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The Steve Martin Comedy Collection on DVD 2/13
One of the most popular performers of all time, Steve Martin won Americaâs
heart with a banjo on his knee and a fake arrow through his head.
From âWell, excuuuuse me!â to âIâm just a wild and crazy guy,â
his comic catch phrases kept audiences in stitches as he went on to
become one of the countryâs favorite leading men. Steve Martin: The Wild
and Crazy Comedy Collection brings together three
of his foremost comic creations in one irresistible collection.
SYNOPSES
The Jerk
In his first starring role, Steve Martin is Navin R. Johnson, a not-too-bright white guy raised by a poor family of black sharecroppers. On his 18th birthday, Navin is devastated to learn that he is adopted and sets off to make his own way in the world. After a brief stint as a gas station attendant and an attempt on his life by a crazed serial killer, Navin joins the circus where he falls in love with a lady motorcycle racer. To prove that he has a âspecial purposeâ in life, Navin invents the Opti-grab, a gadget to keep eyeglasses from slipping. The simple device brings him fame and fortune, as well as the love of a beautiful cosmetologist (Bernadette Peters). Directed by Emmy® winner Carl Reiner, The Jerk was named one of the â100 Funniest Moviesâ of all time by the American Film Institute.
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Hard-boiled private eye Rigby Reardon (Martin) takes on some of Hollywoodâs most notorious heroes and villains in this inventive and hilarious parody of the classic film noir. A prominent cheese maker dies under strange circumstances and his daughter (Rachel Ward) is convinced that it was no accident. As Rigby follows the clues that he has discovered in the mysterious âCarlotta Lists,â he finds himself in a shadowy underworld filled with dangerous characters. Real clips from classic detective movies of the â40s and â50s bring Barbara Stanwyck, Alan Ladd, Ray Milland, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Cary Grant and more into the picture. When Rigby teams up with noir legend Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart), the action heats up, just the way a rip-snorting, old-fashioned mystery should!
The Lonely Guy
Larry Hubbard (Martin), a socially inept greeting card writer, leaves home after finding his girlfriend in bed with another man. Now single and adrift in the big city, he is taken under the wing of his buddy Warren (Charles Grodin), who shows him the âlonely guyâ ropes. When Hubbard writes a book based on his experiences, it becomes a surprise best seller and he becomes an unlikely sex symbol â and a lonely guy no more! The film features entertaining cameos by â80s icons including Steve Lawrence, Merv Griffin and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
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