Illegally Yours (1988 Peter Bogdanovich)

Nothing really to add to this considered review - looking at it again I'm convinced the voiceover was added later because an exec thought otherwise the film would be too confusing - in fact it makes it much more confusing. It would work far better starting the way it does - in the middle of some zany madness - and that we don't need to know what's going on - it all comes out very clearly later.

According to the director in 'Peter Bogdanovich: Interviews' (editor Peter Tonguette) 'it was recut completely by Dino de Laurentiis. It's not a good picture, and that's why'.

Also I thought the two hoods are played too broad - unusual in one of Peter's films where the casting and direction are usually spot on.

Otherwise it's made with his customary verve with lots of energy both within scenes and from scene to scene. It's written by Max Dickens (his only credit) and Michael Kaplan (scant details).

Howards Hawks framing

Colleen Camp