Peak Dangerfield, form that would sadly see him cancelled in a nano-second if filmed today, but contemporaneously the story is the perfect blend of showcasing all the smut and sexism of which his character (Monty Capuletti) is capable of committing whilst simultaneously disapproving it as he tries to abstain from the sordid excesses for a whole year to share in his snobbish mother-in-law's (Fitzgerald) sizeable estate.
Pesci has a prominent early role as Monty's partner in crime, whilst Jennifer Jason Leigh is also cast in a significant part as Monty's newlywed daughter. Candy Azzara plays Monty's long-suffering wife and soon-to-be heiress to the family fortune, whilst there's also parts for two-Toms in Noonan and Ewell, and a pair of Jeffs, Jones and Altman as RDs raucous friends and associates.
The material is intentionally offensive, but the prevailing takeaway that abstinence will somehow lead to health, wealth and wisdom is a nice fantasy in which to indulge, Dangerfield clumsily trying to navigate temptation and fulfil the gluttonous destiny to which he feels he's entitled. Definitely worth a look if you're comfortable with RD's brand of caustic, loutish humour.
Pesci has a prominent early role as Monty's partner in crime, whilst Jennifer Jason Leigh is also cast in a significant part as Monty's newlywed daughter. Candy Azzara plays Monty's long-suffering wife and soon-to-be heiress to the family fortune, whilst there's also parts for two-Toms in Noonan and Ewell, and a pair of Jeffs, Jones and Altman as RDs raucous friends and associates.
The material is intentionally offensive, but the prevailing takeaway that abstinence will somehow lead to health, wealth and wisdom is a nice fantasy in which to indulge, Dangerfield clumsily trying to navigate temptation and fulfil the gluttonous destiny to which he feels he's entitled. Definitely worth a look if you're comfortable with RD's brand of caustic, loutish humour.
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