In the mid-1980s, Richard Pryor's longtime drug addiction began to affect his physical appearance, he began to look sickly and pretty frail on screen. Despite the fact, this was Pryor's last starring role in a feature film. This comedy has quite a few laughs.
Arlo Pear is a mild-mannered engineer from New Jersey who is given a new job position in Boise, Idaho. His family is not happy with the idea, but have no choice but to go with it. Unfortunately, things fall apart quickly: their teenage daughter tries to sabotage every open house that happens, the three movers hired to transport the belongings to the new house actually steal them, and Arlo hires a young man with multiple split personality disorder to drive his priceless Saab to the house.
The cameos in the film are worthwhile, as well. Randy Quaid as crazed army veteran neighbor Frank. Dave Thomas as Arlo's friendly boss, Rodney Dangerfield as a loan officer with a serious gambling problem, Morris Day as a young man smitten with Arlo's daughter, and Dana Carvey as the multiple personality maniac.
Definitely worth watching.
Arlo Pear is a mild-mannered engineer from New Jersey who is given a new job position in Boise, Idaho. His family is not happy with the idea, but have no choice but to go with it. Unfortunately, things fall apart quickly: their teenage daughter tries to sabotage every open house that happens, the three movers hired to transport the belongings to the new house actually steal them, and Arlo hires a young man with multiple split personality disorder to drive his priceless Saab to the house.
The cameos in the film are worthwhile, as well. Randy Quaid as crazed army veteran neighbor Frank. Dave Thomas as Arlo's friendly boss, Rodney Dangerfield as a loan officer with a serious gambling problem, Morris Day as a young man smitten with Arlo's daughter, and Dana Carvey as the multiple personality maniac.
Definitely worth watching.