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Saturday, August 02, 2008

Disorderlies (1987)

Some movies are so bad that they are good. Unfortunately, this is not one of them.

Albert Dennison (Ralph Bellamy) is rich, old and sickly. His greedy nephew, Winslow (Anthony Geary) decides to hasten his demise quickly, so he hires three incompentant guys (Mark Morales, Darren Robinson, Damon Wimbley, aka The Fat Boys) as nurse's aides to look after Albert. When the guys have more of a positive effect on the old man's health, Winslow decides to try and murder his uncle himself.

Rap group The Fat Boys were presented as some sort of hip-hop version of The Three Stooges in this film. But their goofy antics worked much better in the music videos for their hits like "Wipeout" than in a long-form movie. We are also supposed to believe that pretty Troy Beyer, who also appears in the movie, would fall for one of the guys. It has nothing to do with his weight (all the member of the group were heavyset), but more to do with his brain power.

Mr. Bellamy was a veteran actor who received an honorary Oscar in 1987. He had appeared in the much funnier Trading Places (1983). Anthony Geary is known to soap opera fans as Luke, who had a long love affair with Laura on TV's "General Hospital". Troy Beyer directed Love Don't Cost A Thing (2003), which was a remake of Can't Buy Me Love (1987). Helen Reddy, singer of the feminist anthem, "I Am Woman", has a cameo. Tony Plana is also in the film; he plays the title character's dad on TV's "Ugly Betty".

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