Like some of the other people here who have already commented, I vaguely remembered MOVING VIOLATIONS way back in '85 when it first came out and recalling that it was a pretty funny movie, when I saw it was coming on the FOX MOVIE CHANNEL I decided to break down and give it a look even though I had decided to boycott FMC during the month of August in protest of their cancelling the CHARLIE CHAN MYSTERY TOUR. I shoulda kept up the boycott.
I guess I must be getting older because I remembered MOVING VIOLATIONS as being a lot funnier than the movie I saw the other night. John Murray is absolutely pathetic as he imitates his older brother's shtick with little success. It's easy to see why he never had a movie career as he's unfunny and untalented.
It WAS nice to see Clara Peller again. I fondly remember her from those classic Wendy's "Where's The Beef?" commericals and she's one of the few actors in the movie that looks as if she really having a good time. And at the end of the movie, she turns and looks right into the camera and gives us a knowing smile as if to say; "Yeah, this is a lousy movie, but who else is gonna give an old lady like me a gig like this?"
It's always a pleasure to see Jennifer Tilly as she's one of the most beautiful women in the world and I don't care what people say about her voice, I think it's adorable. If you blink you'll miss Don Cheadle as a fast food restaurant clerk. And there's two dependable troopers in this movie: Wendie Jo Sperber and Fred Willard who were the only ones who made me laugh with a scene where she thinks he's a doctor and giving her medical advice. Both of them have been in better movies but they're professional enough to make their scenes stand out even with such dismal entertainment as this.
As I mentioned earlier, my memory must be going bad or maybe my tatses in comedy have just changed because I couldn't believe that at one point in my life I thought MOVING VIOLATIONS was hilarious. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this one at all costs.
I guess I must be getting older because I remembered MOVING VIOLATIONS as being a lot funnier than the movie I saw the other night. John Murray is absolutely pathetic as he imitates his older brother's shtick with little success. It's easy to see why he never had a movie career as he's unfunny and untalented.
It WAS nice to see Clara Peller again. I fondly remember her from those classic Wendy's "Where's The Beef?" commericals and she's one of the few actors in the movie that looks as if she really having a good time. And at the end of the movie, she turns and looks right into the camera and gives us a knowing smile as if to say; "Yeah, this is a lousy movie, but who else is gonna give an old lady like me a gig like this?"
It's always a pleasure to see Jennifer Tilly as she's one of the most beautiful women in the world and I don't care what people say about her voice, I think it's adorable. If you blink you'll miss Don Cheadle as a fast food restaurant clerk. And there's two dependable troopers in this movie: Wendie Jo Sperber and Fred Willard who were the only ones who made me laugh with a scene where she thinks he's a doctor and giving her medical advice. Both of them have been in better movies but they're professional enough to make their scenes stand out even with such dismal entertainment as this.
As I mentioned earlier, my memory must be going bad or maybe my tatses in comedy have just changed because I couldn't believe that at one point in my life I thought MOVING VIOLATIONS was hilarious. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this one at all costs.