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| − | A '''slapstick movie''' is a [[movie]] where the [[humour]] relies on physical comedy rather than verbal dexterity or ingenuity of plot. Slapstick movies were popular in the silent era, but elements of slapstick survived - for example, in the movies of the [[Marx Brothers]]. | + | A '''slapstick movie''' is a [[movie]] where the [[humour]] relies on physical [[comedy]] rather than verbal dexterity or ingenuity of plot. Slapstick movies were popular in the silent era, but elements of slapstick survived - for example, in the movies of the [[Marx Brothers]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:05, November 21, 2008
A slapstick movie is a movie where the humour relies on physical comedy rather than verbal dexterity or ingenuity of plot. Slapstick movies were popular in the silent era, but elements of slapstick survived - for example, in the movies of the Marx Brothers.