Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Why did I pick this movie to watch? Very good question, and the answer is that no other movie fit in the time table =) However, I’m glad I did, cause I got to see boobies… lotsa boobies.
I really didn’t have a clue what Mrs. Henderson Presents was about when I walk in. I didn’t even know it was a film that took place during the late 1930s. Nor that it’s with a widower who wants to open a theater, then later turned into the first nude variety show. And certainly not of it turning into an inspirational movie, calling me to reach out and touch boobies.
The movie begins with Mr. Henderson dying, and the newly widowed Mrs. Henderson not knowing what to do with herself and an immense fortune that she’d never finish spending in her entire lifetime. On one chance drive, she saw a theater for sale, and bought it for her own amusement (or so we’re told). With the new continuous showings, the Windmill theater did well ~ until everyone else copied the style. Using the reasoning that they must try something new to entice people to come, Mrs. Henderson suggest that the showgirls, go naked instead. This is wild, in 1930s.
I’m not exactly sure what the message behind the movie was — a few of them I suppose would be in order. The first is love ~ people need love, and should go out finding their love, cause never know when life is gonna end. The second is peace ~ war sucks. The third is boobies ~ men need to see boobies. Damn, I shouldn’t spoil, but…
In honor of this movie, I shall go visit Tampa next weekend.