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After years in a mental institution, George is finally released and tries to adapt to life outside the hospital's walls. Things quickly become eventful for George, however, when he is mistaken for Abe Fielding (also Wilder), a wealthy man who recently vanished. When the shifty Eddie Dash realizes the situation, he decides to seize the opportunity and have George pose as Fielding, resulting in plenty of odd and awkward moments.

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And welcome to the 533rd episode of Cinema PsyOps. I'm your host, Cort, the guy who's still figuring out some settings for his mic and is very sorry about the weird swishy noises that ended up happening with the noise suppression.

On my new mic for our last couple of weeks' recordings. Hopefully, we can get that squared away because joining me live via his headset is my co-host Matt.

Ooh, after a few meltdowns this morning. It's been fun. Or afternoon, I guess, at this point.

Yeah, yeah. Uh the mic I bought myself is meant for Zoom and maybe we need to look at another one that is certified for Zoom for you because we're having troubles with your old mic.

Yeah, I don't know man. What's whatever is going on there.

But yeah, it it worked great when you were doing Zoom through your phone for whatever reason, but it was still buggy here and there, and now we just can't seem to get it to work. Uh maybe it's just

I mean it worked last week for some reason, but it worked last week. I don't know. I think I just need to go through the settings of Zoom'cause I it's not the mic,'cause the mic works fucking awesome on uh Windows.

But whatever. Nobody wants to hear about that stupid shit.

Well, one of the things that I've used to make sure that I'm hearing myself through Zoom is to uh choose my audio output on my computer to be coming from Zoom. Right. Yeah. And that's like one of the easiest cheats that I've used so far.

But if we continue to have problems with your mic and Zoom, I'm gonna have to rectify that in some way, shape, or form.

Figure something out.

Yeah, you're due for a new gift mic anyway, aren't you?

I don't know man. I've I haven't had that one very long, have I?

Thank you.

You've had it for a while now, dude. You had it. Yeah. And it was just it was like the cheapest USB C mic I could get at the time for you. So you're due for a gift upgrade, I think, at some point from me.

All right.

Yeah, somebody's gotta be getting some payback because this week we're talking about another you, which is inarguably the worst thing that Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor have done together.

Now separately, we could argue that other films are much worse. But as a duo, this is the this is the pits. This is it. And I'm sorry this is how we have to end it and it fucking sucks, but this is how it is.

And unfortunately this is you can tell just between See No He Evil, Hear No Evil, how much in just two years, three years maybe of between those movies, how much the MS started affecting Richard Pryor.

Well, there's that.

in this movie.

You also see the burns, right? Like you do. You really see the burns scars in him in a lot of spots, uh a lot more prevalent.

He had wonderful plastic surgery to rebuild a lot of that, but it's a little bit more obvious in this film than the last two.

Yeah, he aged like a lot.

You know Freebasin will do that to you, man. I mean he was going hard on

Well then MS will do that to you. That's why it was always so funny, like all the drug use, all that it wasn't what killed them, it was MS.

Yeah.

when you would think it would be the drug use. No, the drug use can't cause MS. That's just you just have it.

I see, I'm not aware about exactly how drug use and MS interact, obviously. Yeah. Like I always just kind of assumed that whatever was wrong with him later in his life was a result of the excessive amounts of freebase that he used to do because that was Quite crazy.

He did a lot.

Cursor to crack. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. But yeah, no, it's that was just MS'cause yeah, he uh well I'll bring it up. There's a scene where he's having to hold on to a guy and another guy's behind holding on to him as they're leaving a restaurant. You know, and they they shot it like to look like a tight shot mm

that they're all just friends but uh nah man it's d that you needed help walking.

I wonder if he got a diagnosis for MS that drove some of the drug abuse later on in his life like that too. Like if he found out about it and yeah.

Uh he was a pretty good drug addict before, you know, all that.

So Yeah, well what I do know of Richard Pryor's life is that he has not had a very gentle or very good life.

life uh from childhood until he became famous. Maybe that's when things got a little more comfortable for him, but yeah. He had a very traumatic upbringing and I don't wanna really dig into it'cause that's even more of a bummer than talking about another you.

No shit. Let's just get going.

All right, well why don't we take the break here? We're gonna go ahead and play the Legion Patreon ad because I still haven't come up with a better one yet in all this time that I had to come and up and create something. So oops, sorry I guess.

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Yeah. And uh when we come back from that break, we'll go ahead and start talking about another you.

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I almost hesitate to get rid of the Legion Patreon ad because I I'm gonna miss Bo's voice when it's gone'cause like he doesn't

for podcast anymore. I can't get a hold of him anymore. Like I haven't gotten a hold of him in forever. And once this goes, then that's the last piece of him and Legion podcast together that I I have and that makes me sad.

Well let's make people even more sad and let's talk about another

Thank you.

Alright, another you uh

All right. Uh one of the funny things uh that did happen in the movie is uh when the Pegasus logo starts up for the you know, the production company. Yeah and it flies up, you hear Richard Pryor going, God damn white horse, it's got wings

Well he says something about holy shit, that horse has wings or something like that.

Yeah, yeah, that is coming right after me.

Yeah, and then it you hear it crash and everything and he says something about goddamn white horse'cause it clearly fucks something up that he was near. Yeah.

It was great. That was funny.

Yeah, that's kind of the pinnacle of the comedy in the movie.

Kinda. There's a few parts that I thought was funny, but fair. So anyway, uh uh we see uh we cut two Richard Pryor, he's playing the saxophone, but he's faking it'cause it's like a boom box playing it, but

Some guys are giving him money. Later on, he parks his car someplace and he puts on a clergy sign on it and then puts a bag over the meter. As he's walking, some cops.

So he stops and puts his hands up, but they run past him. Uh he gets in the elevator with Vanessa Williams, and that is our first clip.

me snapping at you day and night.

Edward Dash? That's me. Take a seat. Well, Mr. Dash, for your probation, you owe us 100 hours of community service. Let's see what we've got.

Oh, here's a unique opportunity. The East LA housing facility needs some help with bricklaying. Hey, no laying bricks or stuff like that. I don't do that lifting shit.

Graffiti removal. You heard what I said. Well, does that preclude you from doing anything strenuous? Yes, it precludes me. We do have uh

Few less strenuous activities, but uh. they involve helping the disadvantaged and there's certain requirements. I can have a degree here in 24 hours. From Harvard. A degree isn't necessary. It's a matter of patience.

Kindness.

Now what they're looking for is a people person. That's me. Are you telling me that you are a people person?

What I'm telling you. How would you feel about spending some time with a voluntary patient from the Rivington clinic? No lifting? The Rivington is a sanitarium.

Your job would be to accompany the individual to various uh therapeutic and cultural pursuits. I guess that means taking a patient to the ballet or museum or such. Museum? You know, I know a great one of those. I can handle that.

George, we've been telling you for months that you're ready to go back into the world. But you have to feel ready. Do you feel ready, George? I don't know. He is not ready. He's scared, aren't you, George?

I hear some girl's gonna ask to see you, Mickey. Now that's enough, Brad. You let him talk. No, no, that's not it. He's just scared of lying. Isn't that right, Panoke?

And then his nose starts growing. I hate when that happens.

Are you afraid that you might start to lie again, George? Is that it? No. What's the pathological liar gonna say? Now I'm gonna lie.

George, yesterday you couldn't wait to go. Do you remember what you said? You said, I'm a ready teddy yo. What did you say yesterday?

Why are you afraid? Why can't I just stay here? Why do I have to go someplace? I like it here. I feel safe here. 357.

You know, there's a nice young man coming here uh to take you uh and to find an apartment and a and a job. Uh you're looking forward to that, aren't you, George?

He's afraid he's gonna see his old girlfriend and he won't be able to get it up. No, I'm not. Is that it, George? No.

Anyway, she dumped me. She dumped you because you told her you were a brain surgeon. I did not say that. What did you tell her you were? Commando in the Navy SEALs.

