Was this movie supposed to have a point? Was it supposed to be funny? Was it supposed to be eccentric?
It was a swing and a miss on all fronts.
A bum attempts to drown himself in Dave Whiteman's pool. Dave (Richard Dreyfuss) does the heroic thing and saves the drowning vagrant. Then, inexplicably, he gives the homeless man, Jerry (Nick Nolte), room and board. From there Jerry blesses everyone and everything. Whatever was ailing each member of the family and associates Jerry fixed. He doled out advice, orgasms, and apples and for that he became irreplaceable.
I couldn't tell where this movie was headed and even at the end I was scratching my head. Dave's dumb wacked out family couldn't cope without a flamboyant bum. Please.
It was a swing and a miss on all fronts.
A bum attempts to drown himself in Dave Whiteman's pool. Dave (Richard Dreyfuss) does the heroic thing and saves the drowning vagrant. Then, inexplicably, he gives the homeless man, Jerry (Nick Nolte), room and board. From there Jerry blesses everyone and everything. Whatever was ailing each member of the family and associates Jerry fixed. He doled out advice, orgasms, and apples and for that he became irreplaceable.
I couldn't tell where this movie was headed and even at the end I was scratching my head. Dave's dumb wacked out family couldn't cope without a flamboyant bum. Please.