Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Decided to watch in honor of Little Richard's passing, who also popped up in Last Action Hero a few days ago. Pleasant surprise. :) The bones of this thing are fairly standard– an outsider somehow enters a family with problems and ends up improving their lives and becoming…

demi adejuyigbe

Nick Nolte has huge Cosmo Kramer energy in this, which is not something I would have previously considered possible.

Matt Singer

At some point during a ‘free Superchannel weekend’ back in the late 80’s, my family taped this on a blank VHS. Therefore, parts of this movie are super-nostalgic because of the sheer number of times I’ve seen them (particularly the ‘eating dog food’ scene, and the first…

Dave Taylor

Curious movie - not really that funny because it refuses to exploit a million different opportunities for great comedy within its premise, but still hugely likable, so it succeeds more on vibes, like these 3 particular actors bouncing off each other, caricatures of (and a…

MichaelEternity

English Version below ... Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) Zoff in Beverly Hills Sehen Sie, was passiert, wenn ein dreckiger Penner auf die Superreichen trifft. Als dem Penner Jerry Baskin sein treuer Hund wegläuft, sieht er keinen Sinn mehr im Leben und will sich…

Sidibus

Decided to rewatch this after seeing David Byrne last night (transcendent) because it iconically uses a remix of the Stop Making Sense version of "Once In a Lifetime" for its opening/closing credits, and god, what a funny movie. If released in 2026 it would get like four…

Bobby Finger

Paul Mazursky's "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" is a comedy with easy charm but no real staying power. The film is amusing and boasts a strong cast, but its attempts at being something deeper are never allowed to take root. The comedy entertains, however, and its…

Travis Lytle

This is one of those films that I grew up on as a kid (I think it was the first time I ever experienced infidelity on screen which was pretty wild for me) and it's always held a special place in my heart. I was a bit nervous going back to it after all these years because I…

brendanross

Tom-Tom: Hey, you wanna drink white man? Dave Whiteman: How’d he know my name? Kinda like The Killing of a Sacred Deer, wherein a dysfunctional affluent family is upended by an intrusive and mysterious male outsider. Except more of a reduction on nouveau riche culture that…

Naomi