I laughed through this years ago, and have looked for copies on video and then on DVD over the years. Why is this one of my all time favorite movies like "Sneakers"? It is the poor, trod upon common man trying to outsmart "the establishment". Charles Grodin mentions in his autobiography, "It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here" that this movie needs a crowd to pick up on the humor and make it infectious. The original reviewer watched a private screening and dead-panned it. That was the review the movie houses used to base their order on, so it had a two week run and was gone before word could get around. (Did you see "My Big, Fat Greek Wedding in the first two weeks it was out? No, it needed time for word to spread) If you are in a bit of a silly mood with a group of friends and feel like watching someone thumb their nose at 'them with the power' with a fun twist at the end, this can make for a fun evening.
Review of 11 Harrowhouse
