History Funny / HailCaesar

* The scene where Eddie Mannix gets three priests (one Catholic, one Protestant, one Eastern Orthodox) and one rabbi to make sure his film's depiction of Christ isn't offensive. They spend more time arguing with each other about their religions' different views on the true nature of God and Jesus than they do about the film. And then, after all that trouble, their only actual complaints about the film itself are concerned not with historical accuracy or the moral lessons imparted by cinema, but stuff like the implausibility of jumping from one chariot to another at top speed (à la ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]'').
** The way the [[JewishSmartass rabbi]], who's the only one that doesn't believe in the Trinity, clearly regards himself as the OnlySaneMan in that scene.

** The way the rabbi in that scene, who's the only one that doesn't believe in the Trinity, clearly regards himself as the OnlySaneMan.

* Mannix visiting [=DeeAnna=] Moran on the set of ''Neptune's Daughter'', where she complains about having to wear a "fish ass", and throws the crown during production.
* Mr. Laurentz exasperating himself trying to get Hobie to say "Would that it were so simple", which he can't pull off with his natural Southern accent. After all that trouble, in the version that makes the rough cut he just says "It's complicated." Then it turns out part of the problem was Hobie's speech impediment thanks to wearing dentures.
* Laurentz corrects Hobie that his name is pronounced La-RENTS, not "Lawrence." Later during this conversation, when Hobie does correctly call him "Mr. Laurentz," Laurentz corrects him "Lawrence." (He means that Hobie should call him by his first name, which is Laurence, confusing poor Hobie even further.)
* Hobie's ''Lazy Ol' Moon'' movie premiere in which his guitar playing and singing is totally upstaged by the comic relief character's antics.

--> "Reverse! Reverse!"

* The scene were Eddie Mannix gets three priests (one Catholic, one Protestant, one Eastern Orthodox) and one rabbi to make sure his depiction of Christ isn't offensive. They spend more time arguing with each other about their religions' different views on the true nature of God and Jesus than they do about the film. And then after all that trouble, their only actual complaints about the film itself are concerned not with historical accuracy or the moral lessons imparted by cinema, but stuff like the implausibility of jumping from one chariot to another at top speed (à la ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]'').

* Mannix introduces [=DeeAnna=] to one Joseph Silverman, a fixer who is in the words of Sid the kind of person the studio uses when they need someone who fits the legal standard of "personhood" to serve as a fall guy for misconduct.

* The entirety of the "No Dames" number, with the blatantly homoerotic dancing and the sailors messing with the bartender.

* Laurentz corrects Hobie that his name is pronounced La-RENTS, not "Lawrence." During this conversation, when Hobie calls him "Mr. Laurentz," Laurentz corrects him "Lawrence." (He means that Hobie should call him by his first name, which is Lawrence, confusing poor Hobie even further.)

* The scene were Eddie Mannix gets three priests (one Catholic, one Protestant, one Eastern Orthodox) and one rabbi to make sure his depiction of Christ isn't offensive. They spend more time arguing with each other about their religions' different views on the true nature of God and Jesus than they do about the film. And then after all that trouble, their only actual complaints about the film itself are concerned not with historical accuracy or the moral lessons imparted by cinema, but stuff like the implausibility of jumping from one chariot to another at top speed (à la ''Film/BenHur'').

* The director of ''Hail, Caesar'' shouting "SQUINT! SQUINT AT THE GRANDEUR!" offscreen when filming the scene with Christ, while Whitlock pinches up his face like he's looking at a difficult math problem. Watching the dailies, the scene of Whitlock's character gazing in terrible awe at the divine wonder of Christ is followed by a card reading "DIVINE COUNTENANCE TO BE ADDED LATER." [[BrickJoke The end credits feature this gem]]: "This motion picture contains no depiction of the Divine Countenance."

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbwxGgR-EAM Silverman insisting that he's "unbonded"]].

* Mr. Laurentz exasperating himself trying to get Hobie to say "Would that it were so simple", which he can't pull off with his natural Southern accent. After all that trouble, in the version that makes the final cut he just says "It's complicated." [[spoiler: Then it turns out part of the problem was Hobie's speech impediment thanks to wearing dentures.]]
** Earlier, Laurentz corrects Hobie that his name is pronounced La-RENTS, not "Lawrence." During this conversation, when Hobie calls him "Mr. Laurentz," Laurentz corrects him "Lawrence." (He means that Hobie should call him by his first name, which is Lawrence, confusing poor Hobie even further.)