Oh. George. George, why do you feel you always had to lie to her?

She wouldn't have looked at me twice if I just said I was a Volvo salesman for a horst muller. Eh, excuse me, sir. Geez, I hate to bother you like this. I know you're very busy. Well, with the therapy. I just need to clear something up.

Are you saying that you're not the governor of California? I can't. Did you fellas know he's been lying all along? I have egg on my.

Hello? Hey, can you help me find Nurse Slatcher?

understand what happened. Your brother. I think this would be a marvelous time to extract a little present that we got for George. Very well, Mr. Spark. Gentlemen, such a phrase is on the stone.

George, on behalf of my entire crew, spot bones, Sky.

We'd like to present you with a little gift. Something we picked up on Roger Four. It's our way of saying good luck out there in the world. Godspeed. Sure much made up, mister.

Live long and prosper. Go where no man has gone before. Joe, for Christ's sake, be a sir. I think it's the point. I was simply saying. Very fast.

Must say, I didn't expect.

Oh honest, Abe.

House you, Mickey, after a busy day of lying. I know it's insulting to you, George, but the fellas did craft it themselves. I'm not insulted by this. Far from it. I'm gonna wear this hat. I've earned it.

Oh trace I'm not afraid anymore I'm ready for my new life say it short I'm already ready go have you ever worked with a mentally challenged Mr. Dash well my sister's alone

Lony. What sort of work do you do? Well, a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Oh, look.

There he is with the hat. You know heat parts? Have your heat bars. Yeah, but wait, uh I got a lot of stuff to do. You know, I got places to go. People to meet. You needn't worry about George. He's not a lunatic.

I'm gonna see it from across the street because I don't want to be around it. Mr. Dash, I hope you'll be patient with George. He looks like a patient. I'll go say hello and I'll bring him back here. Okay? See you in a minute. Good, good.

Bring him!

Eddie back here! Eddie, Eddie, Eddie, I hold playing games already, Eddie, Eddie.

This is Eddie, isn't it? George. This is Eddie Dad. I knew it! I knew it! Hello, Eddie. Hello, Eddie. Don't you kiss me no more, man? I'm gonna kick your ass! Oh, oh, oh, he's gonna kick my ass.

Come on, I want you to meet the guys up fifth.

This is Eddie, my new best friend. Eddie, this is Teddy and Phil and Tim. Look, I appreciate it, but we gotta go, you see? My car's out front.

Come on, let's go! Ooh, Eddie says we have to go now. So I guess I better get glowing. So long, everybody. Goodbye, nurse. Goodbye, George. Goodbye. If you require anything, don't hesitate to call, George. See you later. Rough, me!

I can't tell you how wonderful it feels to be out on my own again like this. Not that I feel sorry about all the time I spent at the clinic, because believe you me, they did me a world of good. And I don't regret any of that. It was wonderful. I wish I could tell you about that sometime.

But I just mean reading articles and seeing newspapers and uh watching life and the world and everything on television. I'm just anxious to be a part of it again.

I understand that they put basil on everything now. I'm very fond of basil. I think basil is an herb whose time has truly come. I'm not letting you talk at all. That just occurred to me. I'm hawking the whole conversation. I don't give you a chance to get.

Average, average, average, average, ever, because I'm trying to make a good impression on you, and I know, and sometimes I do that, and whenever I want to make a good impression, I talk and talk and jabber, jabber, jabber, jabber. Shut the fuck up. Sorry.

What? The museum! Oh, Eddie, this is gonna be fun. You're gonna have a good day and take care of your life.

Why aren't you coming with me? Hey, I'd love to come with you, you know, but I got a church group thing. Eddie, you can't just leave me here. Oh, please. Eddie, I circle the wand heads. I thought you were gonna help me find you!

There it is, culture is all you want right there. Oh what yeah, what the hey uh Eddie, I haven't been on my own for over three and a half years. You're not alone! They got everything in there from Dolly Praden to the post.

No, Eddie, just let me give me a minute to get used to the idea, okay? Ready?

You oh no I'm terrified. Don't be terrified. Hey George!

You got any money? Yeah, I'm okay for money. Well, give me$50 and I'll go in with you. Oh sure. Hey, me and you. Oh, I don't like it here any. Wait a minute, George. Do they only give you 50 bucks? No, they took. Hi, how you doing?

You see what you did with my friend?

Big green fu uh

Alright, so anyway, Gene Wilder runs'cause he's way overwhelmed, and he runs right into another man, and that man recognizes him in our next clip.

That's how you fucking show right there.

Right up.

I shouldn't have been running. Abe! It's you! I'm not Abe. What do you do? Disappear off the face of the earth and then come back to kill me, Abe. No, you're mistaking me for someone named Abe.

Well you mean because of the hat? No, but I'm not Abe. You're not Abe filthy? What is this? A joke? Are you joking me? No, I'm not joking at all. I think maybe you had a bad fall though.

Amen. Oh shit!

You know, Abe, a lot of people would say that it is very rude to bet thousands of dollars and then skip town without a trace. You're making a terrible mistake.

Hey, I got some of it. What is that? Yeah, like that. Hey, you offer the bet. Like that. You want a bet. No, you got the bet. I'm not Abe. You think Abe won a bet for you? Hey. I'm in the clergy. Really? What church? I love Swan. Come on. Do you want to give it a chair?

Someone named Abe, but I'm not Abe. Holy shit. That's what I thought. You think it's me, but it's not. I can't think it's I can't take that money. Abe! Eddie! Eddie, this is my best friend Eddie. He'll tell you.

Not Abe filming. Big joke on me. Right. Eight o'clock. Shore front cafe. I'll have the rest of your money. Abe will be there. Teddy, I think he's making a terrible mistake. He might have a concussion. I hope he hasn't tonight.

One thing I do gotta say that works really well here at the end of the clip, the way that the manipulation game that is being laid out is happening is really well done because they're like, Oh, I owe you this money. Of course you're gonna start pretending to be this Abe guy because what else can you fleece these fuck?

No, he doesn't want to, but Richard Pryor definitely wants him to start pretending to be the same guy.

Right. I love how he's a compulsive liar who is trying so hard to work his steps and work his programs.

Right, right. And you know, I may have brought this up last week because obviously we're rec we're recording out of order like we always do, but like

These last two movies, it really bugs me that like Richard Pryor's character is kind of a scam artist or there's something more wrong with him than just being a character. Like he has to be coming from a place of

Either running this scam or be like a dude with anger issues and can't keep a job and also has a gambling problem, like in our our last week's film. It's just, I don't like that that's happening, but that's kind of a societal thing where it's like.

Maybe people won't accept that they're gonna team up unless they make Richard Pryor's character.

Yeah. Yeah they could just be friends like they were and uh stir crazy.

Right, which is like the ultimate team up for them. This is kind of rehashing what didn't really work in Silver Streak as well, which is why I think we have some of these kinds of issues.

'Cause it's Richard Pryor's character kind of knowing what's really happening and just kind of manipulating a guy who's a bit of a you know, lost in his own head. Right. They're trying to do what they did with Stir Crazy a little bit more here, but it's just

I don't know that like they're they're trying to throw everything that works in this film at us, but it also is stuff that we've all already kind of seen before and it feels really prevalent in that clip. Sorry, I just had to bring that up.

No, not a problem. Well, okay. They get to a fancy restaurant where everyone seems to know George as Abe, and this leads to our next clip.

That is how you show?

That's how you show.

And I'll undo this and I'll undo this.

The guy wants to give you money. No, he doesn't. He wants to give Abe Fielding money. I'm doing all this for you. What are you doing for me?

Yeah, but you want me to lie. That's the worst thing I can possibly do. What good is telling the truth all-

things to say.

I know I'm not the most dynamic person in the world right now.

See, you just be quiet. Let me do all the talk. Bad boy. You ain't lying. I'd be more comfortable like that.

I love some people

You have 20 or something? No.

How nice to see you.

you again. May I take your hand?

