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Two Idiots in Hollywood

  • 1988
  • R
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
138
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Two Idiots in Hollywood (1988)
ComedyMusical

Idiots Taylor Dupp and Murphy Wegg flee their humdrum existence in Dayton, Ohio for the glamour of Hollywood. Murphy turns his complete lack of talent into a career as a television producer ... Read allIdiots Taylor Dupp and Murphy Wegg flee their humdrum existence in Dayton, Ohio for the glamour of Hollywood. Murphy turns his complete lack of talent into a career as a television producer ("The Pac-Man Show"), while Taylor is unjustly accused of murder.Idiots Taylor Dupp and Murphy Wegg flee their humdrum existence in Dayton, Ohio for the glamour of Hollywood. Murphy turns his complete lack of talent into a career as a television producer ("The Pac-Man Show"), while Taylor is unjustly accused of murder.

  • Director
    • Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Writer
    • Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Stars
    • Jim McGrath
    • Jeff Doucette
    • Cheryl Anderson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    138
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Writer
      • Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Stars
      • Jim McGrath
      • Jeff Doucette
      • Cheryl Anderson
    • 11User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jim McGrath
    Jim McGrath
    • Murphy Wegg
    • (as J.B. McGrath)
    Jeff Doucette
    Jeff Doucette
    • Taylor Dup
    Cheryl Anderson
    Cheryl Anderson
    • Marianne Plambo
    Kat Sawyer
      Lisa Robins
      Lisa Robins
      • NBA Casting Secretary
      • (as Lisa Lack Robins)
      Joseph Clark
      • Joe Clark
      • (as Joe Clark)
      Jenny Bourgeois
      • Lynn Jett
      Wayne Winstead
      • Barbershop Quartet Singer…
      R. Wayne Kruse
      • Judgehead #1
      Kurtwood Smith
      Kurtwood Smith
      • Defense Attorney
      Budge Threlkeld
      • Dan Skink
      William Steis
      • Wiler Weiner
      • (as William B. Steis)
      Paul Koester
      • Mel Davis
      M.C. Gainey
      M.C. Gainey
      • Sgt. Albert
      Ben Jurand
      Ben Jurand
      • NBA Security Guard
      • (as Benjamin Jurand)
      • …
      Ron Colizzo
      • Rupert Roleridge
      William Utay
      William Utay
      • Winn Kaalsen…
      Charles Allen-Anderson
      • NBA Security Guard…
      • Director
        • Stephen Tobolowsky
      • Writer
        • Stephen Tobolowsky
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      User reviews11

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      10cycominnow

      This is best thing to watch since they took that IronButt show off the air years ago.

      This film is a cinematic masterpiece. I whole heartedly agree that this a quotation goldmine. My best friend and I probably don't go a day without quoting the beefy smelling Taylor Dup, with one P from Ohio, or Murphy "this one's on Ma Bell" Wegg.

      This is also the test my friends use to test the compatibility of the girls we dated. We would crack this gem out on the second date and take note of the reactions.

      No smile or laugh = doomed relationship Smile only = girlfriend material, after all she tried Laughter = marriage caliber

      So far this test has been 100% accurate. My wife ,who now claims she didn't laugh, and I have been married since 2000. I put this in my top 3 favorite films of all time. I could talk about this movie all day but you see I've got this ruptured disk in back.

      Like Winn Kaalsen says, "Try it, I say try it you'll like it."
      10unkle_nasty_fingers

      Pretty Damn funny

      The first time I saw this movie, my mom rented it for me back in 1993. Up until recently I had forgotten about the movie completely. I spent 3 months searching every video store in the area and coming up with nothing, then my friend found a copy on half.com and I was in business. This movie is so funny, completely random. The songs, the wolfman impressions, the amazing robot from outer space. My favorite song from the movie is "big men, big women". I cannot count the numbers of quotes from this movie. It may not be a masterpiece, but it will make you laugh your head off. If you can't laugh at this movie, then you are a cold heartless moron. But you don't understand, when the moon is full...I become a WOLF!
      10les_boulez

      Great! Makes me laugh every single time.

      Rented this in college back in 1991 with my bud Ardocki. We never stopped laughing or quoting from the movie for years. "But you don't understand. When the moon is full. I BECOME the wolf!" If you can find it, rent it. Tape it. Watch it again. Great B-Movie. The Pac-Man scene is a killer. "Wall of fish!
      8yuanshik

      a tobolowsky masterpiece

      or should i say "a t. barry armstrong masterpiece?" Yeah, this movie is dumb. but it's worth it. basically this is the funniest movie ever. period.
      1d-millhoff

      Very bad attempt at making a vary bad movie.

      Many moons ago, I saw a test screening of this disaster movie in a theater with a couple of hundred others.

      Few if any saw the movie all the way through.

      About 20 minutes into the screening, someone got up and walked out. Then a couple of others. Then a mass exodus.

      Workers scrambled to get feedback as everyone exited, most responses were profane, this movie was so bad as to insult a non-paying audience.

      I am at a loss to explain a 6.6 rating, I can only speculate that either the movie was completely re-worked from scratch after the failed screenings, or that people involved in the production are soliciting shill reviews to bump the ratings.

      There's a reason you never saw this in a video store and it never even airs on late night TV.

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      • Trivia
        M.C. Gainey had previously acted in a stage production of the play this film was based on that ran for one and a half years.
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        Features Cops (1922)

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      • Release date
        • October 1, 1988 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Dwóch idiotów z Hollywood
      • Filming locations
        • Hollywood Athletic Club - 6525 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
      • Production company
        • New World Pictures
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 25 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Ultra Stereo

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