With its third round pick, the newly named Team Pinapple Express (in honour of my undying love for Seth Rogen), is proud to select, in the category of Musical, Singing in the Rain. I have loved this one since I was a little kid. I even injured myself several times attempting the move in the first clip I posted below, the stepping on the couch and having it flip over. As a young kiddie, I just wasn't quite coordinated enough to make it work. Maybe I will try it now that I am a bit older...
Anyways, the film, released in 1952, stars Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor. Kelly also helped choreograph and direct the film. It received several nominations and awards, and has been hailed as one of the best musicals of all time.
A few clips to snack on...
Here is the song, "Good Morning," a song almost guaranteed to remain stuck in your head for hours:
Here is the most famous scene from the film, sure to make you feel warm and fuzzy, courtesy of Youtube:
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Wikipedia, a little tidbit about the most famous scene from the film, seen above:
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In the famous dance routine in which Gene Kelly sings the title song while twirling an umbrella, splashing through puddles and getting soaked to the skin, he was actually dancing in water with a little bit of milk added, so that the water puddles and raindrops would show up in the filming. Kelly was sick with a 103-degree fever at the time
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Again from Wikipedia, about the turmoil on set between the lead actors:
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Debbie Reynolds was not a dancer at the time she made the film. Kelly apparently insulted her for her lack of dance experience, upsetting her. Fred Astaire was hanging around the studio and found Reynolds crying under a piano. Hearing what had happened, Astaire volunteered to help her with her dancing. Kelly later admitted that he had not been kind to Reynolds and was surprised that she was still willing to talk to him afterwards.
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Donald O'Connor also apparently did not enjoy working with Kelly, finding him to be somewhat of a tyrant on the set, despite being quoted as saying that Kelly was "patient" with him
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