Talk:The Americanization of Emily

Photo
The photo of Madison plastered on the newspaper front pages and magazine covers is not his "dead" body but him running away from Bus in terror. lpadilla@voicenet.com 207.103.48.8 19:19, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Black Comedy
Wouldn't this movie's genre be best classified as Black Comedy? I don't care what IMDB says. DeeKenn (talk) 18:21, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

I don't think it counts as black comedy because it treats war with deadly seriousness, rather than the lack of seriousness and respect that the linked-to definition requires. It is a comedy in spite of the war, not because of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.167.248.233 (talk) 03:09, 26 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Kind Hearts and Coronets, Dr. Strangelove, Brazil - those are black comedies. At best, this one's a very light gray. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:15, 26 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Ah, you guys got me. I agree now.  DeeKenn (talk) 04:15, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

I'd also like to add, in viewing these films within their own time context allows for a view of both, "political and social commentary," the, "view at the time," 75.37.181.106 (talk) 21:59, 26 November 2007 (UTC)Ciada

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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:07, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Julie and James ˜S˜i˜z˜z˜l˜e˜d
Sizzled. I mean that I have read that the crew buzzed at the heat of the chemistry between the two of them. This, I believe, was in reference to the lake scene.

What I know with certainty, but don't have the documentation at hand, is that both actors independently said late in their careers that this was their favorite work...or what they were most proud of...something along those lines.

It would be nice to get this info in if someone could nail down the sources. This great film was under appreciated and the rather minimalist treatment here reflects that. Not complaining...not much in the awards category for two such storied actors. Small budget, small box office, relatively minor film. But I think it is an important new perspective that the principles thought so much of it. And it is delicious dish, IMO, because I definitely had the thought as I was watching that there were real sparks flying here.Ed-Claude (talk) 13:01, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Towering Masterpiece
The Americanization of Emily is actually a towering masterpiece that stands beside Network as Chayefsky's finest work. It's also one of a small handful of films that Garner made that was worthy of his uniquely fantastic talent, and it's his finest post-Maverick performance. George Raft Has Risen From the Grave (talk) 17:47, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Emily...she's super!
Emily...she's super! is what the studio changed the title to in order to jettison a seven-syllable word in the name of the picture. If there's one thing that embarasses guys, it's not being able to pronounce a movie's title to the woman they're planning to see it with while they're on their way to the box office (example: "Gigli" with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez). George Raft Has Risen From the Grave (talk) 17:50, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Italic Attack???
Why is everything on this whole page uploaded as italics and I can't fix it? George Raft Has Risen From the Grave (talk) 17:52, 7 April 2021 (UTC)