With a different director and especially a different lead (like Bruce Campbell) that really could have been something. There is so much to like in that movie and Lauren Holly is adorable but in the end it's an Andrew Dice Clay project and is as terrible as that sounds.
I first thought I would just watch a little of it, but I sat there and absorbed every minute. And God help me, I laughed at some parts.
Lauren Holly, Vince Neil, that ZuZu Petals, Robert Englund, Gilbert Godfried, and Ed O'Neil as a former disco singer turned detective were all extremely entertaining for me, but all of the women throwing themselves at ADC, along with the rampant misogyny and the forced relationship with the kid (Oh, look, he has a heart after all!) were irredeemable.
With Bruce, it would've been amazing, especially to see him go head to head with Wayne Newton, of all people.
And an animatronic koala! Renny knows how to make a good looking film, but his films are as only good as his actors. And ADC is one of the worst comedians; I can't even articulate how repugnant I find him. Thankfully, his career died a swift death as the '90s rolled along.
Oh, and it was extremely surreal to watch Rodney Dangerfield's comedy special of young talent in 1987 and see both ADC and Bill Hicks.
Out of that brand of comedy and such comedians, I've always preferred Sam Kinison:
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And for some reason, I'm watching The Adventures of Ford Fairlaine. Renny Harlin definitely has an eye for aesthetics.
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Lauren Holly, Vince Neil, that ZuZu Petals, Robert Englund, Gilbert Godfried, and Ed O'Neil as a former disco singer turned detective were all extremely entertaining for me, but all of the women throwing themselves at ADC, along with the rampant misogyny and the forced relationship with the kid (Oh, look, he has a heart after all!) were irredeemable.
With Bruce, it would've been amazing, especially to see him go head to head with Wayne Newton, of all people.
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Oh, and it was extremely surreal to watch Rodney Dangerfield's comedy special of young talent in 1987 and see both ADC and Bill Hicks.
Out of that brand of comedy and such comedians, I've always preferred Sam Kinison:
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