They All Laughed

They All Laughed (1981)

  • 33% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 51% of users liked it
    (544 ratings)

Peter Bogdanovich wrote and directed this quirky romantic comedy that was shelved by Twentieth Century-Fox for a year, until Bogdanovich purchased the film from Fox and tried to distribute it himself, with limited success. Suave John Russo (Ben Gazzara), inept Charles Rutledge (John Ritter), and hip… More

PG, 1 hr. 55 min.
Directed By
Peter Bogdanovich
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Aug 14, 1981 Wide
On DVD
Oct 17, 2006

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Not much sparkle.

  • Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine

    The disappointing extras shouldn't detract from the charm of Bogdanovich's lilting urban valentine.

  • Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine

    The film is a delicately staged roundelay of intertwined pursuit.

  • Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Hepburn still lights up the screen in this uneven Bogdanovich comedy.

  • Joe Leydon, San Francisco Examiner

    The movie is wildly uneven, equal parts low-key romance and off-key farce, a screwball comedy played, unaccountably, at three-quarters speed.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Adam M


    Turns easygoing simplicity into a mundane affectation. In a way this is Bogdanovich's version of a Woody Allen romance-and-infidelity NY comedy, told in reverence for the Hollywood Golden Age. The dialogue tries to pass off a lot of sub-par shmoozing as poetry, which is a major… More

  • jay n


    Audrey is wonderfully elegant and Dorothy Stratten glows with potential, such a waste, and while the film isn't bad it just sort of strolls along with nothing happening. Colleen Camp in what seems to be a pale imitation of the divine Madeline Kahn in What's Up, Doc? is… More

  • Wu C


    I had been trying to find this for a while, but unfortunately I was left disappointed. I can't believe this is one of Tarantino's favorite films. The only thing that kept me interested was John Ritter, cause he's one of my favs.

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