So many parodies ("mashups" as they are being called) have been made of the famous Hitler-in-the-bunker scene from the German movie, "Der Untergang" (The Downfall), that they have even received MSM attention. Youtube has dozens, if not hundreds. The movie is in German, so parodists add subtitles to suit other scenarios.
Most of the ones I've viewed are funny, some are really hilarious. But pretty much all of them lace Hitler's furious rant with profanity, usually quite a lot. Which is interesting because the actual German includes none. Hitler was himself not given to using profanity (which does not exactly wipe his slate clean, does it?).
Anyway, I have made my first such parody, entitled, "Hitler hates cussing." Make sure you have captions turned on by clicking the small up-arrow in the far lower right of the Youtube box and clicking on "CC."
Quick, the very last line is attributed to what actor, frequently seen in Christmas-season reruns? (Answer here.)
You may also recognize my tribute to the makers of this classic, profanity-free comedy sketch if you watch it to the very end.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Hitler hates cussing
By Donald Sensing
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Now that is drop-dead, laugh-out-loud funny. Especially the penultimate line.
LOL Funny!
last line is from Clint Eastwood's Outlaw Jose Wales when he is talking to the Indian Chief.
Josey Wales said, "Dying is easy, comedy is hard"?
Not even close. The thing is that, it would seem, nobody is quite sure who said it, but ancient actors seem to have the credit bracketed. Clint Eastwood don't enter into it.
Metafilter has a go at it here:
http://ask.metafilter.com/33928/Dying-is-easy-Comedy-is-hard-Source
You could even claim that the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes said it (sort of).
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