Sleevenotes:

Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase together again in a hilarious, romantic comedy. Nick (Chevy) is a writer, kidnapped by two crooks who force him to rob a bank. Wanted by the law, Nick has no one to turn to but his ex-wife, Glenda (Goldie). A sucker for strays (her house is packed with dogs and her kitchen is staffed by illegal immigrants), she takes Nick in. But the real problem is keeping Nick out of the sight of her new husband ... because he's the district attorney! Fast fun and action from the pen of Neil Simon.

Review:
With a Neil Simon script and great comedy stars like Goldie and Chevy this was always going to be good. But with Charles Grodin on particularly fine form (bettered only in 'Midnight Run') and Goldie giving the performance of her career this movie really is a treat. It's one of Chevy's earlier roles and he was still being allowed to play the fall guy so combined with a great script and Chevy's own indomitable style this is also one of Chevy's finest films. It's effectively a direct transfer from stage to screen and the three stars are obviously having a great time with the farcical scenes and great one-liners. There's even enough great lines to allow the superb supporting characters Chester and Aurora to make their mark. Goldie's facial expressions are a treat and she honestly never seemed more at home than in this movie. It's simply a fun film that deserves an hour and a half of anyone's time.

Funniest scenes:
Pretty much all of the opening but the scene at the gas station is pure Chevy brilliance.

The bank robbing. Chevy even manages to make one of his trademark falls before staring into the surveillance camera and moaning "Oh shit!" while pulling one of his funniest faces ever.

The room above the garage with Nick under the bed and Glenda trying to cover for him. An unashamed and wonderfully scripted (not to mention acted) return to pure comic stage farce. And finished off with the breakfast order before finally opening the door - "Where's my horse?" and then returning to redo the same scene just a short while afterwards with no let up in the slapstick humour.

Glenda hyper-ventilating while Ira tries to pacify her - "He's not under the bed, I've checked".

The manic, madcap dinner for the Governor (Aurora's Chicken Pepperoni) with a drunken Chester and fugitive ex-husband on waiter duty - "Notice how I remain calm? I do that because I'm the Governor".

The court scene with Ira prosecuting Nick while Glenda defends him. Topped off with Aurora's testimony - "I had to get my feet scraped".

Top lines:
Bankrobber: "What the hell are you doing up there all alone asshole?"
Nick: "That's okay - you can call me Nick."

Nick: "Any chance of me going to the john?"
Bankrobber: "No."
Nick: "Ever?"

Glenda: "Where did you get that hat?"
Chester: "From a chauffeur."
Glenda: "You stole it?"
Chester: "No I found it."
Glenda: "Where?"
Chester: "On a chauffeur."

Bankrobber: "Step out any place you want."
Nick: "Any chance of stopping the car first?"
Bankrobber: [Laughter]
Nick: "How about slowing down to fifty-five?"

Glenda: "Do you realise you went right through a stop sign back there?"
Chester: "I can't help it - I can't read while I'm driving."

Glenda: "Why did you come here of all places?"
Nick: "Because I knew you were the one person in the World who could help me."
Glenda: "I can't help you."
Nick: "Maybe it was someone else I was thinking of."

Glenda: "Isn't there some other girl you could have gone to?"
Nick: "They're not dependable. All they want is sex."

Glenda: "Can you make it up the steps?"
Nick: "Any chance of sending them down?"

Police officer: "Do you know you went through a stop sign back there?"
Chester: "Yes Officer. I was just about to back up and stop at it."

Glenda: "Nick, please give yourself up. If you're innocent they'll never send you to jail."
Nick: "Is that how it works Chester?"
Chester: "Not in my neighbourhood."

Judge Channing: "I know that face. Where do I know that face?"
Chester: "From here. It's mine."

Fletch UK Rating: 9 out of 10

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