I know its only a movie and a comedy at that, and certainly liberties are taken. But, in the courtroom scene where Jack Lemmon was being his own lawyer, and he has his lawyer friend on the stand, seems kinda silly. What prosecutor or judge would allow a lawyer and his sworn-in witness to converse in whispers so that the jury, or anyone else, could not hear what they were discussing. I would reckon the prosecutor would scream out in objection as would the judge.
shareI don't think anyone takes this scene seriously. Would anyone bank his defense on the idea that any man would get rid of his wife if he could get away with it? It's a satire on male-chauvinist attitudes, and ultimately a rejection of these attitudes.
shareAfter listening to the wife of the good Lawyer, I would fully endorse the murder...
Repeat the viewing of this memorable scene: when everyone, including the judge and the prosecutor, cheer and raise the Lemmon on their shoulders while you see the mute women standing in a state of shock: absolutely, pricelessly non-sense.
And allow the mean to laugh about that one!!
The scene would have been funnier if one of the lawyers staid behind and began to hand out his calling card to all the women going, "You got a good case here, call me. Call me, I think you got a case. I think we can take him to the cleaners, give me a call tomorrow."
Hey, lawyers are lawyers, right? Whose to say at least ONE wouldn't have seen the commotion and immediately saw dollar signs, am I right?
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That's not funny at all but just stupid.
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Is NOT! I thin k it would be even more funny! Hey, lawyers and lawyers and if opportunity knocks, ya know what I mean?
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True...but it's completely farcial and not intended to be taken the slightest bit seriously. I love the jury of twelve peers (not a female amongst them) and Stanley's lawyer ends up stealing the scene as the prime witness for the defence.
shareYeah, the courtroom scene was ridiculous. There's no way those shenanigans would ever go on in a courtroom, even back in the 60's...
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