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Doris Day Side Question

Edgy MD May 14 2019 11:34 AM

Side question: Who are the top screen pairings of all time? When you see the names Doris Day and Rock Hudson paired, you almost automatically know you're in for light, frothy fare, but they co-starred so frequently, I think they're probably in the top five or 10 on most objective lists, right? Using only actors who appeared as romantics opposite each other in more than one role, counting returns in sequels as the same role: 1) Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn 2) Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers 3) Myrna Loy and William Powell 4) Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall 5) Doris Day and Rock Hudson 6) Marcello Mastriani and Sophia Loren 7) Um, John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara? 8) Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland? 9) Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence? 10) Cary Grant and Irene Dunn? Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello? Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan? Was Joe vs. the Volcano that much of a keeper? That's a pretty straight, white, and American list, with some exceptions. Sue me all you want.

dgwphotography May 14 2019 11:51 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Until your romantic qualifier, my first answer was Newman and Redford. Other than removing Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence from this list, I think it's pretty representative of a top 10

Vic Sage May 15 2019 08:53 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

adam sandler and drew barrymore

Double Switch May 15 2019 09:10 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn before she teamed up with Spencer Tracy. My favorite is The Philadelphia Story. Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner

Edgy MD May 15 2019 09:21 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Is there a keeper from the Kurt Russell/Goldie Hawn ouvre? We're looking for some degree of quality here, man.

Double Switch May 15 2019 09:27 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Edgy MD wrote: Is there a keeper from the Kurt Russell/Goldie Hawn ouvre? Not really but there were three so that makes it a thing. "Keeper" was not among the qualifiers, was it? Has no one mentioned Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward?

Edgy MD May 15 2019 09:34 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Well, by "top," I mean to imply some legacy of quality left behind, whether in a modest degree of quality over a high number of films, or an overwhelming degree of quality over a few films. John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara were paired a lot. So were Cary Grant and Irene Dunn. Some of those films were uneven. Some were pure poo.

Edgy MD May 15 2019 09:37 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara were paired a lot. So were Cary Grant and Irene Dunn. Some of those films were uneven. Some were pure poo.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2019 09:49 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

http://shebloggedbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/duck-soup-8.jpg> How about Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont?

Double Switch May 15 2019 09:56 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Edgy MD wrote: Well, by "top," I mean to imply some legacy of quality left behind, whether in a modest degree of quality over a high number of films, or an overwhelming degree of quality over a few films. Top, to me, meant only the ones that most readily came to mind. I liked Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, but, once again, as a Hitchcock advocate. To my knowledge, they did only two together. But Notorious definitely qualifies as a keeper.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2019 09:58 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

The first pair I thought of, before I read your list, was William Powell and Myrna Loy. To me, they're the gold standard and I would have liked it if they had been cast in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner instead of Tracy and Hepburn. https://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700011220003/1122000054-l.jpg>

Vic Sage May 15 2019 11:29 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 15 2019 11:34 AM

avi

Vic Sage May 15 2019 11:33 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Lawrence Olivier and Vivian Leigh (who were also married)

Vic Sage May 15 2019 11:36 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 15 2019 11:41 AM

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman (ditto)

Vic Sage May 15 2019 11:41 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

woody allen and mia farrow woody allen and diane keaton

Vic Sage May 15 2019 11:50 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

charlie chaplin and edna purviance

Vic Sage May 15 2019 11:53 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Burton & Taylor

Edgy MD May 15 2019 11:57 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

How about a list of your own?

41Forever May 15 2019 03:55 PM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan?

MFS62 May 15 2019 08:12 PM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Johnny Weismuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. Later

Edgy MD May 15 2019 08:43 PM Re: Doris Day Side Question

=41Forever post_id=10077 time=1557957327 user_id=69] Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan?

Let's take it objectively. Sleepless in Seattle has a 73% rating from RottenTomatoes.com. You've Got Mail, despite being a cynical two-hour product commercial, somehow gets a 68% rating. Joe Versus the Volcano gets a 62% rating, so I guess critics have always been generous to Tom Hanks.



Add those percentages up, and Hanks and Ryan get 203 points. Another possible way of measuring it — that would respect a deep bench more — is to double the points for the second-best film, triple the points for the third-best film, etc. That would give them a 395.



Non-objectively, I give Sleepless in Seattle a 64 rating, Joe Versus a 29, and You've Got Mail about an 11.

41Forever May 16 2019 07:52 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Edgy MD wrote: Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan? Let's take it objectively. Sleepless in Seattle has a 73% rating from RottenTomatoes.com. You've Got Mail, despite being a cynical two-hour product commercial, somehow gets a 68% rating. Joe Versus the Volcano gets a 62% rating, so I guess critics have always been generous to Tom Hanks. Add those percentages up, and Hanks and Ryan get 203 points. Another possible way of measuring it — that would respect a deep bench more — is to double the points for the second-best film, triple the points for the third-best film, etc. That would give them a 395. Non-objectively, I give Sleepless in Seattle a 64 rating, Joe Versus a 29, and You've Got Mail about an 11. The volcano movie was awful, but I liked "You've Got Mail." I thought it was a nice remake of "The Shop at the End of the Street."

Vic Sage May 16 2019 08:02 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Shop on the corner

41Forever May 16 2019 08:47 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Vic Sage wrote: Shop on the corner Good catch. Technically the Shop Around the Corner -- but you were far closer than I! [url]https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033045/

MFS62 May 16 2019 08:55 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Vic Sage wrote: Shop on the corner Good catch. Technically the Shop Around the Corner -- but you were far closer than I! [url]https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033045/ It was just on tv the other night. I had never seen it, and when I read the description of the movie, I immediately though of You've Got Mail. Later

Vic Sage May 17 2019 09:49 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

it was turned into a great musical, SHE LOVES ME, with a lovely score by Bock & Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof)

batmagadanleadoff May 17 2019 09:56 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Vic Sage wrote: Shop on the corner Good catch. Technically the Shop Around the Corner -- but you were far closer than I! [url]https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033045/ It was just on tv the other night. I had never seen it, and when I read the description of the movie, I immediately though of You've Got Mail. Later The other night? It seems as if this movie airs at least once a week.

RealityChuck Jul 16 2019 10:24 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Vic Sage wrote: it was turned into a great musical, SHE LOVES ME, with a lovely score by Bock & Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof) Plus In the Good Old Summertime, also a musical.

whippoorwill Jul 17 2019 06:42 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Hello? Leo and Kate?

Vic Sage Jul 17 2019 10:01 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

did they do something together besides TITANIC?

Vic Sage Jul 17 2019 10:05 AM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Oh wait, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD. never mind.

whippoorwill Jul 17 2019 03:58 PM Re: Doris Day Side Question

Titanic was enough! Lol I hated that movie when it came out now I love it for the costume and set designs. And I'm old enough now to appreciate both stars' beauty instead of just being envious:)