Jan 20 movie: Harvey. Jimmy Stewart stars as Elwood P. Dowd, an amiable drunk whose best friend is a six foot tall invisible rabbit. The basic sweetness of the film is somewhat undercut by some unpleasant events -- for example when his sister tries to have him committed (which in itself is bad enough), the doctor mistakes her for the patient and has a male orderly forcibly carry her off, lock her in a cell, then strip her clothes off and put her into a bathtub. Still the movie is basically kind-hearted. Stewart is funny and charming, although I heard that he wasn't happy with his performance. Later on he did a revival of the stage play with a darker, crazier edge to the character.
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i love "harvey!" apparently, that's where the "donnie darko" bunny came from...
Elwood's "pooka" friend seemed a whole lot less malevolent than the rabbit in Donnie Darko! But you know, it makes sense. They even look a bit alike. I had wondered why the portrait of Harvey looked familiar and creeped me out!