Maureen O'Hara was a Hoot in this Film
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Only the Lonely
Attillio — 15 years ago(September 30, 2010 06:18 AM)
Wow, talk about a role reversal for the wonderful and always-lovely Ms. Maureen O'Hara! The character of Rose Muldoon was the polar oposite of Ms. O'Hara's tender and gentle characters in such wonderful films as "The Long Gray Line" and, of course, "The Quiet Man."
In the dvd extras included with the "Only the Lonely" dvd, Ms. O'Hara related that her brother (who, I believe appeared with her in "The Quiet Man" as either the young priest or the somewhat voluble attorney) urged her to take this role.
And, coming from an Irish and Italian family myself, I thought that Rose's observations about her son's girlfriend were "wonderfully" boorish and inappropriate. Heck, Ms. O'Hara was just about like a distaff Archie Bunker in the film. As the late, great George Carlin once said to Rob "Mike-The Meathead Stivic" Reiner on "The Mike Douglas Show" many years ago: "Archie Bunker SHOULD be an Irish-Catholic" (perhaps like Rose Muldoon, I suppose). -
CarolVickiFan84 — 15 years ago(October 07, 2010 06:51 PM)
I really love Maureen in this, it was her Brother Charlie who told her to read the script, he played one of the IRA guys in the quiet Man, her other brother James Played the Priest
I loved her in Cab to canada.. another great later movies of her.
Maureen O'Hara, Ireland Best Actress. Got Maureen O'Hara and Julie Andrews autograph 2008! -
dragoncane — 15 years ago(February 10, 2011 07:07 AM)
I just watched this for the first time last night, and "Rose" was very much like my very own Irish born grandmother, also named Rose.
The main difference was my grandmother's Irish accent was much thicker. But, she had the same red hair, same clothes, and same way of putting things. You know, extremely hateful and hurtful, yet believing she wasn't saying anything that wasn't already "obvious".
I don't believe my grandmother ever got over my dad, her first born son, DIVORCING (Gasp!) a "nice Irish Catholic girl with red hair and blue eyes", and later marrying my mom. Who was Catholic, but of German descent, with black hair and grey eyes.