A GROOVY HITLER!

Rating: Null/10 (1 April 2002)

This miraculously riotous farce is replete with comedic inspiration and EVERY character is mercilessly preposterous. Dick Shawn's hippy Hitler tickling the ivories and wailing the blues away is the very personification of the god of mirth, a howling absurdity that deserves a monument! And you should see Roger De Bris's wide eyes and gaping mouth at the audition! Shawn's tastelessness stuns even the greatest master of it. A sudden stage full of Hitlers maniacally saluting each other! If there's a message here, it's that Fuehrers are a dime a dozen. A politically incorrect author wearing a politically incorrect helmet, even when bandaged from head to toe! No one is spared. The two gay characters are as good as anything in the movie, with the obese one explicitly inviting cruel mockery on grounds that it will come his way anyway! There is even a backhanded compliment to the zaniness of producing anything. If you enjoy this one you may also enjoy "The Gay Deceivers" and "La Cage Aux Folles II".