{"id":12058,"date":"2010-08-12T10:52:19","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T17:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12058"},"modified":"2021-01-05T10:21:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T17:21:56","slug":"pardon-my-sarong-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12058","title":{"rendered":"Pardon My Sarong (1942)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Go ahead and back up.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Pardon-My-Sarong-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Pardon-My-Sarong-Poster-201x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-61667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Pardon-My-Sarong-Poster-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Pardon-My-Sarong-Poster-687x1024.png 687w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Pardon-My-Sarong-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Pardon-My-Sarong-Poster-181x270.png 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Pardon-My-Sarong-Poster.png 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA pair of fugitive bus drivers (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello) accompany a yachtsman (Robert Paige) and his rival (Virginia Bruce) on a trip towards an uncharted South Seas island where a villain (Lionel Atwill) is searching for treasure.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abbott and Costello Films<\/li>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Fugitives<\/li>\n<li>Hidden Treasure<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Atwill Films<\/li>\n<li>South Sea Islands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Pardon My Sarong<\/em> was the second highest grossing film of 1942 (after <em>Mrs. Miniver<\/em>), indicating the enduring popularity of Abbott and Costello after their success the previous year in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97\"><em>Buck Privates<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12038\"><em>Hold That Ghost<\/em><\/a>, and <em>In the Navy<\/em>. Fortunately, <em>&#8230;Sarong<\/em> has held up reasonably well, thanks to a steady stream of enjoyable A&#038;C routines scattered throughout its utterly ridiculous plot, which makes so little sense you&#8217;re better off ignoring it altogether (indeed, as Bosley Crowther noted in his review of <em>&#8230;Sarong<\/em> for the New York Times, &#8220;Plot is a normal convention which this picture manages to avoid&#8221;). <\/p>\n<p>Meant to capitalize on the success of Crosby and Hope&#8217;s &#8220;Road&#8221; pictures, <em>&#8230;Sarong<\/em> takes Bud and Lou on an adventure to an uncharted sound-stage island, where natives are dressed in outrageously fruity costumes, and Lou &#8212; naturally &#8212; is both pursued by a beautiful local (Nan Wynn) and mistaken for some kind of hero. Only the final half of the movie takes place on the island, however; before this, Bud and Lou are given plenty of opportunities to engage in their usual shenanigans as they&#8217;re pursued by The Law (represented by the always delightful William Demarest) and find themselves on board a ridiculously tiny ship, where they quickly run out of food (leading to two of the film&#8217;s most infamous sequences &#8212; both involving Abbott treating his partner with more than even his usual level of disdain.) <em>Pardon My Sarong<\/em> isn&#8217;t Abbott and Costello&#8217;s best outing, but it&#8217;s full of enough enjoyable routines &#8212; and holds enough historical interest, given its enormous popularity &#8212; that I&#8217;m recommending it as optional &#8220;must-see&#8221; viewing for film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A number of enjoyably humorous scenes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pardon-sarong-bean.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pardon-sarong-bean.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12063\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pardon-sarong-ice-cream.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pardon-sarong-ice-cream.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12064\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pardon-sarong-magician.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pardon-sarong-magician.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12065\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pardon-sarong-shaving.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pardon-sarong-shaving.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12066\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ridiculous costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pardon-sarong-costumes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/pardon-sarong-costumes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12062\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fun wordplay:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Abbott:<\/strong> Why don&#8217;t you knock on the door?<br \/>\n<strong>Costello:<\/strong> I don&#8217;t know&#8230; I just don&#8217;t give a rap anymore.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look as one of Abbott and Costello&#8217;s most popular films. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035173\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1942\/08\/27\/archives\/the-screen-in-review.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2402&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rinkworks.com\/movies\/m\/pardon.my.sarong.1942.shtml\">At-a-Glance Capsule Film Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Go ahead and back up.&#8221; Synopsis: A pair of fugitive bus drivers (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello) accompany a yachtsman (Robert Paige) and his rival (Virginia Bruce) on a trip towards an uncharted South Seas island where a villain (Lionel Atwill) is searching for treasure. Genres: Abbott and Costello Films At Sea Comedy Fugitives Hidden Treasure Lionel Atwill Films South Sea Islands Review: Pardon My Sarong was the second highest grossing film of 1942 (after Mrs. Miniver), indicating the enduring&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12058\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12058"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61671,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12058\/revisions\/61671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}