1 00:00:00,966 --> 00:00:10,466 ♪♪♪ 2 00:00:38,266 --> 00:00:44,233 -In a far-off land, in a magical village, 3 00:00:44,233 --> 00:00:49,100 there is a most peculiar bird. 4 00:00:49,100 --> 00:00:52,366 This whimsical fellow was created 5 00:00:52,366 --> 00:00:56,733 by my husband, Blake Edwards. 6 00:00:56,733 --> 00:01:00,766 Blake was best known for being a writer and a film director, 7 00:01:00,766 --> 00:01:04,266 but he was also a gifted sculptor. 8 00:01:04,266 --> 00:01:07,966 So, if you really want to learn about my husband 9 00:01:07,966 --> 00:01:10,666 and the life we built together, 10 00:01:10,666 --> 00:01:14,166 allow me to suggest that you begin with this silly, 11 00:01:14,166 --> 00:01:17,700 but somehow elegant waterfowl. 12 00:01:17,700 --> 00:01:20,466 ♪♪♪ 13 00:01:20,466 --> 00:01:22,766 Look closely. 14 00:01:22,766 --> 00:01:28,033 Everything you could ever want to know is right here. 15 00:01:28,033 --> 00:01:30,100 ♪♪♪ 16 00:01:30,100 --> 00:01:33,666 [ Jazzy, "Peter Gunn"-style tune plays ] 17 00:01:33,666 --> 00:02:10,033 ♪♪♪ 18 00:02:10,033 --> 00:02:11,966 [ Thunder crashes ] 19 00:02:11,966 --> 00:02:20,333 ♪♪♪ 20 00:02:20,333 --> 00:02:22,466 [ Tires screech ] 21 00:02:22,466 --> 00:02:58,833 ♪♪♪ 22 00:02:58,833 --> 00:03:01,366 -[ Vocalizing ] 23 00:03:01,366 --> 00:03:03,800 [ Glass shatters ] 24 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:12,566 ♪♪♪ 25 00:03:12,566 --> 00:03:16,000 -I didn't know a lot of couples like Blake and Julie 26 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,933 that were so equal. 27 00:03:18,933 --> 00:03:21,866 -It was kind of like royalty. [ Laughs ] 28 00:03:21,866 --> 00:03:24,133 I mean, that's how I felt. 29 00:03:24,133 --> 00:03:25,766 -It's a fascinating pairing. 30 00:03:25,766 --> 00:03:27,200 I remember as a kid finding out they were married. 31 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,600 It's like, "What? How's that possible?" 32 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,433 She's from "Sound of Music," and he's this comedy guy. 33 00:03:33,433 --> 00:03:39,533 -They seem to work so well together on and off screen. 34 00:03:39,533 --> 00:03:42,566 -Blake was working to take Julie out of that mold 35 00:03:42,566 --> 00:03:44,100 that everybody had put her in -- 36 00:03:44,100 --> 00:03:47,733 sort of this idea that she's the nanny, she's Mary Poppins. 37 00:03:47,733 --> 00:03:50,133 -Dad knew who she was as a person 38 00:03:50,133 --> 00:03:52,366 and that she's very funny. 39 00:03:52,366 --> 00:03:55,166 She swears like a truck driver. 40 00:03:55,166 --> 00:03:58,366 -She clearly was a muse and she clearly was an example of 41 00:03:58,366 --> 00:04:00,633 how to live in a very cynical business 42 00:04:00,633 --> 00:04:04,333 with a sense of gratitude and optimism. 43 00:04:04,333 --> 00:04:06,800 -She brought class to everything she did. 44 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,166 So, then, you put her in a crazy comedy, 45 00:04:09,166 --> 00:04:11,300 and she is the grounding force 46 00:04:11,300 --> 00:04:14,433 that lets all this other madness go on around her. 47 00:04:14,433 --> 00:04:16,633 -Blake Edwards must have understood that 48 00:04:16,633 --> 00:04:18,266 "If I hire somebody great, 49 00:04:18,266 --> 00:04:19,800 they're going to reflect back on me." 50 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,733 And she's super funny. 51 00:04:21,733 --> 00:04:27,033 -And that works so well in the context of the anarchy 52 00:04:27,033 --> 00:04:31,000 and the rawness of the things that they built. 53 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,966 -You could see they were learning from each other. 54 00:04:32,966 --> 00:04:35,633 Julie would bring out the softness in Blake. 55 00:04:35,633 --> 00:04:38,366 And then Blake wanted to show her off. 56 00:04:38,366 --> 00:04:41,866 -There was a great trust and admiration for one another. 57 00:04:41,866 --> 00:04:44,233 -A true love affair. 58 00:04:51,566 --> 00:04:53,600 -My first awareness of Blake was 59 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,166 when I went to see "Breakfast at Tiffany's" 60 00:04:56,166 --> 00:04:58,266 at Radio City Music Hall. 61 00:04:58,266 --> 00:05:02,533 And I just was in awe of the lovely movie 62 00:05:02,533 --> 00:05:05,133 and the talent of the gentleman. 63 00:05:05,133 --> 00:05:07,800 Never really put any thought behind the fact 64 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:08,800 that I might meet him. 65 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,433 ♪♪♪ 66 00:05:12,433 --> 00:05:16,666 But then many, many years later, I was driving in my car. 67 00:05:16,666 --> 00:05:19,700 I'd begun some therapy, some analysis, 68 00:05:19,700 --> 00:05:21,666 which I really needed at the time 69 00:05:21,666 --> 00:05:25,333 since Hollywood was just coming at me from all sides 70 00:05:25,333 --> 00:05:29,200 and I didn't know who I was or what I wanted or needed. 71 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,566 My therapist was down Roxbury. 72 00:05:31,566 --> 00:05:35,566 And I got to the meridian on Sunset Boulevard 73 00:05:35,566 --> 00:05:37,866 and a very beautiful car -- I think it was a Rolls-Royce -- 74 00:05:37,866 --> 00:05:40,533 came into the meridian on the other side of me. 75 00:05:40,533 --> 00:05:43,266 So I was heading that way and this car was heading that way. 76 00:05:43,266 --> 00:05:46,366 But because of traffic, we landed side by side. 77 00:05:46,366 --> 00:05:49,833 I looked across and it was a very handsome fellow. 78 00:05:49,833 --> 00:05:52,233 And Blake rolled down his window and said, 79 00:05:52,233 --> 00:05:55,133 "You're Julie Andrews?" And I said, "Yes, I am." 80 00:05:55,133 --> 00:05:56,833 And then he said to me, 81 00:05:56,833 --> 00:05:58,866 "Are you going to where I just came from?" 82 00:05:58,866 --> 00:06:00,566 And I said, "I think so," 83 00:06:00,566 --> 00:06:03,800 because his analyst was on Roxbury, 84 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,600 my analyst in those days, 85 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,433 everybody else's therapist was on Roxbury. 