Only one funny scene?

No, its not the funniest movie in the world, thats for sure.. however, it has charm. Its a typical Chase film.. Not over the top funny, but cute funny..I compare it to Spies Like Us.. I must admit, though, its one of my favorite films to watch on a boring day..You can relate to his character in the film..so hopeful but nothing goes right..
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-- “A hot dog at the ball park is better than steak at the Ritz.” Humphrey Bogart

And what about getting lost,the movers,and the bad directions,not wanting to share the food when they first get there, hooking the snake,and the half-door scene,the mailman scenes,the pay telephone,those sorry dogs,the lamb fries,the children's book Elizabeth writes, and the Christmas tree scene? There is a lot more as well. Everyone that I've ever shown it to gets lots of hard laughs,and I still do myself,same as with The Money Pit.

The scene before he buys the dog is hilarious when he says "If I cant make a friend I`ll God damn buy myself one" Gut buster !

I've got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders that depend upon me

I like the scene where the man who works for the publishing company comes to the farm to tell Andy that his deadline on his book has passed. Andy hardly pays attention because he is trying to line up a boulder to roll in front of the mailman. The funny part comes when Andy gets the man to hold the boulder and the guy gradually starts slipping, and slipping (his positioning is hysterical) until he gets laid out flat and run over by the boulder.

Now, if you notice you'll see that they guy is fine, somewhat, after the boulder runs completely over him, yet when the boulder hits the car it destroys the back end of it!


"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!"

I don't know the actors name but in that boat scene - the guy that gets stuck with the fish hook is just such a great pick for that charactor with that over sized cap brim !! Just seeing him in that hat alone would have had me picking him instantly had I been doing the casting. He just so looks like one of them dudes you'd expect to, but not necessarily want to, run across in some rural smalltown. You know he'd be a miserable b*stard and you'd have to wonder what one would find if you did some digging in his backyard ! And at the same time as GOOFY looking a SOB you'd ever see - the type you'd have to try and keep from laughing at while talking to him... dunno, he just makes me laugh. Considering this is a movie and its all casting, I wonder what hes like in person ? He must have tried on a few caps and I can picture the scene:

"How about this one ?"
"PERFECT !! Your hired !"

The kind of little nuances that make a movie a classic - it all just "works".
The "mailmans" laugh ? Perfect.
The "movers" - perfect. Anyhow, just a great job with the casting although I agree Goldie Hawn would have made for better chemistry - ya can't have it all I guess..

Great movie, I haven't quite finished it yet though.

I LOVE the boulder scene...LET IT GO! LET IT GO!...I can't! I can't!

BAHAHA, too good.

And I LOVE when Andy and his wife are sitting down with the people who want to buy the house and he hears the mailman coming from the distance. The expression on his face, that look in his eyes, is all so priceless.

Puka?

The telephone operate scene was hilarious. "You're going to have to get up pretty early in the morning to fool me, I know the sound of a quarter being dropped in a jelly jar". Hilarious.

The Sheriff that rides around in a taxi was hilarious too.

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