Line #50 Funny/SinginInTheRain


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3	Singin' in the Rain is one of the most well-known comedies of TheFifties, and for a very good reason too.
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5	* A lady in the audience remarks, "She's so refined. I think I'll kill myself." While this seems dark, it's so over-the-top that it's funny, especially since Lina is unrefined offscreen.
6	* Lina Lamont in general is pretty much a walking CMOF with her screechy voice and hilarious one-liners. There's a reason why she's one of the film's most memorable characters.
7	** "I ''caaaaahhhn't staaahhnd him.''" "I ''cain't stannim!''" "No, no, no, ''caaaaaaaaahhhn't.''" "''Caiiiiiiiin't.''" (Basically, Lina's diction teacher wants her to enunciate the line but Lina can't.)
8	** Or is that ''"caaaaaaahhhhn't"''?
9	** Even better: in the shooting script, Lina's voice in that moment is described as "a goat, bleating".
10	** [[HaveAGayOldTime "Well, I can't make love to a BUSH!"]] (Lina says this when told to say her flirtatious dialogue into the microphone, which is in a bush).
11	** "I make more money than...than Calvin Coolidge! [[DumbBlonde Put together!]]" (Especially since [[IResembleThatRemark she says this right after taking offence at being called dumb]]").
12	** [[TooDumbToLive "It makes us feel our hard work ain't been in vain fer nothin'."]]
13	* When Dora Bailey announces Cosmo Brown's arrival, and the crowd stops cheering halfway through the cheer as they realize they all ''have no idea whatsoever who he actually is.''
14	** Also there's the fact that Cosmo seems completely unprepared for any part of this reaction, to the point where he just pauses for a moment, gives an awkward little wave and practically rushes up the rest of the red carpet to wait for Don and Lina.
15	* The entire scene in which Don and Lina are shooting a romantic scene while insulting each other back and forth - in exactly the same tones as their regular lines might be.
16	* The disastrous preview showing of ''The Dueling Cavalier'' in its entirety. Highlights include:
17	** ''Numerous'' distracting misplaced sounds, like the rattling of Lina's pearls.
18	** Don enters and flings his cane away in a melodramatic silent-film gesture--resulting in a deafening clatter off-screen. On that note, you can actually hear him ''break wind'' during his monologue - making the thing even more hilarious.
19	** Lina keeps lapsing in and out of her Brooklyn accent, and can never quite seem to aim her lines into the microphone. Don somehow manages to be even ''worse'', comically strutting around the set, turning the melodramatics up a notch, and addressing nearly all his dialogue to the camera instead of Lina.
20	** "[[RapidFireYes Yes, yes, yes!]]" "[[RapidFireNo No, no, no!]]" [[BrokenRecord "Yes, yes, yes!" "No, no, no!"]]: the sound goes out of synchronization, where it almost (not quite) sounds as if each was dubbing the other (with mismatched lips).
21	** Lina tapping her beloved with her fan and apparently hitting the microphone, making a resounding "clunk" sound each time.
22	--->'''Heckler:''' Hey, Lina, whatcha hittin' him with, a blackjack?
23	** All of this passes entirely over Lina's head -- "Sounds good and loud, don't it?" -- and when the others are distraught at hearing the negative audience reactions, she cheerfully says "Well, I ''liked'' it!"
24	** After it's over, a group of teenagers who watched it come out imitating Don's overwrought"I love you"s. Don is hiding his face with his raincoat when this happens; one wonders if he's doing it to not be recognized or out of sheer shame.
25	* The following, immediately after filming a BigDamnKiss scene for ''The Dueling Cavalier'':
26	-->'''Lina:''' "Oh Donny! You couldn't kiss me like that and not mean it just a teensy bit!"\
27	'''Don:''' Meet the greatest actor in the world! [[WouldRatherSuffer I'd rather kiss a tarantula]].\
28	'''Lina:''' You don't mean that.\
29	'''Don:''' I don't-- Hey Joe, bring me a tarantula!
30	* The entire "Make 'em Laugh" song number. Every. Single. ''Thing''! Including Cosmo's intro.
31	-->'''Cosmo:''' In the words of that immortal bard Samuel J Snodgrass, as he was about to be led to the guillotine! [[GallowsHumor ...MAKE EM LAUGH!]]
32	** He takes a dummy and pretends it's flirting with him, then pretends to fight with it.
33	** He deliberately crashes into walls several times.
34	** The "messed up" faces he pulls after this, which he then pretends to fix.
35	** He climbs onto a girder that's being carried.
36	* "Moses Supposes"--again, including the build-up, from the moment Cosmo trots in: his saving Don from having to repeat a ''ridiculously'' long passage...by ''congratulating'' the coach and "encouraging" him to say another one (guess which one!)--and ''then'' troll-facing the man all the way (the punch line being when the coach catches him)!
37	** [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"]]
38	** There's also the greater implication by the scene that this is stuff Don and Cosmo do ''all the time'' when they're bored.
39	* The whole scene with the "All I Do is Dream of You" number from Kathy popping out of the cake and realizing that Don was right there (having previously brushed off Don) to Don snarking about her being a serious actress. At the end, when Kathy is trying to brush off Don again:
40	-->'''Don:''' Now don't go... now that I know where you live ''(gestures to the cake)'', I want to see you home.
