Early Meryl Streep....

[kingp]

I have a joy to share with the Congregation!!! Let me take you all back to 1981. Back before there were PC's. When Cable TV gave you maybe 20 channels to watch instead of 6...I first saw this on PBS when I was 16 and it made a mark. I didn;t think tape of this existed and then I stumbled upon this vanilla site. Meryl Streep was quite the hotty back then and I never expected to see tickling during a Shakesperian play. Here she is in Taming of the shrew with Raul Julia. The tickling starts around tthe 4 minute mark. The question to ponder here is.....is Meryl truly ticklish, or is she so good an actress that its all an act? Or is it a bit of both?
http:// bardfilm.blogspot.com/2009/03/meryl-streep-as-kate.html?m=1

The clip is where Raul Julia is standing...the clip quality is horrible, but its the only existig copy I know of....If anyone has better, please post here.

 

[jasonforde]

Thanks, it's about 4 and a half minutes into the second clip. Is there a downloadable version? I tried keepvid but it's not supported.

 

[Restraints]

Kingp, what a fabulous find! I think the tickling is completely an act, but just to see Meryl in such a situation is GOLD. Thank you so much for finding this!!

By the way, everyone, if you enjoy great comedic acting, this is a scene to treasure.

 

[C.A.B.]

Raul Julia was a treasure. Taken from us much too soon. Miss him.

 

[detritus]

Oh nice find,

Meryl was really pretty in this wasn't she? and her laugh is lovely.

I downloaded the clip and made this snippet of just the tickling. The audio is a bit wonky right at the start but it sorts itself out as the tickling begins. Its MPEG, I can't make WMV on Linux.

Thanks for the link.

 

[SmashTV]

Outstanding! I don't think it's an act, the shriek was too convincing! Thanks for sharing, folks.

Cheers, everybody,
SmashTV

 

[theatergoer]

There are various productions of this play that include tickling, and they are on youtube. I will look for a few links. Some are pretty good. Here's a preview.

geraint-lewis.photoshelter.com/image/I00000xqe3r0uoHY

 

[theatergoer]

If you check out clip #23 in the following thread, you will see another example of tickling from Taming of the Shrew.

http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?244955-I-found-some-clips-I-had-never-seen-before

 

[The Director]

Oh nice find,

Meryl was really pretty in this wasn't she? and her laugh is lovely.

I downloaded the clip and made this snippet of just the tickling. The audio is a bit wonky right at the start but it sorts itself out as the tickling begins. Its MPEG, I can't make WMV on Linux.

Thanks for the link.

Wow, being a Shakespeare freak and tickle freak that clip is gold. Thanks!

 

[TMF Jeff]

Great find!

 

[paracarl44]

Indeed a nice find and very appropriate for this forum.