8. Bedtime for Bonzo
《君子紅顏》
As President, he ended the Cold War. But Ronald Regan's greatest cinematic accomplishment saw him dealing with a conflict of a completely different kind: the question of nature versus nurture, as explored through the upbringing of a kooky, pajama-wearing chimpanzee. The 1951 comedy Bedtime for Bonzostarred the then-future leader of the free world as Professor Peter Boyd, who attempts to raise a chimp and teach it human behavior to solve the age-old quandry of whether an individual's innate qualities or life experiences matter most in their personal development. And of course there's a lady-friend that gets mixed up in the shenanigans... Boyd hires a woman (Diana Lynn) to pose as Bonzo's mother, while he plays the father.
作為總統,里根結束了冷戰.但在這部奠定他影史地位的影片中,里根卻要面對一個完全不同的棘手問題:通過養育猴子來探究"先天"和"后天"對人性的影響.《君子紅顏》拍攝于1951年,彼時的里根尚未登上總統寶座.他在片中飾演皮特·伯義德教授,養了一只行為古怪、喜穿睡衣的大猩猩.伯義德試圖教這只猩猩從事人類行為,進而探究在人類發展過程中,到底是先天因素占主導,還是后天經歷更重要.當然,此類插科打諢的電影少不了一位女主……伯義德雇了一名女助手(戴安娜·琳飾)扮演猩猩的生母,自己則扮演生父.
Banana Bonus: Ronald Regan bottle-feeding a chimp!
看點:羅納德·里根給猩猩喂奶?ū鷂蠡?是用奶瓶喂的.)
7. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan
《泰山王子》
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, directed by Chariots of Fire helmer Hugh Hudson, is notable for taking the Tarzan story back to its roots and ditching the campy trappings that the tale had taken on over the years. It's a more serious spin on the classic story of a boy lost in the jungle and raised by a family of apes. The 1984 film is also notable for the incredibly realistic apes -- even by today's standards -- created by effects guru Rick Baker. The ape-effects are great, but if you're looking for a Tarzan flick with some guy swinging around in the trees, this might not be for you. Just as in Burroughs' novel, the apes in the film have primitive language skills.
《泰山王子》出自《烈火戰車》導演休·赫德森之手.泰山的故事已被演繹出諸多傳奇,不過該片返璞歸真,在最經典的泰山劇情上(小男孩在森林中迷失,被猿猴一家養大)進行改編,不失嚴肅.在這部1984年的影片中,其人猿形象由當時的視效大師瑞克·貝克打造,可謂栩栩如生,以今日標準看來依舊出色.雖說本片場景逼真,但并沒有那種泰山電影常有的"叢林間蕩來蕩去"的鏡頭.與巴勒斯的原著小說一樣,本片中猿猴一家使用的都是最原始的交流方式.
Banana Bonus: The Highlander loves monkeys, too!
看點:含蓄的英國人也是泰山的忠實粉絲噢?ㄒ胝咦ⅲ旱佳菪蕁ず盞律怯⒐耍?/p>