To celebrate Peter Bogdanovich's birthday I watched They All Laughed which Peter wrote and directed. The first credit on the screen to dedicate the film to Dorothy Stratten. A woman takes a man in a cab to the docks listening to country music in New York City with the World Trade Center Towers in the background. There are a lot of great views of New York City. Long shots of people walking with music playing, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong. Roller skating to Sing, Sing, Sing with neon lights and disco clothes seems surreal. John Ritter has a number of slapstick moments, tripping over his feet, a drinking straw goes up his nose, almost trips into a floor fountain, walks into a mannequin and he falls over skating. The stories all tie together as the main characters are detectives following women. The men fall for the woman they are following. Ben Gazzara for Audrey Hepburn and John Ritter for Dorothy Stratten.
The end credits list the actors name and a brief glimpse into the characters life. George and Ira Gershwin get a particular thank you in the end credits. And the last title is We thank the people of Manhattan, on whose island this picture was filmed.
The film is an interesting one but I am not really sure that I could explain the plot. In the special features Peter states this is his favorite film because it is most like him. It is his sense of humor, romantic, urban and in New York City. John Ritter plays Peter, glasses and all.
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