Nick Nolte,
Bette Midler,
Richard Dreyfuss,
Little Richard,
Tracy Nelson
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This hilarious Hollywood retelling of the classic Jean Renoir French farce Boudu Saved from Drowning emerges as a wry commentary on society's excess and has distinguished itself as an instant classic....( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002
Stats: 291 reviews
A rich Beverly Hills family takes in a stinky hairy street person... and he ends up enriching their lives in ways they never imagined. A great comedy and social-commentary. There's lots of dog-humour in here. There's also a lot of chemistry between the actors. Truly touching movi...( read more)
Nick Nolte as a tramp who's failed suicide bid results in his becoming embroiled in the affairs of a self absorbed Hollywood family. And as usual with these superficial pseudo-soul searching comedies of the 80s, it's self-concious, unfunny, and I found it very difficult to give a...( read more)
great movie, classic story of a homeless guy who moves in with a rich family
Nick Nolte eating dog food from a bowl on the floor and the first instance I heard about dialing 911 for emergencies, the only impact I got from this 20 years later.
a bum can change the lives of the rich, you only have believe it can happen
Funny enough, I suppose, just to look at the lavish lifestyle that meant nothing to the rich folks until they saw it through the bum's eyes. Once was enough.
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