Review of Moving Violations (1985) by Scott A — 14 Jan 2013
Quite easily one of the funniest flicks to come out of the '80s, this beer and pizza crowd pleaser is notable for featuring the siblings of stars Bill Murray, Meg Tilly, and Michelle Pfeiffer, as well as marking Don Cheadle's debut.
Sure there's plot holes, but there's so much fun to be had as underachiever Dana Cannon (John Murray) falls in love with spaced-out rocket scientist Amy Hopkins (the lovely Jennifer Tilly), and leads likeable single dad Spencer (Ben Mittleman), hypercondriac Joan (scene-stealing Wendie Jo Sperber), horror buff Wink (Ned Eisenberg), loveable Loretta Houk (Nedra Volz), et. al. against corrupt authority figures Deputy Halik (James Keach) and Judge Henderson (Sally Kellerman) as the scorned stone-faced Deputy Morris (Lisa Hart Carroll) tries to keep her cool.
Lots of laugh-out-loud moments and quotable lines ("Sit down before I mould your face into an ashtray" is a personal favourite) make this a notch above most guilty pleasures.
This review of Moving Violations (1985) was written by Scott A on 14 Jan 2013.
Moving Violations has generally received mixed reviews.
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