Simply Irresistible (film) - Astaire References

Astaire References

The film contains interesting references to four musical films of Fred Astaire:

• The Belle of New York (1952): Flanery and Gellar's floating to the ceiling evokes similar scenes involving Astaire and Vera-Ellen.

• Yolanda and the Thief (1946)
  • The flooring which Flanery selects for his new restaurant is a copy of that used in the "Coffee Time" number.
  • Dylan Baker comments: "This looks like something out of an MGM musical".

• Shall We Dance (1937): Flanery's confusion when faced with multiple images of Gellar echoes Astaire when confronted with multiple masked versions of Ginger Rogers in the Shall We Dance finale.

• Swing Time (1936): The layout of the restaurant at the end of the movie closely resembles the restaurant and night club, the "Silver Sandal."