86 00:06:08,433 --> 00:06:12,000 So we both understood each other very well. 87 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,100 And it wasn't too long after that 88 00:06:14,100 --> 00:06:16,766 that I got a phone call saying he would love to come 89 00:06:16,766 --> 00:06:18,533 and talk to me about a project. 90 00:06:21,166 --> 00:06:23,333 And I said, "Well, for sure. 91 00:06:23,333 --> 00:06:26,300 We could meet at the Beverly Hills Hotel. 92 00:06:26,300 --> 00:06:28,066 I don't live too far away." 93 00:06:28,066 --> 00:06:30,233 And all I got back was, "No, I'll come to you. 94 00:06:30,233 --> 00:06:31,566 You just stay where you are." 95 00:06:31,566 --> 00:06:33,466 And I thought, "That's a little cheeky, 96 00:06:33,466 --> 00:06:34,800 coming straight to my home." 97 00:06:37,133 --> 00:06:40,766 But that night that he came to discuss that movie, 98 00:06:40,766 --> 00:06:45,866 we -- it was just such a lovely, riveting evening. 99 00:06:45,866 --> 00:06:49,000 And then he said, "I just finished a movie called, 100 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,466 'What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?' 101 00:06:52,300 --> 00:06:55,333 And I'm having a screening of it for some friends. 102 00:06:55,333 --> 00:06:57,200 Would you like to come?" 103 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,200 And I said, "You know, I would really love that." 104 00:07:03,133 --> 00:07:04,266 [ Whistle blows ] 105 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,600 [ Crowd cheers ] 106 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,300 [ Air hissing, laughter ] 107 00:07:09,300 --> 00:07:13,566 I heard that he loved the way I laughed so much 108 00:07:13,566 --> 00:07:16,233 that he kind of felt "that could be my kind of gal." 109 00:07:17,900 --> 00:07:20,300 From then on, I think we were an item. 110 00:07:20,300 --> 00:07:21,566 That's just all I can say. 111 00:07:21,566 --> 00:07:23,366 It was pretty instantaneous. 112 00:07:23,366 --> 00:07:27,466 He was...dangerously attractive. 113 00:07:28,700 --> 00:07:30,233 But hold on. [ Needle scratches ] 114 00:07:30,233 --> 00:07:33,100 I think we're getting a little bit ahead of ourselves here. 115 00:07:33,100 --> 00:07:35,233 Maybe we should go back a bit. 116 00:07:37,166 --> 00:07:38,200 -Push the button, Max. 117 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:39,233 -No, a bit further. 118 00:07:39,233 --> 00:07:40,300 [ Tape rewinding ] 119 00:07:40,300 --> 00:07:41,200 [ "The Pink Panther Theme" plays ] 120 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:42,600 A little more. 121 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:43,966 -How do I look? -More. 122 00:07:45,633 --> 00:07:46,633 There. 123 00:07:46,633 --> 00:07:48,833 ♪♪♪ 124 00:07:48,833 --> 00:07:52,000 -Dad was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 125 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,266 -He didn't have an easy life at all. 126 00:07:54,266 --> 00:07:56,400 His father left the family, 127 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,733 and Blake didn't see him again for a very long time, 128 00:07:59,733 --> 00:08:01,700 which must have been very difficult. 129 00:08:01,700 --> 00:08:06,100 He was a very sensitive, smart boy and quite a handful. 130 00:08:06,100 --> 00:08:09,966 -He was very artistic. He loved to paint and draw. 131 00:08:09,966 --> 00:08:14,566 His mother, Lillian, brought him out to California. 132 00:08:14,566 --> 00:08:16,400 She met Jack McEdward. 133 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,533 -Jack was a production manager and a producer. 134 00:08:19,533 --> 00:08:23,800 -And so my dad spent a lot of time on movie lots. 135 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,933 -In Hollywood where 65% of all films are produced... 136 00:08:26,933 --> 00:08:29,266 -Occasionally, I used to climb the fence 137 00:08:29,266 --> 00:08:31,100 with other kids on the block. 138 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:34,133 We'd play in the various sets. 139 00:08:34,133 --> 00:08:36,666 It was great for kids. 140 00:08:36,666 --> 00:08:38,500 -So it just seemed like a natural thing 141 00:08:38,500 --> 00:08:40,766 for him to go into the business. 142 00:08:40,766 --> 00:08:43,033 -He came up through the old studio system, 143 00:08:43,033 --> 00:08:45,833 first as an actor in the '40s. 144 00:08:45,833 --> 00:08:47,333 -You better sit down, sonny. 145 00:08:47,333 --> 00:08:49,166 -I wasn't an actor for very long. 146 00:08:49,166 --> 00:08:50,200 -This is enough. 147 00:08:51,700 --> 00:08:53,300 -I wasn't very good. 148 00:08:55,666 --> 00:08:57,533 Even while I was acting, 149 00:08:57,533 --> 00:09:00,733 I was beginning to write and that's what I wanted to do. 150 00:09:00,733 --> 00:09:04,166 -His first real taste of success came in a medium 151 00:09:04,166 --> 00:09:05,800 that people don't talk about much anymore, 152 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,766 which is network radio. 153 00:09:07,766 --> 00:09:09,500 -My name is Diamond and I'm in business 154 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:12,033 for a very simple reason: I like money. 155 00:09:12,033 --> 00:09:15,100 -He created, wrote and sometimes directed 156 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:18,800 a popular radio show called "Richard Diamond." 157 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:23,200 It was the foundation of his success. 158 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,133 -Blake had a friend 159 00:09:25,133 --> 00:09:27,166 and they decided they could write as good a Western 160 00:09:27,166 --> 00:09:29,300 as the one they just saw. 161 00:09:29,300 --> 00:09:34,166 -We saw some Western. I criticized the hell out of it. 162 00:09:34,166 --> 00:09:37,800 And then we decided we would just write our own screenplay. 163 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,966 -This is the thrill-swept story of John Sands. 164 00:09:40,966 --> 00:09:44,466 -I think that first piece was called "Panhandle." 