Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire
Jonathan Demme would later become one of America's premiere directors, with an Oscar for The Silence of the Lambs and numerous nominations to his credit, but it was this sublime 1980 comedy tha...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 12, 1999
Stats: 57 reviews
This movie weird-ed me out. Robards doesn't have much screen time though his character is part of the title. La Mat plays a really odd guy who I didn't understand much. And Mary Steenburgen plays a stripper!? She thinks she dances really well and supposedly everyone around he...( read more)
I am on a huge Robards kick here lately. He gives another amazing performance and he's not even in half the movie. Paul LeMat is great as Melvin whose life is one of the most entertaining train wrecks I have had the pleasure of watching. Mary Steenburger is outstanding as Le Mat'...( read more)
Demme fucking owns. Le Mat should have skyrocketed after this. That's not to take anything away from Robards.
Probably the best depiction of Howard Hughes, plus it's down-right hilarious. Great movie for those who also like Mary Steenbergen.
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