I can’t even begin to see Wes Anderson as part of the screwball tradition. I think that would be such a broad application of “screwball” that the term would be essentially meaningless.
Now, the only major area that hasn’t been mentioned is television. The single greatest revival of the screwball form is Arrested Development. It’s all there: whip-fast dialogue, manic plotting, and poking fun at the idle rich. 30 Rock is essentially a screwball comedy as well.
What are the best Neo-Screwball comedies? almost 3 years ago
I can’t even begin to see Wes Anderson as part of the screwball tradition. I think that would be such a broad application of “screwball” that the term would be essentially meaningless.
Now, the only major area that hasn’t been mentioned is television. The single greatest revival of the screwball form is Arrested Development. It’s all there: whip-fast dialogue, manic plotting, and poking fun at the idle rich. 30 Rock is essentially a screwball comedy as well.
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