Gorp (1980)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Writers:

Jeffrey Konvitz (screenplay)
Jeffrey Konvitz (story)

Release Date:

May 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A bunch of fruits, nuts and flakes.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Summer | Summer Camp | Rabbi | Prank | Panty Raid

Cast

Michael Lembeck	...	Kavell
Dennis Quaid	...	Mad Grossman
Philip Casnoff	...	Bergman
Fran Drescher	...	Evie
David Huddleston	...	Walrus Wallman
Robert Trebor	...	Rabbi Blowitz
Lou Wagner	...	Federman
Richard Beauchamp	...	Ramirez
Julius Harris	...	Fred the Chef
Lisa Shure	...	Vicki
Deborah Richter	...	Barbara (as Debi Richter)
Rosanna Arquette	...	Judy
Dale Robinette	...	Irvington
Mark R. Deming	...	Lobster Newburg
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Curt Ayers	...	Duffo Weiss
Steve Bonino	...	Batshit
Vincent Bufano	...	De Neckio
Otis Day	...	Sweet Moe
Rudy Diaz	...	Indian Joe
Douglas Dirkson	...	Bible Looie
Judith Drake	...	Big Bertha
Robert Elston	...	Mr. Kramer
Jim Greenleaf	...	Fat Solowitz (as James Greenleaf)
Shirley Gunther	...	Mrs. Walrus
Fred Hinds	...	The Seven Year Old Kid
Peter Marc Jacobson	...	Steinberg
John Reilly	...	Don Sharpe
Pete Robinson	...	Man in Bar
Janet Sarno	...	Mrs. Kramer
Four Scott	...	Kramer's Son
Marla Silverman	...	Zits Maguire
Glenn Super	...	Dracula Kesselman

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Crawfordville, Georgia, USA

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

Last release from American International Pictures.

Movie Connections:

References King Kong (1933)

Gorp - One of my favs when I am in the mood for silliness

Gorp is one of those movies that is just plain silly fun. It also offers viewers the chance to enjoy some of the now established talent in their younger years. Fran Dresher, Rosanna Arquette, and several others are seen in their sophomore years.

The interplay of the waiters vs. the establishment, with the wild kitchen crew adding spice to the concoction engages the viewer and provides release from reality.

Yes, it suffers from numerous technical gliches, but as a second feature to an evening of dinner and a movie (say, beginning with Meatballs and following with Gorp) you won't go wrong.

I say view it a couple of times and look for the many little things that make it fun. Remember, not everything has to have redeeming social value. If you want depth, go screen Citizen Kane.