Katharine Hepburn is an uptight missionary in a high ruffly collar. Humphrey Bogart is a tough-talkin’ riverman with a beard made of dirt. Both of them are on a boat, on the run from the evil Germans in 1914 German East Africa. Can you guess what happens next? If you said “bickering followed by intercourse and sometimes the boat gets a hole in it,” then you are correct! (Intercourse not pictured.) This movie is in the DNA of rom-coms and buddy-cop comedies and fish-out-of-water tales and Indiana Jones (he bickers and fights Germans too! Plus, dirt beard!). John Huston directed it. Brand-new 35 mm print! (Grand Illusion, 1403 NE 50th St, 523-3935, 6:30 and 8:45 pm, $8)
Lindy West was born an unremarkable female baby in Seattle, Washington. The former Stranger writer covered movies, movie stars, exclamation points, lady stuff, large frightening fish, and much, much more.... More by Lindy West
Am I a bad person if I noticed a Katherine Hepburn downblouse in the movie? Was that visible in ’52?
I’ve seen The African Queen a couple times and I just don’t care for it. I don’t see the appeal. Meh…
The African Queen is one of the best movies of all time, and Katherine Hepburn is a goddess. If you have never seen it, you must.
The African Queen is charming (ridiculously racist depiction of Africans notwithstanding). Love it. Lego version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDJ_WTGsS…