Billy Beck, Charles Grodin, Gene Wilder

A happily married man spies a beautiful model and becomes obsessed with meeting and possibly courting her.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Gene Wilder

Release Date: August 15, 1984

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DVD Release Date: January 7, 2003

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  • September 23, 2009
    Gene Wilder & Charles Grodin are brilliant in this very funny 80's classic. You can see Kelly LeBrock's naughty bits too!
  • May 31, 2007
    Tacky 80s farce in which middle aged exec Gene Wilder suffers a mid life crisis and sets off in pursuit of a model. Sleazy and desperately unfunny.
  • December 25, 2007
    Very funny!
  • July 11, 2007
    Hmmmmn
  • February 26, 2007
    One of the few "romantic comedies" I love. Wilder is hysterical in this one, especially his scenes with Gilda Radner. The "Ooooh, my heart. Ouch" heart attack scene and the stalling tactics used to think up excuses are some of the best comedic acting I've ever seen. Wilder R...( read more)ocks!
  • November 4, 2009
    This would be much more appreciated by fans of Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner. I like both of them, but would not call myself a fan of their type of humor. This is an enjoyable film however. Often times very funny. One of Wilder's better efforts.
  • September 13, 2009
    Gene Wilder is a great actor and shouldn't have done this movie even though it was a big hit in its day. I thought it was a bit sexist and all Kelly LeBrock became famous for was being married to Steven Seagal for a while.
  • August 31, 2009
    i saw like 10 minutes of this movie
  • July 28, 2008
    "Theeodore Pierce" (Gene Wilder, who also wrote the screenplay and served as the movie's director) is a happily married man who is entering his mid-life crisis. He begins of thinking of having an affair, especially after seeing a beautiful woman (Kelly LeBrock) dressed from head ...( read more)to toe in red.

    He begins to pursue this mysterious woman, who eventually begins to work for the company he is employed by for an advertising campaign. However, while trying to avoid a secretary (Gilda Radner) who he accidentally makes a date with.

    Believe it or not, this was the first ever movie rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Associated of America. However, the rating couldn't help this one.

    I felt little to no chemistry between any of the cast. Wilder and Judith Ivey, who played his wife, had no chemistry that made it feel as if they were not just happily married, but married for a long time. I also felt that there was very little chemistry between Wilder and those who played his group of friends.

    Sadly, Wilder and LeBrock only had a little chemistry. If you ask me, the weakness in the lead roles scenes together was Wilder. LeBrock, who appears in one of her two most famous movie roles in this movie, appears to be more relaxed than Wilder did. It was obvious that he played the character to be somewhat uncomfortable when around her, but it just didn't feel right to me for some reason.

    Also, Radner was completely wrong for her role. She was a good comic, especially during her time in "Saturday Night Live", but she just was not that funny in this role. She couldn't even help set up jokes correctly.

    I also felt the jokes were forced. During the "Blind Man" bit, you just knew what was going to happen just as the scene opens. There are other scenes where the jokes just fell flat.

    One thing that was wonderful was the music, mainly performed by music legend Stevie Wonder. I remember two songs from the soundtrack, "Don't Drive Drunk", which was oddly placed in the movie since the scene had no drunk driving, and the Academy Award winner, "I Just Called to Say I Love You", which is still a great romantic song. If you ask me, the soundtrack is better than jokes.

    You would think that there would be adventure in pursing an extra-marital affair that could have brought some laughs to this movie. However, that doesn't happen here.

    I would say that the next time you go to the local video rental shop and can't find anything to watch, you could rent this one. But, I wouldn't put this on a "Must See" list.
  • June 10, 2008
    Hot chicks alone cannot save a movie. Never was a Wilder fan.

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