Where's Poppa?
"Insane! Outrageous!" -Variety
George Segal (Just Shoot Me) and Ruth Gordon (Harold and Maude) give the funniest performances of their careers in this outrageous comedy that "stomps gleefully on the idea of devotion to Mom above all" (Newsweek)! Featuring some of the boldest gags to ever hit the screen, Where's Poppa? is a "riotously funny" (Los Angeles Times) film! Attorney Gordon Hocheiser is a man with a problem- his mother. Gordon promised his late father he'd take care of her, but when Gordon finally meets the girl of his dreams, his batty, eccentric mother is intent on turning his dreams into one huge nightmare. Soon Gordon becomes obsessed with getting rid of her.... before she gets rid of his girlfriend!
Member Reviews
Just throw her from a train - RobBC
There are some truly hilarious moments in this film; a courtroom showdown between a curmudgeonly army officer and a long-haired draft dodger is priceless as is a late night encounter between Gordon’s henpecked brother and a group of muggers which results in a naked dash through Central Park. The majority of the film’s humour is decidedly low-brow however, and not for the easily offended including an appallingly tasteless rape scene which starts off with a bevy of jive-talking racial stereotypes and ends with a groan-inducing, not-quite-homophobic punch-line. The ongoing shtick does get tired after a while though, like a joke that’s been told too many times, although the story’s conclusion is amusing enough and certainly less creepy than the “alternate ending” in the extras section...eek!Funniest of their CAREER??? - Kissfan
Ok... When runs reads the ZIP review:
"Insane! Outrageous!" -Variety
George Segal (Just Shoot Me) and Ruth Gordon (Harold and Maude) give the funniest performances of their careers in this outrageous comedy ...
This is a mild exaggeration to say the least!! Is Where's Poppa Funny??
Yes it has it's momemts... like the funny runs through Central Park BUT overall this comedy sputters from a few high points to alot of ho hum comedic attempts. Overall it is a mildly funny attempt at humour that leaves the viewer feeling somewhat blaise....
Would I recommend it to a friend..... NOPE.
So fellow ZipHeads... Where's Poppa is deemed a Skip over !!
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Just throw her from a train - RobBC
There are some truly hilarious moments in this film; a courtroom showdown between a curmudgeonly army officer and a long-haired draft dodger is priceless as is a late night encounter between Gordon’s henpecked brother and a group of muggers which results in ...Funniest of their CAREER??? - Kissfan
Ok... When runs reads the ZIP review:
"Insane! Outrageous!" -Variety
George Segal (Just Shoot Me) and Ruth Gordon (Harold and Maude) give the funniest performances of their careers in this outrageous comedy ...
This is a mild exaggeration ...