Eddie Izzard: Definite Article (1996) (V)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Ed Bye

Writer:

Eddie Izzard (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

James Bond | Grocery Store | Gas Station | Stand Up Comedy | James Bond Spoof Scene

Cast

Eddie Izzard

...

Himself

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

UK:15

Company:

Ella Communications Ltd.

Trivia:

Eddie's stage prop is a very large open book with selections of text from various examples of classical fiction projected onto the pages. Selections include "The Proposal" by Anton Chekhov, Shakespeare's "Macbeth" Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" and "The Mayor of Casterbridge" by Thomas Hardy. In all selections of text every word "the" is replaced by "definite article." Hence the title of the video production. For instance: "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:" is replaced by, "'Twas brillig, and definite article slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in definite article wabe:"

Quotes:

Eddie: I've done a bit of Latin in my time... but I can control it.

Movie Connections:

References Das Boot (1981)

Amusing, but it never gave me anything extra

I caught myself giggling from time to time, but I never laughed out loud. However, it is impressive how stand up comedians really hits the bullseye, when it comes to everyday issues. An example would be when he talks about "rolling the batteries in the remote, you get an extra 2 days", or "Que-strategy at the mall"...