Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.
Acting
Turturro commits to Flakfizer like he's doing Shakespeare.
Writing
ZAZ-style gag density — jokes on jokes on jokes.
Director
Dennis Dugan
Mel Smith
Rocco Melonchek
Bob Nelson
Jacques
John Turturro
Roland T. Flakfizer
Teri Copley
Tina
George De La Pena
Roberto Volare
John Savident
Edmund Lazlo
Juliana Donald
Lisa Le Baron (as Juli Donald)
Nancy Marchand
Lillian Oglethorpe
Eddie Griffin
Messenger
Katherine LaNasa
Dancer #1
Franklin Cover
Doctor
Thomas Mikal Ford
Cop
Matthew Sussman
Cop
Billy Beck
Janitor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Bob Nelson's only major film role after winning a Golden Globe for his 1986 stand-up special.
A box office bomb that found its audience on cable TV and became a quote-along staple for comedy nerds who memorized every Flakfizer malapropism.
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