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Some actor's talents are evident no matter what they appear in. Even in films that are mediocre or just bad, they still manage to shine. Robert Downey Jr. was always a force to be reckoned with in the world of on screen performance, even when taking the part in a digestible trifle like this 1987 film, produced by Warren Beatty and directed and written by James Tobak and with a cast around him that includes Molly Ringwald as his love interest, Danny Aiello and Denis Hopper. Downey is a buzzing, never short on verbiage young man on the make for loving where ever he may find it. Ringwald is the young woman that doesn't quite fall for his line of BS. It's funny how you look back at this film and see that they didn't need to butter you up too much to get into RDJ's character. This isn't about "meet cute". It's about a young man that wants to sow his oats, and it's kinda refreshing in comparison to today. Ringwald is captivating in the way that young woman you never get the courage up to speak to is. Something else refreshing is that these characters aren't written or acted as though they are teenagers in adult bodies, but "young" adults, with the issues adults face (RDJ's grandmother in the film is a perfect example). Now... Am I putting this in the league of classics like SAY ANYTHING? Well... No. but it's entertaining and has characters that aren't simply rom com cutouts, and the talent assembled is quite good, with Downey of course dominating the screen. From 1987... THE PICK UP ARTIST:[YT]wPFQXwamkw0[/YT]
I don't care what anyone says... I have such a soft spot in my heart for this film, in all it's wacky yet groan inducing ways. Written and directed by Denis Feldman, and starring Jim Belushi and John Ritter, it's an odd duck of a comedy, but I have always really liked it. Half spoof, half buddy comedy, in some ways I think it would have been a better fit closer to fifteen years after it came out. Belushi is the CIA's number one agent, and he is assigned to get Ritter, an ineffectual and emasculated suburban dad, to an appointed place across the country for the most ludicrous mission imaginable (hint... ALIENS). Along the way they bond, get stock tips from the KGB, make guns out of things you'd find in your garage, reveal how fruit pies will outlive human civilization and make out with WWII veterans that have had sex change operations. Belushi is actually the most engaging and fun as he's ever been (or ever will be I am guessing) here and Ritter shows why he was such a versatile talent, capable of being both wild card and straight man at the same time. Also of note is the film's score by Miles Goodman, which is almost a character itself in the film. From 1987... REAL MEN:[YT]n0KNTahw-DY[/YT]
I don't care what anyone says... I have such a soft spot in my heart for this film, in all it's wacky yet groan inducing ways. Written and directed by Denis Feldman, and starring Jim Belushi and John Ritter, it's an odd duck of a comedy, but I have always really liked it. Half spoof, half buddy comedy, in some ways I think it would have been a better fit closer to fifteen years after it came out. Belushi is the CIA's number one agent, and he is assigned to get Ritter, an ineffectual and emasculated suburban dad, to an appointed place across the country for the most ludicrous mission imaginable (hint... ALIENS). Along the way they bond, get stock tips from the KGB, make guns out of things you'd find in your garage, reveal how fruit pies will outlive human civilization and make out with WWII veterans that have had sex change operations. Belushi is actually the most engaging and fun as he's ever been (or ever will be I am guessing) here and Ritter shows why he was such a versatile talent, capable of being both wild card and straight man at the same time. Also of note is the film's score by Miles Goodman, which is almost a character itself in the film. From 1987... REAL MEN:[YT]n0KNTahw-DY[/YT]