Grant was very self-conscious about his age, he had those lines written in to acknowledge the age difference. Hepburn had no problem with the age difference however.

Some have called this the greatest Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made. But Stanley Donen was no slouch in the directing department!

So much fun to watch you guys enjoy this! Thanks!

Stanley Donen was, with Vincente Minnelli, the most important director of musicals in the 40s and 50s, directing or co-directing SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, ON THE TOWN, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, THE PAJAMA GAME and others.  There was never any one who could bring out the malevolent streak from Cary Grant more than Alfred Hitchcock, even if he wasn't playing a "villain", so this dichotomy in Grant's persona was used to great effect by Donen here.

Of course, after this film was released, Matthau, Kennedy, and Coburn would go on to win Oscars and Grant, Hepburn, and Donen would go on to win Honorary Oscars (Hepburn had won a competitive one already).  The film's writer, Peter Stone, would win the Oscar next year for FATHER GOOSE, also starring Grant and Grant's next-to-last film because he kept getting older and his leading ladies were still ingenues (which is why there are so many age jokes w/Hepburn here).  So Grant retired peacefully in 66 because he didn't think he could ever shake the leading man role and transition to elder statesman parts.

As a long time philatelist (stamp collector), this film has always held a special place in my heart, but of course, since the stamps are the big twist, I can never bring it up without spoiling it for anyone, but it is a wonderful film w/some marvelous music from Mancini to boot.  Great reaction for a film that not enough people to react to.  Nicely done!

Wow! Charade is my absolute favorite movie and it very rarely gets a reaction, let alone from people who understand a bit about moviemaking and can appreciate it! I’m delighted to discover you guys.

This movie is Stanley Donen’s love letter to Hitchcock. I love how it is a suspense-comedy-romance. And I think it is impeccably written and constructed with some excellent use of the rule of 3’s.

Check out Roman Holiday - Audrey Hepburn's first movie, with Gregory Peck.

I watched this for the first time during lockdown.  It is not something I would usually watch but could not resist the leads.  I was totally fooled and loved the surprise ending.  I love watching you two because you talk about both the movie at hand but bring in discussion and comment about the craft of movie making.  This is way outside the skill level of most reactor channels

Gary Grant as an athlete: from about the age of 13 when he ran away to join a circus group, Cary Grant was an acrobat and stilt walker until about age 18 when he left the group in New York to try his luck as a stage actor.  Later most acquaintances didn't know this until he'd randomly perform some tumbles and flips in social situations as a joke.

This, TO CATCH A THIEF, and NORTH BY NORTHWEST (both highly recommended) are considered influences to than Bond movies.

If you haven't seen it, you must see Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" (1959) with Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint.

Another Audrey Hepburn film that's very Hitchcockian w/o the light touches is Wait Until  Dark also starring Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna. Very tense film!
Loved your reaction to one of my favorite Audrey Hepburn movies. ❤

I think Charade has to be one of the most underrated movies of all time. I absolutely love it.

Something often overlooked is when Walter Matthau's character shows Mrs. Lampert the photograph of the soldiers from World War II, Carson Dyle was probably the guy behind the camera who snapped it which is why he has the picture handy and is also not seen in the image.

You guys have to watch "Arabesque".
A veritable twin to "Charade". Again Stanley Donen directing, again snazzy writing by Peter Stone, another great score from Henry Mancini.
The Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant parts are played by Sophia Loren and Gregory Peck.  
You'll love it.

One of my favorite deja vu films. (I love the echoes of FARGO in THE BIG LEBOWSKI, and of ANNIE HALL and MANHATTAN in WHEN HARRY MET SALLY.) Here, I love the reminders of NORTH BY NORTHWEST: Cary Grant traveling between rooms via the outside of a building from left to right, a man and woman conversing via nearby phone booths, Grant hanging above a precipice with a villain standing over him, Grant taking a non-shower, a director cameo, Ned Glass in the cast, a Mr. Bartholomew impersonator echoing the Mr. Townsend impersonator, etc.

It always seems to me that reactors get their first impression of Hitchcock from Psycho and the Birds, which are not at all typical of his work. He was a master of suspense but, until the sixties, there was always a lot of humour and fun. The Thirty-nine Steps is usually considered his first great film. My personal favourite is Foreign Correspondent.

45:16 Cary Grant was a professional acrobat before he was a movie star ⭐️

you guys need to watch arsenic and old lace

See His Girl Friday (1940)- Cary Grant refers to character who kills himself- who has Cary Grant's real name.

OH MY GOD, y'all need to watch Rear Window!!!!

Cary Grant left home as a kid to join the circus. He trained as an acrobat, stilt walker, juggler and mine. That’s why you see an “athletic” side in this and a few other of his movies.

Thanks for your reaction to this great film. Incidentally, you don't have to worry about copyright issues for this film. They forgot to add the appropriate Copyright notice on the film upon its release which meant that it entered the public domain immediately. Because the copyright was lost before the 1976 Copyright Act, the public domain status can't be reversed.