{"id":2287,"date":"2007-02-09T13:12:30","date_gmt":"2007-02-09T20:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2020-12-26T22:51:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T05:51:17","slug":"big-mouth-the-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2287","title":{"rendered":"Big Mouth, The (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It certainly is smooth. Yes, a man can faint from such smoothness.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-24760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA tourist (Jerry Lewis) is mistaken for a jewel thief and pursued by two different gangs.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Jerry Lewis Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken Identities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not clear why Peary includes this boring, unfunny Jerry Lewis title in his <em>GFTFF<\/em>, since he readily acknowledges that &#8220;there is not enough visual comedy or slapstick,&#8221; that Lewis&#8217;s character is, unfortunately, &#8220;less out-of-control than usual&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Technicolor2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Technicolor2-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Technicolor2-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Technicolor2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Technicolor2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Technicolor2-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Technicolor2-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Technicolor2-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Technicolor2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Technicolor2.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>and that the &#8220;love scenes with Susan Bay are embarrassingly sappy&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Bay.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Bay-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Bay-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Bay-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Bay-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Bay-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Bay-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Bay-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Bay.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At nearly two hours, the movie goes on for <u>far<\/u> too long, and, as Peary notes, has &#8220;too many scenes at Sea World&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Sea-World.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Sea-World-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Sea-World-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Sea-World-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Sea-World-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Sea-World-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Sea-World-1536x846.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Sea-World-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Sea-World.png 1857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With that said, it has a number of fans, and is certainly worth checking out if you&#8217;re enamored with Lewis&#8217;s wacky impersonations &#8212; there are plenty here.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis5-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis5-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis5-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis5-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis5-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis5-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis5-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis5-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis5.png 1865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis3-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis3-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis3-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis3-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis3-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Lewis3.png 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Cinematography-Fishing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Cinematography-Fishing-1024x597.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Cinematography-Fishing-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Cinematography-Fishing-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Cinematography-Fishing-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Cinematography-Fishing-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Cinematography-Fishing-1536x896.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Cinematography-Fishing-463x270.png 463w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/Big-Mouth-Cinematography-Fishing.png 1737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. This is only must-see viewing for die-hard Jerry Lewis fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0061401\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/the-big-mouth-1967\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It certainly is smooth. Yes, a man can faint from such smoothness.&#8221; Synopsis: A tourist (Jerry Lewis) is mistaken for a jewel thief and pursued by two different gangs. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Gangsters Jerry Lewis Films Mistaken Identities Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: It&#8217;s not clear why Peary includes this boring, unfunny Jerry Lewis title in his GFTFF, since he readily acknowledges that &#8220;there is not enough visual comedy or slapstick,&#8221; that Lewis&#8217;s character is, unfortunately, &#8220;less out-of-control&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2287\"> 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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287","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=2287"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59811,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287\/revisions\/59811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}