Tony and Aunt Gwen


Was she his biological aunt or his uncle's wife? Regardless, she was a hot mess. The ending of the movie about her husband coming back was lame as hell.

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In spite of the plot calling for her to be his aunt, Aunt Gwen (Amie Van Doren) seemed to have *zero* relation to Tony (Russ Tamblyn) other than that which was pulled out of some screenwriter's seedy imagination. In any case, she had a role in this film that was varying degrees absurd, crazy and hilarious... all of which help contribute to the campiness of the whole film. In addition, Mr. A (Jackie Coogan - "Uncle Fester" to some of us, even though here he still has a few remnants of hair) was pretty crazy as a drug dealing king-pin. John Drew Barrymore (son of John Barrymore, father of Drew Barrymore) seemed to be channeling Elvis Presley, and, was one of the oldest-looking high-school students you'll ever see in a film. Charles Chaplin, Jr. (son of Charlie Chaplin) had a small but positive role as an undercover police officer in the ending scenes.

If you are interested in this movie, it can be found on YouTube. For those who want a quick preview of Mamie Van Doren's scenes in the film, look no further than here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDw26kk9Nq8&;

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Thanks for letting me know.

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I think Tony was simply set up to be living with her while he was undercover. He should had totally banged both her and Ms. Williams at the same time.

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Aunt Gwen was trouble, he was smart to turn her down. Wasn't Ms. Williams his teacher?

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Yeah, but he wasn't really a student so it's cool.

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I see your point.

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