"What do you mean we're out of gin?"
Have you ever seen The Thin Man?
Well, you really oughtta do something about that.
You know how in Murder By Death all the detectives are based on famous fictional detectives? Like Peter Falk’s Sam Diamond is based on Sam Spade, and Peter Sellers’ hilarious Sydney Wang is based on Charlie Chan? And if you’re not getting any of this, it means you haven’t seen Murder By Death, and that is a REAL tragedy. Truman Capote railing on about the use and non-use of pronouns, prepositions, and articles is comedy gold. I’m laughing right now just thinking about it. “Ah! Voice come from cow on wall!”
Where was I?
Oh yes, so, Dick and Dora Charleston, as portrayed by David Niven and Maggie Smith, are based on Nick and Nora Charles, the heroes of The Thin Man. There were six Thin Man movies made, and Jen and my parents and I have been watching them, and they are so delightful I felt compelled to tell you about them. They’re so clever and fun and every good adjective. Nick and Nora drink like fish, dress like a Vanity Fair ad, and toss off witticisms with wry coolness, all while solving murders and being fabulous. Rent them! Do it now!
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