Kevin Kline was just superb in this film! He totally deserved the Oscar.
@rscott22478 жыл бұрын
Totally !
@whereyat898 жыл бұрын
+SJMJ91 Hes too good. " manfrengensen..sen"
@MercuryAudioVideoArt8 жыл бұрын
K K K kkkk KK Kevin KkKKK KKKline is c ccc cc cruel.
@muktumhusensaiyadsaiyad22696 жыл бұрын
sj11791
@peterlewis68205 жыл бұрын
FAIR PLAY TO THE BRITS,THEY THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO LAUGH AT THEMSELVES,A UNIQUE TRAIT IN THE WORLD
@zackieboy5 жыл бұрын
"Why on earth not?" Oh god, that kills me every time. Maria Aitken was brilliant in this movie.
@user-wu4bo1hz3p Жыл бұрын
The “isn’t it a secret” setup and “well why are you telling everyone” exchange is what gets me, particularly the way she delivers it. Nothing like British comedy. I’m American - the Brits are our alter egos (and vice versa).
@f0urstr1ng Жыл бұрын
Best line in the film
@georgehenderson77834 ай бұрын
@@user-wu4bo1hz3p "It's a smokescreen?"
@MultiMcginty5 жыл бұрын
That scream he does when he realizes it's his wife sitting there is priceless.
@mikebayham3 жыл бұрын
It's the same scream at the end of the Hotel Inspectors episode of Fawlty Towers
@pareidolist2 жыл бұрын
Equally good: the non-scream he makes at 3:51 when he sees Wanda after already burning through all his adrenaline
@maikenzupancicdanko93774 жыл бұрын
Every single scene and performance in this movie is SO spot-on, a masterpiece of comedy
@kellyb48 жыл бұрын
I love how she doesn't hesitate at all when saying his last name. Mr. Manfrenjenson.
@Bfdidc8 жыл бұрын
Yeah. She was a minor character and not necessarily likable, but you can tell she's pretty sharp.
@kirkleejacobs8 жыл бұрын
It's one of my favorite things in this movie.
@markant95348 жыл бұрын
But does it imply posh brits are stiff Mr. Manfrenjenson?
@jeffmcdermott31938 жыл бұрын
I think it implies that Brits are adept at pronouncing names with too many (and often superfluous) syllables...like Worcestershire.
@Samalamalamdam8 жыл бұрын
That's only three syllables.
@kevina53374 жыл бұрын
The really funny part, for people who haven't seen the movie, is that Archie had never met Otto before when he came out and provided a cover story... so he basically has no clue what's going on or who this random guy is in his house LOL
@brandonallen32893 жыл бұрын
The look on John Cleese's face at that part is so hilarious too.
@RemembertThe20thMain2 жыл бұрын
i was dying of laughter solely looking at clease's face of expression of just trying to figure who this guy was and how long he had been there and why is he covering for him
@robbyel39582 жыл бұрын
@@brandonallen3289 WHICH look! When he was about to serve champagne to his wife thinking she was Jamie Lee Curtis or the look when his wife closed the closet door or daughter found the necklace? Every reaction by him had me screaming.
@SagaciousFrank Жыл бұрын
It's why he asks his wife sincerely, "Don't you know?". Hasn't a clue who this guy is at this moment in the story.
@andybub452 жыл бұрын
John Cleese’s screams are hillarious 😂😂
@edp32029 ай бұрын
Were Otto and JLC incestual siblings in this?
@seveng11473 ай бұрын
The silent faces of confusion and disbelief and bewilderment kill me😂😂
@georgehenderson77832 ай бұрын
Especially 3:37
@bryanmenard93852 жыл бұрын
I love how the wife (Maria Aitken) just calls him "Mr. Manfrenjensenjen" so effortlessly. So quick on the timing.
@donaco Жыл бұрын
Yes. I remember laughing so hard at that bit when I first saw it. She was flawless.
@originaltommy Жыл бұрын
Funniest part of the scene, in my humble opinion. Coupled with, "Don't call me stupid" and her response, "Why on earth not?"
@rubensano4860 Жыл бұрын
It's in the script.
@vikingsong2068 Жыл бұрын
Yes, but she delivered the line effortlessly.
@salyx Жыл бұрын
She’s brilliant 😂
@spectroman716 жыл бұрын
"MY FATHER was in the Secret Service, Mr. Manfrenjenson....."
@iCyclone3 жыл бұрын
Lol. I love that little speech of hers. She's soooo self-righteous. Awesome comic actress.