Mr. Fielding.

Well, you can at least say hello. I don't want to lie, Eddie. Hello is not a lie. You don't want to be around when I start lying.

Lucetti, believe me, I become another person. When I start to lie, even I don't know who I am.

Well, if I were Mr. Fielding, I guess you could say I was fine.

This way, sir, people. Okay. May I bring the usuals? Well, two usuals. And oh we're expecting a friend, I know a fat guy, and it's kind of ugly. And he owes us a lot of money. I think he's waiting at the bar. Thank you.

Eddie. Eddie, we have to get out of here. This is crazy. You think I'm doing this for me? Don't make me laugh. Okay, I'm doing it.

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I was gonna use the money that we get to get it fixed. Well, I'm sorry to hear that. I'd like to help you out. But you know, Eddie, I told you I mustn't lie. Okay, forget I asked you.

Just forget it. You could send her some flowers when she's in the hospital, you know, nice notes saying, die, bitch. Hey, babe, how are ya? I didn't know you were bringing a friend. I'm Al Sandro. Hi.

So? Not that it's any of my business, Abe. Where's a guy like you disappeared to for five months? Oh, that's kind of a long story, Al. I'm asking Abe.

Something wrong, Abe. He's worried about my mother. See, mama's at death's door. Listen, shithead. Nobody's talking to you, okay?

I was just trying to tell you. Don't tell me nothing. I'm asking aid. I don't like this idea. It's not polite.

Maybe he can't talk about it, but I can. But put out, shithead. I'm talking everything. I don't like it when you call my friend a shithead. And if you do it one more time, I'll cut your fucking balls off.

Which is something I'm very good at. K? Yes, sure, sure. Say K. K. K. K, K, Sure.

You try to tell me something? No, no, no. Okay, okay, Abe. I don't want to sound unreasonable. I know you came for giving us thousands of dollars and all that shit. Listen to me. But see, but I but

Don't call my friend a shithead again, okay? Okay. Now you can talk. You know, shithead's okay. I can live with that. Do you have any idea what this man has done for me? Huh?

That was nothing. I haven't done anything. Nothing? Pulling me out of that explosion was nothing. What explosion? In the lift at Lady Cushingham's? Look at him. Look what it did to his brain. You see that? Look at this. Hello? Anybody?

Don't worry. He's got a titanium plate in there. When I hit him in the head, that actually feels good. What the fuck? Just don't call my friend a shithead again, okay? Is that okay with you, Al? Okay with Al.

Maybe I had you pegged wrong, but don't ever call him...

Okay. I'm sorry, I didn't know. So uh what happened in the lift? What's the lift? What happened in the lift? Lady Tushingham, you mean? I'm glad you asked. This is a wonderful story, Al.

I can't wait to tell ya.

There we were, Eddie and me, in England, mind you, at this really swelling party. You could lords, ladies, everything, and uh it's not far from Buckingham Palace, by the way. And Lady Tushingham walks up to me and she says.

I challenge you to pull this finger.

I challenge you to pull this finger. I I challenge you to pull this finger.

You're going to love this story. Yeah.

So what do you what are you gonna do? What do you figure? Well, what could happen, right? So I pull her finger. Well.

She cuts one. A rocket to Mars doesn't have this kind of thrust. And her husband, Lord Tishing, was trying to light his cigar right next to her. Come on! The place went crazy.

They weren't calling you shithead then, were they, Eddie? Uh then? They probably were, you know. Uh like if you want to call me shithead, you know. Give me some money, say, hey, Abe won this? Here shithead. You know, I'd say, thank you, Al. Abe?

Abe, where the hell have you been? Where have I been? Where the hell have you been? That's the question. Honey! Abe!

Hey, get your ass over here. Give me a wet one. Hello, Russian. Hey, you too. Hey, hey, Eddie L. This is Fred Nethelmer.

Scotch! Sit down, get a load off your feet. Fire some drinks over here when you get a chance from my friends, please. We're expecting somebody else? Somebody else, we were expecting you! He wanted to start. I said no, we're waiting until you guys arrive.

So, wait, what did we hear? Wait, you were in South America, was it? El Salvador. El Salvador! What were you doing there? Dropping live oxen from 30,000 feet on the guerrilla forces. No. Yeah? Live?

Oxen? Yeah. Yeah. Why live oxen? Because you're hurt like hell when they land on you. Why do you think? Oh, he was just kidding about dropping the oxen from 30,000 feet out of the plane. Oh, sure.

As if you weren't right there with me in the cockpit when the missile went through, right?

Oh! I forgot! It slipped my mind! I can never tell when you're serious, Abe.

I'm in a plane with a dead pilot and the cockpit thermometer says 30,000 feet, and you think I'm making jokes?

What the hell's the matter with this guy? Is he pulling my leg? No.

So uh what happened to Lady Tushingham? Fuck Lady Tushingham? What the hell's the matter with you? I'm telling you the real stuff here. 40,000 feet. A terrorist burst through the door, puts a gun to my hand, and he says, Amigo.

Apagia fuegos, you know, matle inhale toiletto! How'd you like that, Al? Holy shit! Do you understand what I'm saying? Yeah! Jesus!

Right. So then um they spend the evening, you know, drinking As they're leaving the restaurant this is that scene where they're leaving I was talking where the fat guy is in front, Richard Pryor's hand on his shoulder and then the other guy who showed up

Is behind Richard Pryor with his hand on Richard Pryor's shoulder. So it's pretty much just steady for Richard to be able to walk.

That makes sense.

I think'cause it the shot makes no sense unless that's what you're talking about.

Yeah, there's very little shots of him walking or moving around. Usually he's sitting somewhere else and they cut to him. Yeah.

Or when he is moving, like uh when he like shows up to the mansion the next day moving around, he's kinda taking things, you can tell he is shaking. He is you know, he doesn't have a lot of you know, ability right there to keep moving.

Yeah. And it gets a lot worse'cause when he shows up in um

Lost Highway. He has a little bit of a cameo role as a guy who's running a shop, uh, like a mechanic shop that one of the main characters works in. And he's in a chair for mobility and he can barely move. That's like where

And that was just a few years before his death, I think, is when he did that appearance in uh Lost Highway. That would have been around ninety eight.

uh when that movie came out and I think they shot it, you know, obviously at least a year before. So I don't even think he was alive when that got released. Um just to show how far of a progression from like, what is this ninety one, ninety two to just ninety eight is where it got that much worse to where it took his life.

Yeah, that's just terrible. I don't know. It's sad.

Um anyway, let's get back to not as sad things.

Let's get back to a comedy that's sad for a completely different reason.

So as they leave the restaurant, George's hat comes off and it gets crushed underneath the car and every idio is like, Oh man, that sucks and then all of a sudden Abe's wife shows up and that is our next clip.

That's how you're

By what? You're right.

Eddie, now married. Congratulations.

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Consider it child. You are an insect. You are a piece of dust.

How dare you humiliate me this way in front of our friends? I'm really very disappointed in you, Gail. You could have told me.

I didn't even know he was gone. Oh, like hell.

What have you got to say?

Come on. Where are we going? You've got some explaining. Abe, the money.

You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. I cannot think of a single reason for us to stay together. Not one. Well, I can think of one pretty darn good reason.

How about the kids, huh? I mean, is it fair to them to make them the innocent victims of this? What kids? We don't have kids. Bear with me. I'm a little

I had a cocktail at the restaurant. Oh, you are really starting to drive me crazy. Honestly, dear, I think that you've made an awfully big mistake. The big mistake was marrying you. No, I mean the mistake that you think I'm someone else.

and who I really am. What you are is a lying bastard. Get your hand off my knee. I don't think I lie that much anymore. Well I lied a little bit tonight, but I was under a lot of pressure, considering that this was my first night out.

Otherwise, I think I've made a lot of progress. I really do.

Just what did you catch this time?

I didn't catch anything.

You went fishing for five months and you didn't catch anything? I guess I used the wrong bait. Used the wrong bait.

