The stage curtains open ...
"Rachel, I'm a medical doctor! I can't do it!"
"Delirious" (1991) starring John Candy, Raymond Burr (in his final film role), Mariel Hemingway, and Emma Samms is a fun and funny movie that is just as enjoyable today as the day it came out. This is one of my personal favorite John Candy films - and despite what the critics say, it was a good one. Was the script silly? Yep! Were the characters shallow? You betcha! Was the acting poor? You know it! But, that is the whole point. Was it a bad movie? Heck, no!
Jack Gable (Candy) is the producer and main writer for a popular, long-running, daytime soap opera called 'Beyond Our Dreams' that is set in the fictious town of Ashford Falls, which follows the exploits of a rich, ruthless, and corrupt family called the Hedison's. Jack has a crush on the lead actress of the series, Laura (Samms), and writes the most juicy storylines for her. But, after receiving a jarring blow to the chin when the trunk to his car flies up unexpectedly, Jack wakes up inside of his own creation with all of the characters he'd written coming to life. Now, he is a part of their world as the mysterious, yet gallant, Jack Gates, a hero's hero. As things come to a head, he finds that the only way out is to write his way out, or else he might meet with a grizzly end himself.
This was such a wonderful spoof of daytime soaps that is completely over-the-top and exagerated, and 100% entertaining. Bringing in Emma Samms, who was herself an actual Soap Queen at the time, was a stroke of genius and she was perfect for this movie. Many felt that Mariel Hemingway was miscast, but I loved her in this one. And, David Rasche, as the 'medical doctor', was hilarious. Again, perfect for the role. Knowing that it was also the last movie that Raymond Burr would appear in was bittersweet, but he seemed to have fun with it as well.
I liked this movie and would give it a solid recommend at 8 stars out of 10. I felt that, overall, everything worked here. The chemistry, such as it was, was good between the actors pretending to be actors pretending to be soap opera characters. Nothing is to be taken serious. This is a light-hearted, feel good movie that delivers the laughs. It is a permanent part of my own movie collection and I look forward to watching it again.
"Rachel, I'm a medical doctor! I can't do it!"
"Delirious" (1991) starring John Candy, Raymond Burr (in his final film role), Mariel Hemingway, and Emma Samms is a fun and funny movie that is just as enjoyable today as the day it came out. This is one of my personal favorite John Candy films - and despite what the critics say, it was a good one. Was the script silly? Yep! Were the characters shallow? You betcha! Was the acting poor? You know it! But, that is the whole point. Was it a bad movie? Heck, no!
Jack Gable (Candy) is the producer and main writer for a popular, long-running, daytime soap opera called 'Beyond Our Dreams' that is set in the fictious town of Ashford Falls, which follows the exploits of a rich, ruthless, and corrupt family called the Hedison's. Jack has a crush on the lead actress of the series, Laura (Samms), and writes the most juicy storylines for her. But, after receiving a jarring blow to the chin when the trunk to his car flies up unexpectedly, Jack wakes up inside of his own creation with all of the characters he'd written coming to life. Now, he is a part of their world as the mysterious, yet gallant, Jack Gates, a hero's hero. As things come to a head, he finds that the only way out is to write his way out, or else he might meet with a grizzly end himself.
This was such a wonderful spoof of daytime soaps that is completely over-the-top and exagerated, and 100% entertaining. Bringing in Emma Samms, who was herself an actual Soap Queen at the time, was a stroke of genius and she was perfect for this movie. Many felt that Mariel Hemingway was miscast, but I loved her in this one. And, David Rasche, as the 'medical doctor', was hilarious. Again, perfect for the role. Knowing that it was also the last movie that Raymond Burr would appear in was bittersweet, but he seemed to have fun with it as well.
I liked this movie and would give it a solid recommend at 8 stars out of 10. I felt that, overall, everything worked here. The chemistry, such as it was, was good between the actors pretending to be actors pretending to be soap opera characters. Nothing is to be taken serious. This is a light-hearted, feel good movie that delivers the laughs. It is a permanent part of my own movie collection and I look forward to watching it again.