i'm on this ridiculous peter cook kick, so i watched
bedazzled, which i hadn't seen in a long time. what a cool movie. in general the peter cook/dudley moore duo was major factors in the comedies which i believe to be the best ever made,
the wrong box and
the bed sitting room(i have links to these movies on youtube elsewhere in this topic). i doubt seriously that this is a coincidence.
it's a real tragedy that quarreling and your typical mixture of booze, cocaine, and women fucked up the peter cook and dudley moore collaboration. i'm not aware of a more talented and versatile comedy act. everything they did was special, and it's staggering to think of what they could have accomplished if both had stuck together their whole careers. unfortunately, both went their separate ways after a while, and neither really had the career they were truly capable of having.
there's really not a whole lot left of their work now, apart from the movies listed above and a few scattered television shows and comedy albums. apart from your occasional self-appointed comedy scholar, i never really hear anybody making a particularly big deal about the two anymore. it's a real shame.