Rodney Dangerfield

The Best of Rodney Dangerfield: 20th Century Masters-Millennium Collection (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
$9.98
Contains a 19 minute section of his album NO RESPECT (Casablanca 1980)
and 7 cuts from his 60's album LOSER (aka What's In A Name).

See the CD on Shout Factory, called GREATEST BITS, for a more comprehensive collection from all his albums.

Back To School / Easy Money (Double Feature)
$19.98
A couple of Dad's favorites. He enjoyed watching these as well as Uncle Buck, Down Periscope, King Ralph...you can see the trend. He loved a good comedy.

Easy Money
$14.98
Being a fan of 80s comedies, I was surprised that I had never heard of "Easy Money" when I saw a preview for it on TV. I taped it on DVR and watched it later. Though the movie has a few great moments, overall I just didn't think it was all that good - and this is probably why it's not that well known.

The weakest part of the movie is the overall plot. The writing is borderline terrible. It's simple, unengaging, and flat-out boring at times. I found myself wanting to fast forward through several scenes. The movie is pretty short; there should have been more time spent developing the characters and exploiting some potential comedic moments.

What saved the movie was, of course, Dangerfield - he delivers several memorable one-liners and doesn't disappoint with his physical comedy. Pesci is decent, though his character could have been much more deeply developed. The same is true of Jeffrey Jones - he was alright, but there was plenty of material left on the table. The writers could have done so much more with him trying to prevent Dangerfield from shaping up, and also with how he fared at the end. The relationship between Taylor Negron ("Julio") and Dangerfield could also have been developed - Negron was portrayed as a villain during the wedding, and yet he never did anything terribly villainous for the rest of the movie.

I supposed I'm glad I saw this movie once, but definitely would not watch it again if it were on TV. I would neither recommend it to friends nor discourage them from seeing it if they hadn't before. Good to see once. Hence, three stars.

Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me (1986)
$12.99
What can be said, Rodney is Rodney and that's enough to get you belly laughing. The troup of superstar comics before they were famous is just an extra bonus in this gut splitting show. The performance of these great comics in the early years is really great and you'll enjoy seeing them as they grew into the superstars the are today.One laugh after another in this hour long comedy fest. A must have for all true Rodney fans!