165 00:09:44,466 --> 00:09:46,300 It turned out to be not too bad. 166 00:09:46,300 --> 00:09:48,400 [ Gunshots ] 167 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,400 -I got to learn a little bit about the business. 168 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,933 One thing I got to learn is that it was a director's medium. 169 00:09:53,933 --> 00:09:56,300 I watched him work and I thought, "Boy, 170 00:09:56,300 --> 00:09:58,166 he's having a good time." 171 00:09:58,166 --> 00:10:01,633 And it's very creative, and, most importantly, 172 00:10:01,633 --> 00:10:05,366 nobody fools around with the script. 173 00:10:05,366 --> 00:10:07,133 So I thought, "Well, I'll be a director 174 00:10:07,133 --> 00:10:09,133 and then I'll control whatever it is I write." 175 00:10:11,633 --> 00:10:13,866 "Operation Petticoat" with Cary Grant 176 00:10:13,866 --> 00:10:16,066 was a big step in my career. 177 00:10:16,066 --> 00:10:17,866 -Have you ever been in a submarine before, Mr. Holden? 178 00:10:17,866 --> 00:10:19,300 -No, sir. 179 00:10:19,300 --> 00:10:20,900 -We could use a good torpedo and gunnery officer. 180 00:10:20,900 --> 00:10:22,500 Any experience along those lines? 181 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:24,133 -Guns? I'm afraid not, sir. No. 182 00:10:24,133 --> 00:10:26,800 -"Operation Petticoat" is light. It's bright. 183 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,100 There's very little serious about that movie. 184 00:10:29,100 --> 00:10:31,566 -Stand by two, three. -Stand by two, three. 185 00:10:33,766 --> 00:10:36,066 -It's sexist by today's standards. 186 00:10:36,066 --> 00:10:38,533 -Oh, Captain, it's time for your vitamin pill. 187 00:10:38,533 --> 00:10:41,333 -Lieutenant, get below. Damn it, get below! 188 00:10:43,366 --> 00:10:45,700 -But I think it still plays. 189 00:10:45,700 --> 00:10:48,166 [ Explosion ] 190 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,300 -What happened, sir? -We sunk a truck! 191 00:10:54,300 --> 00:10:58,233 -Blake created a private-eye series for television 192 00:10:58,233 --> 00:11:03,033 and called it "Peter Gunn." And he set it in a jazz club, 193 00:11:03,033 --> 00:11:06,800 which required more than incidental music. 194 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,700 [ Jazz music playing ] 195 00:11:09,700 --> 00:11:13,233 And Henry Mancini suggested to him. 196 00:11:13,233 --> 00:11:16,433 -Blake had seen Dad's work in "Touch of Evil" 197 00:11:16,433 --> 00:11:18,833 and he thought that would be the right vibe. 198 00:11:18,833 --> 00:11:24,266 And he said, "Would you like to score a TV show?" 199 00:11:24,266 --> 00:11:28,866 -Hank said, "Would it be okay if I wrote a jazz score?" 200 00:11:28,866 --> 00:11:30,900 Blake said, "By all means." 201 00:11:30,900 --> 00:11:34,200 And the first day that he heard that famous Peter Gunn theme, 202 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,633 he said he just about fell down with delight. 203 00:11:36,633 --> 00:11:39,233 [ "Peter Gunn Theme" playing ] 204 00:11:39,233 --> 00:11:42,033 -"Peter Gunn" became a hit in large part 205 00:11:42,033 --> 00:11:43,866 because of its theme song, 206 00:11:43,866 --> 00:11:49,100 and thus began a long, almost record-breaking collaboration. 207 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,000 -They rarely did any projects that weren't with each other. 208 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,633 It speaks to their relationship 209 00:11:56,633 --> 00:11:57,866 and how much they adored each other 210 00:11:57,866 --> 00:11:59,466 and how much they understood each other. 211 00:12:01,566 --> 00:12:05,866 -You can feel when a great director finds a great composer 212 00:12:05,866 --> 00:12:07,300 that they click with. 213 00:12:07,300 --> 00:12:10,100 It's like two hands clasping together 214 00:12:10,100 --> 00:12:12,533 and they complement each other so well. 215 00:12:12,533 --> 00:12:17,900 -Hank was so happy at being creative in a free space 216 00:12:17,900 --> 00:12:21,233 and knowing that we adored him and he could do no wrong. 217 00:12:21,233 --> 00:12:25,333 [ "Moon River" plays ] 218 00:12:25,333 --> 00:12:29,366 -"Breakfast at Tiffany's" was probably them at their best. 219 00:12:29,366 --> 00:12:32,866 Audrey, for one thing, has become just this icon. 220 00:12:32,866 --> 00:12:34,733 -How do I look? 221 00:12:34,733 --> 00:12:37,100 -People still talk about that movie to me and "Oh, my God, 222 00:12:37,100 --> 00:12:38,933 that's my favorite movie. 223 00:12:38,933 --> 00:12:41,566 I named my daughter Holly because of that movie." 224 00:12:41,566 --> 00:12:43,933 -The thing is, I have the most terrifying man downstairs. 225 00:12:43,933 --> 00:12:45,200 I mean, he's sweet when he isn't drunk, 226 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,200 but let him start lapping up the vino, 227 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:48,766 and oh, golly, quel beast. 228 00:12:48,766 --> 00:12:51,333 -Audrey Hepburn is so perfect as Holly Golightly 229 00:12:51,333 --> 00:12:54,300 because she's this artificial person that she's created 230 00:12:54,300 --> 00:12:56,500 and underneath there's such sadness. 231 00:12:56,500 --> 00:13:00,233 A lot of his films are about sort of taking that mask away 232 00:13:00,233 --> 00:13:03,000 and revealing the real person underneath. 233 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,166 -So, my darling Fred, 234 00:13:05,166 --> 00:13:08,400 I have tonight made a very serious decision. 235 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,833 -And what is that? 236 00:13:10,833 --> 00:13:13,666 -No longer will I play the field. 237 00:13:13,666 --> 00:13:15,600 -Audrey and I just got along. 238 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,000 Super lady. Just the best. 239 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:23,200 [ Indistinct conversations ] 240 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,400 -Blake had just an idea about this. 241 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,233 He felt that it needed to be the best party ever. 242 00:13:28,233 --> 00:13:29,933 [ Party music playing ] 243 00:13:29,933 --> 00:13:33,833 -And it would be a shame not to make the party a character. 