In-Law and Order
March 22, 2007 at 10:20 am
Soon after doing a remake of “The In-Laws,” Albert Brooks dived into the realm of public diplomacy with the under-appreciated “Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World.”
A fun 2005 film made more relevant these days with Fred Thompson’s apperance as a politician turned actor turned State Department official who enlists Brooks to write a 500-page report on what makes the Muslim world laugh.
Brooks: Are you back in politics? I thought you were acting now.
Thompson: Once you’re in politics you never really escape.
Life imitating art imiating life — imitating politics.
And Thompson gets off this great dead-pan line: “The president, as you know, has a pretty darn good sense of humor.”
Perhaps the next one will, too?
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Cameron said,
March 23, 2007 @ 1:23 pm
“Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World” was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Rarely have I seen a more annoying protagonist. The movie follows a painfully dull storyline while hollow characters spout dialogue that leaves you in constant anticipation of a punchline that never comes. Fred Thompson appeared in this awful movie. Big deal. Pointless blog posting, imitating meaningful blog posting, imitating politics.