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Perhaps one of the most dishonest,contrived and superficial comedy ever made.There are no rich benevolent "Beverly Hills"family,nor interesting bums as portrayed in this film.Pure rubbish and fantasy.Thus 1 and 1/2 stars off this 1986 release that runs 103 minutes.Oh,did I mentioned,its funny as all hell,and I feel so ashamed and dirty after watching it(sic).Seriously,its adult in a stupid silly way,but the actors paying these characters no one would want to know for real pull it off,really !!!
Richard Dreyfuss is just neurotic enough to play Dave Whiteman . Nick Nolte as the bum,Jerry Baskin is so good,some think he actually became that character later in life !!!
And the Divine Miss M, Bette Midler does seem real as Barbara Whiteman.The rest of the cast is OK as well.Some think the best comic roll for a dog ever was in this film, Mike the Dog as Matisse,was a big sell when this film came out back in the day.However i liked the small role by one of my secret crush actress, Elizabeth Peña as Carmen.The story is simple enough with a attempt to moralize but for me its just a bunch of quick gags held together by a plot as they say,only in the movies.Trailer URL below and a IMDB summary below.
everly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman are very rich but not happy Dave is a hard working business man, his wife is only interested in yoga, aerobics and other meditation classes, and he sleeps with the house maid. Their teenage son is confused about his sexuality and their daughter is suffering from eating disorders. While they are celebrating thanksgiving having plenty of food, street tramp Jerry is hungry, homeless, sleeping rough and has lost his dog. Jerry decides to end his life by drowning himself in their swimming pool. Dave rescues him and invites him to stay for a while. How does this stranger change the life style of this family? Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlFfz127OPs
Richard Dreyfuss is just neurotic enough to play Dave Whiteman . Nick Nolte as the bum,Jerry Baskin is so good,some think he actually became that character later in life !!!
And the Divine Miss M, Bette Midler does seem real as Barbara Whiteman.The rest of the cast is OK as well.Some think the best comic roll for a dog ever was in this film, Mike the Dog as Matisse,was a big sell when this film came out back in the day.However i liked the small role by one of my secret crush actress, Elizabeth Peña as Carmen.The story is simple enough with a attempt to moralize but for me its just a bunch of quick gags held together by a plot as they say,only in the movies.Trailer URL below and a IMDB summary below.
everly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman are very rich but not happy Dave is a hard working business man, his wife is only interested in yoga, aerobics and other meditation classes, and he sleeps with the house maid. Their teenage son is confused about his sexuality and their daughter is suffering from eating disorders. While they are celebrating thanksgiving having plenty of food, street tramp Jerry is hungry, homeless, sleeping rough and has lost his dog. Jerry decides to end his life by drowning himself in their swimming pool. Dave rescues him and invites him to stay for a while. How does this stranger change the life style of this family? Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
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