@ravensong90303 жыл бұрын
Credits for Maria Aitken, she plays an unfunny character but makes this whole scene 100x funnier
@AlexanderStemkowski Жыл бұрын
Can't make a funny scene if your character is funny.
@ravensong9030 Жыл бұрын
@@AlexanderStemkowski Are you expanding on my statement or contradicting it whilst making a typo? Or something else?
@Ben-pd2bx Жыл бұрын
@@ravensong9030 Yes.
@fauxrowsdower76103 ай бұрын
aka the straight man role! she keeps a straight face the whole movie lol she's so good
@Vange-kw4ye4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant comedy. Kevin Kline and John Cleese are perfect in their roles.
@tomtriffid7 жыл бұрын
This might be the best scene in an otherwise simply wonderful movie. And the one who has the greatest sense of comic timing is no doubt Maria Aitken. Thanks for posting this.
@iCyclone3 жыл бұрын
The actress playing the shrewish wife (Maria Aitken) is awesome, and in my opinion she steals the scene. Brilliant comic actress. She comes off so harsh and unsympathetic, you just have to smile. "Will you pull yourself together??" Lol.
@ravensong90303 жыл бұрын
Totally agree
@deanwhite7970 Жыл бұрын
Oh do shut up Portia!!
@jimred5700 Жыл бұрын
Michael Palin thought she was the best thing in the entire movie.
@spenser9908 Жыл бұрын
The effortless pronunciation of his obviously fake name always makes me laugh. She was great.
@SJMJ917 жыл бұрын
I love how Cleese wrote this scene almost like as a Fawlty Towers re-enactment.
@torkelsvenson64114 жыл бұрын
Pretty much, but without Basil's temper
@kelvyquayo3 жыл бұрын
ha! Totally
@jondunmore42683 жыл бұрын
TOTALLY! That scream when he sees his wife instead of Jamie Lee Curtis is pure Basil Fawlty.
@tomh.24053 жыл бұрын
Yes, Mrs. Leach is certainly reminiscent of Sybil.
@MrImastinker7 жыл бұрын
Champagne! …AAAAAAAGGGHHH!!!!
@bhmch394 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see the actual script. I'm wagering it looks exactly as this. Lol
@SJMJ914 жыл бұрын
"To welcome you home." 🤣
@varunsrinidhi26184 жыл бұрын
I died at that scene
@danawinsor1380 Жыл бұрын
There's nothing quite like a man's scream.
@josephgurtler96747 жыл бұрын
3:41- “I thought the picture was falling off the wall” and “it’s quite secure now”, my 2 favorite lines of the film...
@valmarsiglia2 жыл бұрын
Props to Maria Aitken for playing so wonderfully against Kevin Kline. Such a great ensemble scene altogether.
@brandonallen32893 жыл бұрын
1:44 The look of confusion on John Cleese's face is by far my favorite part in the film.
@twomindz799 жыл бұрын
'I'm Harvey Manfringsington ' Gold! Yup. Kline killed it this classic.
@SJMJ917 жыл бұрын
twomindz79 Love how she pronounced it too - "Mr Manfredsidsinjon". 😂
@harveylee517 жыл бұрын
it's a play on an impossibly ENGLISH name !! i do wonder if my namessake[sort of !!] does exist ~?~~~ probably somewhere in glubben wich tenshire !!
@clancuthbertson21824 жыл бұрын
Yes brilliant. She pronounced his name better than he did. The ""Why on earth not?"" is one of the three greatest lines from movies ever.
@finnconroy26686 жыл бұрын
Somebody died laughing at this scene.
@Nikola95inYT6 жыл бұрын
Finn Conroy yeah
@Xcrossy6 жыл бұрын
yup
@ismarmahmutovic57536 жыл бұрын
I came here bcs of that
@zarni0005 жыл бұрын
i think the guy died laughing with the scene with the fishtank and the french fries,
@arendversluis3435 жыл бұрын
I don't no how
@johnnybuffon46234 жыл бұрын
One of the best scenes in cinematic history. I love it so much.
@robertmcelwaine70247 жыл бұрын
I love the total look of bewilderment on Archie's face at 1:44.
@initialcreation5 жыл бұрын
And Otto looking at him with a perplexed look 😂
@bhmch394 жыл бұрын
Later in the film, he explains to Wanda about this saying "Those terrible lies he told about the CIA" while laughing through the sentence. 😆
@brandonallen32893 жыл бұрын
Easily my favorite part in the movie.
