Love this movie to death. Unfortunately, 90% of my friends are too ‘action-oriented’ in their movie choices and can’t sit through this one.
Still, when in a very good mood, I’ll enter a room and sing out,
“Giacomo, Giacomo, my name before me riiiiiiiiings-
King of jesters, and je-e-ster of kiiiiiings!” 
I once spent at least half an hour practicing just so I can say, “The chalice from the palace has the pellet with the poison. The thestle with the pestle has the brew that is true.” Or something like that.
I can’t even try, “The doge dodged, the duke dove, and the dutchess dipped” or something like that.
Man, I love this movie.
What, no Secret Life of Walter Mitty mentioned?
The movie that confirmed I am not alone with incessant woolgathering.
Tapockita tapokita tapokita
Get it?
Got it.
Good.
One of my favorite scenes is the climactic swordfight, with Hawkins hypnotized into thinking that he’s the world’s greatest swordsman - except that the hypnotic suggestion goes on and off whenever someone snaps their fingers.
And remember: An unemployed jester is nobody’s fool.
This would make an excellent bumper sticker or sig line.
Hmmm, Nathon lane is funny, smart, has a great voice, has always seemed kind and generous–what do you mean he’s not hot? If I were a guy and gay, he’d be on my top ten list for sure.
Lets get it all:
Hawkins: I’ve got it! I’ve got it! The pellet with the poison’s in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true! Right?
Griselda: Right. But there’s been a change: they broke the chalice from the palace!
Hawkins: They broke the chalice from the palace?
Griselda: And replaced it with a flagon.
Hawkins: A flagon…?
Griselda: With the figure of a dragon.
Hawkins: Flagon with a dragon.
Griselda: Right.
Hawkins: But did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?
Griselda: No!!! The pellet with the poison’s in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!
Hawkins: The pellet with the poison’s in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true.
Griselda: Just remember that.
Still not quite right. It’s a good thing the king told them to skip that part!
Re hotness of Nathan Lane: If I were a gay guy, I’d go for him too; but I think DK would be sexy to both gays and straights.
Naw, the best part in the movie was Danny Kaye’s multilingual nonsense shtick, which I’ve never had the patience to sit down and transcribe syllable by syllable.
Sheer genius.
He must have done the German one the way he did because of how recent WWII was. Just my impression.
There were some really clever rhymes in the “never outfox the fox” song, but I couldn’t find the lyrics online anywhere.
Here ya go: The Court Jester, complete script.