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Buck Henry (writer)
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25 December 1980 (USA)
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Pretty dreadful
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bob Newhart | ... | President Manfred Link |
 | William Sylvester | ... | TV Interviewer |
| Roger Bowen | ||
 | Gilda Radner | ... | Gloria Link |
| Harry Gold | ||
| Larry Block | ||
| Jim McKrell | ||
| Julie Payne | ||
 | Fred Willard | ... | Presidential Assistant Feebleman |
| Richard Benjamin | ... | Press Secretary Bunthorne |
| Bob Dishy | ... | Vice-President Shockley |
| Nicholas Shields | ||
 | Bobby Porter | ... | Senator from Rhode Island |
 | Madeline Kahn | ... | Constance Link |
| Julius Harris | ... | Ambassador Longo |
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97 min
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The ending was re-shot a few weeks before the film opened because the audience reactions at the test screening had been overwhelmingly negative.
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This seemed like it couldn't miss--a satire on the First Family with Bob Newhart as the President, Madeline Kahn as a drunk First Lady and First Daughter Gilda Radner as a nymphomaniac. And it was written and directed by Buck Henry. Unfortunately this is a shambles.
The cast is game and does what it can--but the script isn't funny. The jokes are lame and infantile and, at one point, has everybody in ridiculous costumes for a costume party (like that's supposed to be funny). There are a few good moments here and there (that's why I'm giving it a 2) but mostly the movie just lays there. Towards the end it got almost painful to see this talented cast struggling with a lousy script. It's to everybody's credit that they come through this with their dignity intact. You'll notice Bob Newhart or Buck Henry have never even mentioned this film. That should tell you something. This movie should rightfully be forgotten. A must-miss.