Amos & Andrew
"An Outrageously Funny Comedy!" -John Cocoran, KCAL TV
Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (Face/Off) and Oscar® nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) star in this action-packed comedy about a small-time crook and a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who bring new meaning to the term "dynamic duo!" Their wild and raucous adventures make Amos & Andrew the funniest, nuttiest, most hysterical comedy since Midnight Run!
When a successful African-American author (Jackson) buys a house on an exclusive New England resort island, local law enforcement mistakes him for a thief and nearly kills him in a hilariously bungled attempt to "protect" the estate. But things go from loony to just plain wacky when the town's Police Chief (Dabney Coleman) attempts to cover up the embarrassing details of the event by planting a convicted criminal (Cage) in the house to take the rap!
Member Reviews
A pleasant surprise... packing a lot of laughs and comedy - Porkchop
Amos & Andrew (1993) raises an eyebrowe or two, from the sarcastic, bombastic
tone it has, coupled with mockery of various crisis situation specialists,
such as peace officers, as well as the mass media (TV and paper reporters),
professionals and amateurs, delinquents, as well as a certain elite in
certain circles of the legal profession, politicians, etc.
Everyone is up for grabs to be picked on... and Cage suceeds very well in
bringing a real yet simpleton man being manipulated by others who have their
own personal agendas to advance (career, wealth, social standing and status,
etc.)
For those hesitating to rent or buy this movie, (as I did for some time),
go right ahead and add this to your carts, and check out. You won't regret it.Amos & Andrew - Krock
I enjoyed this movie alot. It really shows how small town thinking can cause major problems for themselves and others.
Movie Quote: "When you see a black man with a sterio in his hands,... you know what he is doing"
People really need to stop and think before jumping to conclusions.Outrageously funny? I don't think so. - cathyottawa
This is the kind of "comedy" that makes you squirm.
The movie tries to make deep and profound statements about racism in America within a slapstick, screwball comedy. It doesn't work.
George Carlin knows how to do this - comedy that makes you think. This screenwriter does not.
It's uncomfortable to watch, and certainly not funny (though it tries really really hard to be funny).
And for a movie about stereotyping, it uses some stereotypes itself - the bumbling, redneck small-town sherrif. The racist Jewish laywer ... .
An admirable attempt, but this was just really really bad.
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A pleasant surprise... packing a lot of laughs and comedy - Porkchop
Amos & Andrew (1993) raises an eyebrowe or two, from the sarcastic, bombastic
tone it has, coupled with mockery of various crisis situation specialists,
such as peace officers, as well as the mass media (TV and paper reporters),
professionals and ...Amos & Andrew - Krock
I enjoyed this movie alot. It really shows how small town thinking can cause major problems for themselves and others.
Movie Quote: "When you see a black man with a sterio in his hands,... you know what he is doing"
People really need to stop and think ...Outrageously funny? I don't think so. - cathyottawa
This is the kind of "comedy" that makes you squirm.
The movie tries to make deep and profound statements about racism in America within a slapstick, screwball comedy. It doesn't work.
George Carlin knows how to do this - comedy that makes ...