Just brilliant!

Another film which no-one else seems to like, but which I find enjoyable. I
think some people should give this picture a second chance. Gene Wilder
plays a neurotic radio star called Larry Abbott, and on the eve of his
wedding to co-star Vicky Pearle (the late Mrs. Wilder, Gilda Radner) his
memories of a childhood trauma cause him to experience bizarre mood swings.
His psychiatrist uncle arranges for him to spend the weekend at his aunt's
Gothic mansion. The whole bizarre family gathers and a series of madcap
events occur as a mysterious killer tries to bump Wilder off to get the
family fortune. Wilder is not as funny as he usually is. He only really
shines with the 'legs' joke in the cellar, but his co-stars generate a lot
of smiles, especially the dragged-up Dom DeLuise as Great Aunt Kate, Bryan
Pringle as the alcoholic butler Pfister and Gilda Radner herself raises
mucho smiles. A young Jonathan Pryce is suitably hissable as bad guy
Charlie. John Morris' music score is as excellent as ever as are the sets
by Terence Marsh (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) who also co-wrote the script
with Wilder. Just give it a chance.

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14 out of 16 people found the following review useful:

Haunted Honeymoon is enjoyable for Gilda Radner's final movie

Having heard for years how awful Haunted Honeymoon was and long wanting
to see Gilda Radner in her last movie, I taped this last night while
the Emmys were on. Now that I've seen it, I can now say nobody in the
cast and crew have anything to be ashamed about. I love the
performances in the radio studio with Radner and Gene Wilder playing
characters in a show with the same title as film. Dom DeLuise is
amusing as Aunt Kate. But I want to really praise the hard-of-hearing
butler Pfister (Bryan Pringle) who, because Wilder tells him his
fiancée is slightly deaf, keeps shouting at Radner. And, yes, like many
other comments here, I love Wilder's using someone else's legs as his
in front of policemen. I also loved the "Ballin' the Jack" number
between DeLuise and Radner and Radner's joke about the bug on the
windshield. So in short, if you're a fan of all three stars, seek this
out by all means!

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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful:

way underrated

This is a surprisingly well-made movie. It's funny, sure, but not in
the punchliney way you'd expect. It's more that the whole thing is just
so unexpected. Gene Wilder is completely charming and does some great
understated acting in this film; Gilda Radner is funny everywhere she
goes. Dom DeLouise pulls off a great drag character, and no one works
too hard on their jokes--it's just a good time, filmed with surprising
confidence. Though it looks like it's going to be another bad script
with tired jokes for a niche videostore crowd, it's actually an
extension of many of Mel Brooks' best directorial moments. It even has
a Brooksian meta- narrative about film-making. I imagine it might look
silly and dated on a TV screen with a movie channel logo in the corner,
but when it's treated like a film instead of a schlock night, it's a
respectable piece of work well worth anyone's time.

Charming.

Brilliantly witty horror/comedy starring the best husband & wife team
in the genre of comedy.

Gene Wilder is, admittedly, an acquired taste. His humor is expressive
and intelligent and not for everyone. But who can not love sweet little
Gilda Radner? This is one of the few collaborations between the husband
& wife team of Wilder and Radner, and one of Wilder's best attempts, in
this critic's opinion.

While there are a few plot holes here, this movie was not meant to be
an Oscar contender, nor was it made to be thought-inspiring. This is
pure entertainment which hits dead on the mark.

Gilda is sweet, competent, and assertive here as Vickie Pearle, fiancé
to Larry Abbott (Wilder). The couple work as radio stars for a weekly
horror broadcast, but Larry is having some anxiety problems, and it's
up to Vickie to help keep him glued together. Just as their show is
starting to top the charts, Larry begins to show serious signs of wear,
and now his uncle, Paul Abbott, steps in and takes Larry's reins.

It seems Dr. Abbott knows how to cure Larry's problem, but with murder,
treachery, and intrigue all around him, will Larry ever be cured of his
anxiety?

