Was Kahn's turn as Lilli Von Schtupp the funniest female performance ever captured on film? I can only think of a few others that come close. Here's a taste... <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6-pmpgrYQgs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6-pmpgrYQgs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
I dunno about the funniest portrayal EVER. That's definitely pushing it. But you couldn't have picked a better film to at least give props to. The ending remains one of my favorite ever. :ha:
I've always had a thing for Kahn so it's entirely possible that I'm biased (she was also brilliant in Brooks' "Young Frankenstein"). When I posted this I was trying to think of funnier film performances on film and I couldn't come up with any... the only two that spring to mind are Kirstie Alley in "Deconstructing Harry" and Frances McDormand "Fargo" in . I'm sure I'm overlooking a bunch... just none are coming to mind. (Holly Hunter in Raising Arizona just occured to me as I was about to hit "post reply") I suspect as soon as I do post this a bunch more will instanly pop into my melon
Katherine O'Hara - Best in Show (and pretty much anything else she's in for that matter) Parker Posey - Dazed and Confused (and Best in Show) Katherine O'Hara may be the most under appreciated actor around (regardless of gender).
Madeline Kahn was great. I had a thing for her too.Would I be right in guessing that you like Bernadette Peters too? I think Streisand in What's Up Doc is pretty hard to top.One of my dad's favourite movies.I forgot Kahn was in that too until I started looking for clips. <object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_LFsGq4Niso&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_LFsGq4Niso&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>
I thought Madeline Kahn was upstaged by Chloris Leachman in YF.. Does anyone else think Jane Lynch is hilarious in this current run of Apatow-esqe flicks? I know I posted this in Kaz' thread earlier in the week but for me this is one of the funniest jobs ever by a female actress: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pF7o7OawuXo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pF7o7OawuXo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
Love D & C., probably my favorite movie ever. "Alright you little freshman b####es. Air raid!!" :grrhee: Yeah, O'hara is a great actress. You forgot to mention her role, albeit a small one in Beetlejuice.