Customer Reviews
A strange comedy, but enjoyable all the same - By: Dazman, 23 Jun 2008 
I used to have this on video years ago & have finallly bought this on DVD, if you like John Candy then you'll probably like this.
This is a bit different to the kinds of films that John Candy made during his career, it's more off beat than any other film I've seen him in, but it's unlike any other film I've ever seen because of this.
It's a film set within a television series, I guess you could say it's a bit like Nurse Betty, but rather than being a character that's been written into a show, this is a writer who's had an accident & whilst he's delirious he goes into dreamland & becomes a character in the television show that he writes & has the ability to change the plot using his typewriter.
This won't be for everyone by any means, but I've always enjoyed it, there's lots of over acting & ridiculous storylines, but it's a harmless & good natured film with fine performances by the whole cast, there's also a good cameo appearance by Robert Wagner, sadly two of the films stars John Candy & Raymond Burr have since passed away, they both help carry the film very well.
Could have been worse, but could have been a lot better - By: Pete, 27 Dec 2007 
Well, it's a John Candy movie. Which means that you shouldn't expect quality writing or film making. What you can expect is a shoddy mediocre 90 minute comedy with six or seven laughs, & probably some borderline misogyny.
It starts surprisingly well with a joke about waiting for a cable repair guy to turn up. The joke is then reprised later on to very funny effect by Raymond Burr (millionaire, very respectable pillar of the community having to stay home waiting for the repair guy). The story is pretty tepid & poorly told, as I expected, but it gets shockingly muddled by the last half hour. As little takes place that makes any great amount of "dramatic" sense it becomes a bit boring. I was very happy when it finallly ended.
I have a weird soft spot for bad 80's comedies so I enjoyed this more than I think most people would. Having said that, I didn't particularly like it. I find it quite shocking that something this inept was made in 1991 (as was the even worse "Loose Cannons"). You expect poor quality films from the 80's, but surely not in the same year they released "Terminator 2"! If you're unsure about this, then I recommend you get the "The Couch Trip" instead.
Candy is in a class of his own - By: , 20 Jun 2000 
never have i experianced such acting explosives,an absolute scream, the best film i've seen since animal house!
