MARTIN, STEVE TRIPLE FEATURE

Three movies by the master comedian, Steve Martin!

THE JERK(1979):

Even Bernadette Peters can't save this movie!!
While the movie has moments of humor and
tenderness, overall it is rather boring and tedious!!
While I enjoy most of Steve Martin's movies, and
I really like Bernadette, their on screen relationship
just doesn't seem to jell with me. Overall, not a
movie that I would watch over and over again! C

A review from Amazon.com:

One of Steve Martins first and funniest. This is
a crazy film and you had to feel sorry for the
dumb headed guy. He somehow goes from
rockbottom to being rich and famous. A funny
film which I recommend. - James Day

What a great idea for a movie, and a great job of
pulling it off!! This seamlessly blends current filming
with past great movies and ends up an awesome
creation!! Steve plays a "Sam Marlow" type character
that gets embroiled in a mystery that connects him
to several great characters from movies of yesteryear!
Very well done and fun seeing some of the greatest
actors to grace the silver screen!! A

A review from Amazon.com:

This is one of the best parodies of the '40s hardboiled
detective genre, with a very clever concept: weaving
the plot and production design around memorable
movie clips (The Killers, The Big Sleep, Double
Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, White Heat, This
Gun for Hire, Sorry, Wrong Number, Notorious).
Steve Martin plays the cool Rigby Reardon, who
tries solving an incomprehensible mystery with the
assistance of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Burt
Lancaster, Fred MacMurray, Ingrid Bergman, and
Ray Milland, among others. It's all silly hokum with
Rachel Ward as the pretty moll and director-cowriter
Carl Reiner as the nefarious villain. Miklos Rozsa
takes us back to yesteryear with his lush score,
and, fittingly, Edith Head handles the period
costumes in her final production. --Bill Desowitz

After watching The Jerk, I had real low
expectations for this movie! It looked pretty
much like the same kind of movie for Steve Martin,
just different co-stars. However, this was really
a cute movie and very well done! Steve and
co-star Judith Ivey really click in this, and the
story line is very compelling! Adding in Charles
Grodin, who plays his part to the max, and
Steve Lawrence("Go Away Little Girl"), this
movie is pretty darn good! B+

A review from Amazon.com:

Given that this movie is nearly thirty years
old, much of the content is dated. That being
said, this movie is still hilarious. It all centers
around Larry Hubbard played by Steve Martin,
who on looking for love in NYC. The misadventures
and mayhem that ensue can be gut wrenching.
This film is similar in flavor to Airplane or Naked
Gun. So if you like slap stick and sarcastic comedy,
this flick may be a good fit. - Jon Hall

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