The tall blonde with the black foot
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The tall blonde with the black foot |
| Original title | True Identity |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Charles Lane |
| script | Andy Breckman |
| production |
Carol Baum , Teri Schwartz |
| music | Marc Marder |
| camera | Thomas E. Ackerman |
| cut | Kent Beyda |
| occupation | |
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The tall blonde with black feet is an American comedy film from 1991. The Motion Picture Association of America gave it the age rating R (restricted) because of swear words used in some dialogues.
action
The crazy African-American actor Miles Pope meets businessman Leland Carver on an airplane trip. When the plane appears to crash, it reveals to him his criminal past as a mafia boss and that he used plastic surgery to hide himself from his adversaries, who believed he was killed in an explosion. After all, the plane does not crash and Pope now has to flee from the mafia , as he is the only one outside the organization who knows the true identity of their boss. Pope's friend, makeup artist Duane, helps him escape by his make it so that Pope from now on, a white color has. This ruse resulted in a whole series of gags based on confusion, questions of cultural identity and everyday racism in the United States .
Other elements of the plot include Pope's attempts to collaborate with FBI agent Craig Houston, his love story with Kristi Reeves, and his dream of starring in a production of Othello .
Reviews
Kathleen Maher wrote in The Austin Chronicle that the film had a delicate plot, which unfortunately was based on a single, repetitive idea and was poorly crafted. Ultimately, the film is appealing, but mediocre.
John Ulmer wrote for Rotten Tomatoes that the film was attempting to use an idea already used on the comedy show Saturday Night Live (for which the film's screenwriter Andy Breckman had also previously written as a screenwriter) for a 5-minute sketch to extend the plot of an entire feature film. The plot is ridiculous and artificial and its framework is weak. Still, the film is entertaining and has some good and very funny parts.
The lexicon of international films judged the film to be “[…] altogether quite insecurely staged gangster comedy that sometimes takes its genre seriously, then satirizes it again. The issue of racial discrimination is also treated too indecisively ”.
Andy Breckman claimed in his radio show Seven Second Delay on WFMU on February 9, 2005 that he had not seen the film himself ("I don't have the stomach").
Web links
- The tall blonde with the black foot in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- The tall blonde with the black foot atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kathleen Maher, " True Identity, " in: The Austin Chronicle , August 30, 1991.
- ↑ John Ulmer: True Identity (1992) Movie Review: Flawed but quite funny and harmless ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on rottentomatoes.com, May 18, 2004.
- ↑ The tall blonde with the black foot. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Andy Breckman in conversation with Ken Freedman in Seven Second Delay on February 9, 2005 on WFMU ( RealAudio )