This is a wonderfully fun movie with an all-star cast, which bears a
definite Agatha Christie feel about it, even with Dom DeLuise in drag!

I adore this movie, and watch it often.

It rates an 8.4/10 from...

the Fiend :.

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful:

A bizarre late-night laugh

This is the sort of off-the-wall comedy that is perfect for the wee
hours --
so long as you don't wake up the rest of the household, either screaming
or
laughing! DeLuise and Radner were especially good (as you might
expect) --
it would be hard to beat their duet of "Balling the Jack." If you're
looking for a logical plotline, you will have to go elsewhere. There are
more twists and turns and unresolved moments than actual dialogue, I
believe. However, if totally bizarre is what you're after, this is it! I
found it thoroughly enjoyable.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:

Excellent movie with a certain cult value...

We purchased this movie because we learned that Gilda starred in it
right before her death. I had wanted to introduce my daughter to
Gilda's interesting style of humor and, since she loves Gene Wilder so
much (we watch Young Frankenstein twice a week, at least), she
instantly loved this one, as well.

At first, the plot line is terribly hard to fathom and I had to watch
it several times to catch all the straggling ends. However, once you
understand what's really happening, the story within the story within
the story, then you can really begin to enjoy the subtle jokes, the
attention to detail in the sets and costumes, the excellent
performances by one and all. Of course, Gene and Gilda are enchanting
together and she shines in her role as only she could do. Dom DeLuise
played the Great-Aunt perfectly, but my favorite in the movie was
Jonathan Pryce whose performance was exceptional. My grand-daughter's
favorite part of the movie is Gilda and Dom's singing and dancing to
"Ball in the Jack". We have to play that part over and over for her so
she can dance with them.

Haunted Honeymoon is worth watching several times and worth returning
to, often.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:

Great

This is a fantastic film, with the extremely funny Gene Wilder behind
it. It is set in the Early 20th Century, and Gene and his future wife
are two radio actors, and before they get married they go to his family
house, where strange goings on happen. This is a great film, with silly
humor and great for a laugh. If you do not like silly comedy's then
this may not be your cup of tea, Gene Wilder is a comedy King and he
shows it in this film. I would compare this film to Young Frankenstien,
and that too is a brilliant film. I give this four and a half out of
five.

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5 out of 8 people found the following review useful:

One of those movies we picked at random and now watch again and again!

my friends and i picked this movie at random, and now everyone i know has
been sucked in. It's hilarious...from dom delouise's dance with gilda
radner, to gene wilders hilarious performance in the cellar, i was cracking
up. It's one of those movies that is just funny...a li'l stupid....but
funny never-the-less. Plus, with Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner, who could
not love it? It gets a 10!

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6 out of 10 people found the following review useful:

VERY FUNNY AND SPOOKILY ENJOYABLE!

Gene Wilder is good in this movie. There are some very funny scenes
throughout and, although it may seem quite dated, it's unquestionably
enjoyable sometimes. Plenty of laughs and gags to be had. The other actors
are cast great in this movie. SPOOKILY FUNNY! 7/10

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:

Retold Young Frankenstein

While enjoyable (if you haven't seen Young Frankenstein), it reuses a
LOT of the gags from the earlier movie. I, having seen, and re-watched,
YF a thousand times found it a humorous homage to the earlier movie...
with some fascinating twists, but without too much to set it apart.
Perhaps it would make a better sequel, but... alas, it is too late to
go back and change time. Gene Wilder's character seems, at times, a mix
of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory mixed with his YF character, in the
same oddities and hair-trigger attitude, with gags from YF mixed in.
The supporting cast were rather amusing in their antics, however, if in
some cases rather forgettable. However, some managed to make themselves
quite outstanding, such as the Butler, who was rather amusing with his
interchange with the Maid. Jonathan Pryce, playing a cousin or some
such (I just got done watching it and I can't recall the names, hrm)
managed to play a hippy-esque man, which is actually quite amusing,
especially since he was one of the potential villains and he pulled off
the suspense quite well. Dom DeLuise was, as always, quite funny... if
a little odd and fabulous.