LGM Night at the Movies Reminder
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Recollect that this evening is the first LGM Night at the Movies. We’ll be featuring Ruthless People, a 1986 black comedy directed by the team of Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker and starring Danny Devito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris, and Bill Pullman. There are some concerns that the film “hasn’t aged well;” I haven’t seen it since the early 1990s, so let’s find out together! Here’s Roger Ebert’s review:
It is so hard to play a lovable villain, and Danny DeVito does it so easily. His eyes narrow, his voice deepens, and he speaks with great earnestness and sincerity about his selfish schemes and vile designs.
“Ruthless People” opens as DeVito is having lunch with his mistress, and we can see that this is a man filled with passion. In this case, the passion is hatred for his wife and for all that she stands for, and for all that her rich father stands for, and even for all that her poodle stands for.
I will be watching on Amazon Prime, but of course you are free to watch on whatever platform most closely approximates the requirements of your personal brand. We’ll be hitting play at 9:05pm ET, with no pauses or bathroom breaks. Have your wine and popcorn at hand!