A very funny road comedy lost in time, a great discovery from those crazy 80's. Charlie Sheen is the junior assistant to a senator who utilizes him to transfer troubled teenage daughter Kerri Green to a mental institution, simply because he's concerned of the bad publicity she could bring him. Green's desperate to get away from Sheen, mainly so she can see the mother (Sally Kellerman) she hasn't seen in years, mainly because of her father's power. Sheen is accompanied by his very different friend, Alan Ruck, and they end up on an adventure that isn't going to be so memorable for those they encounter, which includes a bible thumping truck driver (who secretly curses) and a dumb jock whose weekend date ends up with Ruck.
There's lots of physical comedy here, with a truck full of chickens driven by the bible thumper going out of control and the drunk dumb jock witnessing the destruction of his Porsche. It's also filled with heart as Sheen realizes the truth about his boss and the abuse Green has faced because of him which has contributed to her troubles. There were lots of road comedies like this, and what they had in abundance of laughs they lacked in character development which make the audience root for them. I love discovering films I overlooked on the video store shelf and end up really liking. Sheen is on the way to superstardom here, and plays a character that the audience roots for to come around. Quite above average.
There's lots of physical comedy here, with a truck full of chickens driven by the bible thumper going out of control and the drunk dumb jock witnessing the destruction of his Porsche. It's also filled with heart as Sheen realizes the truth about his boss and the abuse Green has faced because of him which has contributed to her troubles. There were lots of road comedies like this, and what they had in abundance of laughs they lacked in character development which make the audience root for them. I love discovering films I overlooked on the video store shelf and end up really liking. Sheen is on the way to superstardom here, and plays a character that the audience roots for to come around. Quite above average.