"[35], Rooney also said that if he had known the portrayal would be offensive, "I wouldn't have done it. They hired me to do this overboard, and we had fun doing it....Never in all the more than 40 years after we made it—not one complaint. Often misidentified as Ray-Ban, they are Manhattan sunglasses designed and manufactured in London by Oliver Goldsmith. When Hepburn was cast instead of Monroe, Capote remarked: "Paramount double-crossed me in every way and cast Audrey". In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Months later, Paul is invited to dinner by Holly, who is leaving the next morning for Brazil to continue her relationship with José. Filming & Production [got threatened with the vice squad for coming in late and disturbing neighbor's sleep]  July 26th, 2018 – Without Breakfast at Tiffany’s, many a college dorm room would be left undecorated.We also wouldn’t have the controversial character of Mr. Yunioshi. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2020. Looking for some great streaming picks? | However, Holly and Paul are arrested in connection with Sally Tomato's drug ring, and Holly spends the night in jail. The Oscar-nominated screenplay was written by George Axelrod, loosely based on the novella by Truman Capote. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Ms. Hepburn is a beautiful and gentle actress, exceptional comedienne, who is an ideal choice for this role. The pair chat as she dresses to leave for her weekly visit to Sally Tomato, a mobster incarcerated at Sing Sing. "[4] In Variety, Larry Tubelle wrote simply, "Mickey Rooney’s participation as a much-harassed upstairs Japanese photographer adds an unnecessarily incongruous note to the proceedings. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi. It is an absolute classic that should be in everybody's collection. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Every place I've gone in the world people say, 'God, you were so funny.' A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her. [oft repeated line]  She constantly flees away from itself. Technical Specs, [got threatened with the vice squad for coming in late and disturbing neighbor's sleep], Films/Shows to reference for Mid-Century Hollywood Asian-American Representation paper. I remember watching this film when it was first released and, afterwards, wondering what it was all about? The role cemented Hepburn's star in Hollywood, and gave a much-needed boost to the acting career of George Peppard (many years before his A-Team days), who played the struggling-writer-turned-gigolo that is Holly's neighbor and eventual lover. After drinking at a club, Paul and Holly return to her apartment, where she drunkenly tells him that she plans to marry Trawler for his money. Please choose a different delivery location. She has kicked the weed and lost the illegitimate child she was having, but she is still jolly Holly, the child bride from Tulip, Texas, who at 15 runs away to Hollywood to find some of the finer things of life—like shoes." Doc explains that Holly's real name is Lula Mae Barnes and that they were married when she was approaching 14. Holly Golightly Filming began on Fifth Avenue outside Tiffany & Co. on October 2, 1960.