Brian De Palma's first feature although his third released. It's a wacky comedy years before Wise Guys which starts with a sped up dubbed chase that feels as though it belongs in a Beach Party movie.
It's one of those "interesting because it has people who went on to become famous" films with De Palma, Robert de Nero (as he's billed), Hill Clayburgh. There's a lot of actors in this.
There's novelties - seeing de Niro, who is a little chubby in the face, seeing Clayburgh. There's energy, some interesting dialogue (references to Fellini, Anna May Wong, Lionel Barrymore).
But they don't sustain. It gets annoying - the groom who doesn't want to get married (okay boomer), the wacky Indian character (Peter Sellers influence no doubt). What might've been an interesting short definitely doesn't have legs as a feature. By the time the groom tries to root the organist it's really uncomfortable. Haw haw haw, unwilling woman, haw haw haw.
It is less painful than Wise Guys.
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