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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Obscure but wacky, 30 March 1999

Author: karina-3 from Austin, Texas

Before Amazon Women on the Moon, before the Kentucky Fried Movie, before them all (I think), there was Disco Beaver from Outer Space. I watched it on HBO and my dad taped it and then I proceeded to watch the tape to death - I have never seen it in a store for rent. It's great - silly, fun, like the National Lampoon used to be. Sure, it was 1978, it's got Disco Beaver for goodness' sake - it makes fun of TV and movies, it's not politically correct, but just Dragula alone makes it worth watching.

5 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Many plot lines diverge for silliness, 10 April 2005

Author: bunny3k from United States

Granted, the last time I saw this was at a midnight movie in college, but I remember that poor, sad beaver trying to find a tree to eat - it was so funny. You haven't lived till you've seen a guy in a beaver costume dance disco. What I remember about this movie is that there are several funny scenarios that seem separate, but all the plot lines tied up into one and it all made sense at the end. This movie has spoof after spoof - I loved how in the middle of a completely different story, the disco beaver would wander through the scene. Wish I could see it again now that I'm in my 40's - might have a different take on it. If you like Airplane, Top Secret or any Abrams/Zucker movie, you'd probably like this.

5 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
National Lampoon at its best!, 29 October 1999

Author: KShrew from Minnesota

A hilarious movie, actually a collection of shorts that transpire as the people in the movie watching the movie change channels. Who can forget the image of the Disco Beaver getting a little too friendly with the lady in the fur coat? Or Helping Horny Hands? Or Rocky Rococco?

4 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
laugh-out loud funny, 18 November 2004
Author: glslpp from winnipeg, canada

i remember seeing this when i lived with my grandparents, every night for the week if was on super-channel ... i don't remember much about it nearly 25 years later except the HOMO NO MO' part ... i tried not to laugh too loud to wake the folks up, but one night it didn't work ...

to be honest, i had never heard of national lampoon up until that point and that brought a lifetime love of their productions.

and come to think of it, i remember the homosexual Dracula now ... i didn't understand it ... THEN ... two years later i came out of the closet ...

< blush >

that is all.

3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
LOL Funny!!, 23 September 2001
Author: snu_grad from Phoenix, Arizona

I saw this years ago when VCR's were indeed rare among my friends of 20-ish movie and TV buffs. We watched this on a regular basis and laughed our -- well, we laughed a lot. If you liked SCTV, early SNL, etc., you'll enjoy this closet classic. It's first class satire, not politically correct, and ridiculous, but most of all, it's funny. I still love that awesome theme song! If you can find it, rent it. (And remember, "if you carry your books funny...")

3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Finally found someone who saw it too, 6 February 2000
Author: rococo from Kiev

I can't believe I've actually found a place where other people have seen this movie too! I saw it on HBO shortly after it came out in 1978 and have been looking for it for the past ten years. I remember the title song, but not much of the movie, except for the beaver costume and his dance. Have been looking for a copy to buy, but if not available commercially, would be interested in getting a video copy. This is a great site!

2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
This show deserves a lot more credit, 29 May 2004

Author: Rick Tanney from Trescott, Maine

Okay, so I have a life-long crush on Alice Playten -- that's not all that sells me on this show. It has some rough spots, but the bits that work make up for them. You would recognize a few of the faces from other comedies, James Widdoes chief among them. I've been smitten by Alice Playten since the "giant dumpling" Alkaselzer commercial -- and she can sing! Peter Elbling, who was also in "Rabbit Test," is a lot of fun as "Dragula": when the program first came out on HBO, this was a side of Vampirism that had not been sufficiently explored, so Peter's over-the-top performance as a gay wrist-biter was hilarious. Lynn Redgrave (who-da-thunk-it!) played along as Professor (call me "Vanessa") von Helsing. The "Disco Beaver" song is fun. The humor is aimed at the usual late-adolescent National Lampoon audience, which I trust endures in us all. Long live the Beaver!

2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
Classic Film definitely not Politically Correct! Funny, 6 June 2001
Author: Rudser1281 (Rudser1281@yahoo.com) from Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA

This movie couldn't be funnier! It shows life in front of the TV screen. The countless hours one sits in front of the TV set,watching the vast wasteland of TV programming. HBO probably wouldn't show it now, in fear of the Politically Correct Crowd. Let's face it! 23 years ago people didn't have thin skin and could laugh at life. Remember, Ben Franklin said,"All the world is Queer except thee and me -- and sometimes I wonder about Thee"

2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
hazy remembrance from college days., 12 December 2000
Author: (jdred@home.com) from oklahoma city, ok

Back in the late 70's when HBO was new, I saw Disco Beaver on HBO. Best I remember, it was a rather disjointed film, but hilarious. I'd love to get a copy of it from somewhere, and it doesn't matter what medium.

2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
Parody of Parodies !, 21 November 1999

Author: larvae (larvae@concentric.net) from Las Vegas, NV

This movie was a staple of entertainment for me and my group of friends in High School. While all scenarios are executed with the cutting edge/rapier wit of the late seventies' Lampoon Gang, the part that sticks in my mind is the mock "Anita Bryant" trying her ability to pitch an anti-gay drug called "Homo-Nomo". As usual with this group, nothing is sacred. What may have seemed shocking in 1978 would be considered boring or droll by today's standards. However, I love this movie and if someone has a copy they would like to sell or would make a copy of the movie for me, I would pay $$$.

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