From IMDB:
We park our cars in the same garage. :o
D’oh!
In addition to the cast members listed above, editor Robert Jones is still alive at 81. He got an Oscar nomination for his work on this movie.
I’ve mentioned this before, but there was an obscure B movie called Won Ton Ton, The Dog who Saved Hollywood which had cameos from dozens of famous '30’s movie stars. It’s not bad, but honestly though the only reason to watch it is to see how many stars you recognize.
My opinion of **IAM⁴W **has fluctuated over time. It was the greatest movie ever when I was eight but not so much when I was 20. My estimate of the film has gone up since then even though I think it’s greatly flawed and, in terms of comic talent involved, doesn’t give you as much bang for the buck laugh-wise as, for example, Young Frankenstein. Still, it does succeed despite the fact director Stanley Kramer was out of his element directing a broad cynical comedy. I’ve said this before but Billy Wilder would’ve been the ideal director for this movie.
You forgot future Oscar-nominee James Cromwell (Babe’s Farmer Hoggett)!
Well, there’s always Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
James Cromwell wouldn’t have been terribly famous at the time, but went on to a pretty good career.
And Maggie Smith is totally brilliant in it.
Yeah, I’ve read that before. I don’t know if they’d try a stunt like that these days; whoever did it had guts and talent.
Name his niece.
YMMV. I think the entire film (except for the Allan Jones songs) continues to be a riot, while very little about IAMMMMW remains funny that doesn’t involve Dick Shawn or Ethel Merman to these eyes.
Even worse (because it’s less campy and more preachy) is the even more star-studded sword & sandal The Greatest Story Ever Told nine years later. And of course Spartacus is littered with names as well.
Whoa! You have me there! Assuming this is no whoosh, I’d guess she’s someone famous in the world of TV and movies?* 
Looking over the cast list, I was quite surprised to see that Leo Gorcey was another of the taxi drivers. I either (a) failed to recognize him entirely when I was eight years old (which is unlikely, since I grew up watching the Bowery Boys on TV) or (b) I had completely forgotten he was in the movie! :smack:
*Toss me a lifeline here, please!
“Sword and sandal”? Overblown Biblical epic, yes, but hardly a gladiator or a Hercules movie! :dubious:
Really? I thought everyone was Spartacus.
Maggie Smith is totally brilliant in EVERYTHING!
Miss Jean Brodie, mmmmmmmmmm! :o
No, I’M Spartacus!
Quite famous. Has the same last name.
[spoiler]Assuming you’re talking about Winstead Sheffield Glenndenning Dixon “Doodles” Weaver, his brother was Sylvester Laflin “Pat” Weaver, Jr., president of NBC for a couple years in the 1950s, and Pat’s daughter is Sigourney Weaver. Doodles is probably best known around here for his work with Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
I should say that I don’t know all this from memory. In fact, I saw Doodles’s name when I was browsing around IMDb earlier in the thread. But I’ve always thought the Spike-Jones-vocalist/president-of-NBC/three-time-Oscar-nominee connection was a nice bit of trivia.[/spoiler]
Oh, absolutely, but in a cast like that she still stands out.
Which reminds me of another comedy movie with an amazing cast, California Suite.
Jane Fonda
Alan Alda
Maggie Smith
Michael Caine
Walter Matthau
Elaine May
Richard Pryor
Bill Cosby
I got it without looking at the spoiler, though it shouldn’t even have taken that long.
Never would have thought there was a connection! :smack:
I tried subjecting my kids about 2 years ago, when they were 11 and 9. They lasted about 10 minutes, yet loved Rat Race about 6 months ago. Maybe worth another shot now?