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Synopsis: Writer Nick Gardenia is kidnapped from his California cliffhouse and forced to rob a bank. Now a fugitive, he seeks help from his ex, Glenda. She is a public defender remarried to a prosecutor, and we get a houseful of hijinks.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Jay Sandrich
Production: Columbia Pictures Corporation
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
PG
Year:
1980
102 min
932 Views


a pack of wild dogs jumped her.

Oh, I'm sorry.

No, no, no, they're not wild,

they're friendly.

They just get carried away.

All right. Shh. Quiet.

All right.

Didn't I tell you

to keep the door locked?

Did you see Polonius,

the little brown one?

Yeah, he got out.

- My cousin's fighting.

He's getting the crap

kicked out of him.

At least he's working.

Oh!

Now, keep the door

Get over here Locked.

Has anyone seen Polonius?

He came in this door

and went out that one.

Where do you think he went?

I didn't ask and he didn't say.

Glenda, can we please get

some clean glasses?

They're starting to drink

out of their hands.

I understood that.

I'm gonna look for the dog.

Polonius!

Here, boy! Come on.

Good evening, Mrs. Parks.

Are we making too much noise?

No, Mr. Parks just wanted us

to keep an eye on things.

Oh! Did you happen to see

a little brown dog?

I thought I heard something in the garage.

We can take a look.

Oh, it's okay,

it's probably him.

That's where I keep

the dog biscuits.

I'll send you out

a couple of sandwiches.

Oh, thank you, ma'am.

Polonius.

Come on, baby.

Where are you?

Are you in here? Come on

- Shh.

Don't move, don't say a word,

don't scream,

don't breathe, don't bite.

You're biting,

I told you not to bite.

- It's me, Nick.

- Yes.

Glenda, I'm in big trouble.

I need your help.

If you promise to help me,

just nod your head twice.

If it's a no, shake your head

from side to side.

I'll understand

I guess it's no.

Are you crazy?

I couldn't breathe.

Do you know what it's like to get

punched on an empty stomach?

You could've gone

right for my back.

Why'd you come here,

of all places?

Because I knew you were the one person

in the world who could help me.

I can't help you.

Maybe it was somebody else

I was thinking of.

What's wrong with your leg?

Was pushed out of a car

doing 65,

rolled down a hill doing 85.

If I can just

stay in here tonight

No, you can't stay

in here tonight.

Well, you've done

everything humanly possible.

I've got 60 guests in the house.

Most of them looking for you.

Can I at least have

some food, Glenda?

I've had nothing to eat but old candy bars.

I'm beginning to break out.

- Look.

- All right, hide in the car.

I'll try and bring some food

out to you.

Nothing sweet.

I've had enough sweets.

You sure have

lousy timing, Nick.

And you sure have

a hell of a face, Glen.

It's nice to see you again.

You're in terrible trouble,

Nick, try and behave like it.

You know, your eyes lit up the minute

you saw me again. I like that.

That battery's been dead

for a long time.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Do you speak Spanish?

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Neil Simon

Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927) credited as Neil Simon, is an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly adaptations of his plays. He has received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer.Simon grew up in New York City during the Great Depression, with his parents' financial hardships affecting their marriage, giving him a mostly unhappy and unstable childhood. He often took refuge in movie theaters where he enjoyed watching the early comedians like Charlie Chaplin. After a few years in the Army Air Force Reserve, and after graduating from high school, he began writing comedy scripts for radio and some popular early television shows. Among them were Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows from 1950 (where he worked alongside other young writers including Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks and Selma Diamond), and The Phil Silvers Show, which ran from 1955 to 1959. He began writing his own plays beginning with Come Blow Your Horn (1961), which took him three years to complete and ran for 678 performances on Broadway. It was followed by two more successful plays, Barefoot in the Park (1963) and The Odd Couple (1965), for which he won a Tony Award. It made him a national celebrity and "the hottest new playwright on Broadway." During the 1960s to 1980s, he wrote both original screenplays and stage plays, with some films actually based on his plays. His style ranged from romantic comedy to farce to more serious dramatic comedy. Overall, he has garnered 17 Tony nominations and won three. During one season, he had four successful plays running on Broadway at the same time, and in 1983 became the only living playwright to have a New York theatre, the Neil Simon Theatre, named in his honor. more…

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