Will you please not insult my intelligence? I happen to know you were with Angela Davenport the entire time. Will you close the door, please? And don't deny it. Don't even try, because I got it right from the horse's mouth.

You mean Angela told you? No, Angela's husband told me. Oh, gee. What on earth have you got in that foolish-looking little bag? My raincoat and rubbers.

He also told me that when he found you, he was going to cut you up into infinitesimally small pieces. Too bad he was bluffing.

I've been murdered.

Oh my god.

So a dog shows up and starts growling at him and George it's a big Doberman, George runs into the bedroom where our lead actress is unclothing. So thank you.

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Yeah, and this leads to our next clip.

I have to tell you something.

I have to, I have to.

I have to. I have to. What? I'm on her breast to tell you the titty hooth. Angela didn't forewarn you about her implants, did she?

Honest truth. Did you find out in bed? Or did they rattle when you danced?

You know, it's very difficult for me to be honest with you at a time like this.

Give it a whirl.

I like. I want to. I want uh. You want to say something to me? Yes, I do. And I want to be completely honest and get this off your chest. I mean, get this on your breast. I mean, my breast. Get this.

Off my chest. Well, give it a try. Give it your best shot. The truth, eh? Let's hear it. Elaine, I am not your husband. I'm a Volvo salesman.

You are really beginning to fray the edges of my patience.

All right. Um, anyway, uh so there's a pic of him and her at their wedding and it's a just married and he's like I've never been to Yosemite and that's the end of the first thirty minutes before we go into the next.

All right. We were kind of talking about a little bit earlier. And so I'll bring it up again here because like I mentioned all the things that would make you, you know, want to essentially pretend to be Abe. Like they're trying to entice you to do this.

Yeah. Besides just being able to fleece rubes, the thing that really starts to bring old George in on pretending to be Abe is the fact that Mercedes Rule is showing up and just uh looking pretty much the best she's looked in a long time to

In this film. And some of the lingerie that they have her wearing to entice him even further, uh, is doing its job rather well. And the manipulation that they are pulling here, uh, the build-up for it, it makes sense.

The thing is, is if you're coming into this film brand new and you don't know what's going on, you're just thinking, Wow, this guy's just pretending to be someone he's not because this con man Richard Pryor is forcing him to do it. And then the more comfortable he gets, he basically has

What do you want to call it? Um backsliding into his ways. So whatever you call that reverting, I guess is a good word for it. He just reverts to his lying and cheating and

All of this well, just lying, basically. He's a compulsive liar. And he slips into it multiple times during the clip. And this is kind of the work that we have for the comedy that they're trying to do.

Gene Wilder sticking to the script and just being silly again. But the thing that's failing is Richard Pryor doesn't seem as interested in improvising because he's not well.

Yeah.

It's kind of hard to watch that way.

It is. It's it's sad.

There's a few times where you get a little bit more.

where he's on set, he's got the energy and he's going back and forth and they really have got something. But it never leaves your mind just how unhealthy Richard Pryor looks the entire time he's on screen.

And when you know what you know now, it makes it even harder to watch this film. And I think that's really the thing that's drawing the film back.

Is it the best comedy these two have ever been in? No, it's definitely not the best written. Uh it's got a lot going against it in that regard. I'm not denying it. But I think the thing that really makes people not want to watch this is just how uncomfortable it is.

to see Richard Pryor not looking well at all. And these little hints and things that are popping up that we're now looking for, knowing how unwell he truly was at the time this film was made, that's rough. It's really rough to watch.

Yeah, it's just uh it's like you when you know we when we have to know all of Richard Pryor's you know problems and then of course his medical condition. It yeah it is. It's just'cause he's so hilarious. It's supposed to be a comedy and But it hurts to see his m breaking down like this.

Yeah, absolutely. It's it's rough. And also there's times when Gene Wilder's going off and it's like it feels almost like Gene Wilder's not really into it either. And he's almost phoning it into at certain

Yeah, this seems pretty good phoning it in.

Yeah.

For even Richard Pryor. Although this scene the scene with him and his wife in the Lagerie was pretty hilarious.

Yeah. Well, I mean, come on. He's got Mercedes rule to give work against and he's obviously very interested in playing the sleazy roles again because it's fun, right? Yeah.

Of course.

And all of the insert shots of Richard Pryor are definitely like you can tell, like he's feeling good today. So they're gonna sh film him stealing all of the uh the silverware and all of the fancy like silver and metal

Sculptures.

in the place and then just take off like he does.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I love yeah, that's gonna be coming up here next and it's that's always fun. Right.

I mean we're just kind of talking about how the film's going and and how it feels to watch it and I can see why people would dislike this even more than what they actually really should. Because like I said, it's not terrible. I've definitely seen way worse comedies.

But the thing that I think people really are having a hard time with is just dealing with the health issues for what you're seeing on screen for both of these men. You know, like it r it reminds you too much of your own mortality and it bugged you a little too much, I think.

Oh yeah.

I can get under your nerves here.

Yeah, yeah. All right. Well speaking of that, that's a good place to get started on starting the rest of the film so that we can get on everyone's nerves about it.

Yes. So okay, we start the the next thirty of the next day, Eddie shows b up to the mansion. He's looking for George. He's also stealing a bunch of stuff like we were talking about. Uh he finds them outside and that leads to our next clip.

That's how you show.

Just let me hold your hand.

you find me. It's not hard. You're in the phone book listed under Abe Field.

Okay, okay.

George, right. Your name is George. Yo, hey, I mean George. How many acres we got here? None. None? Looks like more than that to me. That's because you think I'm Abe Fielding, but I'm not Eddie.

I don't even know Abe.

I think I know what happened to him. I think he was cut up into little pieces by somebody's jealous husband. What the hell are you talking about? You don't believe me.

I'm not a fielding. Hey, man, you have to purely gates. Don't use hell. What are you gonna say? I'll say that I don't have a place to stay. Might stay with him for a while. Maybe you ask her for me, okay? Hello, dear. Mrs.

No, what do you mean no? Come on, Peaches. Peaches. Yeah, I mean Abe has something to say. Just see your man out. All right. What is that?

Well, you know, uh, Elaine, Eddie isn't who you think he is. No? Who is he? Did you ever hear of a prize fighter by the name of Joe Frazier? You mean the thriller from Manila? That's it! The thriller from Manila!

You know right after that fight with Ali when they're both in the Philippines, Joe Fraser got malaria.

And he lost a lot of weight.

I mean, uh a lot of weight. Even shrunk a little bit. And um after they got it under control, even then he thought, well, if anyone ever saw him like that.

You know, his career as a prize fighter would be finished. No one would ever give much shot at the title. So he decided he'd better change his name and his identity for a little while, just till he could sort of work his way back into shape.

It's been a rough road back, right, champ? Hey, I'm not complaining. You know what I mean? I just want another crack at the title. Save him. Save him, pal. I'm gonna help you, Joe.

I mean...

Eddie, sorry, champ. I won't slip again. You know, you know, uh, Elaine, he's the best friend I got. He just needs a place where he can, you know, lick his wounds for a while and uh.

And put about maybe fifty, sixty pounds back on.

That is an amazing story. I was very rude to you a minute ago. I'm awfully sorry. I want you to stay really. Please do.

I feel so exposed. Please uh let me see if I can get the uh guest bedroom made up. I'll be right back.

Oh shit, man. Hey before I meant you the term bullshit artist was an empty phrase. But working with you has made me a better You're just describing everything I don't want to be.

Jeez, no things. My god. Eddie.

What are you doing in here? You said you were gonna take a little walk outside. I was looking all over for you. I I was looking around at some fielding stuff. I was doing a little research, you know what I mean? Like this pipe. You put this pipe in your mouth.

And you'll feel like filthy. And a dash of his cologne? Hmm. Put on some of this. Smell like Abe before you do the thing, you know? Before I do what thing? Hey, the woman hasn't seen you in five months. She's suspecting something.

