Most musical numbers accompany a plot moment, or establish a setting or flesh out a character. Something of some significance to the story. This one? This is just "Man, diction lessons are boring, LET'S DANCE INSTEAD." :D
What a great movie that was, still is! I suppose the nostalgia of being the age I was, in the place I was, is part of the charm. If they tried to make a movie like this now, I'd probably hate it. Not only have the movies changed, so have I. But when I watch this, I'm seventeen, again.
I can't help but smile through this whole routine!! What amazing entertainers... I've been watching Singin' in the Rain for fifteen years, and I never get tired of it. Brilliance!
This dance routine clearly demonstrates the talent of both these men. They could dance, sing, act and play a musical instrument. Raw talent that is quite unique these days, but was for the most part, something each actor had to bring to the table back in the day. The steps (all choreography by Gene kelly), was perfectly in sync. Great routine, great dancers!
I love everything about this decade of music and film; the glitz, the glamor, the dancing, the romanticism... You just don't get stars like them anymore.They could sing, they could dance, they could act. This movie began my love for the Hollywood greats, and it's these timeless stars that inspire so many. Gene Kelly was an amazing perfectionist, and the two, irreplaceable icons whose screen appearances continue to inspire people.
I remember my elementary school music teacher, Mr. Duckwall playing this and singing in the rain for us. I was probably 7 or 8, wow. He was the one of the coolest teachers I had and he had a great impact on me. Brings back lots of memories
Everybody talks about how fantastic O'Conner and Kelly are, and they really are fantastic, but if you watch Bobby Watson (the guy playing the diction coach) you realize something. It might look like he's just being pushed around, but he's dancing just as much as the other two are. And he does it without making it look like he's dancing.
No, he isn't. Apart from keeping up with Gene's footing when he was being dragged from the curtains, his footwork doesn't indicate any "dancing" at all. Moving around to keep up with Gene and Donald's rhythm doesn't necessarily mean he himself is dancing.
+Damar158 Well I think it's interesting because this is when TV was still a sort of reflection of live theater, whereas nowadays TV is just TV and actors just need to act. I wish that actors and entertainment were still like that, but that's why we have theater! :)
this is the best taping in a movie i have ever seen, every time i watch this movie i have to rewind and watch this part over and over again it's addicting!!
oh man, gene's choreography is amazing. i can never get over it! i've seen this movie hundreds of times and i'm impresses EVERY TIME!!! :D oh, and even when i listen ONLY to the audio of this number, the taps and stomps of the shoes are perfectly placed to complement the music in all the nuances(it doesn't overtake the score, nor be too subtle) ... PERFECT.
My favourite tap routine of all time!!! This movie was the reason i became a tap dancer. And the two actors/dancers/singers have completely different styles in their dancing. Donald O'Connor is just so amazing to watch because he is so entertaining (just like in Make em Laugh) and Gene Kelly is jost so flowy in his movements just doing the routine with such ease and no effort at all...and that my friends is what makes this routine great!!!
no, they sure don't make 'em l ike this anymore. Watch the synchronization between Kelly and O'Connor, particularly when dancing on the desk. Letter perfect dancing! Two of the three greatest male dancers were right here! Astaire was the consummate artist of course, Kelly the consummate athlete, and O'Connor, the heir apparent to both! They made it look so easy, yet we have no idea how many hours of rehearsal it took to make it come out like this. There is no talent like this anymore, sadly.
i love singing in the rain and used to watch it nearly every day when i was little.I was trying to do the dance a few months ago in socks on a slipery floor when i fell overand nearly broke my rib
"Moses supposes his toeses are Roses, But Moses supposes Erroneously, Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses, As Moses supposes his toeses to be! Moses supposes his toeses are Roses, But Moses supposes Erroneously, A mose is a mose! A rose is a rose! A toes is a toes! Hooptie doodie doodle Moses supposes his toeses are Roses, But Moses supposes Erroneously, For Moses he knowses his toeses arent roses, As Moses supposes his toeses to be! Moses (Moses supposes his toeses are roses) Moses (Moses supposes erroneously) Moses (Moses supposes his toeses are roses) As Moses supposes his toeses to be! A Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose is A rose is what Moses supposes his toes is Couldn't be a lily or a daphi daphi dilli It's gotta be a rose cuz it rhymes with mose! Moses! Moses! Moses!
I can see this over and over. They are wonderful tappers but also wonderful dancers generally. They would probably wipe the floor on So You Think You Can Dance!
My wife, myself and my son, 4 at that time would dance to this scene again and again. My son especially loved the part at the end in which he would play the part of the diction coach, and we would pile stuff on him and shout "A"!
I have to resist the urge to continually bring up this one everytime someone asks me what movie I'd like to watch. I don't think I could ever tire of Gene Kelly :)
Frank Sinatra said it best (although he was discussing Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire): "You can sit around and wait, but you'll never see the likes of this again." Kelly and O'Connor used this number in the film to showcase each other's talents; Each contributed his own steps in the choreography and the other performed it. This is borne out if you watch some of their other movies. You can see the elements of style used here. Part of an amazing body of work from both of these men.
my dad loves musicals, so i watched a lot of musicals when i was younger, and i love musicals now, and im only 14 :P haha. i love classic movies and shows! this was one of my favorites, along with chitty chitty bang bang, and mary poppins, i miss all of those movies now!
I LOVE THIS SCENE, THIS TWISTER TONGUE IS GREAT!!! COMO SOU ESTUDANTE DA LINGUA INGLESA ESSA CENA É MUITA BOA PARA DESTRAVAR A LÍNGUA, AMEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Apparently, this is the first scene they shot for the film, according to the documentary on the special edition DVD. It was also the only song written especially for the movie. On the second disc, there's a series of clips showing what early films all the other songs came from; my favorite being The Broadway Melody of 1936 with Eleanor Powell, Buddy Ebsen and his sister Vilma. Eleanor Powell. Is. Utterly. AMAZING!
still ranked as one of my all time fav tap dance routines.. how it should be done... American style tap. Unlike us brits who tap so stiff!!!!!! Classic
It always made me laugh that no matter how much Don and Cosmo dragged him around, piled stuff on top of him or made a mess of his office, that speech coach just acted like a confused rag doll. Such amazing dancers!