244 00:13:33,833 --> 00:13:35,666 And I said, 245 00:13:35,666 --> 00:13:37,566 "There must be a whole lot of actors out there 246 00:13:37,566 --> 00:13:41,066 that aren't working that could have a good time." 247 00:13:41,066 --> 00:13:45,733 So, we brought champagne, people drank, and we had a party. 248 00:13:45,733 --> 00:13:48,233 And I just turned them loose. 249 00:13:48,233 --> 00:13:53,600 And they led me into inspirational kind of moments. 250 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,100 -Who are all these people anyhow? 251 00:13:55,100 --> 00:13:56,900 -Who knows? The word gets out. 252 00:13:56,900 --> 00:14:00,166 -Oh, she looks so gorgeous. 253 00:14:00,166 --> 00:14:02,333 He wasn't a bad hunk, either, was he? 254 00:14:04,566 --> 00:14:07,833 -♪ Moon river, wider than a mile ♪ 255 00:14:07,833 --> 00:14:11,100 -This song, I mean, it's the most beautiful song 256 00:14:11,100 --> 00:14:12,533 I think ever in film. 257 00:14:12,533 --> 00:14:14,566 -♪ Oh, dream maker ♪ 258 00:14:14,566 --> 00:14:17,733 -God Almighty, is that a beautiful song or what? 259 00:14:17,733 --> 00:14:22,700 Lyrics by Johnny Mercer. -♪ You heartbreaker ♪ 260 00:14:22,700 --> 00:14:24,466 ♪ Wherever...♪ 261 00:14:24,466 --> 00:14:26,700 -He understood the power of music. 262 00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:29,066 People are so afraid of it, I think, now. 263 00:14:29,066 --> 00:14:33,466 -♪ Two drifters ♪ 264 00:14:33,466 --> 00:14:37,133 ♪ Off to see the world ♪ 265 00:14:37,133 --> 00:14:45,266 ♪ There is such a lot of world to see ♪ 266 00:14:45,266 --> 00:14:49,000 -And the degree to which falling in love with her 267 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,866 is the key to this film. 268 00:14:50,866 --> 00:14:52,866 And this song is the key to falling in love with her. 269 00:14:52,866 --> 00:14:54,566 It's intangible, it's perfect, 270 00:14:54,566 --> 00:14:57,833 and it's just kind of one of those things 271 00:14:57,833 --> 00:15:00,166 like lightning striking. 272 00:15:00,166 --> 00:15:02,833 -♪ Waitin' 'round the bend ♪ 273 00:15:02,833 --> 00:15:05,533 -Waitin 'round the bend, my huckleberry friend. 274 00:15:05,533 --> 00:15:07,500 -♪ My huckleberry friend ♪ 275 00:15:07,500 --> 00:15:09,700 -Lovely lyrics. 276 00:15:09,700 --> 00:15:12,966 -♪ Moon river ♪ 277 00:15:12,966 --> 00:15:15,400 -That's just movie magic right there. 278 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,233 -♪ And me ♪ 279 00:15:19,966 --> 00:15:23,066 -But there are problematic things that happen in comedy 280 00:15:23,066 --> 00:15:26,433 and Blake has his share of them. 281 00:15:26,433 --> 00:15:27,766 -Mr. Golightly! 282 00:15:27,766 --> 00:15:30,000 -A film that people just cherish 283 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:34,533 is marred by the repeated appearances of Mickey Rooney 284 00:15:34,533 --> 00:15:37,533 as the worst kind of stereotype. 285 00:15:37,533 --> 00:15:41,833 It was controversial even then because it was so extreme. 286 00:15:41,833 --> 00:15:44,466 -Look, there's no doubt that the Mickey Rooney portrayal 287 00:15:44,466 --> 00:15:49,366 of the landlord is on its face racist. 288 00:15:49,366 --> 00:15:51,733 -Every movie is a mirror of its time. 289 00:15:51,733 --> 00:15:55,033 And you can debate whether it's an accurate reflection or not, 290 00:15:55,033 --> 00:15:57,600 but more often than not, it is. 291 00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,033 And if you don't take that into account, 292 00:15:59,033 --> 00:16:00,600 you can't watch an old movie. 293 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,600 -Honestly, if you lifted all those scenes, 294 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,766 the Mickey Rooney scenes, out of "Breakfast at Tiffany's," 295 00:16:04,766 --> 00:16:06,633 I don't think it would affect the movie one bit. 296 00:16:06,633 --> 00:16:09,666 -Don't cut. Don't censor. Show them and discuss them. 297 00:16:09,666 --> 00:16:12,600 -In later years, my dad expressed regret 298 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:18,633 for the racist tone that was portrayed. 299 00:16:18,633 --> 00:16:21,066 -Looking back, I wish I had never done it. 300 00:16:21,066 --> 00:16:24,666 And I would give anything to be able to recast it. 301 00:16:24,666 --> 00:16:29,033 But it's there, and onward and upward. 302 00:16:34,333 --> 00:16:36,666 -As a kid [Chuckles] nothing better 303 00:16:36,666 --> 00:16:38,266 than these opening sequences. 304 00:16:38,266 --> 00:16:40,200 [ "The Pink Panther Theme" playing ] 305 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,566 -I remember watching for the first time Clouseau 306 00:16:43,566 --> 00:16:45,500 and as dad laughed, 307 00:16:45,500 --> 00:16:47,000 like he would fall off the couch laughing, literally. 308 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,633 ♪♪♪ 309 00:16:50,633 --> 00:16:52,966 -Seeing "The Return of the Pink Panther" at the Cinerama Dome 310 00:16:52,966 --> 00:16:54,700 when I was 11 years old. 311 00:16:54,700 --> 00:16:57,300 At that age, it was the best movie ever made. 312 00:16:57,300 --> 00:17:00,366 I absolutely adored it, and those opening credits, 313 00:17:00,366 --> 00:17:02,000 Blake Edwards Production. 314 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:03,733 His name is really big. 315 00:17:03,733 --> 00:17:05,466 And it really hit me that this guy knows 316 00:17:05,466 --> 00:17:07,500 how to make the funniest movies I've ever seen. 317 00:17:07,500 --> 00:17:09,733 -But our security measures. 318 00:17:09,733 --> 00:17:12,233 -I'm sure your security measures are very good, 319 00:17:12,233 --> 00:17:15,066 but [Laughs] obviously not good enough. 320 00:17:15,066 --> 00:17:16,933 [ Alarm ringing ] Let me see. 321 00:17:16,933 --> 00:17:18,133 [ Door slams ] Ah! 322 00:17:18,133 --> 00:17:20,000 -The films that you see when you're young 323 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,433 are the ones that stay with you, 324 00:17:21,433 --> 00:17:24,033 and those are the ones that leave such an impression 325 00:17:24,033 --> 00:17:27,833 and they make you who you are as an artist. 