Des Wahnsinns fette Beute (1991)

Des Wahnsinns fette Beute: Directed by Tom Mankiewicz. With John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms, Raymond Burr. A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.

“Just as I disagreed with the critics whom universally panned DELIRIOUS, I must disagree with most IMDB reviewers. I believe this is a genuinely funny movie, quite original and inspired. Sure, there are more than a few things in it that donu0026#39;t work (particularly the casting of Mariel Hemingway as the love interest); but, what writer hasnu0026#39;t a fantasy of being a part of his creation? The high point of the movie is the u0026quot;guestu0026quot; appearance by Robert Wagner. The big surprise is how funny Raymond Burr turns out to be. Despite her u0026quot;spoiled bratu0026quot; vixenishness, I would still take Emma Samms over the awkward, nerdy Miss Hemingway. The cruelist humor in the movie is the disintegration of Sammu0026#39;s brother. Itu0026#39;s also probably the funniest thing about the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDELIRIOUS may not be to EVERYONEu0026#39;S taste, but I happily purchased the laser disc a few years back. I watch it about once a year, and call it my u0026quot;writeru0026#39;s fixu0026quot;. Enjoy it if you are a mind to…”