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2 February 1987 (Canada)
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The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson. full summary | add synopsis
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really pretty weak, though a little weird, and at least watchable
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Joe Flaherty | ... | Himself - Host |
 | Martin Short | ... | Shucky ('All's Well that Ends Strange') |
 | Donald Harron | ... | Wade Jeffries ('All's Well that Ends Strange') (as Don Harron) |
 | Olivia d'Abo | ... | Tippy ('All's Well that Ends Strange') |
| Deborah Hancock | ... | Kim ('All's Well that Ends Strange') |
| Astrid Falconi | ... | Kelly ('All's Well that Ends Strange') (as Astrid Brandt) |
| Georgia Steele | ... | Brandy ('All's Well that Ends Strange') |
| Bob Lem | ... | Bartender ('All's Well that Ends Strange') |
| Bob Bainborough | ... | Gary ('All's Well that Ends Strange') |
| Bruce Pirrie | ... | Jack ('All's Well that Ends Strange') |
| Jennifer Inch | ... | Robot ('All's Well that Ends Strange') |
 | John Candy | ... | Howard Jensen ('Cursed with Charisma') |
| Sheila McCarthy | ... | Ellie Hutchins ('Cursed with Charisma') |
| Christopher Januszczak | ... | Jimmy Hutchins ('Cursed with Charisma') |
 | Don Lake | ... | Hugh Millins ('Cursed with Charisma') |
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Spoofs "The Twilight Zone" (1959)
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Joe Flaherty hosts this anthology movie. As host, he plays it a bit like Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone, but really over-the-top goofy, and yet not terribly funny unfortunately.
In the first segment, Martin Short plays an insecure lounge singer who's been invited to perform at a place like the Playboy Mansion. This has been his dream, and the Hugh Hefner- type host seems to like him, and one of the young women there seems to like him too. She's played by Olivia D'Abo, who looks absolutely adorable here (and also sexy in a hot tub). One running gag is that Short, when asked for a drink, asks for a "Pouss Café," which takes a long time to make, and he doesn't end up drinking it either time. After Short and D'Abo stumble into a secret passage, you'll guess how it will end long before the segment gets to the end.
In the second segment, John Candy plays a confident man who wants to make real estate barons out of every member of a poor town ("the flyswatter capital of the world"). As long as you don't read the brief plot summary on the back of the video box, you'd probably never guess how this one ends. It's not very satisfying.
In the final segment, a young woman who was raised by nuns is sent out into the world. They all treated her badly, since whoever (or whatever) she loves will explode. She does her best to try not to love anything, but is such a soft touch she finds it difficult and looks for a cure. I don't know that I liked how it ended, but it is at least the most interesting segment of the three. The surly talking Cabbage Patch-type dolls were amusing.
Not really recommended. It would help a lot if you're a big fan of the actors from SCTV.