This film is a gem. This was New York City in the early 70's. Jules Feiffer's screenplay is a masterpiece of black humor. Alan Arkin at his manic best!😵💫
Bless Alan Arkin, he has provided some of my favorite performances thru the years, starting with the cold war classic The Russians are coming. Saw Little Murders when it first came out ... have literally seen it a few dozen times thru the years. The whole thing is brilliant. It's also Alan Arkin's directorial debut. A runner-up for me is A.A. and Peter Falk in the In-Laws.
Alan Arkin just killed as the paranoid cop in one of the seminal movies about NYC. Way, way way ahead of its time....and a perfect script by Jules Pfeiffer (who also penned the great "Carnal Knowledge")
@delysid22 ..It's a Black Comedy!..The very idea of a black comedy calls for all of it to be "Over The Top."..If you don't understand that, than you certainly don't understand black comedies....Alan Arkin played this role, absolutely spot on!...I don't know how anyone can say Arkin is over the top, and at the same time, here is Vincent Gardenia, in all his, even more, "Over The Top" splendor, (Who I also think is brilliant.)..The only "Bud Abbott" straight person is the Patsy character.
I just think that you can't be a big fan of Arkins to begin with, or you would recognize immediately what he is doing..And I think that comes from years of seeing him do it...He is an accomplished dramatic actor, as well, ie. Wait until Dark, Glengarry Glen Ross...His over the top style was developed while being one of the founders of the renown improv troupe "Second City"..Which was the catalyst for the creation of SNL...Anyway, to each his (Her) own.
@delysid22 ..The Alan Arkin character is over the top!!...The ALAN ARKIN character is over the top?!!!...Are you kidding???!!!....OF COURSE, THE ALAN ARKIN CHACTER IS OVER THE TOP!!!!....Oy Vey!!!...The whole damn movie is over the top!!..That's the point, for god's sake!!!...Good Lord, save us all!!
@delysid22...I see you're 41...I believe that this style of black comedy, and it's style of acting it out, is lost on people who are younger than me...I grew up with the "Brewster McClouds", Harold and Maudes" "Dr.Strangeloves" and so on..This is not to be insulting..I have a younger sister, who is 45, and even for her this brand of story telling escapes her...I guarantee you, anyone who's forte is this brand of comedy, the movie makers themselves, Roared at Arkin's performance here..No doubt.
@cheezer57 I don't think it's about a generation gap here. I LOVE "Brewster McCloud", "California Split" and most Altman movies and Asby's "Shampoo" is a favourite of mine. About "Little murders" I have to admit I've more enjoyed the changing tone,the unsettled feeling of the movie rather than the acting that is often too theatrical to me .
@cheezer57 I'm not doing a statment here, I'm just saying how I react to an acting that drew me out of the movie.Sure it's a black comedy but regarding the acting of some actors (Arkin, Gardenia) it could have been better balanced Even with excess there could be some measure
And even more so in 2021. This is because the conspiracy decided before this movie was made to wreck the USA and turn the whole country, which was very nice in 1971, into a hellhole.
RIP Alan Arkin. My favorite movie monologue.
This film is a gem. This was New York City in the early 70's. Jules Feiffer's screenplay is a masterpiece of black humor. Alan Arkin at his manic best!😵💫
Hurt myself laughing at this film. Alan Arlin’s performance is unforgettable.
anybody related to this film in any way should be so proud
Bless Alan Arkin, he has provided some of my favorite performances thru the years, starting with the cold war classic The Russians are coming.
Saw Little Murders when it first came out ... have literally seen it a few dozen times thru the years. The whole thing is brilliant. It's also Alan Arkin's directorial debut.
A runner-up for me is A.A. and Peter Falk in the In-Laws.
Alan Arkin as the psychotic detective is hilarious. This movie is very funny/clever!
Pure genius. Eight minutes and fifteen seconds of the most brilliant dark comedy.
Alan Arkin just killed as the paranoid cop in one of the seminal movies about NYC. Way, way way ahead of its time....and a perfect script by Jules Pfeiffer (who also penned the great "Carnal Knowledge")
Sheer brilliance. Sheer brilliance.
Can't ever get enough of Alan Arkin. He's excellent in "The Kominsky Method" (check it out if you haven't already).
R.I.P. Alan Arkin
@delysid22 ..It's a Black Comedy!..The very idea of a black comedy calls for all of it to be "Over The Top."..If you don't understand that, than you certainly don't understand black comedies....Alan Arkin played this role, absolutely spot on!...I don't know how anyone can say Arkin is over the top, and at the same time, here is Vincent Gardenia, in all his, even more, "Over The Top" splendor, (Who I also think is brilliant.)..The only "Bud Abbott" straight person is the Patsy character.
I just think that you can't be a big fan of Arkins to begin with, or you would recognize immediately what he is doing..And I think that comes from years of seeing him do it...He is an accomplished dramatic actor, as well, ie. Wait until Dark, Glengarry Glen Ross...His over the top style was developed while being one of the founders of the renown improv troupe "Second City"..Which was the catalyst for the creation of SNL...Anyway, to each his (Her) own.
@delysid22 ..The Alan Arkin character is over the top!!...The ALAN ARKIN character is over the top?!!!...Are you kidding???!!!....OF COURSE, THE ALAN ARKIN CHACTER IS OVER THE TOP!!!!....Oy Vey!!!...The whole damn movie is over the top!!..That's the point, for god's sake!!!...Good Lord, save us all!!
1:23 is my favorite thing ever
It's Newquist,and it's daughter this time...
Rip
@delysid22...I see you're 41...I believe that this style of black comedy, and it's style of acting it out, is lost on people who are younger than me...I grew up with the "Brewster McClouds", Harold and Maudes" "Dr.Strangeloves" and so on..This is not to be insulting..I have a younger sister, who is 45, and even for her this brand of story telling escapes her...I guarantee you, anyone who's forte is this brand of comedy, the movie makers themselves, Roared at Arkin's performance here..No doubt.
I know this comment is 10 years old but I just wanted to let you know I like this movie also. Are you still with us?
@cheezer57 I don't think it's about a generation gap here.
I LOVE "Brewster McCloud", "California Split" and most Altman movies and Asby's "Shampoo" is a favourite of mine.
About "Little murders" I have to admit I've more enjoyed the changing tone,the unsettled feeling of the movie rather than the acting that is often too theatrical to me .
Arkin is actually terrible.
Predictive programming.
@cheezer57 I'm not doing a statment here, I'm just saying how I react to an acting that drew me out of the movie.Sure it's a black comedy but regarding the acting of some actors (Arkin, Gardenia) it could have been better balanced
Even with excess there could be some measure
@cheezer57 It's just that Alan Arkin acting doesn't fit with the rest .
To me he's a bit too much .And I don't think the whole movie is over the stop.
The father's monologue at the end sounds an awful lot like the current republican candidates. More than ever.
+Christopher B. King Was just thinking that.. lol was looking for this rant.
And even more so in 2021. This is because the conspiracy decided before this movie was made to wreck the USA and turn the whole country, which was very nice in 1971, into a hellhole.
@@watermelonlalala Arkin's rant is extremely profound
I really enjoyed the movie up to now but the Alan Arkin character is over the top and break the charm to me
I think that may be the point? It's purposely jarring, darkly profound, outrageous . And hilarious. Thus, "dark comedy ". It's not just about charm.
It's a theatrical production