Richard Lester Box Set - A Funny Thing Happened.../The Knack DVD

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum:
Something appealing. Something appalling. Something for everyone... a comedy tonight!

One of the hottest burlesque shows that ever hit Broadway comes to the screen showcasing the enormous talents of Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford (Cocoon), Buster Keaton and Michael Crawford. Featuring keenly clever tunes, this wild Stephen Sondheim musical about a raucous gaggle of ancient Romans is a flip, glib and sophisticated, yet rump-slappingly bawdy and fast-paced look at the seamy underside of classical Rome through hipster's shades.

When a wily, witty, lying, lazy, cheating slave discovers that his master's son is in love with the girl-next-door - a virgin courtesan - he promises to help win her heart in exchange for his freedom. But the road to romance is blocked with stunning surprises, cunning disguises - and the wildest chariot race ever!

How I Won The War:
A deliciously cynical parody of the lunacy of war (Leonard Maltin), How I Won the War is directed with chilling brilliance and lampoons every possible cliche of popular war films. Starring Michael Crawford and the legendary John Lennon this outrageous tale of an inept WW2 commander and his hapless squad of military misfits is an extremely funny picture!

While Lieutenant Goodbody (Crawford) lacks in experience, he's desperately trying to make up for in enthusiasm. And when he's ordered to build a cricket playing field in the wastelands of North Africa - 100 miles behind enemy lines - he's determined to succeed... even if it kills most of his men. Abandoned by his superiors, betrayed by his inferiors and finally captured by Nazis, it may take more than his unrelenting optimism to win the day... like some hilariously good luck!

The Knack And How To Get It:
You either have it or you don't. The knack, that is, of seduction! From the director of the Beatles' movies 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help!' comes this inventive and hilarious romp through love and sex in 1960's London. Featuring a wildly frenetic film-making style - careering from slapstick to serious to avant-garde - this genuinely dazzling film is a mod masterpiece!

Cool and sophisticated Tolen (Ray Brooks) has a monopoly on womanizing - with a long line of conquests to prove it - while the naive and awkward Colin (Michael Crawford) desperately wants a piece of it. But when Colin falls for an innocent country girl (Rita Tushingham), it's not long before the self-assured Tolen moves in for the kill. Is all fair in love and war, or can Colin get the knack and beat Tolen at his own game?

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