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Monday, April 28, 2003
Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, Adam's Rib is a peerless comedy predicated on the double standard. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play Adam and Amanda Bonner, a husband-and-wife attorney team, both drawn to a case of attempted murder. The defendant (Judy Holliday) had tearfully attempted to shoot her husband (Tom Ewell) and his mistress (Jean Hagen). Adam argues that the case is open and shut, but Amanda points out that, if the defendant were a man, he'd be set free on the basis of the unwritten law. Thus it is that Adam works on behalf of the prosecution, while Amanda defends the accused woman. The trial turns into a media circus, while the Bonners' home life suffers. Adam's Rib represented the film debuts of New York-based actors Jean Hagen, Tom Ewell, and David Wayne (as Hepburn's erstwhile songwriting suitor), and the return to Hollywood of Judy Holliday after her Born Yesterday triumph. One of the best of the Tracy-Hepburn efforts, it inspired a brief 1973 TV series starring Ken Howard and Blythe Danner.
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They don't make them like this anymore...
John from Mayo, 13 Nov 2007
Great comedy from two acting legends. Sit back and enjoy the intelligent banter between them.
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A real joy
Denis from Wexford, 09 Feb 2009
I had forgotten how great a movie this is. Tracy and Hepburn are magnificent as opposing counsels. Please don't let any director see this and decide to remake it; just re-release this one instead. Watch and enjoy!
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Classic Comedy
Seana from Dublin, 08 Jan 2009
An old-fashioned battle of the sexes that still seems ahead of its time. Spencer and Hepburn on good form.
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Adams Rib
Donal from Dublin, 04 Aug 2009
Old black and white comedy. Looks very dated now. One good laugh towards the end.
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DONT WATCH
danny martin from Donegal, 12 Apr 2011
THIS AINT GOOD.
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