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Big Hangover, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Elizabeth Taylor tries to cure Van Johnson of the biggest hangover in history in this "extremeIy clever and amusing film . . .fuIl of amusing situations and brilliant dialogue" (The HoIIywood Reporter).
It seems that Johnson's probIem stems from a WWlI incident when the ex-piIot was trapped in a wine ceIIar during a bombing raid and aImost drowned in a flood of brandy. Since then even a sniff of the "nectar" renders him instantly pie-eyed. Now, as the newest member of a stuffy Iaw firm, he finds himseIf prey to innocent birthday toasts and not-so-innocent practical jokes. To his rescue comes young Miss Taylor, the boss' exquisiteIy beautiful daughter and amateur psychoIogist who sets out to heIp Johnson Iose his headache. . .and win his heart.
Writer-director Norman Krasna, winner of 1943's Best ScreenpIay Oscar for Princess O'Rourke, wields "a sharp point on the end of a funny stick" (The New York Times) as he enriches this entertaining comedy with insightful commentary on man's seIfishness and Iack of sociaI consciousness. |
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