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15 February 1985 (USA)
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A husband and wife in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in a Winnebago. full summary | add synopsis
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ALBERT BROOKS: YOU RULE!!!!
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Albert Brooks | ... | David Howard |
 | Julie Hagerty | ... | Linda Howard |
| Sylvia Farrel | ... | Sylvia, Receptionist at Ross & McMahon |
| Tina Kincaid | ... | Model |
 | Candy Ann Brown | ... | David's Secretary |
| Maggie Roswell | ... | Patty, Linda's Coworker at Broadway |
| Hans Wagner | ... | Hans, Mercedes Salesman (on phone) (voice) |
| Brandy Rubin | ... | Paul Dunn's Secretary |
| Michael Greene | ... | Paul Dunn, David's boss at Ross & McMahon |
| Tom Tarpey | ... | Brad Tooley, Ford Account guy from New York Office |
| Robert Hughes | ... | Security Guard at Ross & McMahon |
| Raynold Gideon | ... | Ray, Friend making toast at farewell party |
| John Di Fusco | ... | Motorcyclist on freeway flipping the bird |
 | Michael Cornelison | ... | Front Desk Clerk at Desert Inn |
| Radu Gavor | ... | Bellman at Desert Inn |
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91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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In his autobiography, Garry Marshall (who played the casino manager) wrote that he was initially exasperated by Albert Brooks demanding take after take of their scene. But once he saw the rushes and realized that his frustration made his character funnier, he acknowledged to Brooks's comic sense.
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Errors in geography: When the characters are supposedly arriving in New York, it can be clearly seen from the position of the Empire State Building that they are travelling the wrong way.
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David Howard:
What's this?
Bellman: Junior bridal suite.
David Howard: Gee, I gave a guy a hundred bucks to get the best bridal suite in the house. Is there a senior bridal suite?
Bellman: I don't know.
David Howard: But I gave him $100.
Bellman: I don't know.
David Howard: Can I get into this room? Is there a big living room that goes here?
Bellman: I don't know.
David Howard: Do you think there'd be a way to get one large heart mattress? I don't think you can push those together.
Bellman: I don't know.
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Bellman: Junior bridal suite.
David Howard: Gee, I gave a guy a hundred bucks to get the best bridal suite in the house. Is there a senior bridal suite?
Bellman: I don't know.
David Howard: But I gave him $100.
Bellman: I don't know.
David Howard: Can I get into this room? Is there a big living room that goes here?
Bellman: I don't know.
David Howard: Do you think there'd be a way to get one large heart mattress? I don't think you can push those together.
Bellman: I don't know.
[...]
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References It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
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THE BIG W
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Who said Albert Brooks is an acquired taste? After watching "The Muse," which until this day remains the FUNNIEST comedy I've ever seen, I've been curious about Brooks's work. Since this had its place on the AFI's funniest comedies of all time, I decided I'd check it out.
Though I didn't feel this was quite as funny as "The Muse," Brooks delivers his trademark sarcastic comic gags. It's hilarious to watch Brooks, a yuppie businessman who just quit his job, try to apply for a job among the lower class. Asking if there are any "executive positions."
Brooks has the best timing among all the comic actors. His style of delivering his brilliantly sarcastic dialogue is impeccable and almost never fails to crack me up! Brooks's movies are not only funny, but they're well-written. Lots of the time comedies move on the sheer energy of the cast. In his films, the writing alone is energized enough and the cast adds to that energy. Brooks and Julie Hagerty have an incredible chemistry, and their conflicts are absolutely hysterical. "From now on, you will never be allowed to use the words 'nest' or 'egg' ever again!" That's a line I will always remember. Brooks has that memorable, unique style of writing that I'm sure comedy writers everywhere will either acknowledge thoroughly or try to imitate (unsuccessfully, of course).
One thing I just cannot understand is the R-rating. Brooks, being one of the few tasteful, intelligent comedy writers in the biz, rarely uses profanity in his movies. Only twice do we hear the "f" word, and for the right reasons (He was angry at his boss for God's sake!). I'm well-aware that the PG-13 rating wasn't invented when the movie came out, but "Sixteen Candles" used the "f" word twice and got away with a PG, as well as a shower scene involving a female and a notorious close-up of her breasts. Don't expect anything filthy in this movie, because of the stupidly-awarded R-rating. Brooks doesn't sink that low.
For all those who appreciate good, intelligent humor--an escape from cheap slapstick and gross-out gags. Not that I don't appreciate that type of humor ever, but this is REALLY what comedy is all about!
My score: 7 (out of 10)