After the Fox | 
| Actors: Martin Balsam, Lydia Brazzi, Tino Buazzelli, Maria Grazia Buccella, Lando Buzzanca
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 22686
Format: Color, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Italian (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302717310
UPC: 027616303431
EAN: 9786302717310
ASIN: 6302717310
Theatrical Release Date: 1966
Release Date: September 1, 1998
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 A Wonderful Slapstick Comedy September 17, 2004
B. J Robbins (La Quinta, CA United States)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
There is so much to brag about in this movie it is hard to know where to start.
First, Peter Sellers, probably the most talented film comedian of his generation, gives a bravura performance as a professional crook, Aldo Venucci, trying to make one last big score, The Gold of Cairo. His performance is so nuanced, hysterical (with the Italian accent) and real, that he really IS the movie. I say that not to disparage the rest of the cast, who are all wonderful.
Second, the totally whacky script by Neil Simon is original, and so full of funny lines that come at you so fast, that you are in serious danger of your sides splitting if you don't pause the video in places!!!
Victor Mature, playing an over the hill actor who doesn't think he is, and Marty Balsam, his suspicious and totally exasperated agent, who tries to convince him that he is not as young as he thinks, are a terrific team and have their own comic chemistry.
Seller's wife at the time, Britt Eckland, plays Sellers' sister, a star struck young woman who dreams of being an actress. She is very good in her part.
Akim Tamiroff, whose character stole the Gold of Cairo originally, adds a touch of Middle Eastern flavor and mystery to the movie. (Men ... dig his sister. What a babe!)
There are some nicely placed barbs at the movies of Antonioni,
(there is one scene where they just chase each other, Eckland and Mature). When the agent (Balsam) asks the meaning of the whole thing,the director, Sellers, replies "No matter how fast you run, you can't run away from yourself." The Mature character throws a kiss at him and responds, "Brilliant!" If you've seen some Antonioni movies, you'll understand the satire.
It is impossible to pick out one best scene, but one of my favorites is when Mature, Balsam, and Sellers meet in his hotel room to discuss to proposed movie, and Sellers receives a phone call. "Oh hello Sophia. My darling I told you there is no part in my new picture for you ... Sophia please, you are getting hysterical ..." At this point, he hands the phone to Marty Balsam and asks him to calm her down. He gets on the phone, and the next shot is in a phone booth, where one of Sellers' cohorts is on the phone. When Balsam, comes on he hurriedly hangs up. Well, you have to see it. But the whole scene is hilarious.
If you are a Peter Sellers fan, love great comedy, you must have this film. I've viewed it countless times and it just gets funnier and funnier.
 Not one of Sellers' best September 2, 2002
Irreverent (La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA)
15 out of 26 found this review helpful
Sorry to disagree with all those reviewers who loved this movie, but Peter Sellers did many better films than this. "Dr. Strangelove" was the masterpiece. "Being There" is an underrated and understated sendup of how things happen in Washington. "The World of Henry Orient" (AT LAST on DVD!)is priceless but virtually unknown, with delicious performances from Sellers and especially his teenage tormentors. Finally, the "Pink Panther" series is much better slapstick than "After the Fox," which has many famous, talented participants but is mostly silly, unfortunately not as hilariously and frenetically silly as Clouseau & Co. One irritant was the repetition and prolongation of gags and situations, as if we might not notice them otherwise. I agree with other reviewers that Victor Mature does as well as possible with the role he is allotted, and Martin Balsam does okay with his stuff, too. When watching this film, I kept thinking the same thoughts as when attending a mediocre restaurant -- I could have cooked up something better than this myself for a lot less money.
100% Good March 29, 2001
Marc Scarfone (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is one of the best movies that I have ever seen. I am a fan of 1960's style comedies. I would rate this as superior to Peter Seller's work in the Pink Panther series. Every aspect of this movie is good. This film had a most unusual co-writing team: Neil Simon, one of America's foremost playwrights and Cesare Zavattini, a major Italian comic screenwriter. Also note that Peter Sellers sings the title song, "After the Fox," written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, along with the 1960's rock group The Hollies. Vittorio De Sica, the film's director, is better known as one of the pioneers of Italian Neorealist filmmaking. Peter Sellers is at his best as an ingenius thief who is constantly in and out of jail, who undertakes a job to smuggle stolen gold in order to earn enough money to provide for his Mother and Sister. The supporting cast was superb. From the aging famous actor, to the Fox's sister, the Fox's two henchmen, the Fox's mother, the town mayor, the chief of police, the famous actor's agent. Everyone was well selected. All scenes were EXTREMELY memorable & HILARIOUSLY funny: the italian restaurant scene where Sellers talks to a beautiful woman with a man's voice, the 1st prison escape scene where Sellers tricks the guards, the 2nd escape scene where Sellers tricks the guards, the interpol scene where they go through the list of suspected criminals (most of whom are at retirement age), the scene where he ad libs fake movie scenes to keep people busy while waiting for the gold shipment to arrive (And now you are sitting...but not talking to each other...no talking!...and ACTION!) The film is also noted for it's catchphrases: "Good Morning!" will forever bring a smile to your face. For me there was also a personal connection: I felt like I was walking the streets of Italy in the 1960's (roughly a little after the time that my Grandparents had emigrated from Italy to Canada)
Sellers was a comic genius August 8, 2003
Abhik Roy (San Jose, CA United States)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am only 22 years old. My father introduced me to Seller's comedies and after his passing away, i have now begun to realize why he loved his movies so much. This movie is simply nothing but one hilarious scene after another (i've seen it more than 5 times), not to mention the music is fabulous and goes along perfectly with every scene. Seller's girlfriend is quite a hottie and I always can remember the first scene when she bears it all for the gold. Quite a body she's got under that Burqa. Sellers was really one of the best comedians in English cinema. This isn't slapstick like Jerry Lewis folks, but a kind of unique comedy that takes a little time to come into your senses. I have seen most of Seller's movies and i love them all. thank you to such a great star who's no longer with us.
Peter Sellers Realizes His Full Potential January 26, 2001
Robert M. Khoury (Charlotte, NC)
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is one of the funniest movies ever made. Starring Peter Sellers and a wonderful supporting cast led by Victor Mature and Martin Balsam, with a score by Burt Bacharach, and a script by Neal Simon, this is a comedy to measure other comedies by. Every scene is memorable. You'll be quoting dialogue forever. I don't know why this film is overlooked by the experts, even in compiling Peter Sellers' best work, but, some people don't get it and never will. You will never regret seeing this film, and I don't know too many people who have been able to resist seeing it more than once. You will purchase this film. You will enjoy it again and again. You will praise it to everyone you know who has a sense of humor. Trust me, I have a Ph.D. and it's not in education.
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