326 00:17:27,833 --> 00:17:30,000 -Ah! Help! 327 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,066 [ Grunting ] 328 00:17:32,066 --> 00:17:36,466 -And Blake's humor revolved a lot around slapstick. 329 00:17:36,466 --> 00:17:39,866 -Laurel and Hardy were basically Dad's muse. 330 00:17:39,866 --> 00:17:42,900 -Now, don't drop until I get the mattress underneath ya. 331 00:17:42,900 --> 00:17:45,966 -Well, hurry up! I can't hold on much longer! 332 00:17:45,966 --> 00:17:48,733 -Stan and Ollie make me laugh to the point 333 00:17:48,733 --> 00:17:51,266 of not being able to recover. 334 00:17:51,266 --> 00:17:56,000 ♪♪♪ 335 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,333 -[ Screaming ] 336 00:17:57,333 --> 00:17:59,233 -He loved the old Laurel and Hardy movies. 337 00:17:59,233 --> 00:18:03,866 But he then seemed to expand on it to a great degree. 338 00:18:03,866 --> 00:18:07,433 -Yes? This is Chief Inspector Clouseau. 339 00:18:07,433 --> 00:18:09,233 Who is speaking? 340 00:18:09,233 --> 00:18:11,866 -"Pink Panther Strikes Again" was my favorite. 341 00:18:11,866 --> 00:18:14,466 And it's got the goofiest stuff in it. 342 00:18:14,466 --> 00:18:16,466 But, I mean, 343 00:18:16,466 --> 00:18:20,166 I guess now I can appreciate the tradition of physical comedy 344 00:18:20,166 --> 00:18:21,733 that's represented in them. 345 00:18:21,733 --> 00:18:24,800 [ Dramatic music plays ] 346 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:27,566 -Wh-Wh-Whoa, whoa, wah-wah! 347 00:18:27,566 --> 00:18:30,666 ♪♪♪ 348 00:18:30,666 --> 00:18:32,400 [ Explosion ] 349 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:36,933 -He was not just emulating or imitating what had been done. 350 00:18:36,933 --> 00:18:39,400 He was taking them to another level. 351 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,433 [ Vacuum whirring ] 352 00:18:49,233 --> 00:18:51,033 [ Thunk ] 353 00:18:51,033 --> 00:18:52,566 [ Bird squawking ] 354 00:18:52,566 --> 00:18:54,900 -He did what I strive to do in my career, 355 00:18:54,900 --> 00:18:56,966 which is high and low, 356 00:18:56,966 --> 00:19:03,166 which is you take very lowbrow humor, gags, physical comedy, 357 00:19:03,166 --> 00:19:08,066 and you put it in a higher context, highbrow setting. 358 00:19:08,066 --> 00:19:09,533 -Here, my love. 359 00:19:09,533 --> 00:19:12,166 -Blake was so inventive. 360 00:19:12,166 --> 00:19:13,300 [ Telephone rings ] 361 00:19:13,300 --> 00:19:14,733 [ Crash ] 362 00:19:14,733 --> 00:19:16,266 He and Peter Sellers, 363 00:19:16,266 --> 00:19:18,866 when they started develop the character of Clouseau, 364 00:19:18,866 --> 00:19:21,133 it was improvisational, a lot of it. 365 00:19:21,133 --> 00:19:22,433 -Hello? 366 00:19:23,700 --> 00:19:25,100 Inspector Clouseau. 367 00:19:25,100 --> 00:19:26,833 -[ Nasally ] Inspector Clouseau? 368 00:19:26,833 --> 00:19:28,733 -It was so exciting to be around. 369 00:19:28,733 --> 00:19:30,633 You could just tell it was going to be a hit. 370 00:19:30,633 --> 00:19:32,600 -Wow-ow-ow! 371 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,600 -The Pink Panther movies, watching them as kids, 372 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:38,233 they always felt slightly sexier than they should be. 373 00:19:38,233 --> 00:19:40,900 -Oh, forgive me, darling. I've just washed my hands. 374 00:19:40,900 --> 00:19:44,566 -There was always an element of something very adult about them, 375 00:19:44,566 --> 00:19:47,033 even when they were at their most cartoony. 376 00:19:47,033 --> 00:19:49,833 -Do you have a [Thick accent] room? 377 00:19:49,833 --> 00:19:53,000 -I do not know what a [Thick accent] room is. 378 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:54,966 -[ Laughs ] Whenever you talk about Clouseau, 379 00:19:54,966 --> 00:19:57,833 this is always the gag everybody talks about. 380 00:19:57,833 --> 00:19:59,466 Across the board. 381 00:19:59,466 --> 00:20:01,700 People will go, [French accent] "Does your dog bite?" 382 00:20:04,966 --> 00:20:06,633 -Does your dog bite? 383 00:20:08,566 --> 00:20:12,400 -It's just so funny the way that he's trying to be sweet. 384 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:13,666 -Nice doggy. 385 00:20:14,366 --> 00:20:16,966 -[ Laughs ] 386 00:20:16,966 --> 00:20:19,733 -I thought you said your dog did not bite. 387 00:20:19,733 --> 00:20:21,866 -That is not my dog. 388 00:20:21,866 --> 00:20:24,433 -[ Laughs ] It's just a big corny gag. 389 00:20:24,433 --> 00:20:26,300 And then there's a cuckoo clock at the end, 390 00:20:26,300 --> 00:20:28,300 just to let you know that the gag is ridiculous. 391 00:20:31,300 --> 00:20:35,600 -The entire family now speaks "Clouseau." 392 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:39,633 -This is a door. -Uh, yes, sir, that is a door. 393 00:20:39,633 --> 00:20:41,800 -Yes, I know that. I know that. -"Yes, yes, I know that. 394 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,366 I know that," you know. 395 00:20:43,366 --> 00:20:45,833 And it was always Sellers' answers. 396 00:20:45,833 --> 00:20:47,533 -This reminds me of my younger days 397 00:20:47,533 --> 00:20:50,166 at the Surete Police Academy. 398 00:20:50,166 --> 00:20:51,800 -You see that and you see Peter Sellers, 399 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,700 you know what's gonna happen. 400 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:55,466 -The thing that he had such a great intuitive sense for 401 00:20:55,466 --> 00:20:59,200 is building that beautiful anticipation. 402 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:00,633 -[ Laughs ] 403 00:21:00,633 --> 00:21:03,666 I can hear Blake, like, stifling a laugh off camera. 404 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,633 -Yes, it's all coming back now. 405 00:21:08,633 --> 00:21:10,833 -Here it comes. You know it's coming. 406 00:21:11,333 --> 00:21:13,300 [ Laughs ] 407 00:21:17,266 --> 00:21:19,600 But see, it all comes from character. 