The Amateurs or the original title, The moguls, stars Jeff Bridges, who gathers together five friends to make a porno movie, because, like Ralph Kramden of the Honeymooners, he is always coming up with schemes to get rich quick.
Andy(Bridges) is having his usual run of bad luck, having just gone through a divorce and to make matters worse, his ex-wife has married a rich guy. He believes that the adult film route is the easiest way to make a buck quickly, and as a consequence , win back his ex and their son.
He has a cameraman who is really a kid who happens to own a video camera. His director is known as Some Idiot(Joe Pantoliano of Sopranos fame) and the male lead is Moose(Ted Danson) who is suspected of being gay, which leads to the funniest scene of this screwball comedy. The biggest casting surprise is Valerie Perrine as one of the female performers. She still looks great at 62. The Amateurs is not a masterpiece, but the fine cast make it a passable diversion.
Andy(Bridges) is having his usual run of bad luck, having just gone through a divorce and to make matters worse, his ex-wife has married a rich guy. He believes that the adult film route is the easiest way to make a buck quickly, and as a consequence , win back his ex and their son.
He has a cameraman who is really a kid who happens to own a video camera. His director is known as Some Idiot(Joe Pantoliano of Sopranos fame) and the male lead is Moose(Ted Danson) who is suspected of being gay, which leads to the funniest scene of this screwball comedy. The biggest casting surprise is Valerie Perrine as one of the female performers. She still looks great at 62. The Amateurs is not a masterpiece, but the fine cast make it a passable diversion.