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How about the sperm scene in "Human Body", where the sperm are
"swimming" toward an ovum to the cleverly chosen soundtrack, "Let's Get
It On"? That scene kept us from booking the film (considered to racy for
our environment), but, man, was that clever.

Bill

Bill Watson
Education Director
Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
Mobile, AL
(251) 208-6851

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Subject: humor in large format

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> This may not be quite what you're looking for, but worth
investigating:

There's a wonderful video (1/2 hour) called "The Way Things Go" in
English that is, I think,
both very clever and funny..  An enormous Rube Goldberg structure set up
in a warehouse in
which mechanical, chemical, fire, etc are used to trigger one event
after another.  Not
something you'd want kids to try out at home....  but I laughed and
oooed and aaaahed
through the whole thing (okay-- I"m an exhibits person and like to build
things too).

My DVD says it is from www.firstrunfeatures.com;  I purchased it
recently from a
distributor.

Creators:  Peter Fischli and David Weiss, filmed in Germany.

 "Glorious, inspired, and demented" as it says on the cover is an
appropriate description.

Kathy Krafft
Director of Exhibits
Sciencenter
Ithaca, NY

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> Hello-
>
> I am looking for instances of humor in large format, either humor that
> you believe was intentional by the film's director, or instances where
> the audience found something humorous that may not have been planned
to
> be humorous.  If you can think of such instances, could you respond to
> this email with a brief description and the name of the film?  Thanks,
> and I hope this email brings up good memories!
>
> Mary Nucci
>

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