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So Fine (1981)
Absolutely hilarious!
It is truly criminal that this movie is not available on DVD, especially when you consider the tripe that is out there.
The acting is on target and the writing is superb. Richard Kiel is perfect as the asexual mobster who forces Jack Warden to bring his dorky English professor son Ryan O'Neal into the family garment business. An affair between O'Neal and Kiel's incredibly hot wife ensues, leading to a clothing fiasco that results in the development of jeans with clear plastic back pockets and a windfall profit for the company.
O'Neal returns to school, leaving his New York garment district co-workers with Shakespeare ("We few, we happy few...") And from there the finale (Verdi's Otello, Richard Kiel in the title role, an appearance on paper by Pope John Paul II, and one of the classic lines of Jack Warden's career) can only be described as perfect.
BTW, Fred Gwinn is exceptional as the head of O'Neal's English department.
Don't miss it!
Escanaba in da Moonlight (2001)
That explains my dream...Excellent!
Excellent representation of deer camp and an affectionate look at the culture that is deer season in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Funny as hell from start to finish, a masterful homage to tradition, family, and the perfect joys of hunting. The entire cast is exquisitely accurate in their just slightly twisted portrayals and there is not an ounce of meanness in the whole process.