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I I can't do patoom. That would be under false pretenses. What false pretenses? She probably thinks your husband should turn the TV on.

What are you gonna say to the lady? Well, I would say...

Oh, gosh, Elaine. You look just lovely. No, no, wait, oh, you're not gonna say that. That's the kind of thing boys got to say on a trip. But I don't know.

I'm not gonna be crude, Eddie. Nobody's talking crude. I'm talking you'd be suave, never never. Gotta be Carrie Grant.

Cary Grant? Yeah, what do you think? Cary Grant on a date he wants to do his thing, and he says to the lady, No, no, I hope not. No, Cary Grant's smooth up in there. He says something like joty, joty, joty. You want a padoof, padoof? That's what he would think.

Hey, either that or you were a football. I'm a dipper from way back. This is your night. I don't think I can do it. This is this is gonna be a I'm a little nervous. You go in there. This woman has a thing for you. I saw it in her eyes. Yeah.

There you go. Not bad, is it?

Look, you go in there and you thank Carrie Cramp. Uh-huh. Come on, Judy Judy. Yes.

A man couldn't get laid in a woman's prison with a pound of pot.

So George goes into the room and tries to flirt, but he's not really all that great at it.

It's kinda creepy and rapey the way he tries. It's a little girl.

Darlene, it's like you just calm down, all right?

Yeah.

Uh anyway, he uh uh but anyway, uh right you know, and there he's trying to make something happen, somebody shows up at the door.

Uh so he goes to Eddie's room and Eddie's packing uh bunch of the silverware and everything, and they go to answer the door and that leads to our next clip.

Well, there ain't miss the finger on the bell. How dare you open this door. Open it!

But just who the hell are you? I demand to know what I mean now, mister. I mean right now. Who the hell are you? Elaine? Elaine, you all right?

Hey, I'm Abe Fielding's best friend, you asshole. I mean, you think you can just come in here and talk to me like I'm shit? Please, please. You don't even know Abe Fielding. You wouldn't know Abe Fielding if you.

were talking to him.

Wait a minute, you Abe Fielding? No, I'm not. Elaine! My name is Rupert Dibbs. I happen to run Abe Fielding's business. Elaine! Dibsey!

Ape! You old duffer! Alan's the boy! My god, you're back! Long time no to see, pal! Eddie, I bet you thought that was fielding for a while, didn't you? Well, it's kind of dark in here. Eddie, you know how I knew it wasn't a fielding? No.

Cause I may feeling! Oh remember? Hey, how you doing, you old dumbbell? Fine, fine. Hey, Disney.

Oh what? Come on, come on, come on. Come on. Come on. What have you lost your mind? Look, I'm not saying that you didn't deserve a lot of a vacation. No, no, no, no, no. Everybody deserves a vacation. We have no lectures.

Come on, come on. But how am I supposed to run a business without you? The occasional friend. Andy, still you drink? I don't drink. I still can't get this guy to take a drink. By the way, this is my best friend, Eddie Dash. Elaine. No, Eddie. Rupert.

What are you doing here? Um, I have some papers that need power of attorney. You're but you're here, so maybe you could sign them for me. Sure. Abe, uh, just need your signature. You want my fielding on that? I sure do. You'll bet.

I want it right there.

And right there. Oak it out. How you fix the cash? Cash? Oh, we're a little short. We? Yeah, we got some things to do downtown. Uh-huh.

I understand. There you go. Think that should take care of it. Uh, Abe, why don't you tell a man about the credit card you lost? Uh-huh. Well. Didn't you? Yeah, I I I don't know what I mean. You should take care of that. Look at that.

Nivsy to the rescue, just like Gildays, huh? What a guy. Oh gosh, Abe. Look it in the pink. That's my color, pal. You back for a while or you're gonna be shipping out. Well, you better ask the little lady about that. Okay. Gonna be sticking around for a while.

She's the bottom.

Pussy. You bet your boots. Elaine, you look great. I'll see you soon, Abe. Welcome home. Nice to see you again. Uh, Mister, it's uh been a pleasure, and maybe I'll see you again, huh? Hey, you can bank on it. Abe? Hmm?

Who is that bum? Is he some fishing buddy? I mean, why don't you get rid of him? You know, doozy, you're my business manager, and I respect you for that. But don't ever call my friend a shithead again.

Okay.

No such thing. K? K? K? K, Dibby? Hmm? Okay. Okay. Good night. See you soon. Hey, Dibsy. Ready to turn in, sweetheart?

So rude! What do you mean?

I can't believe you talked to Rupert that way. But I mean after everything he's done for you. Please stop, don't try to late you for one thing. Going to bed alone.

George then uh he gets really nervous, Eddie leaves.

Uh he really starts freaking out, he wants to leave the house. That's when Elaine tries to stop him. She's like, Okay, now you c should kiss me, she kissed me after kinda rebuffing him, so you're kinda like, What the hell's going on?

But George freaks out and runs away, and he ends back at the sanitarium in our next clip.

George, if what you say is true, I I I find that admirable. You were totally honest with her.

You left the woman you loved rather than lie to her. How do you feel about that, George? Who took my red? George, I'm asking you. I'll answer you, but who took my red? Hey. Hey.

I can't believe I had the red at the exact moment that you wanted it, you know I...

I should be stripped naked and have scolding matzaball soup ladled over my genitals by Dolly Parton. You know I fill it for crime's sakes. Or maybe put a clam on it with you. George, how does it feel to be an honest person? Where's my green?

Did you pump up your uh Mickey before you showed it to her? Who has the green? You know, George, sometimes a patient's first day uh away from the clinic can be quite stressful. Is it uh possible there was no Mrs. Fielding? Wait a minute.

Maybe he is a Fielding and he was lying to us about that too. What do you think? Huh? Just a theory. Poor Miss Fielding. I bet she's crying her eyes out.

That's enough. Stop it. Look, I'm not saying that you don't have some limited acting ability.

Acting ability. Listen, Bud, these are real tears here. What I am saying is that when I hired you, you told me that you were a professional actress. I am, sort of. I mean, all right.

I'm basically a vocalist, but I am studying acting and I'm told by my teacher that I am remarkably naturalistic. Yes, well, that's not quite what you told me two Abe Fieldings ago now, is it? Excuse me, they both believed I was Mrs. Abe Fielding. And let me also add this.

I think that my accent was impeccable. Well, despite your particularly impeccable accent, they both chose to leave, didn't they? That's not my fault as an actress. You can't just take any nut out of a sanitarium and expect me to convince him that he's a few. That was not the job. I don't care if they.

are convinced that they're a fielding or not.

was simply to entice them, hmm? To make them want.

Abe Fielding, but these guys are running from you like the plague. I will not be handled. I told you that when I took the job, and it still goes. And if that's changed, I don't want the job anyway. Well, that is just fine. That's fine! Oh, um

Give my regards to your friends down at the unemployment office, Miss Mimi Kravitz, professional actress.

Because you're gonna be spending a lot of time with them, a lot of time. You know, you've got an unerring instinct for the jugular. I'd like that last fielding back. Uh-huh. The liar. A liar is perfect. No, no, not.

Come on. I felt kind of sorry for that guy. Why on earth would you feel sorry for him?

Nothing bad's gonna happen to him. Would you like a cappuccino? All right. But no, not not that poor chump. I think he was a little soft on me. Well, why wouldn't he be soft on you? You're a beautiful girl.

What'd say you take another crack at that role, huh? Look, he's not gonna come back without his friend anyway. His friend, don't worry about him. His friend is mine for bail money. What do you mean?

He's in jail? I had him arrested. The schmuck stole Abe's credit cards. Bail money? You want me to work your Ricky Dink little scam for bail money?

Now no one is trying to get you to run anything. Just want you to bring your friend back for one week. And frankly, unless you want to stay in here, I suggest you do. As I ask.

Tell me, is this a sink or a toilet? Stick your head in and find out. First of all, let me I don't work with amateurs.

