They All Laughed (1981)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Writers:

Peter Bogdanovich (writer)
Blaine Novak (writer)

Release Date:

14 August 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Some of them promised they'd never fall in love.

Plot:

A mad cap private-eye caper about a team of detectives who are following, and are being followed by, a group of beautiful women.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Independent Film

Cast

Audrey Hepburn	...	Angela Niotes
Ben Gazzara	...	John Russo
Patti Hansen	...	Sam (Deborah Wilson)
John Ritter	...	Charles Rutledge
Dorothy Stratten	...	Dolores Martin
Blaine Novak	...	Arthur Brodsky
Linda MacEwen	...	Amy Lester
George Morfogen	...	Leon Leondopolous
Colleen Camp	...	Christy Miller
Sean H. Ferrer	...	Jose
Glenn Scarpelli	...	Michael Niotes
Vassili Lambrinos	...	Stavros Niotes
Antonia Bogdanovich	...	Stefania Russo
Sashy Bogdanovich	...	Georgina Russo (as Alexandra Bogdanovich)
Sheila Stodden	...	Barbara Jo

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | West Germany:6 (f) | Australia:M | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Moon Pictures

Trivia:

Director Peter Bogdanovich's voice can be heard as the radio announcer several times during the film.

Quotes:

Christy Miller: It's been a rough morning. My toilet exploded. Yes, I flushed it quite innocently, you would have thought a bomb went off. Just lucky I wasn't sitting on it!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

Soundtrack:

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'

Great little moments

"They All Laughed" is one of those little movies I am always recommending to friends seeking something out of the ordinary. It is firmly rooted in the screwball romance traditions of the past, but seems more contemporary. Even the decidedly early 80s atmosphere doesn't date it too much. Bogdanovich wisely keeps the whole enterprise so light on its feet, that reality never brings it crashing down to earth. But, that said, this sort of sweet little movie absolutely relies on the actors to keep it going, and "TAL" is blessed with a dream cast who understand the requirements of this sort of tale. It is a movie that wouldn't linger so long in the memory if it weren't for the little moments provided by the excellent cast: Colleen Camp's simultaneously shouting orders at John Ritter and her dog; Blaine Novak unleashing all that hair from under his hat; and especially the moment Dorothy Stratten falls for John Ritter and says, "How...weird." It's such a piece of fluff one doesn't want to lay too much on it for fear of crushing it, but it is certainly does leave one with a light heart and a smile on one's face.