July 17, 1981
Fox
Comedy, Romance, Historical
VHS
C
This is a slow-moving, innocuous movie with stereotypes, gay and otherwise, as well as virtually a one-man show for George Hamilton as twin brothers with multiple identities, and costumes. Like The Pirate Movie the following year, the film has many false starts and almost-endings, but with Pirate M that only adds to the insanity, while here it prevents maintaining momentum. There are mildly funny moments, like the "Don Jose from San Bernardino" scene, but the movie never really goes anywhere. Also, it doesn't seem to know if it wants to be a parody, a political satire, a romance, or what. There are worse ways to kill time, but there are definitely better ones, including other movies from '81.
Whipping master Norman Blankenship was "Man Beating Woman" in The Gong Show Movie. Paco Morayta, Ramirez here, was Flok in Caveman. Donovan Scott, who plays Paco, was Castor Oyl in Popeye. Narrator Frank Welker would provide voices for both Schnoodle and Hootie in Heidi's Song. Dick Balduzzi, 53 in the role of Old Man here, was a truck driver in Foul Play and would be a prisoner in Johnny Dangerously.
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| Only George Hamilton could steal scenes from himself. |
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