Friday, February 17, 2012

High-Rise Comedy Lives On



The climax of Tower Heist (2011) features Matthew Broderick dangling from a car suspended by ropes over the side of a skyscraper.  This scene generally recalls the "high and dizzy" climaxes of many classic comedies, but it specifically recalls the climax of a 1926 Lloyd Hamilton comedy called Careful Please.
 


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