The Godson (1998)

Director:

Bob Hoge

Writer:

Bob Hoge (written by)

Release Date:

6 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Some wise guys aren't so smart!

Plot Keywords:

Chainsaw | Hollywood Sign | Skeleton | Flatulence | Independent Film

Cast

Rodney Dangerfield	...	The Rodfather
Kevin McDonald	...	Guppy Calzone (as Kevin Hamilton McDonald)
Dom DeLuise	...	The Oddfather
Fabiana Udenio	...	Don Na
Lou Ferrigno	...	Bugsy
Paul Greenberg	...	Frito Calzone
Carol Arthur	...	Mama Calzone
Barbara Crampton	...	Goldy
Bob Hoge	...	Sunny Calzone (as Bob 'The Sicilian Salami' Hoge)
Irwin Keyes	...	Tracy Dick
Eileen Kenney	...	Agent Hoover
Bobbie Brown	...	Sunny's Babe
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Tony 'Flock You' Montana
Terry Ray	...	Waiter
John LaMotta	...	Maitre D' (as John La Motta)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, language, crude sex-related humor and drug content.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

UK:12 | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Shoreline Entertainment

Quotes:

'Guppy' Calzone: If this is about the other night... I just wanted to see how pantyhose would look on me.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Dick Tracy (1937/I)

Soundtrack:

Re-Satch-A-Go-Go

Some people just don't see the humor.

I have to say, this is one of the funniest movies I have seen in a long time. I can't even count the number of reviews I read for this movie calling it something like "the worst movie I've ever seen," but apparently some people just don't understand good humor. Other than Rodney Dangerfield's lines, plus a few by other actors, this movie doesn't contain a lot of straight-forward, obvious humor that a lot of people apparently look for in a movie. This movie is filled with subtle humor and little things that one has to notice in order to fully appreciate this movie. I won't comment on the plot specifically, but if you don't want some of the scenes revealed then you might not want to read this until after you see the movie. First of all, the names of the characters in this movie are outstanding. Rodney Dangerfield as "The Rodfather," Dom DeLuise as "The Oddfather," and Fabiana Udenio as "Don Na" are examples of comedic genius right there. The scene with all the Dons is great; you even get "Don King" in there. When some of the other reviewers saw this movie, they obviously didn't look for all the little intricacies that make this movie great. The showing of a small, plain, one-story house as the home of the Calzones, followed by the showing of the interior as a gigantic mansion is brilliant. The cameo by Joey Buttafuoco as himself, and Lou Ferrigno's insistance on being called "Alice" even though his character is a huge, muscular guy are two more little things you have to catch to understand the humor in this movie. I don't even know what to say about the end of the movie either, because just when you think it's over, it's really not. I laughed so hard because you think the movie is over because of Guppy's stupidity, but then the studio executive breaks through the black screen looking for more to the movie. Just hilarious. This movie is like "Office Space" where you have to notice the little things and watch the movie more than once to fully appreciate the movie and the comedic talent of the writers.