Homer and Eddie (1989)

A retarded man get help from a sociopathic woman when tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.

Director:

Andrey Konchalovskiy

Writer:

Patrick Cirillo

Stars:

James Belushi, Jim Mapp, John Waters

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Belushi	...	Homer Lanza
Jim Mapp	...	Harmonica Player
John Waters	...	Robber #1
Robert Glaudini	...	Robber #2
James Thiel	...	Twin #1
Jeff Thiel	...	Twin #2 (as Jeffrey Thiel)
Andy Jarrell	...	Trucker
Anne Ramsey	...	Edna
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Eddie Cervi
Michelle Milantoni	...	Fat Woman in Pizza Joint
Mickey Jones	...	Man at Pizza Joint
Annie O'Donnell	...	Wife at Pizza Joint
Katherine Barrese	...	Waitress
Tad Horino	...	Mickey
Karen Black	...	Belle

Storyline

A retarded man get help from a sociopathic woman when tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitution | independent film | character name in title

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Taglines:

From the director of "Tango And Cash"

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Homer & Eddie

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kings Road Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Fritz Feld.

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Goofs

When Eddie spots the red car at the produce stand and tells Homer to pull in there, she is in the back seat. After they pull in they show her sitting in the front seat.

User Reviews

The Good the Bad and the Ugly

Let's start with the ugly just to get it out of the way. I think this movie would have been considered a cult classic on par with Harold and Maude if someone besides Belushi had played Homer. At times he seemed to fall out of character at others it just looked like he was an actor playing a retarded person and very rarely he seemed in character. It wasn't a role that could be pulled off by over-acting or playing bigger than life. This was a great role played by the wrong actor. Now the bad, the continuity and sound track distracted from the story, How would people recognize Homer if he had been gone since childhood and his parents had denied him? The times you were expected to suspend belief to forward the story or develop characters were too glaring and the music was out of sync with the moods.

But yet I gave it a 5 out of 10 because of the good. Whoopi who is not my favorite actress did everything with her character that Belushi could not do with his, and the story as a whole and what it was trying to convey about the cast-aways of society kept me watching to see the inevitable ending.