Miss Thanatogenos

[Floyd R. Turbo]

[comradebillyboy]

1. The Loved One

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With Rod Steiger as Mr Joyboy and Jonathan Winters as The Blessed Reverend.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

2. Absolutely! One of my favorite black comedies!

The entire cast was amazing.

[Paladin]

3. Now THAT is a dark movie.

Funny as hell, but very dark.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. My wife refuses to watch it!

[Paladin]

5. I first saw it shortly after my second daughter was born.

As you can imagine, I didn't exactly enjoy the scene with Mr. Joyboy and the baby......

[Floyd R. Turbo]

12. That's the scene that freaked out my wife!

[Paladin]

13. I regained my appreciation for the movie when my kids were older.

Gotta love Liberace as the casket salesman.

[MuseRider]

6. I almost forgot about that movie!

Wan't Paul Williams in it too?

Joyboy, Rod Steiger? LOL I need to see this again.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. Yes Paul was! Brilliant cast!

Cast Edit

Robert Morse as Dennis Barlow
Jonathan Winters as Henry & Wilbur Glenworthy
Anjanette Comer as Aimée Thanatogenos
Rod Steiger as Mr. Joyboy
Dana Andrews as Gen. Buck Brinkman
Milton Berle as Mr. Kenton
James Coburn as Immigration Officer
John Gielgud as Sir Francis Hinsley
Tab Hunter as Whispering Glades tour guide
Margaret Leighton as Mrs. Helen Kenton
Liberace as Mr Starker
Roddy McDowall as D.J., Jr.
Robert Morley as Sir Ambrose Abercrombie
Barbara Nichols as Sadie Blodgett
Lionel Stander as the Guru Brahmin
Robert Easton as Dusty Acres
Ayllene Gibbons as Joyboy's mother
Paul Williams as Gunther Fry
Alan Napier as English club official
Bernie Kopell as Brahmin's assistant
Joy Harmon as Miss Benson (uncredited)
Jamie Farr as Waiter at English club (uncredited)

[eppur_se_muova]

7. What is this, a Phillip K. Dick novel ?

He's the only person I've seen use the word "thenatogenic" -- that is, "creating death".

Of course, he used it in a misogynistic way -- after three divorces and mental issues, he had slid pretty far downhill.

[Paladin]

8. It's based on a novel by British writer Evelyn Waugh. (nt)

[oasis]

9. Joyboy's mom wrestling with the fridge was my favorite part.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

11. That was brutal!