41	** Just how gleeful Don is upon finding out Kathy's weak spot. After she punctured his pride and shut him down earlier he is hilariously petty in how much he's enjoying her discomfort. "If it isn't Ethel Barrymore!"
42	** The scene finally ends with the {{lampshaded}}, {{subverted}} PieInTheFace: Kathy aims for Don, who dodges, but hits Lina squarely in the face.
43	** When he stumbles upon Kathy again and tells Don, Cosmo quips that they had looked at every cake in town looking for her.
44	* In the "Broadway Melody" sequence, we see Gene's character rising from cheap burlesque houses to the most upscale venues - with him and the chorus girls doing the ''exact same number''. And not only that, but their singing style gets upgraded to match the venue, with operatic voices in the last venue, to the same showgirls number.
45	* When ''The Dancing Cavalier'' is a smash, and Lina starts reminding R.F. of the promises he made to her, which irritates Don, Cosmo and Kathy to no end. When R.F. seems to be caving:
46	-->'''Cosmo:''' Simpson, I once lent you a cigar. Can I have it back?
47	** The kicker is that Cosmo originally got that cigar from R.F.'s desk!
48	* R.F. announces all the films at the studio henceforth will be sound pictures.
49	-->'''Cosmo:''' That means I'm out of a job. At last I can start suffering and write that symphony.
50	-->'''R.F.:''' You're not out of job, Cosmo, we're putting you in as head of our new music department.
51	-->'''Cosmo:''' Why, thank you, R.F. At last I can stop suffering and write that symphony.
52	* Cosmo's assessment of Lina: "She can't act, she can't sing and she can't dance. A [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performing_arts#Performers triple threat]]."
53	* Basically everything Cosmo Brown says, but particularly his 'Jazz Singer' impression.
54	* When the company first decides to make a Voiced Production. They quickly become enthusiastic about converting their current film project and throwing themselves out into the talkie scene full-force... until Lina opens her mouth:
55	-->'''R.F.:''' Don, it'll be a sensation! 'Lamont and Lockwood: they talk!'\
56	'''Lina:''' [''With a voice to peel paint''] Well of ''course'' we talk. Don't everybody?
57	** Cue [[MassOhCrap synchronized expressions of dawning horror]] on the faces of everyone else present.
58	* The climax moment of the film is this, [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]], and SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming\|Moments}} all at once. Starting with Cosmo happily dancing along to the Singin' in the Rain number, with Don and R.F. gleefully joining in as they dance over to the rope to raise the curtain and badly sing along as they do so. The final clincher is when, as the audience roars with laughter at the reveal of Kathy behind the curtain, Cosmo runs out on stage and takes over the microphone from her to continue the song while the oblivious Lina is still lip-syncing. One of the best movie endings in history.
59	* The scene where they're trying to get the mike to work. First, they put it in a bush, but she objects ("I can't make love to a bush!") Then they put it on her chest. (It catches her heartbeat). Then they put it on her shoulder, and it finally seems like all is well...
60	--> '''R.F:''' [''walks into the studio and trips over wire''] What's this wire doing here? It's dangerous.\
61	[''He yanks it, and sends Lina topping over backwards with a startled shriek'']
62	** It's all made better by the director's increasingly frantic reactions.
63	*** Not to mention the camera crew seeing what's about to happen when R.F. picks up the wire and some having [[OhCrap a total freakout]] while others appear happy enough to just watch it go down. To the point where it's genuinely hard to decide which set of reactions are funnier.
64	* At the end of the famous titular number, a policeman comes up to Don (who has been making a real spectacle of himself, splashing around in the puddles and dancing in the middle of the road) and basically ''[[DeathGlare glares]]'' him away. Don's sheepish, cheesy little grin is [[{{Adorkable}} adorable]] ''and'' hilarious.
65	* [[UnreliableVoiceover Don lies about how he and Cosmo started out]] in show business: "[[BlatantLies Dignity, always dignity!]]" with Cosmo [[FunnyBackgroundEvent rolling his eyes in the background]] with a smile, the first time Don says that.
66	** While telling his story, we see the names of the towns they performed in: Dead Man's Fang, Arizona; Oatmeal, Nebraska; and Coyoteville, New Mexico.
67	** Just after the premiere, Don interrupts Lina every time she tries to get a word in. We shortly find out [[CuteButCacophonic why]].
68	** On that note, R.F. explaining why they won't let Lina speak in public:
69	--->'''R.F.:''' The studio has to keep its stars from looking ridiculous, ''at any cost''!\
70	'''[[DeadpanSnarker Cosmo]]:''' ''No one's'' got that much money.
71	* After the whole sequence detailing Don's idea for the number "Broadway Melody" -- a massive, show-stopping production with huge sets, lavish costuming, and an army of dancers -- it cuts back to Don finishing explaining it to R.F. R.F. only replies that [[SeparateSceneStorytelling "I can't quite visualize it"]], lampshading that it would probably look much better on film. (Somewhat of an in-joke, as well: this was a frequent comment made by Arthur Freed himself during pitches.)
72	* "I must tear myself from your side!" [[VisualPun Then, just after he says this, the side of his shirt tears off,]] [[ActuallyPrettyFunny much to Kathy Selden's amusement.]]
73	* Don's futile effort to tell Lina that they're not a couple in spite of what the newspapers say: "There is nothing between us. There has never been anything between us. Just air."

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