![]() Have the actors play it straight as a character study and let the subtle natural comedy shine through. This would have made a great indie(rather than a mainstream release by the fledgling Orion Pictures) with Ann Magnuson still as the star. This is the approach I think the producers should have taken. OR, if it hadn't been pitched to audiences as a straight comedy, it could have achieved later status over time as a cult film. If there were more genuine laugh-out-loud moments in this film, it could have achieved more commercial success. Reviewed by xavrush89 7 / 10 Orion Pictures mismarketed this quirky charmer. Great use of "The Turtles" song titled "Happy Together" at the end. Die-fans of Malkovich certainly should check the movie out. The movie has an great if unusual ending as well. Right" is a odd romantic comedy with some original effective moments that makes this movie unique. DVD's only feature is the original theatrical trailer. Glenne Headly does have some very amusing moments as Stone's best friend and Laurie Metcalf does have some good moments as the annoying woman in Peters' life.ĭVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer (also in Pan & Scan) and an good Dolby 2.0 Surround Sound. Magnuson is certainly an knockout in her role. It is fun to watch Malkovich in a charming, extremely funny and touching role. But the movie did went on to have an loyal cult following. Right" was an flop, when it was released in 1987. ![]() Which Peters is absolutely furious, since it taken him years to train Ulysses and drives him crazy that Ulysses only wants to know about love!ĭirected by Susan Seidelman (Cookie, Desperately Seeking Susan, She-Devil) made an amusing romantic comedy with superb comic performances by Malkovich and Magnuson. As she gets to know Ulysses much better than Peters, she slowly falls in love with Ulysses! Ulysses starting to be more curious about the human life than being an astronaut. At first, Frankie finds her latest assignment to be truly strange. Ulysses is the likeness of a cold-hearted scientist named Jeff Peters (Also played by Malkovich). Which Ulysses is been trained to be an astronaut. An dorky, curious, android named Ulysses (John Malkovich). She been hired by a huge technology company to "humanaize" their latest work. Reviewed by hu675 8 / 10 An nice, pleasant, underrated romantic comedy of the 1980's with some originality.Īn bright, smart, beautiful woman named Frankie Stone (Ann Magnuson) is public relations executive.
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