Alrighty folks, Quint first reported that the script was fun as could be on this film, but then we had a couple of bad test screening reviews, but now we are getting better word. Which is good, because... well FRANK OZ has a strong habit of making pretty damn funny flicks. But enough of me, John McLame wants to take over... never argue with a barefoot glass in his soles man with a gun...
Harry, bubbie...I'm your white knight!
I was lucky enough crash a screening of Bofinger's Big Thing. Speaking of big, Frank "YODA" Oz was there, & he is a tall bastard. Just how does he do those high pitched voices? Anyway, the movie was absolutely histerical!
Steve Martin was great as usual, but the surprise was Eddie Murphy. Someone must've supplied him with extra transvestite hookers, because he was fucking funny! Besides the fat 'Rick Baker-ized' Eddie in The Nutty Proffesor, he hasn't been this funny since Coming to America!
The premise of the movie was great. Now here's what the trailers will surely tell you.
Steve is a desperate almost penniless producer that gets a script he thinks is great. This could save him, so he tries to get a deal with a producer. The producer agrees to make the picture, under the impression Eddie (who in the movie is a big action movie star on the level of Schwarzenneger) will star in it. Eddie ain't gonna do it, so what does Steve do? He shoots the movie anyway, with Eddie as the star, only Eddie doesn't know he's in the movie. This means sending the actors to read their lines to Eddie while he's in public, & him not understanding what the hell they're telling him! All the while, they are hiding around corners & in bushes with 35mm movie cameras & gear!
The comedy of this situation is consistantly entertaining, & they throw in a few surprises along the way. The cast was great, including Jamie Kennedy from Scream & mmmmm.... Heather Graham, & some other wacky people that made up the movie crew.
I could tell you more details of the situations, but me saying them sure isn't funny. Everyone at the screening laughed continuously throughout, probably even more than for There's Something About Mary, so whoever may have reported it wasn't so good, should be gassed with Smilex. This is the fifth really strong comedy I've seen this year. I hope action movies start to come back this strong.
