Maclaine as the vain, frigid grandmother who hates aging and growing. Winger as Emma the indefatigable and adaptable mom, wife and lover. And, oh yes, Jeff Daniels as the spineless prof. John Lithgow as the kind, besotted frustrated farmer. But he always makes you forget it's him.
Nothing is fucked here, dude.
Insane and smart and vulgar and very very funny. Neither can we. Close your eyes and picture how many different images stay with you. A scarecrow in a cornfield. A green Martian apparition in the pipes of a church organ spewing flames.