@SteveSzuiki Жыл бұрын
Oh you English are sooo superior. I love the American and English jokes in this movie. A timeless classic.
@jamesmack33147 ай бұрын
Bustin on the Brits…..hilarious
@patrickk.62953 жыл бұрын
Cleese and Kline are simply perfection in this movie
@jackkrauss Жыл бұрын
Haha, my favorite moment in the movie is that all the characters were hilarious, especially John C's wife.
@rogerscottcathey4 жыл бұрын
She nails the pronunciation of that absurd fake name without a hitch. For me she was the funniest in this scene. It was perfect. I rented the movie once just to see her do that scene. Didnt watch the rest.
@Gavichap3 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, you missed a truly gem of a film.
@rogerscottcathey3 жыл бұрын
@@Gavichap : well no, lol, I watched in full in theater, but rented it just for that . . .
@iCyclone2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. The scene is hers. And agreed and about how she pronounces that ridiculous name. She's so coldly but anally polite that she gets it right lol.
@Ben-pd2bx Жыл бұрын
This is such a funny thing to say, like a line from the film itself. "The scene. Have you seen it? It's so good I rented the movie just to watch it. Skipped the rest. It's an X K Red 27 technique."
@cheeseandonions95585 жыл бұрын
The funniest thing about this scene is how the suburban English wife immediately goes for glass of whiskey after she comes home.
@HagerTX9 жыл бұрын
possibly my favorite scene in cinematic history.
@DavidSamuelPeckinpah5 жыл бұрын
What a great flick! No green screen? No problems!
@whereyat898 жыл бұрын
" You obviously dont know anything about intelligence work lady. Its an XK Red 27 technique. "
@eaglesfan2266 жыл бұрын
whereyat89 “My father was in the Secret Service, Mr. Manfredjensenjen, and I happen to know perfectly well that you do not keep the general public informed when you are debriefing KGB defectors in a safe house.”
@danawinsor1380 Жыл бұрын
@@eaglesfan226 Not unless you're congenitally insane or irretrievably stupid!
@The1Dragonprincess5 ай бұрын
@@eaglesfan226”You do not?”
@nickxcore744 ай бұрын
@@The1Dragonprincess"Not unless you’re congenitally insane or irretrievably stupid, no."
@thomasblersch68392 ай бұрын
Even today I'm known to tell people that something is an "X-K-Red 27 technique...
@JumpinJackFlash19897 жыл бұрын
Kevin Kline is great in this film
@thealexkirschproject80365 жыл бұрын
Archie: (presents) Champagne. (Notices it's Wendy) AAAAAHHHHHH. I laugh every time.
@inspector_melvin93846 жыл бұрын
"It's a... smokescreen?"
@vivianvilla5985 жыл бұрын
Double bluff?
3 жыл бұрын
The way she repeats that ridiculous last name with such uninterrupted flow.....
In 1988 I thought the wife was old and the daughter was hot. In 2017 I think the daughter is a child and the wife is hot. My how things change.
@LittleB20076 жыл бұрын
In 2040 you'll be turned on by the old lady whose little dogs Ken keeps killing
@williamshaw90475 жыл бұрын
It's Cleese's daughter.
@georgecoventry84415 жыл бұрын
The wife is actually QUITE attractive....in that upper class slightly stiff way (with the possibility of real passion)...and yes, the daughter is just a child.
@chrishenson44505 жыл бұрын
Truer words were ne'er spake.
@chrishenson44505 жыл бұрын
Maria Aitken, who plays Wendy, has another of my favorite lines in the film when she tells Archie, "You can stick this marriage right in your bottom."
@josefstout21942 жыл бұрын
I love her incredulity at the idea of going to the pub😅😅😅
@sashaking111510 ай бұрын
‘We haven’t been to the pub in 15 years!’
@adamgrimsley29006 жыл бұрын
She is brilliant, "Why on earth not?"...
@SagaciousFrank Жыл бұрын
"But isn't it a secret?" "....You've no idea *how* secret." "Well why are you telling everyone?" 🤣
@darrylwynwilliams17604 жыл бұрын
The best comedy movie I've ever seen. A work of perfection.
@jimred5700 Жыл бұрын
Yep.
@frankmoyer58223 жыл бұрын
Oh God I love Maria's batting eyes.
