Like all good screwball comedies the comedy builds here until its climax, which takes place as so many screwball comedies do, inside a courtroom. They make a believable couple and play very nicely off of each other.Īlong with the three stars, the maid Aurora, the chauffeur Chester and even the dogs manage to steal a few scenes. The two have a great chemistry and should have made more movies together. This was the second pairing of Chase and Hawn following 1978's Foul Play. This leads to one of the funniest scenes when due to a series of complications, Nicholas ends up serving dinner. Keeping Nicholas hidden until his innocence can be proven becomes even more important when the Governor comes to dinner and wants to talk about making Ira the state's Attorney General. After the robbers throw him out of a speeding car, Nicholas limps to Glenda's house since she is the one person he thinks can help him and also because he's still in love with her.Īgainst her better judgement, Glenda hides Nicholas, but keeps it a secret from Ira, which leads to some opening and closing of doors with Nicholas hiding under beds and other farcical and funny behavior. When the movie starts he is picked up by a couple of criminals and forced at gunpoint to help them rob a bank. Rounding out the trio is Chevy Chase as Nicholas Gardenia. He's the straight man here, but he doesn't take a back seat to anyone. Her husband is Ira Parks, a district attorney, played by Charles Grodin, an actor with a master's degree in the slow burn and the sarcastic turn of phrase. A soft touch, she ends up hiring many of the criminals she defends in court. She's a public defender who picks up as many stray people as she does stray dogs. The always adorable Goldie Hawn stars as Glenda Parks. With its limited cast and only a few locations, it almost has the feel of a play. It's fast paced and very funny in parts and features a likeable and talented trio of actors in the lead roles. Seems Like Old Times is Neil Simon's attempt at writing a 1930s screwball comedy. Charles Grodin, Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase in Seems Like Old Times.
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