My Chauffeur – Mit Vollgas ins Ehebett (1986)

My Chauffeur – Mit Vollgas ins Ehebett: Directed by David Beaird. With Deborah Foreman, Sam J. Jones, Sean McClory, Howard Hesseman. A free-spirited young woman (Deborah Foreman) upsets the status quo at a stuffy Brentwood limousine service.

“The lovely lady was one of the brightest stars of the 1980s, bringing an irresistible presence to such other favourites as u0026quot;Valley Girlu0026quot;, u0026quot;April Foolu0026#39;s Dayu0026quot;, and u0026quot;Waxworku0026quot;. Here she shines as Casey Meadows, a kooky free spirit hired by a limousine company. Unfortunately, sheu0026#39;s not welcomed with open arms as the place is staffed almost exclusively by miserable, stuffy chauvinists. They do everything that they can to discourage her, including giving her the problem clients, such as an outrageous rock star. However, Casey finds that her most problematic client will be Battle (Sam Jones of the 1980 u0026quot;Flash Gordonu0026quot; movie), whose identity is going to come as a surprise to her. u0026quot;My Chauffeuru0026quot; is certainly very likable stuff. It goes far on the charms of Foreman, and while it gets very silly at times, itu0026#39;s nice that writer / director David Beaird gives it such a screwy quality, while toning down the kind of raunchiness to be found in many other comedies of the period. (That said, itu0026#39;s still an utter riot to see a drunken Jones run around nearly naked!) Among the memorable sequences are the extended episode with Penn u0026amp; Teller (making their feature film debut) as Teller plays a sheik and Penn a fast talking con man, and the episode where the nutty rock singer Catfight (Leland Crooke) robs a u0026quot;blue ladyu0026quot; (Diana Bellamy) of her panties as part of an ongoing game with his background singers. And Casey and Battle bicker a lot on their way to falling in love. The movie is very much of its time, with a catchy pop soundtrack as accompaniment. The supporting cast is very solid, with Howard Hesseman, Julius Harris, Laurie Main, and John Ou0026#39;Leary as some of the sour old chauvinist pigs; veterans Sean McClory, as Ou0026#39;Brien, and E.G. Marshall, as Witherspoon, are particularly endearing and effective. The pacing drags in places, but overall this is a very hard movie not to like, creating some good vibes for a pleasant enough 98 minutes. Seven out of 10.”