Like singers and actors. Well, there's only one singer involved in this, and that's Mimi Kravitz. The rest of these people happen to be damn fine actors. Cast them myself. That's uh Jerome Handy as um Al the Bookie. You know him from

Well, maybe did you see his uh Man of La Mancha last season at the Pasadena Playhouse? I'm afraid I missed it. Well, it was super, super. You never run a professional scam in your life, have you? No, of course not.

I'm a legitimate businessman. I mean's business. I thought so. A professional

But never use amateurs. They crack out of turn. Crack out of turn? I don't know what that means. It means that I'm a professional company.

This is what I do for a living, but you got here. It's not a professional college. But I got here.

You just bring your friend.

back for one week.

You're gonna tell me more.

Well, I will in due time. Excuse me? Oh, please. Look, just take five grand now as a down payment.

I don't usually work with hamlets.

But you've caught me at the wrong.

Alright, Eddie brings George back to the mansion and says

You know, and George has flowers and everything. He says, I he's gonna go in first to talk to Elaine and smooth things over. So he heads into the mansion and wow there's dialogue, so that's our next clip.

Hm this is the way.

This is the way

Am I interrupting? The thriller from Manila. That's me. You know. Fourteen rounds, you know. I was scared to go fifteen. Oh yeah. Did dips tell you I'm in?

Yeah, he told me. Uh Steppo, could you leave us for a minute? Yeah, something I'll take over from here. What do you want? I just wanna tell you, I think the guy's in love with you. He's downstairs. Eddie. Eddie.

Hey Duane, get a man a break. Come on!

Hey, let you hump my leg. Come on, baby. Hey, it's all right, George. You can come out now. Good boy. Good boy.

Oh, hello! Guess who's here? Oh honey, I'm home and I'm ready for love! Oh boy! Honey! It's me, Eddie! Hiya. Remember me from in the car downstairs a little while ago?

I made a joke, Eddie. Am I interrupting something? No, no, we're just talking and, uh, never mind. You two, keep talking, get together. See you later, Eddie. You're damn right.

Moto, bueno. Oh, long time no see. What are you what are you doing here? I brought you some candy and some flowers. And to tell you that you and I had something, Elaine, I saw it in your eyes last week.

And Eddie saw too, so don't you deny it. So what are you saying here? That you'd like to stay? Would I like to stay? Would I like to stay here with you? Are you kidding? Woo! Hey!

If I could stay here with you, I would climb. I would climb as I would I would swim. I would I'd make myself into a I would stay here forever if you'd let me, you know. Uh let's just see if we can get along. Okay, doll. For say a week or so.

Well, I want much more than that, Elaine. I want to know everything about you, and I'd like you to know all about me, too. Because you know, we might just find out that we have a heck of a lot in common.

What could we have in common? Basil. I love basil. You like basil, Elaine? Doesn't sweep me off my feet. All right, try this. My favorite color is brown. I subscribe to the Reader's Digest. I love yodeling, and my favorite food is

Venus chisel mid rotkraut and cartofflin. Do you like venous chistle mid road kraut and cartofflin? You do. I I I hit a bone. I hit a nerve. I hit something. I can see it in your eyes. You like it too? I'm gonna win you over.

I'm gonna romance you, I'll wine you and I'll dine you, and one day you're gonna feel about me the way I feel about you.

Alright.

Uh then Eddie heads to the brewery and he sees Vanessa Williams' character there again and while there's more dialogue so I mean I guess that's just our next clip.

This is the way.

This is the life.

You look

The name is Gloria.

Not legs.

I've been dreaming about you. What are you doing here? I'm here to see Dibbs. I got an important appointment.

Yeah, right.

Gloria.

Uh this report Eddie. Eddie! Tibsy! How's the boy? Well, I'm glad you could make it. Uh, I guess this can wait. Ever been to a brewery before? No. Come on, how about a little tour? That'd be great. Listen to me. Um, you busy Saturday night. Uh

Maybe. Maybe not. That's nice, I like that. I'll see you Saturday night, okay? You paying? Hmm, that's cute. Fine, thank.

When Abe Fielding Sr. died, everyone just assumed that I would inherit the brewery. Then it turns out he has a son. Can we talk about Gloria of a minute? Later. So as I was saying,

Tracked down this Abe Jr. ten minutes after an ugly accident during a monk dance of death. The guy had got off to Tibet. Now, can we talk about Gloria? Do you mind? Oh. Anyway, the only way to keep the estate out of probate was to convince.

To be a junior. We found George in the loony bin. A liar, get it? So we doctored up a photograph, hired a couple of actors, and here we are.

Did she always look that good? Sorry, I think I'll find out for myself Saturday night.

All right, and that's the end of that thirty minutes. So we see the plan now, uh, and everyone seems to be in on it, except for of course poor old George.

Thank you.

Well and also George's uh asylum buddies don't know, they're just there to try and support him.

That's right.

We need to talk about it, man. How awesome is it to see Kevin Pollock doing his early stand-up impression routine.

His impressions are just the best.

I always forget how amazing of an impressionist he was because of how amazing of a character actor he is.

Yeah. No, it's it's pretty awesome.

I'm I'm just like mesmerized with just how talented Kevin Pollack is. And there's a whole star studded cast of one flew over the cuckoo's nest style characters behind George in this too.

We need completely.

Yeah, like there's a there's just a a a rogues gallery of that guy character actors.

And the reason I'm so focused on Kevin Pollack is because it was such a breath of fresh air to have him in here that I didn't even care that he was doing shtick I've heard a billion times from watching a stand-up. I didn't even care at all.

No, I was I was into it. I was like, all right, this is uh this is good for me.

Fairly pleased.

There are moments like this that genuinely make me happy that we reviewed this film. Yeah, wanted to point that out. Yeah. There's some really good stuff that is in here.

It's just little few and far between. And it's really hard and sad to see both of these guys in their older years looking as rough as they are trying to perform. It's just not working.

That's just the answer.

Yeah.

They're trying. I mean Gene Wilder had a lot of great years after this, but you know, you this was the end of course for Richard pretty much. But Gene Wilder had a lot of good little cameos. I think his days as a leading man were done.

But he had a lot of good cameos and other stuff.

So I think that's a great way to phrase it. Like it's in this day, it seems like all of the action and things that they're trying to have him do, he's a little too senior for. And it just looks like it hurts him a lot.

Yeah, yeah. They're not getting a Charles Bronson like, you know, no second wind or a Liam Neeson second wind, unfortunately. Yeah.

Yeah. They're they're they're done after this. So i and and and then the but I mean there's still plenty of gas in their tanks to do like i i um you know, i if Richard hadn't had the MS. I think there was plenty of

gas in the tank for them to do bit parts and different shit, you know. Uh

But yeah, a pair of pissed off old men just talking shit at people just sitting around, they would have been perfect for that.

Yeah, they would have been great. I mean they could have uh totally done almost what Cheech and Chong did and had little stand up type things.

You know, performances.

Yeah.

All right.

It is what it is. Yeah, we should move on. All right, the next thirty.

Eddie and Gloria are at a nightclub and the dude's playing music at the club. They recognize him. They're from the beginning of the movie when he was playing the saxophone. So they convinced him to come up and he plays like shit. But yet everyone still's applauds and they love it. So

He was like, Oh oh man. Uh he couldn't believe that. That was fun.

The group of people thinking that they've been told this was an amazing saxophone player and then everybody just wanting to get this awkward moment of him obviously being terrible over with is fucking hilarious. Yeah.

And then uh uh we cut two George takes a lady to a German restaurant, he takes the stage with the band and s they sing together and she well he sings to her and he they then they both start yodeling together'cause apparently they l both love yodeling.

And so that's a whole vibe. I almost clipped it, but then I'm like, nah, that's that's

I'm really glad you didn't because I was out on all of this. The overdub of the Yodeling was

22.

Obvious. Yeah. Like if this weren't a comedy, I would almost think that like this is so such amateur hour, but I think they made this bad on purpose because

I think so.

