Great Movie, Except for Dick Shawn

Rating: Null/10 (19 August 2001)

This is a very funny movie, with several classic moments, and is definitely worth watching. However, the casting of Dick Shawn was a tragic error. Shawn -- who was actually a very good standup comedian in real life -- was no actor, and the middle-aged Shawn's attempt to play a stoned-out 1960's hippie falls sadly flat. In a remake, I'd vote for someone like Eddie Murphy or Christopher ("Jim Ignatowski" of Taxi) Lloyd for this part.