One of the earliest examples of a sketch comedy movie (outside of Monty Python and Woody Allen), this unconnected series of vignettes revolves around a spoof of '70s counterculture, local television and commercials of the time. A lot of these references are long gone and only the parody remains.
As with all sketch comedy, there are swings and misses, but the worst offense is a lengthy segment in the middle about a couple of drug dealers which really drags the pacing down. This was also Chevy Chase's first role (before he hit it big on Saturday Night Live the following year), but he only features in two brief bits although was advertised as the "star" on the cover of the rental box.
I saw this at an impressionable age and it had such an impact on me that I always return to it warmly again and again. It features irreverent, sexually charged humor that is chock-full of indecency and scatological references. This was always the stuff I craved; I was clearly born in the wrong time.
If obscenity is your bag, you will enjoy this.
3 "make believe" times out of 5
Note: Originally recorded in 4:3 format, it's been "remastered" and cropped to 16:9 for modern boob tubes, which sadly means you lose part of the frame.
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