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A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.
Scatman Crothers
- Lewis
- (as Benjamin 'Scatman' Crothers)
John P. Ryan
- Surtees
- (as John Ryan)
Garry Goodrow
- Nervous Man
- (as Gary Goodrow)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis was Julia Anne Robinson's only major film role. She died in an apartment fire two years after its release.
- GoofsDavid listens to tape recording he made but during close-up of tape recorder, none of the buttons that would allow it to play are depressed.
- Quotes
[Lewis and David in the kitchen of Lewis' nightclub. A guy in the door empties a whole bag of glass bottles on the ground, breaks them with a hammer and jumps into it]
Lewis: Hey! What do they call you?
Teddy the Wonderboy: Teddy the Wonderboy.
Lewis: I wonder why the hell you don't stay outta my kitchen!
- Crazy creditsThe Columbia Pictures logo does not appear on this film.
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Under-rated Rafelson flick!
I thought this superior to CARNAL KNOWLEDGE and am a bit surprised by the reaction to it at time of release. After FIVE EASY PIECES and before STAY HUNGRY this '72 film was thrown aside and dismissed. I guess Nicholson wasn't using his eyebrows enough for public taste. Bruce Dern gives a superb performance as his shyster-dreamer brother with big plans. Ellen Burstyn is paranoid justifiably and gives a lovely performance. The young girl Julie Ann Robinson is terrible.
A 7 out of 10. Best performance = Bruce Dern. Throw in Scatman and John Ryan and you have a fascinating mood piece. What happened to Bob Rafelson?
A 7 out of 10. Best performance = Bruce Dern. Throw in Scatman and John Ryan and you have a fascinating mood piece. What happened to Bob Rafelson?
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- shepardjessica-1
- Nov 10, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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