Any of you remember when you saw "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

[Guest]

I recently saw this movie due to a friend's recommendation. Never saw it before. Amazed that the story of two "escorts" made it past the 1961 censors. But I was absolutely horrified at the extremely offensive portrayal of a Japanese man by Mickey Rooney. Was there really no one being offended by this at the time? Was there no controversy at the time it came out?

[+ azdr0710]

racism and racial tolerance has been evolving for hundreds of years......and will be evolving for hundreds more.......

 

some articles on the racism angle in the movie......

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._Y._Yunioshi

https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-80668

https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/08/22/asian-activists-say-breakfast-at-tiffanys-is-a-racist-film/

https://www.history.com/news/yellowface-whitewashing-in-film-america

Edited April 20, 2021 by azdr0710

[samhexum]

Any of you remember when you saw "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

 

 

I remember when I first saw that video; I love that song!

[BSR]

I recently saw this movie due to a friend's recommendation. Never saw it before. Amazed that the story of two "escorts" made it past the 1961 censors. But I was absolutely horrified at the extremely offensive portrayal of a Japanese man by Mickey Rooney. Was there really no one being offended by this at the time? Was there no controversy at the time it came out?

It's been so long since I saw "Breakfast at Tiffany's" that I barely even remember the Mickey Rooney character. But I do remember the timeless Audrey Hepburn and hunky George Pappard (he didn't age all that great). I also remember loving the movie, mostly because of Ms. Hepburn. I'll have to watch it again one of these days, maybe just fast-forward through the Mickey Rooney scenes, not because the character is offensive but because he's trying way too hard to he funny. Comedy shouldn't be a Herculean labor.

[BSR]

I remember when I first saw that video; I love that song!

Thanks for digging that up. It must be at least 2 decades since I last heard it, but I love the song.

[+ Pensant]

It's been so long since I saw "Breakfast at Tiffany's" that I barely even remember the Mickey Rooney character. But I do remember the timeless Audrey Hepburn and hunky George Pappard (he didn't age all that great). I also remember loving the movie, mostly because of Ms. Hepburn. I'll have to watch it again one of these days, maybe just fast-forward through the Mickey Rooney scenes, not because the character is offensive but because he's trying way too hard to he funny. Comedy shouldn't be a Herculean labor.

George Peppard was at his hottest in “The Blue Max”, playing Lt Bruno Stachel.

[+ Lucky]

@Unicorn, where do you find the time to watch a movie?

[Becket]

Never knew George Pepard was so good looking. And isn't he sort of an escort in the movie? Doesn't he service Patricia Neal for money? I liked that.