@bhmch394 жыл бұрын
2019 and this is still hilarious
@akAsha6E6D Жыл бұрын
2023!!!!😅😅😅😅😅
@justinbailey1756 Жыл бұрын
I love how she nailed his fake last name
@SaaMaistaa7 жыл бұрын
3:38 That scream😂😂
@centuryrox6 жыл бұрын
What a great scene... in a great movie. Kevin Kline was so good in this, but so was everyone else. Check out John Cleese's face at 1:43 ! Priceless!!
@danawinsor1380 Жыл бұрын
I love John Cleese's screams.
@hismajestysmen3 жыл бұрын
I used to work for an English gentleman whose last name was St John-Chanell (in Britain this is pronounced "Sun-Jun" Chanell) and I always remembered this film whenever I had to say or hear his name. It can't have been a coincidence that this play on the peculiarities of British names was written into the script. Very clever and funny.
@BigLebowski20004 жыл бұрын
that pouring and at the same time looking around the room LOL! 0:54
@patricodesouza74534 жыл бұрын
THE FUNNIEST SCENE IN THIS HILARIOUS 😂😂😂MOVIE,,, AMEN🙏🙌🙏!!! MARIA AITKEN AND KEVIN KLINE ARE BEYOND BRILLIANT!!!
@TomRipley73507 жыл бұрын
Well, thank you for popping in and protecting us.
@007beck98 жыл бұрын
I love this movie just go to show the Best of British comedy
@frankjamesbonarrigo71625 жыл бұрын
@@mgf611 Otto is the best part though
@The2ndFirst2 жыл бұрын
This is all so wonderful. No explosions. No green screen. Just actors having a good time and building a great story.
@philbecker46762 жыл бұрын
Lots of films don't have greenscreens or explosions... odd thing to say.
@The2ndFirst2 жыл бұрын
@@philbecker4676 I'm aware of that. I just really like this movie and this scene in particular. I am aware that there are many other scenes that this same comment could be made about.
@lexkanyima2195 Жыл бұрын
Very innovated
@BPoweredLove4 жыл бұрын
1:43 - 1:51 John's face!!! HAHAHAHA!!! Oh, man how I loved this movie when I was a kid.
@absolutedrumsya3 жыл бұрын
John Cleese, admitting in press interviews that he had no knowledge of how to direct a film, served as co-director, since the studio executives at MGM were worried about Charles Crichton's age - he was 78 years old at the time. On the set, Crichton wore a T-shirt presented to him by Cleese and inscribed "Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill".
@vandangerousinc70017 жыл бұрын
3:41 I thought the picture was falling off the wall. XD
@DoubleBassLive8 жыл бұрын
John Cleese 1:46 aaaaaaaaahhhahah!
@markant95348 жыл бұрын
Would most british men react like that? I know it is just a comedy but Cleese played ahen-pecked man in Fawly Towers. Is he implying something?
@KneelB4Bacon6 жыл бұрын
I love that look, too. He's like, "I can't believe this conversation is happening. Harvey's story is too stupid for anyone to take seriously."
@Ramenshea834 жыл бұрын
Archie screaming was hilarious.
@nikkinunud38506 жыл бұрын
I use to love this movie! My godmother use to rent this from the Old Videosmith in Cambridge!
@fallenmorningstar996 ай бұрын
Her saying Manfrenjensenjen is actually funniest part of the scene!
@sirwi11iam6 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@sergioaguilar29084 жыл бұрын
The best comedy in years, i laugh so much back then, dont see comedies like this anymore
@FactsTrumpFeelings. Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest scenes ever….😊
@Jaden_Iv3y2 жыл бұрын
Greatest scene from a great movie!
@anddontcallmeshirley- Жыл бұрын
Maria Aitken is perfect in this lol. Great film.
@teipkep3 жыл бұрын
3:21 the acting here is god tier, where he is pointing his head to the door and then change it to the other direction
@archieyiu71116 жыл бұрын
Fact: Portia is John Cleeses real daughter :)
@nicky2coats4 жыл бұрын
Hubba hubba
@josephbzezinski6847 Жыл бұрын
"Champagne! Ahhhhhh!"
@peterfrank33656 жыл бұрын
Before this scene, I thought this movie's just a mild comedy... but then I had the greatest laugh.
@bagoistvan3182 Жыл бұрын
1:43 - ...the face pulled by Archie while Otto explains the CIA business is priceless 😅😅😅
@RandomTask4 жыл бұрын
I love this scene because it keeps to realism the reactions but maintains the funny
@Robomatic-oe3cl3 жыл бұрын
4:00 i was waiting for a loud snappy .................. " BASIL!!!! " when he didnt want to show what he was trying to hide LOL !
