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Title: dreadfully clicheed and unoriginal
Review: I can't imagine why this film deserves the cult following it apparently enjoys--not that I am in any way certain that such a following exists, but I refuse to believe that any cable TV station would otherwise stage continuous airings for 24-hour periods. The characters are unappealing; the situations are unoriginal; the "jokes" that are tortured out of Darren McGavin are as funny as a crystal bowl shattered on one's bare foot; and the plot makes hardly any sense. Where the film endeavors to elicit humor--such as in the final Chinese restaurant scene--I find myself shaking my head, considering and reconsidering precisely whence I'm supposed to derive the giggles. And please tell me why it is the least bit funny to have a young boy solidly stuck by the tongue to an ice-cold metal flagpole! Steer clear of this trashy tripe, fellow Amazonians!
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