Why do my 3 boys think that the front room is the perfect place for a football match??????
Why do my 3 boys think that the front room is the perfect place for a football match??????
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For a bit of light relief from all the drivel on the television I chose this film to watch as I needed something funny and entertaining to watch.
Richard Pryor plays the role of Harry and Gene Wilder plays the role of Skip, both of the New are working in new York and dreaming of a better life. As both of them get sacked at the same time they decide that they will leave the Big Smoke and head for California to make a better life for themselves, Harry dreams of becoming an actor and Skip a play write.
The pair end up stopping in a small town where Skip manages to get them an interview with the bank which results in them getting a job. The only problem is they are dressed as giant woodpeckers doing a song and dance in the bank for the customers. Things go wrong for the men when they are out to lunch and their costumes are stolen by two men who rob the bank. The result of the robbery sees Harry and Skip being arrested and sentenced to 125 years in prison.
Harry and Skip finally arrive in prison and Skip ends up riding the bucking bull in the governors
office and as it turns out he is excellent at it so is asked to ride in the rodeo and represent the prison. He is told by his friends not to accept and to make them wait and then he will be able to give demands to them for him to ride. Harry is asked by his friends to let them be his team so they can arrange a break out at the rodeo. Will Skip be able to put up with the punishments and jobs he is being given in order to get him to agree or will he manage to get his demands met. Ultimately will the men be successful in their plan to break out?
I love watching this film as Pryor and Wilder never fail to make me laugh. The pair work extremely well together and have a great on screen chemistry which helps with the timing of their jokes and funny sketches. The supporting actors in the film were also excellent and also worked well with the pair. One of my favourites had to be Groseburger, the extremely fat mass murder who everyone is scared of as only Pryor and Wilder could befriend him and at one point have his singing like a choir boy! There were a few characters in the film which I did not warm to, the one prison warden and the governor but we weren’t really supposed to like these men.
The storyline was good but not at all believable but I can forgive this as it is not a serious film as is meant to be a light hearted comedy which it definitely was. The film was made back in 1980 so is very dated now which does show with the clothes people are wearing and cars which are being driven. I don’t think this makes the film any less watch able though as I still thoroughly enjoy it.
The music was good although not too memorable, I remember thinking that it was all suitable for the parts which it was used in and it did a good job of setting the feel and tension for the film.
This is a very funny film but hubby did drive me mad by laughing and telling me to watch this but as it is going to be funny, I did end up throwing a cushion at him and he did finally stop doing it. We both ended laughing out loud at several things in this film. I especially enjoyed the pair when they first got to the prison and they both freaked also when they went into the big waiting cell which was full of prisoners waiting to go to the prison and Pryor’s character told Wilder to act hard or he would end up dead. They managed to put so much more into this film and their face added a lot of the humour with the silly expressions they did and also Gene Wilder’s eyes!
The DVD which we have does have one bonus feature which is Filmographics but I have not taken the time to watch or view this as I have no interest in it.
The running time of this film is 106 minutes which I felt was just the right length as any longer and they would have made the story drag out and made it a little boring. The certificate on the film is a 15 as there are some drug references and strong language in the film but I feel that perhaps more mature 13 or 14 year olds would really enjoy this film.
I am definitely going to recommend this film as personally I feel it is the pair best together and you cannot fail to laugh at the crazy things to pair get up to when they find themselves locked up with a wide variety of different characters!
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Production Year: 2003 - Comedy - Director: John Crowley - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Colin Farrell, Shirley Henderson, Cillian Murphy, Colm Meaney, Rory Keenan, Laurence Kinlan
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
(+) Because of the new series the box set isn't complete, which means it will be cheaper! (-) It isnt the complete box set so you'll have to buy the new dvds seperatly or wait for the new set!
Release Date: 2002-11-11, Rating Suitable for 15 years and over,
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