Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Writers:

Gerald Gaiser (story)
David Giler (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 March 1977 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Bonnie and Clyde they ain't.

Plot:

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

Plot Keywords:

Unemployment | Robbery | Heist | Cynical | Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra

Cast

George Segal	...	Dick Harper
Jane Fonda	...	Jane Harper
Ed McMahon	...	Charlie Blanchard
Richard Gautier	...	Dr. Will (as Dick Gautier)
Allan Miller	...	Loan Company Manager
Hank Garcia	...	Raoul Esteban
John Dehner	...	Jane's father
Mary Jackson	...	Jane's mother
Walter Brooke	...	Jim Weeks
Sean Frye	...	Billy Harper
James Jeter	...	Immigration officer
Maxine Stuart	...	Blanchard's secretary
Fred Willard	...	Bob
Selma Archard	...	Beverly Hills woman
John Brandon	...	Pete Winston

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (cut) (1977) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | UK:PG | Finland:K-15 (uncut) (2006) | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The model rocket seen in Charlie's office (on the table and on a shelf behind his desk) is a semi-scale model of a real rocket. It's a Nike-X (specifically a Nike Zeus B (XLIM-49A)), an Army rocket. The model (identified by the decal markings) was probably made from a model rocket kit produced by Estes in the '70s and '80s (starting in '75) which could actually fly. The launch pad which it is displayed on (on the shelf) is an Estes PortaPad.

Quotes:

Jane Harper: Interesting that the only two jobs you think I am qualified for are a secretary and a prostitute.
Dick Harper: You're not qualified to be a secretary.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop (#3.13)" (1978)

Soundtrack:

Ahead of the Game

Terrific comedy...

I agree with the reviewer who said that George Segal and Jane Fonda are an unlikely couple to star in this movie. But, oh, does it work! This is one of my top ten all-time favorite movies. The humor is a bit more subtle than the Jim Carey remake and I happen to prefer that kind of humor.

The premise of the movie would be hard to beat at any rate. It really works as a comedy situation. Some of the scenes in this movie will absolutely make you roar with laughter.

If you want a good laugh on a Friday night...rent this one. :) Or better yet, buy yourself a copy so you can watch it again and again. It really is that funny.