If you have not seen this film, find it and watch it. Gerrit Graham has his dog play dead to sell a car, it's so funny (sorry Barkey). They don't make comedies like this anymore, in fact Hollwood doesn't make comedies at all anymore.
Gerrit Graham was also in The Man With One Red Shoe-- loved that one too. And Zemekis nearly killed him with a stunt in Used Cars- watch again as the stunt car just misses him as he staggers across the street- it was NOT supposed to get that close. But hey, Hollywood, right?
Great review Barkey! This is one of my favourite comedies. Great period jokes, funny cast, stunts and car chases as well as Kurt Russel and Gerrit Graham! Glad this Zemeckis film is still making people laugh.
DUDE! This is my shiznit! I think I was 11 when I saw this. I quote it all the time! I'm writing this before watching your review. The dark humor in this one. Unbelievable. Lenny and squiggy? Am I right? I can't think of the actor's name offhand, but he was brilliant in his dual role! He went from sweet old man to dirty bas...so well. Damn, Kurt Russell back then. There's one better looking person in Hollywood, and she is his life partner. How about that Toby though? Great canine actor! Good boy! Okay I'll shut up and watch your review now...
I remember just seeing the tale end of this movie and liking it. However, I never got around to seeing the end of it. I know you can't mention every actor in the film, but I just want to give a shout out to Woodrow Parfrey who played a driving instructor in it. Great character actor in his day.
Deborah Harmon is best remembered playing the Mom on Just TheTen of Us. She could also be seen in the 1980's revival of the Twilight Zone "But Can She Type" with Pam Dawber and Jonathan Frakes, and in a scene with Betty Thomas in Chesty Anderson, U.S.N..
There was a TV series in 1966 called "The Wackiest Ship in the Army". It aired for only one season. There was also a movie released years earlier with the same title. Anyway, Jack Warden co-stared as Major Simon Butcher in the television series. My middled aged mother loved that show and thought that Jack Warden was extremely sexy in that part. Since then, it has always amazed me as to what some women will actually find attractive in men. Warden, good actor he was, was no Adonis.
Fantastic review! Barkey, you never saw this?! Holy Heck dude I should have gotten it for you long ago if I knew that was the case. To David, thanks for taking care of Barkey! He definitely deserved a look at this one! (I need to get the blue ray but I could spend whole paychecks just buying the same DVD movies again in Blue ray let alone 4k!) I have been a fan of Bob Gale and Bob Zemekis from the start-- have you reviewed I Wanna Hold Your Hand? That was their first (originally titled Beatlemania)-- Again, featuring some of their early actors troupe including Wendy Jo Sperber, Marc McClure, Dick Miller, Eddie Deezen, Nancy Allen, Bobby DiCicco and a host of others. Much of the same crew that showed up in their next venture, 1941 (A genuine Comedy epic and I don't care what ANYONE else says). Back in the day it was easier to get the rights to the Beatles early tunes and they used them to the max. If you don't have it or haven't seen it put it on your wish list. Thanks to my film historian buddy Bruce I got to meet Bob Gale at a Back to the Future film tribute event we did- great guy. And proof, along with Warren Buffet (who also comes to some of Bruce's events) that when you're a VERY well-off you don't have to dress to impress. Sneakers sweatshirt and baseball cap. (Gale is involved with lots of silicone valley stuff as well as movie writing so yeah, from humble beginnings to very well off but never forgot his beginnings). So I got to thank Bob in person for his contributions to Used Cars and all the others which had given me such pleasure starting in 1978 ongoing. Actually, since 1975 since Gale and Zemekis's first job was a script for Kolchak: The Night Stalker (admittedly a bad episode but hey, they were learning.) Magnificent review of a magnificent film. To this day I cannot watch the heart-attack scene with Jack Warden without laughing for minutes straight: "When My boss sees this he's gonna have a stroke!" "Fifty bucks never killed anybody" - Cue Warden staggering in, frothing at the mouth and clutching his chest. Hell I'm starting to laugh just writing about it. Show me ANYONE making comedy that good these days? ! Anyone else reading this if y ou have not seen this film I wish Barkey (and I) hadn't told you about it because it's best when you see this with no expectations for the full impact. I just knew I liked Kurt Russel and went to see that and had no idea what I was in for. I had seen and loved I Wanna Hold Your Hand earlier but did not connect the names yet. One last bit of trivia-- roll it back to where they are doing the promotion at the good brother's lot with the strippers. Look carefully at the tall blonde wearing the pasties-- yes, that is Betty Thomas, soon to be of Hill Street Blues fame, making an early (and very nice) appearance.
@@leesimmons5453 It was interesting and definitely a cut above other things out there, being a Kolchak Episode but it fell down on the practical FX side, not Gale or Zemeckis' fault.
Gerrit Graham was the glam rocker in Phantom of the Paradise. What a movie.
If you have not seen this film, find it and watch it. Gerrit Graham has his dog play dead to sell a car, it's so funny (sorry Barkey). They don't make comedies like this anymore, in fact Hollwood doesn't make comedies at all anymore.
I just recently re-watched Back to the Future, looks like I have another Bob Zemeckis film to rewatch Thanks for the review Barkley!
Don't forget Gary Graham was in Terrorvision. The most '80s '80s movie.
Gerrit Graham was also in The Man With One Red Shoe-- loved that one too. And Zemekis nearly killed him with a stunt in Used Cars- watch again as the stunt car just misses him as he staggers across the street- it was NOT supposed to get that close. But hey, Hollywood, right?
