To many in the early 1980's, Maureen Stapleton was a grandmotherly figure, the perfect choice to play an idealized robotic grandmother in Ray Bradbury's Electric Grandmother.
So imagine the surprise when she appeared in Johnny Dangerously as the innocent looking but profane Ma Kelly, who got to say choice lines like:
"What can't you say in front of your mother? I know what you can't say! You wanna get laid. You wanna hump your brains out! Vavoom, vavoom, vavoom!"
"I go both ways."
Did the producers corrupt this innocent woman? Actually, the real Maureen Stapleton was a boozing, carousing, profanity spewing broad. In fact, after winning her Oscar for Reds, she was asked how it felt to win such a distinguished honor. Her response?
"Not nearly as exciting as it would be if I were acknowledged as one of the greatest lays in the world."
This innocent looking lady was a rough talking classy broad.
