Back in the 80s these quirky movie plots were so fresh and original. Many of them just wouldnt happen now because the next generation just doesnt get it. Why would a disfunctional upper class family take in a homeless guy? But they do, and it changes all of their lives. That was just what it was about.
For the first time since 1986s “Down and Out in Beverly Hills”, Richard Dreyfuss and Bette Midler will be sharing that creamy multiplex screen. They’ve both signed up to star in “Lust for Life” a new Disney comedy from director Garry Marshall (“Pretty Woman”).
From the pen of Jillian Tohber (“Candleshoe”), “Life” tells of a seventysomething widower (Dreyfuss, in a role his he was frickin’ born to play) who becomes more free-spirited and romantic when he retires, unnerving his fortysomething children and delighting his adoring teen grandson.
Now this sounds like an awesome comedy vehicle for Dreyfuss, and Midler knows her comedy. I just loved Bette in The Stepford Wives.
I also like that they are tossing out a comedy about an older couple. We have seen enough troubled romances on screen from the likes of Lohan and Duff. It’s about time that we get some good deep belly laughs from this charming pair.
Maybe this new candy coated emo generation wont get it, but I for one think this will be a pretty funny movie in the making. So in Lust for Life, I predict that it will be Dreyfuss who teaches his grumpy stuffy opposition a lesson about living life to the fullest.
This is the kind of message we need more of.