@@michaelbeacom8277 I have not seen that in too long.
Great review Barkey! This is one of my favourite comedies. Great period jokes, funny cast, stunts and car chases as well as Kurt Russel and Gerrit Graham! Glad this Zemeckis film is still making people laugh.
Hey dog! I bought a lemon from these guys back in !980. Kurt Russell owns me a car. Wish I had owned this dog back then. Thanks BRM.
Great movie! Saw this at the drive-in theater, along with "Meatballs".
I saw Stripes at the drive in with Meatballs as a double feature.
DUDE! This is my shiznit! I think I was 11 when I saw this. I quote it all the time! I'm writing this before watching your review.
The dark humor in this one. Unbelievable. Lenny and squiggy? Am I right?
I can't think of the actor's name offhand, but he was brilliant in his dual role! He went from sweet old man to dirty bas...so well.
Damn, Kurt Russell back then. There's one better looking person in Hollywood, and she is his life partner.
How about that Toby though? Great canine actor! Good boy!
Okay I'll shut up and watch your review now...
The days when comedy and horror ruled. Great times.
I remember just seeing the tale end of this movie and liking it. However, I never got around to seeing the end of it. I know you can't mention every actor in the film, but I just want to give a shout out to Woodrow Parfrey who played a driving instructor in it. Great character actor in his day.
I saw Used Cars back in the day, at the theater.
Deborah Harmon is best remembered playing the Mom on Just TheTen of Us. She could also be seen in the 1980's revival of the Twilight Zone "But Can She Type" with Pam Dawber and Jonathan Frakes, and in a scene with Betty Thomas in Chesty Anderson, U.S.N..
There was a TV series in 1966 called "The Wackiest Ship in the Army". It aired for only one season. There was also a movie released years earlier with the same title.
Anyway, Jack Warden co-stared as Major Simon Butcher in the television series. My middled aged mother loved that show and thought that Jack Warden was extremely sexy in that part. Since then, it has always amazed me as to what some women will actually find attractive in men. Warden, good actor he was, was no Adonis.
I still can't get over that Paulette Goddard was married to Burgess Meredith.
Barkey, have you done a review on Breaking Away? That's an underrated classic. Thanks for your good work.
That is on my list to do... some day!
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Fantastic review! Barkey, you never saw this?! Holy Heck dude I should have gotten it for you long ago if I knew that was the case. To David, thanks for taking care of Barkey! He definitely deserved a look at this one! (I need to get the blue ray but I could spend whole paychecks just buying the same DVD movies again in Blue ray let alone 4k!)
I have been a fan of Bob Gale and Bob Zemekis from the start-- have you reviewed I Wanna Hold Your Hand? That was their first (originally titled Beatlemania)-- Again, featuring some of their early actors troupe including Wendy Jo Sperber, Marc McClure, Dick Miller, Eddie Deezen, Nancy Allen, Bobby DiCicco and a host of others. Much of the same crew that showed up in their next venture, 1941 (A genuine Comedy epic and I don't care what ANYONE else says). Back in the day it was easier to get the rights to the Beatles early tunes and they used them to the max. If you don't have it or haven't seen it put it on your wish list.
Thanks to my film historian buddy Bruce I got to meet Bob Gale at a Back to the Future film tribute event we did- great guy. And proof, along with Warren Buffet (who also comes to some of Bruce's events) that when you're a VERY well-off you don't have to dress to impress. Sneakers sweatshirt and baseball cap. (Gale is involved with lots of silicone valley stuff as well as movie writing so yeah, from humble beginnings to very well off but never forgot his beginnings). So I got to thank Bob in person for his contributions to Used Cars and all the others which had given me such pleasure starting in 1978 ongoing. Actually, since 1975 since Gale and Zemekis's first job was a script for Kolchak: The Night Stalker (admittedly a bad episode but hey, they were learning.)
Magnificent review of a magnificent film. To this day I cannot watch the heart-attack scene with Jack Warden without laughing for minutes straight: "When My boss sees this he's gonna have a stroke!" "Fifty bucks never killed anybody" - Cue Warden staggering in, frothing at the mouth and clutching his chest. Hell I'm starting to laugh just writing about it. Show me ANYONE making comedy that good these days? ! Anyone else reading this if y ou have not seen this film I wish Barkey (and I) hadn't told you about it because it's best when you see this with no expectations for the full impact. I just knew I liked Kurt Russel and went to see that and had no idea what I was in for. I had seen and loved I Wanna Hold Your Hand earlier but did not connect the names yet.
One last bit of trivia-- roll it back to where they are doing the promotion at the good brother's lot with the strippers. Look carefully at the tall blonde wearing the pasties-- yes, that is Betty Thomas, soon to be of Hill Street Blues fame, making an early (and very nice) appearance.
If you look closely, you see Warden, with his last dying gasp, takes the money! :D
@@BarkeyDog Absolutely but my reply was getting long so I edited that out. But yeah- grasps the money-- perfect.
What are you talking about? The one about the headless biker? That was one of the best Kolchak episodes.
@@leesimmons5453 It was interesting and definitely a cut above other things out there, being a Kolchak Episode but it fell down on the practical FX side, not Gale or Zemeckis' fault.
@@michaelbeacom8277 Agreed. That biker had the biggest shoulders in history.
I think you should review Disney pictures the Love bug 1969.
I don't think I have ever seen this one either.
They actually tried to make a TV series based on this movie but of course it flopped hard.