The read
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
80 audience votes
Key crew
- Dennis DuganDirector
- Pat ProftWriter
Cast
- Mel SmithRocco Melonchek
- Bob NelsonJacques
- John TurturroRoland T. Flakfizer
- Teri CopleyTina
- George De La PenaRoberto Volare
- John SavidentEdmund Lazlo
- Spike AlexanderAlan Grant
- Juliana DonaldLisa Le Baron (as Juli Donald)
- Nancy MarchandLillian Oglethorpe
- Eddie GriffinMessenger
- Katherine LaNasaDancer #1
- Franklin CoverDoctor
Stills
Themes
idiotslapstick comedyvaudeville