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Plot: This remake of Neil Simon's 1970 comedy finds Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin as Ohio yokels cast adrift in Rudy Giuliani's sanitized New York City. With their son recently departed for Britain, the empt...( read more read more... )y-nesters travel to the Big Apple for a job interview and are beset with all kinds of bad luck, starting with their flight being rerouted to Boston. Things only go downhill from there, of course, as they're mugged by an Andrew Lloyd Webber imposter, the high-tech multilingual navigation system on their rented Cadillac goes haywire, and their hotel reservations fall through. Though this movie is marred by some out-of-place slapstick and mawkish romance scenes, it's not without its funny moments. The couple stumbles into a sexual-addiction encounter group and has to try to back out gracefully (not succeeding very well, of course). John Cleese is howlingly funny as he reprises his Fawlty Towers role of a cross-dressing hotelier, and Martin has a great drug-delirium scene, in which he's slipped a hit of LSD in jail (thinking it's aspirin). Just try not to think in terms of comparisons to Neil Simon's original and this remake works fairly well. --Jerry Renshaw

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  • thmtsang
    thmtsang
    3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 29, 2008
    My two favourite comic actors team up again. Their son has just left home, so they head to New York for a break, but get into all sorts of trouble,
  • jedimasterjade
    jedimasterjade
    3.0 Stars
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    May 31, 2008
    Scene this flim loads of time but it always makes me laugh, mainly because of its pun jokes and parents not being able to understand the big apple. This is what makes this flim funny.
  • Celticlord1955
    Celticlord1955
    2.5 Stars
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    April 11, 2008
    Very few re-makes of a movie are as good as the original and this one is no exception.Had I not seen the original perhaps this movie would have seemed funnier.The comedic talents of Steve Martin seemed strained as though he was having to carry the movie himself.Some of the scenes were juvenile and prankish rather than being sustained by the mature,laconic and ironic humor of it's classic original.The beauty of Goldie Hawn helps and John Cleese carries well but in all it's a disappointment and not very pleasing to the discretionary palate.
  • Hotlips2235
    Hotlips2235
    4.0 Stars
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    April 9, 2008
    This was pretty good. It was laugh your ass off funny but I did enjoy it. I cant believe all the problems they went through. Goes to show how ppl from the country does in new york. I probably wont really watch it again though.
  • datovs
    datovs
    3.5 Stars
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    October 18, 2007
    THe two make a great duo. Martin is not a favourable comedian though here he earns himself credit. A great movie with great comedic drama.
  • TerrorAustralis
    TerrorAustralis
    2.0 Stars
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    September 18, 2007
    While both Steve Martin and Goldie give likable performances and there are some funny moments but sadly the overall film itself is pretty so-so. The direction was routine and the script is blandly written. In the end it is watchable but it is also pretty forgettable as well.
  • Relic28
    Relic28
    1.5 Stars
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    August 9, 2007
    The first hour of the movie is quite slow... but I did laugh at the scenes with John Cleese in them. Other than that, not a great movie.
  • shelerella
    shelerella
    3.0 Stars
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    May 11, 2007
    Pretty standard and formula this movie was only funny because of Hawn and Martin and even then it failed in many places where it should have soared. Most Simon plays cross over beautifully to screen, this one just didn't...
  • PrEsSuRekiD
    PrEsSuRekiD
    5.0 Stars
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    May 5, 2007
    it was so funny
    the best scence was when they were both caught by the mayor having sex in the new park.............A LOVE IT
  • Sapphirexv
    Sapphirexv
    4.5 Stars
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    April 17, 2007
    Different from the original of course, but very funny, always impressed with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn. They played well together in this movie.
  • deano
    deano
    2.0 Stars
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    November 15, 2006
    Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn reunites since "HouseSitter" in this remake comedy film is a bit of laughs.
  • MissNin
    MissNin
    2.0 Stars
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    September 26, 2006
    Little of a disappointment. One would have expected more fireworks when these two get together yet again, but much like Hanks/Ryan the magic is gone...
  • Tigris
    Tigris
    3.5 Stars
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    September 11, 2006
    A hilariously funny comedy featuring the comedic genius of Steve Martin and John Cleese and an excellent performance by Goldie Hawn. The story of a couple from Ohio who visit New York City and have the most incredible bad luck in a series of hilarious but unfortunate events. Highly Recommended!
  • FantasyFan84
    FantasyFan84
    3.0 Stars
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    July 29, 2006
    Slammed by many critics, this comedy has fine performances by the two leads and although it is a little silly is great fun to watch.
  • theshizznit
    theshizznit
    1.0 Star
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    June 23, 2006
    This movie is ludicrous. I don't find it entertaining at all. The humour was not funny. Weak plot. The fact that I even considered a star for this movie is because Steve Martin is in it.
  • PhilAaron
    PhilAaron
    3.0 Stars
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    May 25, 2006
    Another great collaberation between Hawn and Martin- John Cleese joins them as a cross-dressing hotel manager.

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  • tomkinsman
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    An alright sortoff film with some humerous scenes, John Cleese in drag is the definite highlight!
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  • Rated: (PG-13)
  • Directed by: Sam Weisman
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Released: April 2, 1999
  • DVD Released: September 21, 1999

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