408 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,566 -Well! That felt good! 409 00:21:22,566 --> 00:21:25,233 -And it's the comedy of trying to cover up, 410 00:21:25,233 --> 00:21:27,066 trying to be normal 411 00:21:27,066 --> 00:21:30,500 and things going terribly wrong that is very funny 412 00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:32,466 and very relatable to an audience. 413 00:21:32,466 --> 00:21:34,866 -I expect you are all wondering why I asked you here. 414 00:21:34,866 --> 00:21:39,133 [ Bones crunch ] -[ Screaming ] 415 00:21:39,133 --> 00:21:41,566 -I think about this scene every time 416 00:21:41,566 --> 00:21:45,233 I write the end sequence of one of the "Knives Out" 417 00:21:45,233 --> 00:21:48,366 or "Glass Onion" movies where he goes around to all the suspects 418 00:21:48,366 --> 00:21:51,933 and he gets the gauntlet stuck on his hand. 419 00:21:51,933 --> 00:21:53,866 Oh, it's so good. 420 00:21:53,866 --> 00:21:55,833 -There's a very good chance that someone in this room 421 00:21:55,833 --> 00:21:59,200 knows more about the murder than he is telling. 422 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,266 -What's so great about his physical comedy too is 423 00:22:02,266 --> 00:22:03,633 how tactile it is. 424 00:22:03,633 --> 00:22:05,900 -You! 425 00:22:05,900 --> 00:22:06,966 -Oh, dear! 426 00:22:06,966 --> 00:22:09,233 -There is much more going on here 427 00:22:09,233 --> 00:22:11,500 than meets the ear. 428 00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:13,100 [ Fly buzzing ] 429 00:22:15,900 --> 00:22:19,266 -[ Chuckles ] Literally all the keys come out of the keyboard. 430 00:22:19,266 --> 00:22:20,700 Why would the keys come out of the keyboard? 431 00:22:20,700 --> 00:22:21,866 Because it's hilarious. 432 00:22:21,866 --> 00:22:24,233 -But that's a priceless Steinway! 433 00:22:24,233 --> 00:22:26,233 -Not anymore. 434 00:22:26,233 --> 00:22:29,733 -So there is this cause and effect that makes it funnier. 435 00:22:29,733 --> 00:22:33,633 -One, that Professor Fassbender and his daughter... 436 00:22:33,633 --> 00:22:36,266 -I worked for a director, Leo McCarey, 437 00:22:36,266 --> 00:22:40,033 who talked about the golden rule is if you're going to do a joke, 438 00:22:40,033 --> 00:22:41,600 you do the joke... 439 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,800 -That my hand is on fire. 440 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:47,566 [ Screaming ] 441 00:22:47,566 --> 00:22:49,833 -...and then you try to top that joke. 442 00:22:50,433 --> 00:22:51,466 -Ow! 443 00:22:55,033 --> 00:22:58,366 -Lieutenant, what's going on? -Oh, good afternoon, sir. 444 00:22:58,366 --> 00:23:02,133 -And then you try to top the topper, at least that. 445 00:23:02,133 --> 00:23:05,066 -Ah, Inspector. -Superintendent. 446 00:23:05,066 --> 00:23:06,100 [ Bonk! ] 447 00:23:09,233 --> 00:23:10,966 [ Gunshot ] 448 00:23:10,966 --> 00:23:14,366 -They had more fun on the sets of all the Panthers 449 00:23:14,366 --> 00:23:16,266 than you could possibly imagine. 450 00:23:17,866 --> 00:23:19,633 -[ Screaming ] 451 00:23:19,633 --> 00:23:22,566 -The Cato scenes in "The Pink Panther" are incredible. 452 00:23:22,566 --> 00:23:24,433 -[ Screaming ] 453 00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:29,766 [ Clouseau screaming slowly ] 454 00:23:29,766 --> 00:23:33,100 -Oh, the slow motion is so brilliant. 455 00:23:33,100 --> 00:23:40,033 [ Clouseau screaming slowly ] 456 00:23:44,766 --> 00:23:47,600 It's not a natural thought as a comedy director to go, 457 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,966 "Oh, it's gonna be really funny to just shoot somebody 458 00:23:49,966 --> 00:23:52,900 flying through a kitchen and falling in slow motion." 459 00:23:52,900 --> 00:23:55,366 Because you kind of -- your instinct is like, 460 00:23:55,366 --> 00:23:56,933 "Oh, no, you want to just like bang, crash 461 00:23:56,933 --> 00:23:58,500 and everything falling down." 462 00:23:58,500 --> 00:24:00,200 So that's a comedy director working 463 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:03,800 at the absolute top of their game. 464 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:05,833 -The first thing people think about when they think of him, 465 00:24:05,833 --> 00:24:07,500 they think of the Pink Panther films. 466 00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:09,766   But I actually think of the range. 467 00:24:12,366 --> 00:24:14,933 -You see how he brought a level of craftsmanship 468 00:24:14,933 --> 00:24:18,566 to such a broad spectrum of genres. 469 00:24:20,900 --> 00:24:22,566 So that's the thing that I connect with 470 00:24:22,566 --> 00:24:24,533 and admire the most -- 471 00:24:24,533 --> 00:24:26,566 the restlessness of his creative spirit. 472 00:24:26,566 --> 00:24:29,433 [ Dog barking ] 473 00:24:29,433 --> 00:24:31,433 -Any filmmaker will tell you, 474 00:24:31,433 --> 00:24:34,366 getting a scream and getting a laugh are very, very similar. 475 00:24:34,366 --> 00:24:38,200 So a master of comedic cutting, timing, staging 476 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,000 is probably gonna be pretty good at getting a scream. 477 00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:50,533 -[ Gasps ] 478 00:24:50,533 --> 00:24:53,200 -You got the little Henry Mancini glissando 479 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,166 on the strings when he appears 480 00:24:55,166 --> 00:24:57,433 and it just -- it [bleep] works, man. 481 00:24:57,433 --> 00:25:00,200 He knew. The dude knew how to put on a show. 482 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:01,566 [ Thunder crashes, wind howling ] 483 00:25:04,533 --> 00:25:05,833 -There we go. 484 00:25:05,833 --> 00:25:07,133 -"Days of Wine and Roses" 485 00:25:07,133 --> 00:25:08,766 is one of the most extreme examples in terms 486 00:25:08,766 --> 00:25:11,133 of the scope of what his ambitions were. 487 00:25:12,266 --> 00:25:16,366 -Jack Lemmon was one of Blake's favorite people to work with. 488 00:25:16,366 --> 00:25:18,200 Always got what Blake wanted. 