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Title: SO FINE Year: 1981 Rating: ^^^ |
There were comedies not that funny yet still provided a fair
amount of entertainment. And in some cases, the actual plot took place
halfway in and wound up not meaning a lot to the actual structure of
the film, story, or characters...
One such vehicle is
the semi-slapstick SO FINE by first time director and usual Hollywood writer Andrew Bergman, in which Ryan O'Neal plays a semi-stuffy college professor up for tenure...
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Richard Kiel in SO FINE |
He's reluctantly brought
into his father's failing New York City clothing/garment business thanks to a nefarious criminal,
played by James Bond heavy Richard Kiel, ready to take over Jack
Warden's crippled enterprise unless something's done about the massive
debt...
Much of story has O'Neal as a fish out of water dolt like his quirky spectacle-donning klutz with hidden sex appeal smitten with a free spirited woman WHAT’S UP DOC? (O'Neal even calls his plight a bedroom farce)...
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Richard Kiel in SO FINE |
Here he's in lust with an Italian moll while
trying his very best not to get killed by her husband, the monstrous
Kiel, who destroys a victorious pinball machine: It's nice seeing the beloved cult actor in a "larger" role than usual,
his abundant size serving as more than punchline wallpaper; and he's a
genuine threat despite the wacky shenanigans...
Meanwhile,
O'Neal has almost no chemistry with the blond starlet, who looks and
acts like a sexy throwaway bit player rather than a co-lead in a
romantic comedy (looking as if Judy Landers bought 51% stock on Anne De
Salvo)...
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Jack Warden and Ryan O'Neal in SO FINE |
With annoyingly dated 1980's style sex-up contrived side-characters aside, SO FINE is best known for the provocative designer
jeans with plastic in the back where the pockets should be, exposing a
woman's assets...
And yet, other than a quick montage of the business
skyrocketing, this particular device has little to do with the overall
story – except that it accidentally derived during the love triangle mainline (after a "one foot out the door" situation),
which is, for better or worse, what everything ultimately amounts to.
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Ryan O'Neal and Jack Warden in SO FINE |
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Ryan O'Neal and Jack Warden in SO FINE |
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Ryan O'Neal in SO FINE |
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Anita Morris in SO FINE |
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Jack Warden in SO FINE |
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Suzanne Acosta (maybe) in SO FINE |
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Suzanne Acosta (maybe) in SO FINE
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Ryan O'Neal and Jack Warden in SO FINE |
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Ryan O'Neal and Jack Warden in SO FINE |
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Ryan O'Neal and Jack Warden in SO FINE |
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Unnamed Starlet looking SO FINE |
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Richard Kiel and John Stockwell in SO FINE |
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