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The 1951 John Huston classic, set in Africa during World War I, garnered Humphrey Bogart an Oscar for his role as a hard-drinking riverboat captain in Africa, who provides passage for a Christian missionary spinster (Katharine Hepburn). Taking an instant, mutual dislike to one another, the two endure rough waters, the presence of German soldiers, and their own bickering to finally fall into one another's arms. This is classic Huston material--part adventure, part quest--but this time with a pair of characters who'd all but given up on happiness. Bogart (a longtime collaborator with Huston on such classics as The Maltese Falcon and Key Largo) and Hepburn have never been better, and support from frequent Huston crony Robert Morley (Beat the Devil, also featuring Bogart) adds some extra dimension and color. --Tom Keogh
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Recently watched it. It's currently ranked #174 on IMDB's top 250. What a fun adventure, it was even better than I was expecting.
I found this a little humorous:
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Although Bogart won an Academy Award for the performance, his entire part had to be rewritten after casting. The original screenplay depicted his character in thick Cockney dialect but Bogart was incapable of the accent.
I'll have to remember this next time I'm there:
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Walt Disney used this film as the basis for the Disneyland's "Jungle Cruise" attraction.
This is pretty funny:
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Sources claimed that everyone in the cast and crew got sick - except for Humphrey Bogart and John Huston, which they attributed to the fact that they basically lived on imported Scotch. Bogart later said, "All I ate was baked beans, canned asparagus and Scotch whiskey. Whenever a fly bit Huston or me, it dropped dead."
It's so funny because I can totally hear Bogart's voice in my head as I'm reading his quote.
The movie is over 50 years old, and it is still awesome.
I'll still watch it on TV when it is on.
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