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THE
VAN
(1977)
Starring:
Danny DeVito

Here we have a B-movie
straight outta the 70s, where a freckled goofball
saves up and buys a
van so that all the girls will love him. And who
wouldn't love a bright
yellow van with a waterbed in back? All Bobby has to
do is ask women to share
a joint with him and they're his! Well, that, and
wear those cool t-shirts
with van iron-ons. Of course, it may be hard for
him to keep up with
the payments, since he only works in a car wash. And
then, who would think
that he'd fall in love? Oh, what a crazy world this
Bobby lives in.
The movie is generally
pretty bad. It's a funny look back at when custom
vans were kings of the
road. And it's also fun to see a (somewhat) young
Danny DeVito, as Bobby's
boss at the car wash (and a bookie on the side).
The first scene we see
with DeVito has him stuck in a car (?) - but no
worries - it's nothing
a pin to his ass won't fix! But the real star of the
film is the van.
Complete with a waterbed, shag carpets, mirrored ceiling,
a fridge, a CB, a TV,
a toaster, an 8-track and a closet! What more could
you ask for?
The story is pretty lame,
as is the editting and acting. But there is a
hokey 70's soundtrack,
and drag-racing, oh, and practical jokes, and adding
some naked women doesn't
hurt. And there's some memorable lines, like Bobby
singing "Ain't a woman
around, who don't love the sound, of a zipper comin'
down!", or Dugan saying
"Nobody calls Dugan a turd!"
Quality: 2.0 Visuals:
2.5 Intensity: 2.0 Laughability: 3.0 T&A: 5.0
OVERALL RATING: 2.9
reviewed
2003
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