I’ve never seen (and probably never will see) Tammy and the Bachelor (’57), but this musical overture passage, composed by Frank Skinner, is mildly impressive in a schmaltzy sentimental sort of way.
I’ll admit it takes some effort to imagine a blissful romantic pairing between young Frank Drebin (30 year-old Leslie Neilsen) and the 24 year-old Debbie Reynolds.
Speaking of Neilsen: In the fall of ’88 I was delivering Dukakis for President literature in the Hollywood hills (Maggie and I were living at 8682 Franklin) and after knocking on the front door of a fairly sizable hilltop bungalow who should answer but Drebin himself! White-haired, wearing only gym shorts, in no mood for banter. I played it dry and casual.
Sundance friendo: “I loved Passages, Infinity Pool (NC-17 cut), Fair Play, Scrapper, Theatre Camp. Minor woke servings but definitely better than recent years. Everybody loves the Willie Nelson, Michael J. Fox and Brooke Shields docs. I’m still trying to see Magazine Dreams, Eileen, Polite Society. So far I’ve seen 10 films. I should be able to see about 10 more by the time the fest comes to an end.”
Sundance friendo #2: “Honestly, from what I’ve seen, this has been a terrible Sundance. The festival is getting worse and worse. I haven’t seen Past Lives, which is supposed to be the best movie that played there.”
