All of Me (1984)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Carl Reiner

Writers:

Edwin Davis (novel)
Henry Olek (adaptation)

Release Date:

21 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

The funniest movie since TOOTSIE [Australia Theatrical]

Plot:

A dying millionnaire has her soul transferred into a younger, willing woman. But something goes wrong, and she finds herself in her lawyer's body - together with the lawyer.

Plot Keywords:

Soul | Lawyer | Swami | Jazz | Quirky

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Roger Cobb
Lily Tomlin	...	Edwina Cutwater
Victoria Tennant	...	Terry Hoskins
Madolyn Smith Osborne	...	Peggy Schuyler (as Madolyn Smith)
Richard Libertini	...	Prahka Lasa
Dana Elcar	...	Burton Schuyler
Jason Bernard	...	Tyrone Wattell
Selma Diamond	...	Margo
Eric Christmas	...	Fred Hoskins
Gailard Sartain	...	Fulton Norris
Neva Patterson	...	Gretchen
Michael Ensign	...	Mr. Mifflin
Peggy Feury	...	Dr. Betty Ahrens
Nan Martin	...	Divorce Lawyer
Basil Hoffman	...	Court Clerk

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:L | Netherlands:16 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Kings Road Entertainment

Trivia:

Steve Martin met his future wife on this picture, Victoria Tennant. They have since divorced.

Goofs:

Continuity: Once Edwina's soul has entered Terry Hoskins's body, it makes no sense that she would still have a British accent. Victoria Tennant masks her accent immediately after the event, but lapses back into it when she says, "I love it when you talk like a beer commercial."

Quotes:

Roger: Just because my grandfather didn't rape the environment and exploit the workers doesn't make me a peasant. And it's not that he didn't want to rape the environment and exploit the workers, I'm sure he did. It's just that as a barber, he didn't have that much opportunity.

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

Soundtrack:

All Of Me

If you don't like laughing don't see this movie.

I've seen this film time and time again... can never stop laughing. The plot does stretch it a bit but... who cares? 1 of the 3 best comedies I've seen in my life. If you enjoyed this film try 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' with Steve Martin and Michael Cain.

Be warned, if you don't have a sense of humour don't even think of watching this film, but, on the other hand you do there is nothing like watching Steve Martin in the court room taken over by the other half inside him {who happens to be a woman - Lilly Thomlin}. You'll keel over and, literally, cry from laughter. And if you'd like to pee yourself altogether the scene in the men's room when he's trying to take a leak, and he happens to be right handed, and his right side is the woman's side will, without a doubt, do the trick!

Long live slapstick humour. Steve Martin is a genius at making us laugh. A bit of a modern day Jerry Louis and then some.