Does anyone remember "Gandhi II" from "UHF"? Or Robin Williams' comment about Gandhi Jeans?

Rating: 9/10 (6 January 2006)

What more can we say about Gandhi? Certainly the Mahatma was one of the greatest people who ever lived. Richard Attenborough's movie about him - starring Ben Kingsley in the title role - begins with his assassination and then goes back to his starts as a young lawyer in South Africa, and then shows his life as a non-violent independence leader.
Believe it or not, there are some things that I've heard about Gandhi that make him sound a little shakier than we're used to. While he was in South Africa, he spoke for the Indians brought there by England, but not for the black South Africans as much. Also, he apparently believed that Hinduism would rise above all other religions.
As for the movie itself, "Gandhi" maybe is a little overblown and adores it's subject more than necessary, but it's hard not to. Kingsley is perfect in his role, and Candice Bergen, Martin Sheen, Edward Fox, and the other cast members also do great jobs. A great epic in every sense.
One more thing. In "Weird Al" Yankovic's movie "UHF", he featured a commercial for "Gandhi II" (no more Mr. Passive Resistance). Also, Robin Williams once jokingly suggested Gandhi Jeans (sizes 1 and below).