Gotta say I was disappointed by this flick. It was one of those films that somehow I'd never managed to see, so when I saw it was available on Netflix, I happily selected it.
Unfortunately it's just not very funny or even interesting.
I suspect that a lot of its notoriety at the time was simply because the film is rather lose with its language and there is even some mild nudity.
For better or worse a lot of the profanity in the movie is now common stuff on HBO & certainly in the movies.
For film buffs I guess it's an opportunity to see little seen Ruth Gordon and Trish Van Devere but once the novelty wears off of seeing these two again, the movie really does have little to offer contemporary viewers.
The performances are fine, that's not the problem. It's just that the script is so slow. Scenes that should take 2 minutes take 10 instead.
Again, I think everyone at the time must have thought they were involved in a very 'adult' project but the movie seen through modern eyes, just seems a bit contrived and kind of tiresome.
Oh there's an early brief performance by Rob Reiner and supposedly you can glimpse Penny Marshall in the background...if you care.
Unfortunately it's just not very funny or even interesting.
I suspect that a lot of its notoriety at the time was simply because the film is rather lose with its language and there is even some mild nudity.
For better or worse a lot of the profanity in the movie is now common stuff on HBO & certainly in the movies.
For film buffs I guess it's an opportunity to see little seen Ruth Gordon and Trish Van Devere but once the novelty wears off of seeing these two again, the movie really does have little to offer contemporary viewers.
The performances are fine, that's not the problem. It's just that the script is so slow. Scenes that should take 2 minutes take 10 instead.
Again, I think everyone at the time must have thought they were involved in a very 'adult' project but the movie seen through modern eyes, just seems a bit contrived and kind of tiresome.
Oh there's an early brief performance by Rob Reiner and supposedly you can glimpse Penny Marshall in the background...if you care.