Another You (1991)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Maurice Phillips

Writer (WGA):

Ziggy Steinberg (written by)

Release Date:

26 July 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

One lies for fun. The other lies for money. Now that's teamwork.

Plot:

George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again...

Plot Keywords:

Con Man | Patient | Con Artist | Police Officer | Corporation

Cast

Richard Pryor	...	Eddie Dash
Gene Wilder	...	George / Abe Fielding
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Elaine
Stephen Lang	...	Dibbs
Vanessa Williams	...	Gloria
Phil Rubenstein	...	Al
Peter Michael Goetz	...	Therapist
Billy Beck	...	Harry
Jerry Houser	...	Tim
Kevin Pollak	...	Phil
Craig Richard Nelson	...	Walt
Kandis Chappell	...	Gail
Elsa Raven	...	Volunteer
Catherine E. Coulson	...	Nurse
Norman Glasser	...	Male patient

Runtime:

Spain:94 min | USA:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG | UK:15 | Australia:M | Iceland:L | Spain:T | USA:R | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Originally scripted as taking place in New York City. The movie prepped for two months and shot 6 weeks in New York. On the last night of location filming, Peter Bogdanovich received a phone call from his agent at about midnight letting him know he was being replaced as director. After reviewing footage with the replacement director, it was determined that none of the New York footage was usable and the script was rewritten to be shot entirely in Los Angeles.

Quotes:

[Eddie Dash to the angry dog, Duane, that is stopping George from getting out of the car]
Eddie Dash: Hey, Duane. Give the man a break. Come on! Hey, I'll let you hump my leg. Come on, baby.
[Duane takes off]

Movie Connections:

Features "I Love Lucy" (1951)

Soundtrack:

I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

What a disappointment!

This movie is incredibly bad. Watching this film nearly inspired me to leave the auditorium and complain to the manager.

Teaming Pryor and Wilder seemed to guarantee laughs when you consider their performances in the exceptional films, Silver Streak and Stir Crazy. Their chemistry began to sour in See No Evil, Hear No Evil. In Another You, their comedic attempts are no match for this rancid script and storyline.

At some points in the film, the dialog is so bad that the actors seem embarrassed saying their lines. Wilder gives an over-the-top performance that became the watermark for his later films (Haunted Honeymoon, Funny About Love).

This film tries to be a silly comedy but insults the audience with terrible situations (an intolerable yodeling scene) and an excruciating script.

An unfortunate error for these comedic legends.

Bottom line: Rent Silver Streak of Stir Crazy