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Sub-Cult 2.0 #12 Clifford (1994)

Charles Grodin Month comes to an end with a fond look back at Clifford, a notorious flop that cast Martin Short as a ten year old boy and Grodin as his apoplectic uncle that went on to find a dedicated cult thanks largely to podcaster Tom Scharpling.

Charles Grodin Month, Sub-CultNathan RabinJune 28, 2021Charles Grodin, Martin Short, Mary Steenburgen, dark comedy, Richard Kind, Dabney Coleman, Ben Savage 52 Comments

My World of Flops Crazy People/Pre-Loqueesha Case File #183 The Couch Trip (1988)

Charles Grodin Month continues with a look at the 1988 dark comedy The Couch Trip, which is just like Loqueesha only not racist, sexist and terrible.

Charles Grodin Month, My World Of FlopsNathan RabinJune 24, 2021Charles Grodin, Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Michael Ritchie, dark comedy, Film, My World of Flops, insanity, mental hospital, Donna Dixon 55 Comments

My World of Flops, One Is the Floppiest Number Case File #181 The Lonely Guy (1984)

Charles Grodin is hilarious and heartbreaking in one of his best and most overlooked performances as the world’s saddest man in the otherwise middling 1984 comedy The Lonely Guy.

Charles Grodin Month, My World Of FlopsNathan RabinJune 17, 2021Charles Grodin, Steve Martin, Arthur Hiller, Neil Simon, Judith Ivey, Bruce Joel Friedman, Film 77 Comments

The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

In honor of Charles Grodin month, we take a fond look back at his torrid onscreen romance with Miss Piggy in the delightful 1981 musical heist film The Great Muppet Caper.

Charles Grodin MonthNathan RabinJune 10, 2021Frank Oz, Jim Henson, sequels, Charles Grodin, John Cleese, Peter Falk, musical, post-modernism 53 Comments

Charles Grodin, Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange Make the Campy 1976 King Kong a Delight

Charles Grodin Month kicks off with a fond look back at his wonderful performance in the delightfully silly 1976 King Kong remake alongside a never-sexier Jessica Lange and impossibly handsome, charismatic Jeff Bridges.

Charles Grodin Month, Monster MoviesNathan RabinJune 3, 2021Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges, Dino De Laurentis, King Kong, monster movie, Film, Camp, Lorenzo Semple Jr. 51 Comments