Flap stick.

Yeah, yeah. This is like naked gun in the middle of this movie that they're doing slapstick with. Yeah. Perfect example. Good. Yeah. I'll sh I'll shut the fuck up and just let it be now.

All right. Um so then we uh get uh they have to take him to the dentist's office.

to get his cheath uh teeth checked apparently. Uh so they're getting dental records. And She um couldn't really uh that r her and uh Richard uh prior or Eddie and uh Elaine are there and they're overhearing these two women talk about how the guy died in the crash.

And the only thing left of'em to identify him was his dental records. And so that makes them all think, Oh shit.

what the fuck's going on and they go looking for him, find him in a room, they break a gas canister of laughing gas so that it that just led to all of them like laughing in the room.

Uh we

Second best bit about uh laughing gas in I've ever seen. The the first one is in Radioland murders because someone dies because of laughing gas and then everybody finds out that it's laughing gas that killed him, but then it affects them and it's so fucking funny.

Yeah. Oh god, that is good stuff. Then we go back to Rupert's office and that is our next clip.

This is the way.

Oh!

Did I ever say that anything bad was gonna happen to him? Did I ever say that? You never said it to me.

What was the point of taking him with all those doctors and dentists then? Wait a minute, wait a minute. It was to establish that he was Abe Fielding, right? Yes, yes, that is right. And that is because there are certain financial transactions that I just can't make unless Abe Fielding is alive.

I want to tell you something. Quite frankly, I think I expected a little more support out of you, a little more gratitude. For the money I'm paying you, I could have hired a real actress. Oh, oh, that's it.

Well, that's the button. You pushed it. I'm mad if you sign our power. I'm going back to my old job. Oh, really? What is that? Uh, Yodeling in a hillbilly nightclub? Tell me. Just what does that pay, Mimi?

The man is just trying to reassure you.

And uh, by the way, what business is it of yours? What happens to him?

I'm making it my business, okay? Oh, have we fallen in love with the lunatic? Oh no, no. Hey, the lady's not in love with him. Honest. She just don't want to get involved in a murder rap thing.

You got us guaranteed that there ain't gonna be no hit. They better not be.

Okay.

Actresses, you know. You can't live with them and you can't kill them. Everything's okay, right? I mean, it looks cool to me.

You see, there's one more thing I need you to do. Yeah? What? I need you to dispose of the lunatic. Ice George? I need Abe Fielding dead and buried.

Ice George. Oh now please, please don't tell me that you're uh above this sort of thing, huh?

I never iced anyone in my life. I'm a con man, not a hitman. Well, I think you have two qualities that are Don't touch me. Okay. First, you love money. And second.

You have absolutely no moral character. What do you say?

How much money we can name your price. Look, Eddie. Why don't you just write down any figure that you consider uh reasonable and I'll pay you that amount in cash, okay? Come on, knock yourself out.

So then Eddie he takes George hunting, uh to a hunting launch, they're gonna go bear hunting. When early in the morning that he tries to give George a gun, George drops it and it blows something up. And uh that was kinda funny.

Uh anyway, uh they're heading up to the hunting lodge in our next clip.

I've been in the woods before. What? The woods

I didn't know it before.

Well the most important thing you need to know is if you see anything that looks like poison ivy, don't wipe your eyes.

اشتركوا في القناة What a day to kill it.

Hey, maybe after the hunt that I would catch you.

This is your hunting jacket. That is great!

He looks wonderful. You know who you look like. Oh, Ernest Hemingway. Ernest? Doesn't he? Oh yeah.

Look, I hate to rush, but...

Something unexpected has come up and I won't be going with you. Why not? Business. That's life, huh? Emergency at the plant. Can you believe it?

All those ducks won't wait. They don't care about business. So, come on. Let's go. Did you shoot all these animals? No, you did. You and all the feelings before you. Ducks for dinner tonight, Timothy. Hey, hey, hey. You lighten the truck with me. I gotta go to the bathroom, okay? Okie doke.

Happy hunting. I gotta talk to you. But the deal was you were supposed to come with us, okay? Now what the fuck's going on, Dibsey? Just relax, will you, Eddie? Look, you just get him in the duck blind and you blast a couple of ducks and then you yell. Oh, look out!

There's a bear! Run for your life! And then you blast him. There are no bears that are dug blind. Doesn't matter whether there are bears there or not. You just you look out. There's a bear. It'll all be over before he knows what happened. Okay. Okay.

But I want the other half of my money before people find out we're not burying Fielding. There's no chance of that happening. See, I've got all the documents I need to prove that he is Abe Fielding. So you don't have to worry about it. Goodbye.

This is a really nice jacket Gibsy gave me. It must have cost him a pretty penny. I like this jacket. Well, man, you gotta put the collar up. You gotta be cool. What do you mean? A little classy.

Oh, cool, man.

You look like any.

Alright. So George has a mic on his jacket that Rupert gave him and so Rupert's now listening to their conversation. Anyway, while hunting a bear actually does show up and George is trying to reason to talk to it, which is

actually you know working. Uh the the bears actually having a full on conversation with

This is Gene Wilder actually bringing his A game and giving a fuck. This is some funny shit where he's working with the bear. He really seems to be enjoying this.

It is really good.

Yeah. Anyway, uh Eddie's freaking out, wants to shoot the bear, and then we cut back to Rupert listening and we hear the shot go off and we are under the belief now that uh uh that George is dead. We cut to Rupert's office in our next clip.

It's

Time to ring down Thank you.

I prophesy a big career for you. I mean that to you.

The memorial service will be this afternoon in the Fielding Chapel, which is just adjoining the brewery.

We'll be expecting the three of you to attend at Jerome. Just think of it as a curtain call.

So you're saying that we're burying him as feeling, even though he wasn't really feeling

I feel it's the least we can do. You know the poor guy, he had no family, no friends.

It's a terrible track.

Accidents happen.

It was an accident.

Oh no one's saying it wasn't Eddie.

blames you.

How do we play this? Like we knew him as Abe or what? Yes, of course, Jerome. I mean, that's the whole point now he's

Look, I want you to play it sad but non-borose. Ken, upset but please, no tears.

Poor guy, I feel awful. Yes, well, you use that, Eleanor. You see, you save it for later and you use it.

That's called method act.

Look everybody, I just want to express my gratitude to a very, very talented ensemble of Thank you.

All right. So, um we're now at uh Abe's funeral and even the nuts come and they're all like paying their respects and of course Kevin Pollack is once again doing some great uh character work here.

Solid solid impersonations, yeah.

Uh Eddie then gets Rupert taken away. Uh the his secretary's like, Oh, you have an important call, and then there's this big guy who actually takes Rupert away. Eddie gives a speech for George in our next clip.

Abe was a nice man. Yes he was. Good man, Abe. Uh he a He liked basil.

He loved basil. He used to say basil was the herb whose time had come. Unfortunately, Abe, it's you whose time had come. We used to smoke basil together.

Well you know we get a natural high. He smoked a lot too. And he loved the yodel. Yodeling and magic, that was his thing. He always said if he could combine the two, he would yodel from his grave.

I know that's impossible.

Hi everybody. I'm very touched that you all came to my funeral. I know this must be a little k honey.

Honey, what happened? What's the matter, sweetheart? What the hell is going on? You tell me. Did we rehearse this scene? No. Ooh.

Just what are you doing, huh? Have you completely lost your tiny little mind? You forget. We're playing my game now. Oh, really? Well, I've got news for you, pal. I'm the one holding all the cards.

See, I can prove you're a murderer. I've got the whole ugly business on tape. All contrario, my friend. There was no murder. But there wasn't a conspiracy to murder, which I have on tape. Honey. Honey. Can you hear me?

Everything's gonna be all right. Eddie said that he shot me. No, no, that was all part of the plan. Didn't he tell you? He was supposed to tell you that. We worked it all out on the way to the lodge. This was our first meeting. The second meeting.

