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* In ''The Princess And The Pirate'' (1944), [[Bob Hope]] is a '''walking anachronism''', being his fast-talking, wisecracking 20th century persona in the middle of a swashbuckling pirate movie. |
* In ''The Princess And The Pirate'' (1944), [[Bob Hope]] is a '''walking anachronism''', being his fast-talking, wisecracking 20th century persona in the middle of a swashbuckling pirate movie. |
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* [[Woody Allen]], who has stated his appreciation of Hope, played some period roles the same way, as in ''Love And Death'', and the segment of ''Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex'', where his medieval court jester is trying to seduce the queen - he quips "I must hurry because soon it will be the Renaissance, and before you know it we'll all be painting!" |
* [[Woody Allen]], who has stated his appreciation of Hope, played some period roles the same way, as in ''Love And Death'', and the segment of ''Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex'', where his medieval court jester is trying to seduce the queen - he quips "I must hurry because soon it will be the Renaissance, and before you know it we'll all be painting!" |
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* ''[[Your Highness]]'', a fantasy comedy set in medieval times and starring [[Natalie Portman]], James Franco, Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride, and Justin Theroux, aims for just this. The f-bomb gets dropped several times throughout the red-band trailer, including a use of the word "buttf**k". Natalie Portman also wears a modern-looking getup of a bikini top and thong when she bathes in the river. McBride's character, Thadeous, tells his brother, "handle your shit Fabious, please." |
* ''[[Your Highness]]'', a fantasy comedy set in medieval times and starring [[Natalie Portman]], [[James Franco]], [[Zooey Deschanel]], [[Danny McBride]], and Justin Theroux, aims for just this. The f-bomb gets dropped several times throughout the red-band trailer, including a use of the word "buttf**k". Natalie Portman also wears a modern-looking getup of a bikini top and thong when she bathes in the river. McBride's character, Thadeous, tells his brother, "handle your shit Fabious, please." |
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* ''[[Shanghai Knights]]'' is filled with this. A young [[Charlie Chaplin]], [[Queen Vicky|Queen Victoria]], and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] are all in this same film. Also, you get a gatling gun and a 1930s automobile, plus [[Jackie Chan]] asking Owen Wilson "[[Kojak|who loves you, Roy?]]" And finally, Roy talks about making movies in Hollywood, when at that point Hollywood had not yet existed as a filmmaking hub. |
* ''[[Shanghai Knights]]'' is filled with this. A young [[Charlie Chaplin]], [[Queen Vicky|Queen Victoria]], and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] are all in this same film. Also, you get a gatling gun and a 1930s automobile, plus [[Jackie Chan]] asking Owen Wilson "[[Kojak|who loves you, Roy?]]" And finally, Roy talks about making movies in Hollywood, when at that point Hollywood had not yet existed as a filmmaking hub. |
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** Machine guns [[Older Than They Think|did exist back then]]. They were brand new tech, gigantic, and had to be moved around on carts because of their weight, but they did exist. |
** Machine guns [[Older Than They Think|did exist back then]]. They were brand new tech, gigantic, and had to be moved around on carts because of their weight, but they did exist. |
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** Also worth noting is that the exact time period was made intentionally unclear (between the 8th and 12th centuries). And they also have corsets, which weren't invented until centuries later. |
** Also worth noting is that the exact time period was made intentionally unclear (between the 8th and 12th centuries). And they also have corsets, which weren't invented until centuries later. |
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* Whilst it wasn't using [[Rule of Funny]], the British film ''Caravaggio'', notable for an early appearance (and, in some ways, the [[Breakout Role]]) of [[Sean Bean]], is a deliberate anachronism stew, in homage to the [[Real Life]] Caravaggio's paintings, which depicted Biblical scenes in contemporary dress. |
* Whilst it wasn't using [[Rule of Funny]], the British film ''Caravaggio'', notable for an early appearance (and, in some ways, the [[Breakout Role]]) of [[Sean Bean]], is a deliberate anachronism stew, in homage to the [[Real Life]] Caravaggio's paintings, which depicted Biblical scenes in contemporary dress. |
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== Films with no good excuse == |
== Films with no good excuse == |
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