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starring: Steve Martin, Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey, Steve Lawrence, Robyn Douglassdirected by: Arthur Hiller
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300183025
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6300183025
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: March 01, 1992
Sales Rank: 29462
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 1984
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Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - PATHETIC
This is absolutely the worst movie for Steve Martin and Charles Grodin. I bought it reading other reviews thinking Charles Grodin would be awesome, but to my surprise this is one of the worst movies ever made. You may smile at one point, but beyond that, not worth a penny. Watching a wall is more entertaining.
Rating: - Unique Comedy
Given that this movie is nearly thirty years old, much of the content is dated. That being said, this movie is still hilarious. It all centers around Larry Hubbard played by Steve Martin, who on looking for love in NYC. The misadventures and mayhem that ensue can be gut wrenching. This film is similar in flavor to Airplane or Naked Gun. So if you like slap stick and sarcastic comedy, this flick may be a good fit.
Rating: - Clever
Early Steve Martin films can be uneven, but the brilliance shines through in his understanding of human relationships.
This is a silly film. It has a number of 'throw away' gags. It als has a great love story behind all the silliness. It also helps that Steve Martin's silliness is genuinely funny.
Unfortunartly this DVD edition is not anamorphic widescreen. It is letterboxed, but the black bars are part of the picture, and the film transfer isn't very good.
Rating: - Brilliant in spots, but quite uneven.
There were parts of this movie that were brilliant, others that were pretty good, and some that faltered a bit. Still, it addresses an aspect of life that is too often ignored in popular entertainment because it can be, well, awkward. The recent hit "The 40 year old Virgin" is a cousin of this movie, but not the same thing.
Steve Martin plays Larry Hubbard who is certainly no alpha male. He is a good enough guy and goes after the women society tells him he should pursue. This leads ... Read More
Rating: - He's just a wild and lonely guy
While The Lonely Guy is first and foremost a comedy, one that descends into comic incredulity on a number of occasions, it really hits a few solid line drives in terms of the lonely guy angle. Steve Martin may be the star of this film, but Charles Grodin steals every scene he's in. He's the true lonely guy in this movie. Larry Hubbard, Martin's character, is really just a guy with really bad luck with women. After coming home to find his current girlfriend in bed with another man, Hubbard finds himself ... Read More
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