There's a little something for you, you know, old Johnny Mathis, to help you make it through tonight. And this file proves

That my man is A Fielding. Your man is dead. Wrong again, dipsy. Falls. What? What does that mean? What does that mean? What does protestine mean?

Gotta buy any hole that pull a wheel. We gotta get out of here. We gotta pull. But I saw him lying on a slab in the morgue! That's right, Eddie's got connections and the morgue attendant owed him a favor. Right, Eddie?

That's right! Hello, everybody. I know you must be a little bit confused about what's been going on.

But the important thing that I want you to know is that I'm back at the brewery and you're all in for a 5% rate. Don't let me. Don't let me fight!

Get me up! Get me up right now! Right now! Well you can't say we didn't try.

Cut him loose, Barry. That man is an imposter. What are you waiting for? Cut me on this. He's not Abe Fielding. No. Lucy, I knew Abe. Abeelding was a friend of mine.

This man, this man is not Aime Fielding. But Mr. Dibbs, you just eulogized him. You said Aime, we hardly knew you. And then the other guy got to put up. Sit down. Yes, sir. You, you, you, you.

Or did you not treat this man in your in your in your lunatic asylum? Ah! Sanitarium! Besides, it was you who told us he was Afield. That's right, but he's not.

I challenge anyone, anyone in this room to say that this man is Aiden Fielding. Hey, he's Aiden Fielding. I've been his bookie for years.

He's one of our very best friends. Isn't that wrong? Wait a minute. I don't remember this scene.

Ladies and gentlemen, these people, they're merely actors. Do you understand that? They're not very good ones at that. Do you understand they're playing roles? They're playing roles.

Completeness. All right, all right, fine. Fine. Holy, are you there for you, um, I don't know what to say. I feel like such a fool. I'm sorry. I am. I lost

Come on! Let's bury the hatchet over a steiner fielding in my in your office, huh? No, I don't think so. We will come on, don't be a spoiled George meeting. No, no, no. Listen, George.

Right.

So anyway they're uh the Rupert chases George to the brewery.

trying to kill him. Uh at this point George gets kinda thrown to a vat of beer, but the guys are able to knock Rupert down. George gets out covered in suds, uh, you know, from the beer.

He's lying. Man's a liar.

You know if you lie about this, you'll be lying to the rest of your life.

FIRE!

If I don't tell the truth right now.

gonna be able to believe me again.

Walk like a man, George.

Don't do it!

He was telling the truth a little while ago.

I am a pathological liar.

I spent the last three years of my life in a sanitarium.

I'm a Volvo dealer and my name happens to

George.

Buildings are viewed.

All right. Well this all cuts to George's and Elaine's actual wedding where they're now married. Uh and uh Eddie is there with uh the uh secretary, uh the

Vanessa Williams's character, they're dating. Uh and it ends with uh Eddie and George getting a picture taken together and everyone's happy. Woohoo, roll credits.

Everyone's happy but the person who had to edit this film together, I think.

He's like, Good God almighty, what do they expect me to do?

Yeah, yeah. No, there's uh once we get into it, once we go through it, once you play back the clips, there's a lot more to like than to dislike about it. And I think my hypothesis about the reasons why I've always had a trouble

with it before the small pieces that I've watched it at. And we'll we can kind of get into that for like my final thoughts a little bit more in a sec. But uh

I think it is just that you get that feeling that, yeah, no, he's really sick in this and then you start looking at Gene Wilder and you're like, He's not looking like he's doing so well either and it kinda bums you out and it's like, Yeah, man, you should have done this a little closer to

Maybe

See no hear no evil, see no evil, you know.

Yeah, exactly.'Cause they looked so much younger, both of'em, in in three years.

Yeah, yeah. It's it did not take long for decline to kick in real fast on both of them.

I don't think it ever really does.

That's true. That's true. And it's coming for you and I, Matt.

No, I mean I think it's already here for me, but whatever.

I'm taking the stairs as much as possible to try and stave it off, man. I'm trying to stay mobile so that I can stay mobile, if you know what I mean.

Yeah, no, R I I kinda do that as well. So let's let's hope it all works out. Yeah.

But uh mostly it's way more enjoyable. And I mean, is it still a great comedy? Absolutely not. Am I gonna wanna watch this if I wanna watch them work together, you know, more? No. Uh it's not the one that I'm gonna go to. What I'll probably do.

is I will watch Star Crazy and I will watch Hear No Evil, Seek See No Evil.

And, you know, call it a day'cause Silver Streak's not really their teamwork. It's just a fun train movie. So I'm I'm gonna start at Surcrazy and when I come back in time. Pure and simple. Uh

So the one way that I know for sure that I've seen this before doing it for the show, because I've only seen parts of it, I had seen where he is being convinced that he is Abe and he goes to the house and Mercedes Rule is in the lingerie. Yeah.

My wife and I, Bev, were in a hotel getting ready to go out for the evening in Colorado and we were waiting for like the the sun baked heat on the you know, the streets where we were at to kind of cool.

And we were kind of doing like a siesta thing where we were just kind of chilling in our hotel room in the AC, waiting for things to cool out before we would go walking around again at night to do some shopping and go out to dinner. Well, while we're flipping through the channels, I see Gene Wilder kind of doing something.

And so I just come to rest on the channel that that this happens to be on that another you is on. And I'm like, Beth, did you even know this exists? Right. And she's like, no, what is this? I'm like, I don't know. Let's let's watch it.

And the thing that you and I are talking about earlier in the review definitely happened to us while we were kind of laying there watching it. We started getting kind of sad and bummed out because we're like, Oh man, yeah. They don't look so great. You know, we're not we're not saying it out loud, but we're

We're thinking to ourselves, like, yeah, this isn't that great. This isn't that great. And the lingerie scene thing was kind of funny. And you know, we we did catch a few things that were funny, but unfortunately we missed a lot of the really, really funny stuff that actually is in this that I did enjoy. Right. And some of it is a clip.

Some of what we did already kind of talk about as well. But you know, that's kind of how my memory of it is, and that's how I was kinda like, Oh, this isn't that great. Well, yeah, I didn't really give it another fair shake until we re reviewed it. Is it still great? No, but isn't near as bad as I thought it was.

Or I remembered it being.

It's kinda weird how your perspective.

Terrible, like as terrible as I remembered it, but you know, i is it great? No, but I yeah I I it was good to watch again after so long.

Yeah, yeah. I mean, if you have never seen it, give it a shot because it's worth checking out. Yeah. Um just for that curious like them past their prime and still having some really funny moments. The stuff with the bear and him talking the bear down.

Oh god.

Talking to him too, yeah. It's so much fun.

Yeah, and then the bear is actually like holding up his hand uh and responding and yeah.

What do you want from me?

Yeah, and they actually have a couple of moments where the bear looks like he was confused by what Gene Water was doing and then just kind of like what? Yeah.

What is going on? I'm sorry I was gonna kill you

Yeah, it tilts its head like a dog when you confuse it. Like it just goes sideways. It's like, wait, what?

It'd Richard Pryor just be like, Oh my god.

Yeah.

Yeah, the Richard Pryor being scared and standing there thing worked really well in that scene. That's that's worth seeing at least, you know. Um y is it still the greatest comedy ever? No, it's just a highlight for this film.

Yeah.

Yeah, pretty much.

Yeah. Well I'm done being down and depressed about this one. Um I don't think we need to do a Hit up the show housekeeping and call it a night.

Let's do it.

Alright. Well we're gonna play our show housekeeping so I

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All right, so like I said I'm not repeating any of that, so this is the end of the show.

This is

It's it's not like the permanent end, it's the end of this show. It's the end of episode five thirty five.

This is the end of me tolerating you singing that crap.

You know what? You could be more supportive of my music career, but I guess, whatever.

I am being supportive in telling you that you have no music career.

If not me, who? Anyone?

When are we gonna end the show? How about now, everybody? Keep the fuck.

Out of his own.

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