US (1984): Comedy/Romance
For a few years in the mid-1970s, thanks mostly to his collaboration with Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder was the hottest name in comedy. His films with Richard Pryor made him such a star that he was given the chance to write and direct -- a big mistake. The nadir was this slow-moving, self-conscious Americanization of the French bedroom comedy Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (a.k.a. Pardon Mon Affaire) (1976).
Wilder plays an American executive who glimpses a gorgeous woman (Kelly LeBrock) and turns his life and his marriage upside down in his misguided pursuit of an unattainable ideal. Heavy-handed sex farce doesn't get much help from Wilder, who does himself no favors as a director; LeBrock is a worthy object of obsession, but she deserves a better movie. The cast also features Charles Grodin, Joseph Bologna, Judith Ivey, Michale Huddleston and Gilda Radner. (Orion) (Marshall Fine, Amazon.com)
1 nomination, 1 Award
· Music Best Song 1984: "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Stevie Wonder - Music & Lyric
