There's so much behind the scenes talent that went into making this dog, it's shocking how bad a movie it is. Three rum-runners in the 1920s team up to strike it rich. What was presumably meant to be a frothy comedy is a still-born waste of time and energy. Director Stanley Donen loses his way badly here and he's not helped by the witless script (credited to Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, who just hit pay dirt with American GRAFFITI). There's nary a laugh to be found, unless of course you find such chestnuts as "it's so quiet you can hear a fish fart" to be funny. Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds and Gene Hackman are the pricey leads and they don't bring anything the this party. Hackman looks particularly ill-at-ease. The great Geoffrey Unsworth is credited with providing the cinematography, which for some reason appears to be filtered through gauze, giving the entire film a hazy look. Michael Hordern, John Hillerman, Geoffrey Lewis and Anthony Holland are in it too. Robby Benson appears as a sort of junior rum runner.
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