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Fantastic Concept
John Landis of Second City Television teams up with SNL actors Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd to direct an hilarious comedy about one of the longest running questions which has never been proven. Does Genetics matter over Enviroment? Dan Aykroyd plays a rich snob who works for a company run by his relatives played by Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy. They silently wager that a street hustler played by Murphy could do as good a job as Aykroyd if given the chance.They speculate that Aykroyd if losing everything would resort to desparation and adopt Murphys behavior. Their bet is on and it is secnretly arranged to unknowingly have the two trade places. Their bet seemingly benifits Murphy and destroys Aykroyd at first and it is enjoyable watch to say the least. Then you begin to feel sorry for Aykroyds character. After some jail time Aykroyd meets Jamie Lee Curtis who takes to him right away so he is never really alone. Murphy goes from street hustler to caring too much about cigarettes put out on a carpet that isn't really his. Landis wants you to believe this story on it's face but it's too predictably far fetched. The great comics and actors keep it alive with funny performances but it's initial humor evaporates quickly. The movies only strength is it's raw comedy and it's not always that funny. This idea is so ingenious that it's worh a watch. The end is like a seperate movie. Please note for those concerned that this movie is primarily based in Philadelphia but it's very New York. Haven't we seen this before in Rocky? These cities are as different as LA is from SF!

Loosing it all over a bet! Gaining it back....smarter yet!
Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd make this one of my all-time favorite movies.

In this movie, two bored, yet rich older gentlemen (Randolph Duke and Mortimer Duke) make a silly bet and ruin the life of the man who runs their company. They bet that anyone could run their company if put in a great environment.

The seek out Billy Ray Valentine (Murphy) who definately did not grow up in a good environment, to take their employee Louis Winthorpe III's (Aykroyd) place as head of the company.

In conducting their experiment/bet, they find that he who laughs last will laugh the loudest. You will also be laughing through this whole movie and you will love the ending.

This is a movie about love, loss and redemption. Billy Ray and Louis Winthorpe plot and plan and take back what is theirs. They both show that they can survive, even when someone is simply using them as pawns in a bigger game. One of my all-time favorite movies. For some reason, I can watch this movie over and over and never tire of the acting, plot or themes.

Go Ape
One of the funniest comedies available. If you like humor like Caddy Shack, Something About Mary, or Shrek you will enjoy this movie. It has slapstick, subtle, and outragious humor. Great cast with Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, Denholm Elliot, and Paul Gleason. Good holiday movie since it takes place near Christmas. Scene with Akroyd as drunk Santa is fairly funny even if you are PC and belong to MADD. The Duke brothers make a bet that one can take a homeless bum off the street and make them a rich broker leads to some underhanded, unethical, double-dealing behavior. But some outragiously funny incidents as well. Guys won't want to miss Eddie Murphy's antics or Jamie Lee as a hooker. Women will appreciate the more subtle humor of putting a man with Ape costume on in a cage with a amorous male Gorilla.

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