* The director of ''Hail, Caesar'' shouting "SQUINT! SQUINT AT THE GRANDEUR!" offscreen when filming the scene with Christ, while Whitlock pinches up his face like he's looking at a difficult math problem. Watching the dailies, the scene of Whitlock's character gazing in terrible awe at the divine wonder of Christ is followed by a card reading "DIVINE COUNTENANCE TO BE ADDED LATER."
** [[BrickJoke The end credits feature this gem]]: "This motion picture contains no depiction of the Divine Countenance."

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbwxGgR-EAM Silverman insisting that he's "unbonded"]].

* Hobie's ''Lazy Ol' Moon'' movie premier in which his guitar playing and singing is totally upstaged by the comic relief character's antics.

* Near the end of the film, Mannix is re-visiting the confessional in which we saw him in the first scene. As the screen slides open and Eddie says, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned," the priest thumps his head against the back of the confessional booth as if to say, "Oh come on, not you ''again''..."

* The scene were Eddie Mannix gets three priests (one Catholic, one Protestant, one Eastern Orthodox) and one rabbi to make sure his depiction of Christ isn't offensive. They spend more time arguing with each other about their religions' different views on the true nature of God and Jesus than they do about the film. And then after all that trouble, their only actual complaints about the film itself are concerned not with historical accuracy or the moral lessons imparted by cinema, but stuff like the implausibility of jumping from one chariot to another at top speed (à la ''Film/BenHur'').

* The scene were Eddie Mannix gets three priests and one rabbi to make sure his depiction of Christ isn't offensive. They spend more time arguing with each other about their religion's different views on the true nature of God and Jesus than they do about the film. And then after all that trouble, their only actual complaints about the film itself are concerned not with historical accuracy or the moral lessons imparted by cinema, but stuff like the implausibility of jumping from one chariot to another at top speed (à la ''Film/BenHur'').

* The scene were Eddie Mannix gets three priests and one rabbi to make sure his depiction of Christ isn't offensive. They spend more time arguing with each other than they do about the film. And then after all that trouble, their only actual complaints about the film itself are concerned not with historical accuracy or the moral lessons imparted by cinema, but stuff like the implausibility of jumping from one chariot to another at top (ala ''Film/BenHur'').

* Mannix visiting [=DeeAnna=] Moran on the set of ''Neptune's Daughter'', where she complains about having to wear a "fish ass".
** DeeAnna throwing the crown during production.

* Mr. Laurentz exasperating himself trying to get Hobie to say "Would that it were so simple", which he can't pull off with his natural Southern accent. After all that trouble, in the version that makes the final cut he just says "It's complicated." [[spoiler: Then it turns out part of the problem was Hobie's speech impediment thanks to wearing ntures.]]

* Mr. Laurentz exasperating himself trying to get Hobie to say "Would that it were so simple", which he can't pull off with his natural Southern accent. After all that trouble, in the version that makes the final cut he just says "It's complicated." [[spoiler: Then it turns out part of the problem was Hobie's speech impediment thanks to wearing dentures.]]

* The director of ''Hail, Caesar'' shouting "SQUINT! SQUINT AT THE GRANDEUR!" offscreen when filming the scene with Christ, while Whitlock pinches up his face like he's looking at a difficult math problem.
** Watching the dailies, the scene of Whitlock's character gazing in terrible awe at the divine wonder of Christ is followed by a card reading "DIVINE COUNTENANCE TO BE ADDED LATER."

* The scene were Eddie Mannix gets three priests and one rabbi to make sure his depiction of Christ isn't offensive. They spend more time arguing with each other than they do about the film.
** And then after all that trouble, their only actual complaints about the film itself are concerned not with historical accuracy or the moral lessons imparted by cinema, but stuff like the implausibility of jumping from one chariot to another at top (ala BenHur).

** And then after all that trouble, their only actual complaints about the film itself are concerned not with historical accuracy or the moral lessons imparted by cinema, but stuff like the implausibility of jumping from one chariot to another at top speed.

* The scene were Eddie Mannix gets three priests and one rabbi to make sure his depiction of Christ isn't offensive. They spend more time arguing with each other than they do about the film.

* The entirety of the "No Dames" number, with the blatantly homoerotic dancing and the sailors messing with the bartender.