This one's a madcap romp about a guy who goes from petty hood to America's singing sensation: in the span of a few days!! Plus, they're not really beatniks and not one facial hair among 'em!! It's really a funny farce and a hoot to watch.

In the words of the psychotic Mooney:

"I KILLED THAT FAT BARKEEP!"

Pass the spring rolls.

This was a hard movie to watch. The riffing kept me tuned in, but there was nothing in the movie itself that seemed to be worthwhile. Were we supposed to feel sorry for Eddie and, if so, why? Anyway, moving on:

“Operator, this is Harry Bayliss. I wanna place a call to the Harry Bayliss Agency.”
Crow [as operator]: “That’s fine, sir, but you won’t be in.”

“Looks like you’re an overnight sensation.”
“And it hasn’t even been overnight!”

Iris: “She’ll never do for you like I will.”
Joel and the Bots: “Ewwwwww!”

“What is this, 1-900-TALKFAST?!”

Helen (incoherently): “Goodbye.”
Joel: “Soup pie?”

Moon “[You wanted to tell her] all about how the big bad boys made you do things and now you didn’t wanna do those things.”
Crow: “Oh, Scientology!”

Moon: “What do you think I am, Eddie?”
Crow: “A crappy actor?”

Eddie: “We’ll take him to a doc in a small town somewhere.”
Crow: “How about a doc on the bay?”

Manager: “We’ll hear [Eddie singing] in the booth.”
Tom: “And I’ll hear it in my nightmares.”

“Morrisey was in this! No wonder it was so depressing!”