Pardon My Blooper (1974) User Reviews (7)

Yes, there are many reenactments, but there Is a good reason.

[tclark55 · 6/10 · 25 February 2024]

There is a good reason for the reenactments of many of the bloopers. This is a movie for people to watch on the screen, and many of these bloopers were from radio or the early days of television, so video was not available.

POSITIVE: (1) Some of the bloopers are amusing. (2) There is some nudity.

NEGATIVE: (1) The theme song is irritating, and it is sung by a Steve Lawrence/Jack Jones soundalike (Sinatra is too great to use in this comparison). (2) The reenactments are often too obvious. Several scenes on television shows were obviously staged against a backdrop in someone's house or office. The voices often do not match the footage, or are otherwise obviously phony (ridiculous accents, etc.). (3) Along with the fact that most blooper shows are repetitious, the narrator sometime repeats his introductions (the fact that soap operas were filmed live is said at least three times) and the setting/ backdrop is similar for different shows (the kids' bloopers).

Still, this is reasonably entertaining and comes from a refreshing, more innocent time. I noticed none of the bloopers used the F-word. If you like this sort of thing, it is worth a watch.

Pardon My Blooper Review 1974. Kermit Schafer. Compilation of real, historic and true bloopers.

[ItsACityOfApes_Movie_Reviews · 8 July 2021]

Pardon My Blooper Review 1974. Compilation of real, historic and true bloopers throughout the recorded era. Bloopers. Kermit Schafer.

This should work for just about everyone: "guaranteed to give you 60 minutes of mental illness on Friday." More authentic and genuine than Candid Camera or Punk'd. Better than Reddit or TikTok compilations. Try it with the captions on - they were well coded. Humpy the Camel does not appear. Sure to bring some hoots and howls. Ape-tastic: 4; Black Monolith with Apes: 0; Conelrad Alert: 1; Human Alert: TALKIE; Indian Head Test Pattern: 2; Monkeys at a Typewriter: 6; Poop Show: 0; Propeller Cap: 2.

00:55:30 "Ben Casey performs delicate brain surgery on a deranged killer, in another exciting thriller, guaranteed to give you 60 minutes of mental illness on Friday."

Monetization? We don't need no monetization. Keep Central City currency free.

Open to suspicion

[nnwahler · 2/10 · 10 July 2023]

Kermit Schafer's million-selling "Pardon My Blooper" albums are still a laugh-riot. But as I've slowly learned thru the decades, the albums in many cases were reenactments, and not from bona fide sources. In the present film, the classic "President Hoobert Heever" foul-up was from an original radio broadcast, as was Uncle Don's infamous fiasco. But the Buffalo Bob Smith blooper had the original recording utilized, but with a color film of a man and boy lip-synching to it. Similarly, a radio tape of the famous "purple people eater" goof had stock footage of a record player superimposed over it.

In short, it's virtually impossible to distinguish what's genuine and what's not. Can't say much for the movie's theme song, either.

Not something you see on those Dick Clark blooper tv specials!

[snorlaxnut · 10/10 · 21 March 2002]

This is one of my top five favorite movies to watch. The movie is based on the blooper books and albums that Kermit Schafer made. One thing about this movie is that most of the bloopers are re-created, not the actual bloopers themselves, but they are so funny, you won't care. Most of these bloopers have so many swear words, suggestive dialogue and nudity that if the movie was shown on a local broadcast tv station , most of the movie might have to have a "bleep" over most of the words in the bloopers, and editing out some of the bloopers, making the movie shorter. The "porno movies shown on a tv station" blooper could never be shown on a local or basic cable tv station without being heavily censored. When I first saw this movie, I laughed so hard I couldn't catch my breath! The bloopers are ones you might not see on those Dick Clark produced "Bloopers" tv specials. The video is probably out of print now, but hopefully someone will release it again onto video or DVD.

A landmark movie for me

[aldo-renato50 · 9/10 · 14 April 2010]

I saw this movie in a theater in the fall of 1974. It was the first R-rated movie I ever saw! The movie was advertised in TV, radio and newspapers as being released for a week to qualify for the Oscars as a documentary (the critic who reviewed it for the L.A. Times had a big issue with that, but still gave the film a lukewarm review). All the classic "bloopers" (Uncle Don, sports and news reporters, even Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds") are here...all packaged into a feature film. The other reviewer is right...you won't see any of this on TV...not without the bleeper button and the editor's scissors!! Lots of nudity and profanity...the commercial announcer said "you'll laugh for hours!" Indeed...I can still remember scenes from this movie 36 years later!! One would think it'd be out on video/DVD but it doesn't seem to be...one would think with the "blooper" series of the 1980s and the reality series of the last few years it'd be available...maybe it's a legal issue...??!! Get it resolved and give us the bloopers!! As Kermit Schafer said, "To forgive is human, to err is divine!!"

Well Worth the Three-Hour Wait!

[silentmoviefan · 8/10 · 21 June 2012]

I saw this film on Home Box Office (HBO) with my sister and her boyfriend at the time. We sat through Gone With the Wind (1939) in order to see it. While it's been years since I've seen it, I would have to say it was worth the wait. Sure, a lot of the stuff is staged, but my sister, her boyfriend and I all laughed pretty much throughout. One that comes to mind that I'll share with you. You see a waterfall like in those old Coors commercials and you hear a hillbilly-sounding voice say "It's bubbly, bubbly, bubbly and made with pukey mountain spring water!" Another one (and I'll bet you this one was staged), a clergyman is introduced to give a closing devotional-type thing and he cannot be found! There's also something Kermit Schafer (he was still alive then) called the all-time classic blooper. This is one I won't spoil for you in case there's a copy of this movie legally out there for you to buy, but it's staged. Even though much of it was staged, my sister, her boyfriend and I all felt it was worth sitting though Gone with the Wind to see, so that should tell you something.

Kermit Schafer's Pardon My Blooper should have you in stitches like it did me!

[tavm · 8/10 · 25 May 2020]

Having just read Kermit Schafer's book "Best of Bloopers", when I stumbled on to this, his movie of those bloopers, on Amazon Prime Video, I knew I had to check it out! Most of those bloopers seemed to be staged for the movie, judging by the one they played from "The Ed Sullivan Show" in which the voice from that show doesn't really sound like Ed! However, when presenting portions of Orson Welles radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds", that's indeed the actual voice and content of Welles you hear. Most of the bloopers are not suitable for family viewing or hearing so be warned! So, yes, I thought Pardon My Blooper was hilarious!