The cutest part of this movie is obviously Marlon Brando's poking fun at his legendary Don Corleone role in The Godfather. "He look like-" Matthew Broderick exclaims upon first sight, only getting shushed by Bruno Kirby and warned not to mention the similarity to the cinematic mafioso. Throughout the movie, clips from The Godfather Part II are shown in Matthew's film school class, and Marlon himself references his ties to Hollywood. Little jokes like "they owe me a favor" will make you laugh, but the rest of the movie is pretty silly. How long can you milk the joke of a runaway Komodo dragon?
Matthew Broderick is the titular freshman at NYU, but upon his arrival to the big city, his luggage and money get stolen by con artist Bruno Kirby, and when he tracks him down, Bruno offers him a job. To work for Bruno's intimidating, mumbling, Italian uncle (Marlon), all he has to do is pick up a mysterious package at the airport and transport it to a mysterious man's (Maximilian Schell) house. Obviously there's a lot more to it than meets the eye, and the innocent idiot finds himself in over his head.
Cute, entertaining, and mostly for fans of The Godfather, this teen comedy lets everyone comfortably rest on their laurels. You probably won't split a gut with laughter, but you'll definitely chuckle a few times. I liked seeing the two old timers together again, as I remembered Marlon helping Maximilian with his English in 1958's The Young Lions.
Matthew Broderick is the titular freshman at NYU, but upon his arrival to the big city, his luggage and money get stolen by con artist Bruno Kirby, and when he tracks him down, Bruno offers him a job. To work for Bruno's intimidating, mumbling, Italian uncle (Marlon), all he has to do is pick up a mysterious package at the airport and transport it to a mysterious man's (Maximilian Schell) house. Obviously there's a lot more to it than meets the eye, and the innocent idiot finds himself in over his head.
Cute, entertaining, and mostly for fans of The Godfather, this teen comedy lets everyone comfortably rest on their laurels. You probably won't split a gut with laughter, but you'll definitely chuckle a few times. I liked seeing the two old timers together again, as I remembered Marlon helping Maximilian with his English in 1958's The Young Lions.