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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:19 PM
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What's your favorite Shirley MacLaine film?
"Terms of Endearment" for me.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:20 PM
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1. In a supporting role: Steel Magnolias
She was priceless in the role of Weezer.
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:29 PM
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6. I'd say that was probably my favorite too...
as well as one of my favorite Olympia Dukakis roles. "Everyone in Pointe Coupee Parish would give their eye teeth to take a wack at Weezer!"
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1gobluedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:29 PM
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7. Me three
Both of them were great in that movie.
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1gobluedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:30 PM
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8. Delete -- dupe
Edited on Tue Jan-16-07 01:30 PM by 1gobluedem
I accidentally double clicked.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 02:31 PM
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15. Yes she was hilarious with that dog.
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LibraLiz1973 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 08:46 PM
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18. No doubt weezer was awesome!!!!!
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JackBeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:21 PM
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2. I like "Sweet Charity".
But I'm a sucker for musicals.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:25 PM
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3. "Irma la Douce"
Hi, my friend. :hug:
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:27 PM
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5. That's a good choice.
I like "Irma La Douce" also. :-)

Hi, my friend. :hug:
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Susang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 02:11 PM
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12. Hey, that's my favorite one too!
:hi:
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:26 PM
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4. I only liked her in Hitchcock's only comedy
"The Trouble With Harry"
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Dyedinthewoolliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:36 PM
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9. The Apartment
Shirely is way HOT in that movie, in a manner that smolders just below the surface. :)
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 01:45 PM
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10. my favorite, too. Nothing like Billy Wilder.
Edited on Tue Jan-16-07 01:50 PM by kwassa


what I found on Google.

Shirley Maclaine and her brother Warren Beatty.

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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 02:17 PM
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14. Mine as well.
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 02:00 PM
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11. Being There
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 02:15 PM
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13. "Some Came Running"
http://www.allmovie.com/cg/amg.dll?p=avg&sql=some+came+running&x=0&y=0&opt1=12&sourceid=mozilla-search

After the success of From Here to Eternity, pairing Frank Sinatra with another James Jones novel made perfect sense. Set in the aftermath of World War II, the film stars Sinatra as a recently discharged soldier whose promising writing career has derailed. After a drunken card game, Sinatra finds himself aboard a bus for his Indiana hometown of Parktown, with recent acquaintance Shirley MacLaine in tow. An unrefined good-time girl, MacLaine allows her affections to settle on the hard-drinking Sinatra, who wants little to do with her as he reluctantly sets about re-establishing ties he thought to have abandoned over a decade before. These include a brother (Arthur Kennedy) unable to discard his salesman's persona, his disapproving wife (Leora Dana), and their teenage daughter (Betty Lei Keim). Meanwhile, Sinatra makes a variety of new acquaintances both respectable and otherwise, including a local gambler (Dean Martin) and a creative writing instructor (Martha Hyer) smitten with his writing and possibly with him. Shaking up the complacency of his small hometown more by accident than design, Sinatra forces all those around him to reevaluate their behavior. After a variety of smaller parts, this is the role that cemented MacLaine's name, earning her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Dean Martin Donating Member (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 08:45 PM
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17. Another vote for Some Came Running
I like the Rat Pack (obviously). However, it's a really touching story with a heartbreaking ending.

<spoiler>






I couldn't help but think at the end when the other girl shows up at SM's funeral, what the f*** is she doing there?
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 02:33 PM
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16. hard to say
I love all her movies.

But if I had to pick, I'd go with "The Children's Hour" or "The Apartment".


It would've been nice if SHE presented Warren Beatty with his award last night.
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LibraLiz1973 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 08:46 PM
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19. Postcards from the Edge
I sing the song she sang at the party all the time
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 08:56 PM
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20. "it TWIRLED up"
"But mother you weren't wearing any underwear".

still makes me laugh.
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brook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 09:10 PM
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21. Her debut -
The Trouble With Harry is one I remember fondly. I thought it was hilarious - see if Netflix has it if you're a MacClaine fan.
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-16-07 09:11 PM
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22. Steel Magnolias and The Turning Point
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