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Wonder if Bob Hope saw this.

posted 17 years ago by bgh48
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Probably not I think, but since Woody worships him and does him so well here, I wonder...

Did Bob Hope ever state anything about Woody's films? You would think that he must have been asked about him sometime considering that Woody was quite open about adoring him.

[–] urish 17 years ago

Around this time Allen edited a tribute piece for Hope. Both Hope and Allen mentioned it on TV interviews at the time. I think Hope did see this film and said "Well, Woody's just terrific, a terrific performer" or something like that. I recall Allen on Dick Cavett's show, both of them praising Hope's older work and decrying his political stance and more recent TV work.

[–] whereismikeyfl 14 years ago

This is Allen's most Bob Hope-esque film, so I think Hope would have enjoyed it a lot.

[–] ShellOilJunior 13 years ago

We know at least Groucho did love Woody's work and that's great praise.

I'm sure Hope liked what he saw, too.

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[–] megArnold 13 years ago

Didn't you know Allen and Hope DID do a movie together... sort of:

Play It Again, Bob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjYVyyTBdh4

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[–] lubin-freddy 12 years ago

Other than certain character traits, I never got the Bob Hope thing. While Allen started as a joke writer, Hope famously didn't write anything he said.

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