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Arranged in the order in which they were made... and click the links to see clips!

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

A classic 1950's film, based on the Broadway musical, which was based on the novel, in which Marilyn Monroe (Lorelei) and Jane Russell (Dorothy) play "Two Little Girls from Little Rock".

As girls from 'the wrong side of the tracks', the girls are club singers & misunderstood. Lorelei wants her fiance, Esmond, to propose. Esmond, though utterly smitten, is reluctant to displease his father, a rich old guy who disapproves of Lorelei, thinking she is a gold-digger and not good enough for her son. In a final & grand attempt to make Esmond to make his move, Lorelie gets herself and Dorothy on a transatlantic cruise, to Paris -- and of course, rich Esmond Sr. puts a tail on Lorelei. Gus, the 'tail' begins to woo Dorothy, the street-wise and savvy brunette, who is jaded when it comes to love, but sure does enjoy the boatload of men (the traveling Olympic team).

Along the way, Lorelei chases a tiara, gets to call a man Piggie, and creates more misunderstandings of international proportions.

Monroe is true to the "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" mentality. While on the surface Monroe seems to be playing a 'dumb blonde', it's apparent that she's only doing what any sane girl would do by trying to find a man who can provide security. At the very end, there's a scene which closes the case of the dumb blonde.

Lorelei says "Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn't marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help?"

To which Esmond Sr. can only reply, "Say, they told me you were stupid! You certainly don't seem stupid to me!"

"I can be smart when I need to be," coos Lorelei.

This is where there is some glimmer of proof that the original story was written in 1925 by feminist Anita Loos, who according to her memoir Cast of Thousands, was in somewhat of a snit over a man that she hoped would be interested in her for her brains was really only interested in a vapid blonde for her other attributes.

However, I selected this movie for it's comedic value, so here it is -- my all time most favorite comedic moment in film: Marilyn Monroe is bouncing on the bed, with the glee and abandon of a child, and it shows on her face. This movement is more than distracting for the poor Esmond. I think it shows one of Monroe's best assets -- her gift of comedic timing.

Extra points scored for this movie by it's fashions, with costumes by Travilla.

An 1980's B-film extravaganza, featuring Cynthia Gibb (CeCe), Virginia Madsen (Kelly), and Daphne Zuniga (Margo), is the story of three single girls, roommates, who live the 80's life: mundane jobs by day, parties by night.

It's even better with age, for those of us alive & doing the club scene in the 80's, full of private parties (which would seem like 'raves' to you kids), new wave music (excellent soundtrack), retro fashions (including gloves, boas and other gems), goth kids (back when it was common knowledge they were not cool), and the girls' apartment is to-die-for-retro-kitch. OK, so is the movie itself, but that's part of it's charm.

The brief storyline is this: CeCe, just fired from job number 111, begs cool roommate Margo to get them one more night of hot club action, so they can all forget their woes. Margo the caretaker and ultimate cool girls with connections agrees. Enter Cliffie (Clayton Rohner). He arrives at the apartment to take out dream girl Kelly. It's then they discover Kelly's already left for the night, to meet the continually dumping boyfriend, Brad, who is a dj with entourage. She's taken the only car -- so the only thing the girls can do is get Cliffie to take them out.

As CeCe says, "You know, Cliffie, the hottest nights are the ones where you don't know who you are coming home with... here we are... we don't even know who we are going out with!"

Along the way, there are the antics of Venus the dog; tripping on Ecstacy; almost getting raped; rock star Bruno X; the skinny on lizard tongues, niceness, and hairy shoulders; and the mantra "Never stand in line. Never pay for your drinks. Never stand next to a dweeb."

There are also these classic moments:

When Margo gets a guy to buy drinks for her, CeCe and Cliffie (Haven't we all done this?)

Cliffie is miserable at the table, and CeCe tries to cheer him up with info from the Cosmo Quiz. (Nice shot from Cliffie!)

This movie is a favorite not only because it combines all that is cheesy about the 80's and B-film kitsch, but because despite it's low expectations, there are some genuine moments about women and relationships. You can debate whether these truths are there by design or by fluke, but the fact remains, they are there. I can see myself, my friends, in the movie, in multiple ways; not all of which are flattering. I can laugh at those movie moments myself -- Having survived the 80's, and my 20's, I can also laugh past the movie, directly at myself.