Another You (1991)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Maurice Phillips

Writer (WGA):

Ziggy Steinberg (written by)

Release Date:

26 July 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

One lies for fun. The other lies for money. Now that's teamwork.

Plot:

George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again...

Plot Keywords:

Con Man | Patient | Con Artist | Police Officer | Corporation

Cast

Richard Pryor	...	Eddie Dash
Gene Wilder	...	George / Abe Fielding
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Elaine
Stephen Lang	...	Dibbs
Vanessa Williams	...	Gloria
Phil Rubenstein	...	Al
Peter Michael Goetz	...	Therapist
Billy Beck	...	Harry
Jerry Houser	...	Tim
Kevin Pollak	...	Phil
Craig Richard Nelson	...	Walt
Kandis Chappell	...	Gail
Elsa Raven	...	Volunteer
Catherine E. Coulson	...	Nurse
Norman Glasser	...	Male patient

Runtime:

Spain:94 min | USA:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG | UK:15 | Australia:M | Iceland:L | Spain:T | USA:R | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Originally scripted as taking place in New York City. The movie prepped for two months and shot 6 weeks in New York. On the last night of location filming, Peter Bogdanovich received a phone call from his agent at about midnight letting him know he was being replaced as director. After reviewing footage with the replacement director, it was determined that none of the New York footage was usable and the script was rewritten to be shot entirely in Los Angeles.

Quotes:

[Last line (after credits)]
George: Don't ever call my friend a "shithead" again, OK?

Movie Connections:

Features "I Love Lucy" (1951)

Soundtrack:

YODELAINE

Woof! And "Yodel-Lay-He-Who" Watches

Unpleasant final teaming of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Mr. Wilder (as George) and Mr. Pryor (as Eddie) had to have already been contracted and paid for this film to see completion. Otherwise, there are no credible responses to the remarks, "You guys are awful!" and "This is NOT working!" The most jaw-dropping unfunny moments involve yodeling. Mercedes Ruehl (as Elaine aka Mimi) has an sexy and effective black underwear scene. Pryor has a good sequence, upon arriving at the Fielding mansion. Wilder impersonates Cary Grant and Desi Arnaz. If you don't count Lucy, Ethel, and Elvia Allman working in the candy factory (on the Fielding's TV), the early 1990s Hollywood location footage is the film's only real strength.

** Another You (1991) Maurine Phillips ~ Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Mercedes Ruehl