Review of Screwballs (1983) by Scott Tobias for The A.V. Club — 10 Apr 2018
There certainly are labored stretches and groan-inducing gags, but between the suggestive names (Melvin Jerkovski, Bootsie Goodhead, Principal Stuckoff), the deliberately broad characterizations (the Richie Rich type carries his tennis racket everywhere he goes), and the air of unbridled permissiveness, the film feels about as wholesome as a T&A-fest could possibly be.
It makes a strong case for being the definitive work of a disreputable subgenre.
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This review of Screwballs (1983) was written by Scott Tobias and published by The A.V. Club on 10 Apr 2018.
Screwballs has generally received mixed reviews.
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