Marjorie Main (The Women, Summer Stock)—a world weary dame who wore her midwestern accent on her sleeve. marjorie main kills it as a reno ranch owner in "the women" (1939) and as warm mother hens <3 she was no shabby actor either! this scene with her and humphrey bogart fucking haunts me [link]
Zero Mostel (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Producers)—Archetypal. Comedian of all time. The worst combover in cinematic history, probably. Could make more laughter with one muscle in a singular eyebrow than 98% of all men across the face of the earth. Hardcore Committer to the Bit. Man of all time, and also told HUAC directly where they could shove it, which is a primally appealing and scrungly quality.
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[additional submitted propaganda + scrungly videos under the cut]
Marjorie Main:
Zero Mostel:
"The chase scene in FORUM is just. it's fucking iconic. It's one of the funniest pieces of cinema I've ever seen in any context, everything about it is genius, and the heart and soul of it is Zero Mostel as Pseudolus. Casting him alongside a young Michael Crawford (of later Phantom of the Opera fame) really highlights the differences between the young romantic lead and the older, sensible, and yet entirely scrungly middle aged man (Mostel was 55 at the time) somehow manages to come off as even more desirable. He has no shit together, not very good plans, is panicked for most of the story, and the charisma of a champ. His flailing, helpless attempts at fighting the gladiator is so... he's so scrungly. "
"He's not fancy, he's not pretty, he's not good at much of anything, but he is Genius despite that."
"There is a magic to Zero Mostel that he manages to bring to roles where he is simultaneously the worst person ever, and also, compelling in every possible way. He had his biggest period of fame in middle age after he got taken off the Hollywood blacklist, and being a fat middle aged man with thinning hair is what gives every single bit of his characters power. As the original Max Bialystock he would eat the entirety of The Producers except that Gene Wilder as Leo Bloom is a genius casting decision, as Mostel's intensity against Wilder's deep discomfort ends up being the right chemistry. In many ways he reminds me of Buster Keaton, the pinnacle of hot scrungly little guy—a unique and expressive face, an instinctive understanding of comedy, active at the same time, and also they were both in FORUM together. Mostel came from an Orthodox Jewish family, was a trained painter with a degree in art, spoke four languages, and when he was blacklisted during the Red Scare and brought before the HUAC, he didn't just refuse to name names, he made fun of the senators. He was disabled after an accident, and still did dancing in movies and things like stunts in FORUM. He did a ton of work on Broadway too, including originating Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, making the musical more Jewish as he did so. Frankly, I don't think any of those roles (or the eventual later film versions of Fiddler/musical version of the Producers) would work with anyone else. It had to be a fat balding middle aged leftist Jew from Brooklyn. The scrungly is essential.
"the scrungle factor of max in every version of the producers is through the roof but nathan lane does it as suave scrungle. zero mostel does not do suave scrungle. he does old jewish man getting into an argument with the rabbi at the full synagogue passover seder about how much wine has to be in the glass for it to count as "one cup" scrungle; he does old jewish man whose entire fridge is full of pickled herring scrungle. it's offputting in all the ways that make it genius."
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boxer!clorinde x manager!gn!reader (ft. wingman?childe)
tags: modern!au, fluff, slight second-hand embarrassment?
author's note: this is a quick something i made for @cieluna so she'd be content...
"I don't get why you haven't confessed to her already? Anyone with eyes can see the mutual attraction between you two. It's better to do it first before someone else does it, no?"
It's been an hour since your conversation with Childe, yet his words keep playing round and round in your head, seeming to never get off its ride.
There's just no way you could confess to Clorinde. You would rather be Dante stuck in the inferno than gamble the chance of ruining the content friend/work?ship you have with her.
Unable to think straight and continue your email, your hand reaches for the phone on your desk and clicks on the call icon as if having a love-stricken mind of its own.
"Sup-"
"I know that you may not hear this much, but you're right, okay? Happy?! I like Clorinde so, incredibly, much! But I just can't confess, that's terrifying to do!" you exasperate.
"Wait-"
"Especially with me being her manager? That's like a work taboo, is it not!?" You sigh. "Don't get me wrong, I would love nothing more than to be with her romantically. It's just... this is a prime time for her, and I'm more focused on getting all the connections she deserves to succeed even further. "
After your mini monologue, you realize that you still haven't heard his voice. "Hello? Childe?"
"Um...hey buddy! So glad you came to an epiphany, but I'm actually driving right now so you're on speaker...and Clorinde's in the car with me..."
"..."
"Um..." He let out an awkward laugh. "Hello?"
"Childe. I hope your client gets into another pr scandal-"
A gentle melodic laugh stilled you from continuing your ill-intended wish. "Even though everyone calls me the fastest in the ring, it seems that you were the fastest of us two today. Childe's dropping me off at your location."
"I'm still at the office. Wait, no! You just finished your training. You should go home and rest." You worried.
"I'm aware. You've been working overtime more times than not these days. I also figured that you hadn't eaten yet, so I picked us up some takeout from that restaurant you love so much, the one next to the gym. I presumed that Childe was kind enough to act as my chauffeur on his own accord, but now I see that he had another plan in mind."
You heard Childe's gremlin snickers from the speaker. "Okay. Wait. So. About what I said-"
"Don't stress yourself out over me; we'll continue when I get there. I wish to say what I've been meaning to do while seeing your face. Wait for me?" Hearing her hopeful tone, you smile.
"I will."
"Will you wait for me too-" "Oh, shut it, Childe."
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