Episode 08: La Grande Vadrouille

 

Tonight on Nightcaps, we are off to German occupied France, for a surprisingly lighthearted comedic romp through WWII in La Grande Vadrouille, also known as “Don’t Look Now…We’re Being Shot At!” You may not have seen or even heard of this film, but it truly isn’t one to miss. It’s got it all, including the following: A Turkish Bathhouse, An Inglorious Bastards style assassination attempt, a Pumpkin Throwing Nun, and the most well-mannered Nazis you’ll ever see. See famous French actor, Louis de Funès give a masterclass performance as an orchestra conductor, who has simply had enough. Or else, have you ever wanted to see a British officer passing convincingly as a woman in drag? Or a cross-eyed Nazi behind the barrel of a machine gun? If so, then, “take a stroll” with us as we discuss the film. And Make sure to take a shot every time Jon and Mark “Ooooh” and “Aaah” in response to Matt’s suave command of the French language. “Oh hon, hon, hon!”

Tonight, on the Marquee: 

• Surprisingly, The Flintstones, didn’t age as well as one, might have hoped.
• Fox: Boo! NBC: Yay!
• The Happytime Murders … Hollywood is running out of ideas.
• Amelie 2: As Directed by Quentin Tarantino
• Breast Cancer Awareness with Nightcaps
• Sea Lion Linguistics
• To Be or Not to Be Vibes with a Dash of Grey Gardens and Inglorious Bastards.
• The quick, tight, farcical nature of a good comedic gag.
• McIntosh in Drag and Gay Panic
• It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World Rat Race
• Pumpkin Nun, Turning Men Into Wine, and Knowing One’s Way Around the Whip
• What was up with that weird German Birthday Chair Game?
• Recognizing characters by their Professions and Tropes.
• Those Poor Horses
• This Plane Escape wouldn’t “Fly” in Real Life.
• Matt’s Cultured Linguistic Analysis and Box Office Calculations

“While Banging a Muppet Hooker…”

“When you Occupy A Country You Best Speak Three Languages!”

“The Beds Are Good!”

StanislavXAugustine

Dat Stanisalv Headshot tho.

“The Germans Are Coming!”

“Pitter Patter!”

“Viva La France! Viva La Vida!”

 Art Provided By: John Cafiero @bonehaver420

 Music: "Riviera Jazz" Provided By: Crazy G