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Synopsis: Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the rivalry of embalmer Mr Joyboy, and the shame of now working himself at The Happy Hunting Ground pets' memorial home.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Tony Richardson
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
53%
NOT RATED
Year:
1965
122 min
319 Views


A stalwart young fellow...

...occasionally touched by the muse

and given to understand...

Gentlemen, the queen.

The queen. The queen.

God bless her.

Well, here we are,

gathered together again, gentlemen.

I must say I look forward

to these dinners.

It keeps us limeys together.

Yes, rather.

As I was just saying

to our young friend here...

...we have to put up a good show. There

aren't many of us, but we are watched.

That's why I've always made it a rule

never to do anything in my own home...

...that I wouldn't do

in front of the camera.

And never to do anything in front of the

camera that I wouldn't do in my own home.

- Hear, hear.

- Hear, hear.

Francis, I think your nephew

is in need of air.

Oh, how very embarrassing.

Dennis. Come along, Dennis.

Come along. Upsy-daisy.

I'm afraid it's the heat, you know.

This place is rather close to the change...

...of temperature and climate, and so on.

Come along, Dennis.

Home to bed. Come along.

My dear Dennis. Good morning.

I do hope you slept well.

Good morning, Uncle Francis.

I'm sorry about last night.

Oh, don't give it another thought, dear boy.

I expect you were a bit overtired.

These newfangled jets, abrupt transition.

One loses all sense of time and proportion,

not like the old days on the Queen Mary.

What would you fancy

for breakfast? Eggs?

That'll be fine.

Dear me. There don't seem to be any eggs.

How stupid of me.

Perhaps we could make do

with these bran shreddies.

That's a sketch I made for the

orchard scene in The Sins of Solomon.

Thank you, Dennis.

The studio was simply scandalized by it,

but the public lapped it up.

Those were the days.

I only had to ask for something...

...and they went straight out and bought it.

If I said real gold, real gold it had to be.

Such a lovely morning, Dennis.

I think we ought to have breakfast

down by the pool.

Let me carry something for you.

You should have seen

this place in the old days.

Like a great aquarium,

flashing with the limbs of beauties.

All, alas, long since departed.

Golden lads and girls all must,

as chimney sweepers, come to dust.

Have any definite plans for the future?

You ought to get out of it

and see the country.

First off, I thought I might look around

for a job of some sort.

- Job? Oh, you're short of cash, then?

- I am, rather.

There is one thing that every Englishman

who comes out here must understand.

Whether he likes it or not,

he is an ambassador.

We are all of us judged

by his performance.

I hope you're not going to be the one

who lets the side down.

- I'll try not to, sir.

- I'm sure you'll find...

...that Dennis is with us all along the line.

- I hope so.

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Terry Southern

Terry Southern (May 1, 1924 – October 29, 1995) was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style. Part of the Paris postwar literary movement in the 1950s and a companion to Beat writers in Greenwich Village, Southern was also at the center of Swinging London in the 1960s and helped to change the style and substance of American films in the 1970s. He briefly wrote for Saturday Night Live in the 1980s. Southern's dark and often absurdist style of satire helped to define the sensibilities of several generations of writers, readers, directors and film goers. He is credited by journalist Tom Wolfe as having invented New Journalism with the publication of "Twirling at Ole Miss" in Esquire in February 1963. Southern's reputation was established with the publication of his comic novels Candy and The Magic Christian and through his gift for writing memorable film dialogue as evident in Dr. Strangelove, The Loved One, The Cincinnati Kid, and The Magic Christian. His work on Easy Rider helped create the independent film movement of the 1970s. more…

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