489 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:22,300 And all Blake had to do was say, "Take it down" or "bring it up." 490 00:25:22,300 --> 00:25:24,666 And Jack got it instantly. 491 00:25:30,133 --> 00:25:35,800 -When the film was done, Lemmon and I went and had dinner 492 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:40,400 and we were both obviously big drinkers, 493 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:45,033 and I don't remember whether it was me or whether it was Jack 494 00:25:45,033 --> 00:25:48,466 who said, "Do you realize that we made 495 00:25:48,466 --> 00:25:51,333 this film about an alcoholic 496 00:25:51,333 --> 00:25:56,000 and we're sitting here and how many drinks have we had so far?" 497 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,266 And it began to bother me. 498 00:25:59,266 --> 00:26:03,633 -My dad literally stopped drinking and smoking cigarettes 499 00:26:03,633 --> 00:26:07,066 after making "Days of Wine and Roses." 500 00:26:07,066 --> 00:26:21,500 ♪♪♪ 501 00:26:21,500 --> 00:26:23,600 -Aww. -Aww. 502 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,733 The Rolls-Royce! -Yes. 503 00:26:25,733 --> 00:26:28,066 -Where were we going? -I don't know. 504 00:26:29,566 --> 00:26:31,100 But that's Mom. 505 00:26:31,100 --> 00:26:43,333 ♪♪♪ 506 00:26:43,333 --> 00:26:47,200 When would the first time you were aware of what Dad did? 507 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,133 -He was leaving in the morning or whatever. 508 00:26:49,133 --> 00:26:50,933 And I would say, "Well, where are you going?" 509 00:26:50,933 --> 00:26:53,333 And he'd say, "Well, I'm shooting today." 510 00:26:53,333 --> 00:26:57,066 And I had visions of him on the golf course 511 00:26:57,066 --> 00:26:59,833 aiming guns at targets. 512 00:27:02,066 --> 00:27:06,266 He was doing "Experiment in Terror" up in San Francisco. 513 00:27:06,266 --> 00:27:10,966 And he called the house and I was put on the phone and I said, 514 00:27:10,966 --> 00:27:13,600 "Daddy, I miss your face." -Mm. 515 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,533 -And he flew back that night. -Oh. 516 00:27:16,533 --> 00:27:19,066 -For like the weekend. Yeah. -That's Dad. 517 00:27:19,066 --> 00:27:22,066 -He said it was really emotional for him. 518 00:27:22,066 --> 00:27:25,633 I think I was probably five. 519 00:27:25,633 --> 00:27:30,400 -He seemed to take us to work a lot, which I question 520 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:32,800 whether we ever went to school. -[ Laughs ] 521 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:37,466 The first set that we were allowed on was "The Great Race." 522 00:27:37,466 --> 00:27:39,166 -Is that true? -Yeah. 523 00:27:39,166 --> 00:27:42,466 -I guess I remember being on the snow set. 524 00:27:42,466 --> 00:27:45,533 -Right. That was the first time, I think. 525 00:27:45,533 --> 00:27:47,066 -And that was wild. -The iceberg. 526 00:27:47,066 --> 00:27:49,366 -Right. Exactly. -And the polar bear. 527 00:27:49,366 --> 00:27:53,666 -Right. That's right. -There was a fake iceberg. 528 00:27:53,666 --> 00:27:55,533 There was fake snow. 529 00:27:55,533 --> 00:28:00,400 And it was so bright and colorful and it was magical. 530 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,000 It was kind of Disneyland-like. 531 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,333 [ Gunshot ] 532 00:28:04,333 --> 00:28:08,000 The cars were amazing. 533 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,700 -While I was doing "The Sound of Music," 534 00:28:10,700 --> 00:28:13,333 my agent let me know that I'd been offered a role 535 00:28:13,333 --> 00:28:16,866 in "The Great Race," which was being directed by Blake Edwards. 536 00:28:16,866 --> 00:28:20,033 And I thought, "Oh, I'd love to be able to do that." 537 00:28:20,033 --> 00:28:21,400 -Push the button, Max. 538 00:28:22,566 --> 00:28:24,866 [ Explosion, man screaming ] 539 00:28:24,866 --> 00:28:28,700 -But I couldn't get out of "The Sound of Music" of course. 540 00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:32,833 But all I could think of was that just has to be fun 541 00:28:32,833 --> 00:28:35,333 and what a delicious thing to be doing. 542 00:28:35,333 --> 00:28:37,866 [ Campy music playing ] 543 00:28:37,866 --> 00:28:47,533 ♪♪♪ 544 00:28:47,533 --> 00:28:51,466 [ Slow music plays ] 545 00:28:51,466 --> 00:28:53,500 -And Mom. -She's beautiful. 546 00:28:53,500 --> 00:28:55,633 -She was gorgeous. 547 00:28:55,633 --> 00:28:57,666 Sad. -Yeah. 548 00:28:57,666 --> 00:29:01,000 -Even though we look so happy, there was a lot of sadness. 549 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,366 This was around the time that they were... 550 00:29:03,366 --> 00:29:05,133 -Getting divorced. -...gonna split up. 551 00:29:05,133 --> 00:29:07,133 -Yeah, they were probably split up 552 00:29:07,133 --> 00:29:09,700 for all intent and purpose. -Yeah. 553 00:29:13,900 --> 00:29:15,933 -Look, I just spoke with Clutterbuck on the phone. 554 00:29:15,933 --> 00:29:18,133 He says if we don't wrap this location today, it's your neck. 555 00:29:18,133 --> 00:29:19,733 -No problem. 556 00:29:19,733 --> 00:29:21,133 All we have left is to blow up the fort. 557 00:29:21,133 --> 00:29:25,033 -"The Party" was 90% improvisation. 558 00:29:25,033 --> 00:29:29,333 We wrote down characters, what we wanted to start with, 559 00:29:29,333 --> 00:29:31,533 and what we wanted to end with. 560 00:29:31,533 --> 00:29:34,000 And we improvised. -Alright, stand by! 561 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:38,233 -I love "The Party." One of my favorite movies. 562 00:29:38,233 --> 00:29:40,266 There's so many funny gags in this movie. 563 00:29:40,766 --> 00:29:43,000 [ Explosions ] 564 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:50,933 Here's this guy who wants to be an extra. 565 00:29:50,933 --> 00:29:53,366 He completely screws up an entire shoot, 566 00:29:53,366 --> 00:29:55,166 blows up a fort and everything. 567 00:29:55,166 --> 00:29:56,666 He's gonna get drummed out of the business. 