Pure Luck

1991
PG
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

7.9K

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Danny Glover and Martin Short in Pure Luck (1991)

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Comedy Crime Mystery

An accountant with super bad luck is sent in search of a missing boss's daughter, also an incredibly unlucky person.An accountant with super bad luck is sent in search of a missing boss's daughter, also an incredibly unlucky person.An accountant with super bad luck is sent in search of a missing boss's daughter, also an incredibly unlucky person.

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IMDb RATING

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7.9K

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Trivia
Martin Short sports red hair in this film rather than his natural dark brown hair he usually has. This stems from his work on "Clifford" for Orion Pictures which had been filmed around this time. Rather than change it from the dutch-boy hair cut featured in that film, he wore it in a perm instead to give it a wacky, unlucky look.

Goofs
When Eugene gets the car stuck in the sand on the side of the road, Raymond is pointing a gun at the guy who kidnapped Valerie. The gun changes from a Colt to a Baretta several times between shots.

Quotes
Airport Employee: You'll have to itemize the contents of your bag so we can compensate you for any damage Mr. Proctor.
Campanella: Do we have to do that now? We're going to miss our flight.
Eugene Proctor: Usually my bags just get lost.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Barton Fink/Double Impact/Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll/Pure Luck/The Commitments (1991)

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Featured review

7/10

Funny, funny movie

This is a very funny movie that deserves to rated much higher than it is! I have seen it several times and always laugh hard. It was witty and cleverly written, and I think Short and Glover play very well off of each other (contrary to what many reviewers have said.) The scene in the mission is among the funniest things ever put to film. I don't need to write a book about this...you just need to rent it for yourself and you'll understand. It is a true comedy classic despite being a lesser-known film (like some of the other "bests" I might add.)

While there is not a lot of "substance" to this movie, for pure comedy, it is amongst the best!