Based off of The Taming of the Shrew.
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If you like this romcom, watch this older (and probably better) romcom
Other comedies of remarriage include The Philadelphia Story, My Favorite Wife, The Palm Beach Story, Love Crazy, and their countless remakes.
Similar elements include green card marriage, the publishing industry, and a grandmother who helps get the couple together.
Down With Love is an affectionate parody of 50s/60s sex comedies, specifically Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back (both starring Doris/Rock/Tony) and Sex and the Single Girl. Tony Randall cameos in his final role.
A witty battle of the sexes with elements of comedies of remarriage, reminiscent of old Hollywood screwballs and sex comedies.
The Hudsucker Proxy is a pastiche of screwball comedies and the works of Frank Capra, referencing His Girl Friday, Meet John Doe, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and It’s a Wonderful Life. There are also similarities to Metropolis, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and The Sweet Smell of Success.
Both romantic comedies feature chaotic couples falling in love again after cases of amnesia.
I Married a Witch inspired the Bewitched TV show. Bell, Book and Candle is also very similar.
Intolerable Cruelty is inspired by the comedy of remarriage subgenre that The Awful Truth is the pinnacle of.
Inspired countless remakes and the blueprint for romantic comedies such as, Roman Holiday, It’s a Wonderful World, The Philadelphia Story, and Leap Year.
Based off of The Taming of the Shrew. Other notable adaptations of The Taming of the Shrew include Woman of the Year and Moonlighting’s Atomic Shakespeare.
Love Affair was remade the same director, Leo McCarey as An Affair to , which is directly referenced throughout Sleepless in Seattle.