@cheeseandonions95583 жыл бұрын
Too bad John Cleese wasn't in "Brazil"
@kaspinet2 жыл бұрын
I got a tag with an engraved W for my cat's collar. I said, "Look! It has a Wuh for Willow!"
@andrewdundee8842 Жыл бұрын
Otto's pet peeves: 1. Anything British 2. Being called "stupid" 3. Apologies 4. Green goldfish 🤣
@cyber27294 жыл бұрын
The way her pushed her had me crying
@robbyel39582 жыл бұрын
"Champagne! ... AHHHHH!"
@xenomorphbiologist-xx12143 жыл бұрын
“How do you do, im Harvey Manfredinstjohn”
@harveymanfredsenjenson54173 жыл бұрын
No, I am
@xenomorphbiologist-xx12143 жыл бұрын
Harvey Manfredsenjenson a blessing, a blessing from the lord!
@TomRipley73507 жыл бұрын
Maria Aiken stole this movie for me.
@al112v46 жыл бұрын
Everyone was great here, felt so natural and not forced at all.
@zarni0005 жыл бұрын
@Joe studly eh?
@zarni0005 жыл бұрын
@Joe studly you know what.
@MrMetallidude Жыл бұрын
Forgot how great this motion picture is.
@Snailbarf5 жыл бұрын
It took 4 highly trained actors at the top of their game to make this scene pop. Portia: 5! Oh Do SHUTUP PORTIA!
@tl4340 Жыл бұрын
Greatest movie name of all time - Manfredtonson.
@AT-sd9qq2 жыл бұрын
I feel that Ryan Reynolds owes his entire career to Kevin Kline performance. I feel that Ryan Reynolds saw this movie every day when he was young and even purchased an Otto poster.
@SohanDsouza Жыл бұрын
I'm just here repeatedly playing 2:22 - 2:25, and losing it with her deadpan delivery of that ridiculous line each time. 🤣
@siredith88462 жыл бұрын
I love her eyes!
@jimred5700 Жыл бұрын
Bewitching aren`t they.
@heatherwanamaker7904 Жыл бұрын
The look on Archie's face is priceless
@goranvuletic88736 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic plot, absolutely Cleeselike
@TheKitchenerLeslie10 ай бұрын
Portia is played by his real-life daughter, Cynthia Cleese.
@briantyler34743 жыл бұрын
"If it wasn't for us, you'd all be speaking German! Singing "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles"!"
@TheAmarok87 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: In the German-dubbed version, he says that the Brits would all be eating sauerkraut and listen to military marches, if it wasn't for the "good old USofA". Then he imitates some military marches. In Germany, the first verse of the "Deutschlandlied" was considered too nationalist after 1945 and generally is not sung in public.
@carlosacta87262 жыл бұрын
HYSTERRRRICAL!!!!!!!!!!!
@Ramenshea83 Жыл бұрын
I had to revist this scene. Otto saying he's CIA seems like he always wanted to be CIA, in reality he probably worked at home depot, 1:25 ottos voice lol. BTW he totally saved wanda from getting caught
@linshanhsiang2 жыл бұрын
"Oh you British! You're so superior! Do you know where you'd be if it wasn't for us"?
@burtgaming58572 жыл бұрын
A fish called Wanda
@bassfishingwiththeantichri29213 жыл бұрын
Wendy was a great character. I like to see her deal with the police copsplaining.
@bartmann813 жыл бұрын
Champagne.... WHAAAAA!!!!!
@chriswick798719 күн бұрын
Cleese’s shocked screams always get me 😂
@taimur743 жыл бұрын
2:10 .. when my excuse for coming late to office doesn't work on my boss ..
@netizenchihu7641 Жыл бұрын
"Why on earth not?"
@henridelagardere2644 жыл бұрын
The correct spelling is *Manfredsson-St.John,* for the correct pronunciation go to 2:23.
@johnSmith-pw4yv5 жыл бұрын
2:52 Otto-Otto slayed rules haahahahah
@danaplayz58355 жыл бұрын
I came here do die from laughter so bye world.
@jeremyrogers4839 Жыл бұрын
Kills me everytime!
@JeffreyGillespie Жыл бұрын
Cleese’s expression 😂😂😂😂 he’s a goddamn national treasure