The Mouse That Roared

[Johnny L.A.]

Just a heads-up for those of you who like this classic comedy. The Mouse That Roared will be playing on TCM next Saturday at 8:00 pm Eastern time (5:00 pm for those of us on the Left).

The sequel, The Mouse On The Moon, airs on Monday the 20th at noon Pacific time (3:00 pm Eastern). I've never seen that one, so I've got the DVR set to record it. (I have TMTR on DVD, so I'm not recording it.)

[What Exit?]

I never have seen The Mouse On The Moon. I see there is no Sellers though.

[Exapno Mapcase]

It's part of a Jean Seberg marathon. I've hardly seen anything at all by her, so I plan to record lots of stuff.

[ZipperJJ]

I went to a sci-fi movie marathon this past winter, and The Mouse on the Moon was one of the films they showed. It was one of those "all day/all night" affairs, and I fell asleep during this movie - which I found to be pretty clever, at least the few minutes I saw.

When I woke up all of my friends said that it was a shame that I fell asleep because I was the only one of the group who would have totally "gotten" The Mouse On The Moon as it was my type of humor.

I'd consider my type of humor to be congruous with the rest of the SDMB, so I will say that my friends recommend this movie to you all

[aldiboronti]

Originally Posted by What Exit?

I never have seen The Mouse On The Moon. I see there is no Sellers though.

No, but it does have Margaret Rutherford and Terry-Thomas!

[C K Dexter Haven]

The original book by Leonard Wibberly (IIRC) is a stitch. After The Mouse that Roared, he did a handful of other stories about the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, include one where they destroy Wall Street (The Mouse on Wall Street, I think)

[Musicat]

I am a big fan of Leonard Wibberly, but not those works of his. Maybe it's the screen translation that sucks.

If you ever find the out of print books A Feast of Freedom or The Elephant Boy (not to be confused with the Elephant Man), I highly recommend them. They are Wibberly at his finest. Good political satire with a British bent.

[Baker]

I hated the movies as they screwed up the books.

Musicat, I have a copy of A Feast of Freedom and very much enjoyed it. I've never hear of The Elephant Boy though, so will try to find a copy. I also read Migillicuddy McGotham, about a leprechaun in the United States.

There was one work of his that was straight historical fiction that I very much admire. Originally titled The Testament of Theophilus it was also printed later as The Seven Hills . It's worth reading if you can find it.

[Musicat]

Originally Posted by Baker

IMusicat, I have a copy of A Feast of Freedom and very much enjoyed it. I've never hear of The Elephant Boy though, so will try to find a copy. I also read Migillicuddy McGotham, about a leprechaun in the United States.

Read it but didn't latch on to it as much.

The Elephant Boy is about an Indian boy very much attached to his elephant, Golden Lotus, and wants no more than for her to have a calf so she can spray warm water on her in the river in the twilight. But Sari (the boy) is invited to The Best Of All Possible Nations (guess what that is) to meet the president, who will show him the error of his backward, primitive ways in the Ganges, which is lacking in air conditioning. Somehow Sari isn't fooled by all the rigamarole and folderol and remains a sensible boy after all. A good lesson in culture clash and political double-talk.

[dropzone]

Jebus, I think I saw a movie like that. Totally blew.

[Musicat]

Originally Posted by dropzone

Jebus, I think I saw a movie like that. Totally blew.

See what I mean? Wibberly shouldn't be translated into screenish.