Good Luck (1996)

Hines plays a former dental student, Bern Lemley, who had to quit school just before finals because of a car accident that left him in a wheelchair. D'Onofrio plays a former pro football ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard LaBrie

Writer:

Bob Comfort

Stars:

Gregory Hines, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Earl Jones

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gregory Hines	...	Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Tony 'Ole' Olezniak
James Earl Jones	...	James Bing
Max Gail	...	Farmer John
Joe Theismann	...	Self
Roy Firestone	...	Self
Robert O'Reilly	...	Bartender
Jack Rader	...	Drag Queen
Ramsay Midwood	...	Santa Claus
Maria O'Brien	...	Peggy
Sarah Trigger	...	Heidi
Ross Huffman-Kerr	...	Olsen
Kathryn Howell	...	Doris
William C. Simmonds	...	Steve
Douglas Mace	...	Clock Hat Man

Storyline

Hines plays a former dental student, Bern Lemley, who had to quit school just before finals because of a car accident that left him in a wheelchair. D'Onofrio plays a former pro football player, Ole Olezniak, who was blinded in a freak accident on the field. Before their accidents, Bern had been a tutor for Ole, and, after quitting his post-accident job as a denture technician, he approaches Ole about teaming up to enter a white-water rafting race on Oregon's Rogue River.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | wheelchair | paralysis | handicapped | blindness | 

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Taglines:

Reach for your dreams!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sex-related language

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene when "Ole" throws his furniture through the window falling on top of the car parked on the street, we can see when he throws the sofa that there are a couple of policemen at the bottom of the shot moving away the traffic to do that scene.

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Quotes

Tony 'Ole' Olezniak: I dunno...maybe I need a balls check, myself.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Jungle 2 Jungle/The Daytrippers/Kama Sutra/Good Luck/Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets (1997)

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Soundtracks

That's Amore
Written by Harry Warren (as H. Warren) and Jack Brooks (as J Brooks)
Performed by Dean Martin

User Reviews

Hines and D'Onofrio shine as a paraplegic and a blind in this enjoyable film but with gratuitous profanities

Two disabled create an odd couple formed by a previous football star named Ole(Vincent D'Onofrio: Law and order)who was blinded in a sport accident and a paraplegic named Bern(Gregory Hines:Cotton club) wheelchair bounded.Both cripples decide participate in a popular rafting competition called ¨Gold City Regatta¨ on Oregon's Rogue River(The event is actually celebrated in Portland,Oregon).In the beginning the head-strong Ole refuses but is early convinced by Bern to compete in the contest defying all those who think that two handicapped can drive a raft along the river.

This independent film with good intentions mingles humorous dialogue with chuckles,giggles and drama-comedy ,besides of numerous sex jokes and profanities .This comedy and sometimes drama is quite grossed but has its good moments here and there.The film relies heavily on the continuous relationship between two friends but is plenty of pranks and sexual and scatological references like the continuous talking lustfully by the opposite sex and the description of bowel moment.The highlights film are the train scenes,the exciting football competition between OLe and Bern against the villagers and of course the final rafting with the sensational participation of our starring. Terrific performance by the protagonists, engaging acting by Gregory Hines(He was an accomplished tap dancer,born 1946, died 2003 by liver cancer)as an obstinate paralytic and top notch Vincent D'Onofrio as a stubborn blind.Plus appear as secondaries Max Gail,Sara Trigger and uncredited James Earl Jones as a sports commentator on the start film.The flick is written by Comfort with a feel-good script and direction by Richard Labrie is amateurish although sometimes gets depth, sensitivity and feeling good in its handling about blindness and paraplegia matter.This is his only film,he's usually editor for Playboy movies.Rating : Acceptable and entertaining with marvellous performance by the two stars.

Details

Official Sites:

Vine International Pictures Ltd. Vine International Pictures Ltd.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guys Like Us

Filming Locations:

Coos Bay, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$39,962, 9 March 1997

Gross USA:

$39,962

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$39,962

Company Credits

Production Co:

East-West Film Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1