IMQ #23 - People in Film - Favorite Romantic Screen Couple (not in real life)

[Chaplin]

Sorry for the lateness on this one--we are getting into more interesting topics now:

For this one, I'm going to go with the boring answer:
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman from Casablanca

Honorable Mentions:
Grace Kelly/Jimmy Stewart
Katherine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy (also in real life!)
Katherine Hepburn/Cary Grant
Claudette Colbert/Clark Gable
Marlene Dietrich/John Wayne
Jean Arthur/John Wayne

Hmm, all old couples. Have to throw in a couple newer ones...

Carrie Fisher/Harrison Ford
Julia Roberts/George Clooney
Liv Tyler/Viggo Mortensen

 

[Cheesewater]

Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks - Joe Versus the Volcano

 

[Dback Jon]

Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks - Joe Versus the Volcano

I have no response to that

 

[Dback Jon]

Heath Ledger/Jake Gyllenhaal

 

[AzStevenCal]

Burt and Sally in Smokey and the Bandit.
Swayze and Grey in Dirty Dancing.
Julia and Gere in Pretty Woman.
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth.
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail.
John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in McClintock.
John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in The Quiet Man.
Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember.
Bill Pullman and Sandra Bullock in While You Were Sleeping.
Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott in Ever After.

 

[Chaplin]

Burt and Sally in Smokey and the Bandit.
Swayze and Grey in Dirty Dancing.
Julia and Gere in Pretty Woman.
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth.
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail.
John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in McClintock.
John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in The Quiet Man.
Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember.
Bill Pullman and Sandra Bullock in While You Were Sleeping.
Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott in Ever After.

That's a good list, but... Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott? Really?

 

[AzStevenCal]

That's a good list, but... Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott? Really?

I'm not particularly a fan of either but did you see Ever After? I thought they were great together. I actually expected questions about the Bullock/Pullman pairing before any of the others.

 

[Chaplin]

I'm not particularly a fan of either but did you see Ever After? I thought they were great together. I actually expected questions about the Bullock/Pullman pairing before any of the others.

I actually liked Ever After, but it wasn't because of the two of them as a couple. I would have gone with something like Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry in Fools Rush In instead.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I actually liked Ever After, but it wasn't because of the two of them as a couple. I would have gone with something like Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry in Fools Rush In instead.

Had I thought of it, I definitely would have included Salma and Perry. Besides loving the movie, watching Salma dance and while making dinner is a delight in itself. I also should have included Michael Douglas and Annette Bening from American President.

 

[MrYeahBut]

Jack Lemmon/Walter Mathhau in The Odd Couple

 

[AzStevenCal]

Jack Lemmon/Walter Mathhau in The Odd Couple

I guess we have different views on "romantic".

 

[MrYeahBut]

I guess we have different views on "romantic".

Well, I've been married 4 times and I may well have views not consistent with more classical definitions thereof......

 

[AzStevenCal]

Well, I've been married 4 times and I may well have views not consistent with more classical definitions thereof......

I had an acquaintance that heralded the end of his 1st marriage with a gift wrapped dead frog for Valentine's Day, would you like his e-mail address?

I could see Roy Rogers and Trigger or Gene Autry and Champion as romantic (out of the gutter romantic) but I think the Odd Couple might be a stretch.

 

[MrYeahBut]

I had an acquaintance that heralded the end of his 1st marriage with a gift wrapped dead frog for Valentine's Day, would you like his e-mail address?

I could see Roy Rogers and Trigger or Gene Autry and Champion as romantic (out of the gutter romantic) but I think the Odd Couple might be a stretch.

Ok, ok. I always liked Sir Lawrence Olivier and Kathryn Hepburn in "Love Among The Ruins"

 

[AzStevenCal]

Ok, ok. I always liked Sir Lawrence Olivier and Kathryn Hepburn in "Love Among The Ruins"

I'm not familiar with the movie. Is it worth watching?

 

[Cheesewater]

Meryl Streep and Albert Brooks - Defending Your Life

 

[MadCardDisease]

Cher and Nicolas Cage - Moonstruck

 

[AzStevenCal]

Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson in Hopscotch.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Kevin Kline and Tracy Ullman in I Love You to Death.

 

[MrYeahBut]

I'm not familiar with the movie. Is it worth watching?

If you are feeling overly sentimental one day it's worth the watch. It's really a made for TV movie from back in the 70s. It got several awards I believe. I just always liked Olivier and who could go wrong with Hepburn.

 

[AzStevenCal]

If you are feeling overly sentimental one day it's worth the watch. It's really a made for TV movie from back in the 70s. It got several awards I believe. I just always liked Olivier and who could go wrong with Hepburn.

Thanks, I read about it after you first mentioned it. It sounds interesting and I usually like Cukor's work so I'll see if I can find it.

 

[NJCardFan]

Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan-You've Got Mail
Chevy Chase/Beverly D'Angelo-Vacation movies

 

[Cheesebeef]

Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks - Joe Versus the Volcano

ha... buried the lead there. Nice.

 

[Cheesebeef]

One of my favorites is Joan Wilder/Jack Colton in Romancing The Stone.

 

[NJCardFan]

Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore deserve some consideration. I loved The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates.