Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Tony Randall | ... | Host | |
James Coco | ... | Max Roebling | |
Jerry Stiller | ... | Sid Lane | |
Anne Meara | ... | Charlene Lane | |
Ina Balin | ... | Sister Mary Enquirer | |
Anne Bloom | ... | Maid Marian | |
Irwin Corey | ... | D.W. Godilla | |
Susan Dey | ... | Southern Belle | |
Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Albert Einstein | |
Richard Lewis | ... | Pimples Lapedes | |
Chuck McCann | ... | Lowell Westbrook | |
Stuart Pankin | ... | Sigmund Freud | |
Peter Riegert | ... | Adult Baby Elroy | |
Robert Staats | ... | Premiere MC | |
Theodore Gottlieb | ... | Doctor Dismal |
Satirical mockumentary that celebrates the history of Adequate Pictures, a fictitious prolific low-budget Hollywood movie studio that delivered some of the most adequate films out there during its 60 years long run. The host, Tony Randall, and TV personality, Joe Franklin, interview several key people behind the studio including the owner, Max Roebling, who's more than willing to give the dirt on everyone he worked with. The clips from his movies, such as "Einstein on the Bounty," "Little Elroy Meets Baby Frankenstein," and "Slut of the South" are also shown. The movie features various celebrity cameos ranging from Robert Downey Jr. and Bruce Willis to Robert Vaughan, who played Hitler in one of Max's movies.
Although this movie has several moments that compare it to Monty Python, it just does not have the same punch. Not anyone can pull off a dancing private part. Monty Python also knew when to step back but this movie went over the line. It's just too perverted and too lousy for me. The 3 Stooges are a sacred thing and, along with other movie icons, this movie shows no respect. The only up side was seeing all of the cameo appearances and the small jokes that appeared here and there. That's Adequate is a perfect title because that's what this movie is: adequate.