568 00:29:56,666 --> 00:29:58,300 He doesn't even know it. 569 00:29:58,300 --> 00:30:00,233 -You! -And the director says, 570 00:30:00,233 --> 00:30:03,833 "You'll never work in show business again." 571 00:30:03,833 --> 00:30:06,733 -I'll see to it you never make another movie again! 572 00:30:08,500 --> 00:30:10,166 -[ Indian accent ] Does that include television, sir? 573 00:30:10,166 --> 00:30:12,066 -[ Indian accent ] "Does that include television, sir?" 574 00:30:12,066 --> 00:30:13,666 [ Normal voice ] And you're like, "God, is that -- 575 00:30:13,666 --> 00:30:15,733 that's so funny." 576 00:30:15,733 --> 00:30:18,200 -And then, by an accident, he gets invited to this party. 577 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:19,500 He's not sure why he is there, 578 00:30:19,500 --> 00:30:21,133 but he's really excited to be there 579 00:30:21,133 --> 00:30:23,000 and trying to be on his best behavior. 580 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,200 Well, you can't not root for that character. 581 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:27,100 You like that character. 582 00:30:27,100 --> 00:30:29,633 So now you're gonna follow them through every bit 583 00:30:29,633 --> 00:30:31,066 of turmoil they go through. 584 00:30:31,066 --> 00:30:33,233 It's so humanizing in that way. 585 00:30:38,833 --> 00:30:41,433 -I remember my first reaction to "The Party" was, 586 00:30:41,433 --> 00:30:43,066 "That's a pretty good Indian." 587 00:30:43,066 --> 00:30:44,966 Like, there are uncles and aunts 588 00:30:44,966 --> 00:30:48,566 that remind me of the details of his performance. 589 00:30:48,566 --> 00:30:50,333 -I missed the middle part but I can tell 590 00:30:50,333 --> 00:30:52,166 from the way that you're enjoying yourselves, 591 00:30:52,166 --> 00:30:54,066 it must have been a very humorous anecdote. 592 00:30:54,066 --> 00:30:56,233 -You could definitely not get away with that today. 593 00:30:56,233 --> 00:30:59,900 But, again, comedy is constantly changing 594 00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:02,833 and I look at some of my movies and go back and go, "Ooh, 595 00:31:02,833 --> 00:31:04,666 gosh, you know, we probably shouldn't have made that joke." 596 00:31:04,666 --> 00:31:06,833 -Birdie, nom-nom. 597 00:31:06,833 --> 00:31:08,800 -It's a form of dialect comedy, 598 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:12,066 if you will, that we found acceptable in the late '60s 599 00:31:12,066 --> 00:31:13,600 that no longer is. 600 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,566 -You know, in Shakespeare, men were playing women, right? 601 00:31:16,566 --> 00:31:18,633 That was okay then. Then it became not okay. 602 00:31:18,633 --> 00:31:20,533 Okay, fine. Then we stop doing it. 603 00:31:20,533 --> 00:31:22,400 But at the time, 604 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:26,566 Peter Sellers' Indian was the hero of the movie. 605 00:31:26,566 --> 00:31:28,466 I mean, he gets the girl in the end. 606 00:31:28,466 --> 00:31:31,666 -And the gags are just superlative. 607 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,800 -There's a scene in "The Party" 608 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:39,533 where Peter Sellers is flirting with a blonde woman 609 00:31:39,533 --> 00:31:41,566 and there's a drunk waiter. 610 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:45,666 -Steve Franken is one of the rare people 611 00:31:45,666 --> 00:31:47,900 in a Edwards/Sellers movie 612 00:31:47,900 --> 00:31:51,366 that actually gets almost equal comic time to Sellers. 613 00:31:51,366 --> 00:31:52,766 It is very funny. 614 00:31:53,300 --> 00:31:54,933 [ Dishes break ] 615 00:31:54,933 --> 00:31:58,133 -The drunk waiter's manager is angry at the drunk waiter 616 00:31:58,133 --> 00:32:01,700 and the manager gets him into the kitchen. 617 00:32:01,700 --> 00:32:05,000 And the swinging door of the kitchen keeps swinging open. 618 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,833 And it's just these layers of comedy. 619 00:32:07,833 --> 00:32:10,833 And that is what Blake Edwards teaches. 620 00:32:10,833 --> 00:32:12,666 -The biggest laugh-getter in the whole film 621 00:32:12,666 --> 00:32:15,466 almost is this one thing right here with the chicken. 622 00:32:15,466 --> 00:32:17,200 [ Indistinct conversations ] 623 00:32:20,533 --> 00:32:24,133 -Then they come up with the idea of Steve Franken removing 624 00:32:24,133 --> 00:32:26,333 the chicken and her hair from her head. 625 00:32:29,433 --> 00:32:30,566 It's like that's funny. 626 00:32:30,566 --> 00:32:32,066 But no. Now we're going to keep going. 627 00:32:32,066 --> 00:32:34,566 Now we're going to put it down on Peter Sellers' plate. 628 00:32:34,566 --> 00:32:36,066 Now he's got a big hunk of hair in his plate, 629 00:32:36,066 --> 00:32:37,733 which is so funny. 630 00:32:37,733 --> 00:32:39,500 Most directors would get out there, 631 00:32:39,500 --> 00:32:41,933 but then they've got this insane final gag 632 00:32:41,933 --> 00:32:46,133 where you go to the mannequin [bleep] over by the water, 633 00:32:46,133 --> 00:32:49,133 and now the mannequin [bleep] is wearing her hair, 634 00:32:49,133 --> 00:32:50,633 and Peter Sellers is a hundred miles away 635 00:32:50,633 --> 00:32:52,000 at the other end of the yard. 636 00:32:54,766 --> 00:32:57,233 [ Toilet flushes ] 637 00:32:57,233 --> 00:32:59,333 -This kind of energy that you create 638 00:32:59,333 --> 00:33:00,800 when you have a director 639 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,966 that so clearly trusts and is delighted by their actor, 640 00:33:03,966 --> 00:33:05,933 because Sellers is so comfortable 641 00:33:05,933 --> 00:33:09,333 and knows he has the time to build this 642 00:33:09,333 --> 00:33:11,000 and even build the awkwardness, 643 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:14,433 creates instant interest from the viewer. 644 00:33:14,433 --> 00:33:17,166 You feel the confidence, the actor and the director together. 645 00:33:17,166 --> 00:33:19,733 You're like, "Well, this has gotta be good." 646 00:33:19,733 --> 00:33:23,533 -This scene's amazing just 'cause it's literally one thing.