jadewood Review of Man's Favorite Sport?

Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)

The best non-Doris comedy Rock made. Spoilers below

[8/10 · 31 July 2005]

I loved this movie from the first time I saw it. It has one of the best plots of any of the comedies of the time. The movie is about a New York Department Store expert on fishing who comes to compete in a fishing tournament in the clear waters of the countryside. Rock plays the expert and when he gets to the tournament we find out he has never fished once in his life. His expertise comes from listening to the stories of his clients. He has become a famous author of fishing books by using other fisherman's stories and does not know the first thing on how to really fish. By many quirks and situations he is in the running to win the contest. Of course there is a romantic story when Rock falls hard for Paula Prentiss, who is very hot looking in this movie. There is more than enough humor to make this one a must watch. I loved the scene when Rock and the two women are caught in a rain storm and he hides his eyes to stop from seeing there bras through their wet shirts. It reminds me of how much the movies have changed in my lifetime.