.

She's just too posh and WASPy for that.

Jamie Lee Curtis pulled off "low rent prostitute" in "Trading Places", but she played the role as earthy.

Long still plays her character as a New England country club sort, and it makes no sense.

 

Gotta say, I thought Cheers did itself well replacing Long with Kirstie Alley. Long always seemed like she was acting - never inhabiting her roles.

 

Was 1 a good year?

 

"Glengarry Glen Ross". The vicious accuracy and moments of black humor in that film...
"A Night at the Opera" is still a standard-bearer.
"Arthur" is a riot.
"Spinal Tap" goes to 11.
Nothing much as films, but very funny moments: "Analyze This/That" and "Meet the Fockers","Airplane/Top Secret/Police Squad".

C.

 

mon oncle
it's a gift
his girl friday
take the money and run