labeling this as a slapstick comedy is disingenuous because it’s actually a psychological horror. my cortisol levels spiked the moment that devil of a youngest child showed up onscreen. why is my bff harold being tortured like this!!!! free him!!!!
Lloyd's look at married life and the issues of the in-law. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey; A wild spin in a new auto with the in-laws in tow. Finally, a sequence in which Hubby accidentally chloroforms his mother-in-law and becomes convinced that he's killed her!
Hot Water is showing in 1 cinema in Los Angeles - next screening Sunday 22 November at 18:30 at New Beverly Cinema.
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labeling this as a slapstick comedy is disingenuous because it’s actually a psychological horror. my cortisol levels spiked the moment that devil of a youngest child showed up onscreen. why is my bff harold being tortured like this!!!! free him!!!!
"Married life is like dandruff - it falls heavily upon your shoulders - you get a lot of free advice about it - but up to date nothing has been found to cure it."In the case of Harold Lloyd versus the turkey: the nibbler wins.Once again, I'm presented with incontrovertible proof that Lloyd was the best of the big three silent comedians; for both tremendous laughs and a wholesome sweetness that never got too sappy, he couldn't be beat. Hot Water was one of his "gag pictures," meaning that it's a string of vignettes with barely any story and no character development to speak of - just a zippy, 59-minute snapshot of a day in the life of a married man doing battle with his intrusive in-laws - but it sure is a lot of fun while it lasts!Two other notes: the last ten minutes or so turn into a haunted house parody as Lloyd mistakenly believes that he has killed his mother-in-law with a chloroform overdose and her ghost has returned to spook him; also, while it's not always necessary to pay attention to how Lloyd uses his hands in films since he wasn't usually too conspicuous in trying to conceal his right hand - he wore a prosthetic glove to obscure the fact that he lost his thumb and index finger in a prop-related accident in 1919 - in the last fifteen or twenty minutes of this film, there are several moments when he's clearly hiding his right hand or balling it into a fist while the left hand is used to make any required gestures. It's always interesting to see how actors adapt to changes in their physicality, and Lloyd certainly was admirable for soldiering on after the incident and creating the cinema gems we now know and love.
Important part of Lloyd movies is that he plays a dork but NEVER a weakling. Always carries a woman with no effort somehow. That's my GOAT <3
Hot Water follows an average husband as he attempts to survive domestic life, a disastrous streetcar ride with a live turkey, and a chaotic automobile trip with his extended family.
Hot Water was directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor in 1924, showcasing notable physical comedy from the silent film era.
Hot Water runs for 59 minutes and is structured as an episodic silent comedy.
