Going Berserk

Director: David Steinberg David Steinberg

Overview

In this comedy, a stuffy congressman is dismayed when he discovers that his beloved daughter intends to marry limousine driver John Bourgignon (John Candy). While intending to put on a good show for his father-in-law to be, John is captured by some political opponents of the congressman. His capturers attempt to brainwash him into assassinating the congressmen, but things don't go exactly as planned.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/03/2010
UPC:	0025192619625
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	39,326

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Candy	John Bourgignon
Joe Flaherty	Chick Leff
Eugene Levy	Sal DiPasquale
Pat Hingle	Ed Reese
Alley Mills	Nancy Reese
Ann Bronston	Patti
Eve Brent Ashe	Mrs. Reese
Elizabeth Kerr	Grandmother Ashe
Dixie Carter	Angela
Paul Dooley	Dr. Ted
Richard Libertini	Sun Yi
Ron House	Bruno
Kurtwood Smith	Clarence
Ernie Hudson	Muhammed
Gloria Gifford	Francine
Frantz Turner	Wallace
Murphy Dunne	Public Defender
Dan Burrows	Minister
Julius Harris	Judge
Bill Saluga	Skipper
Kathy Bendett	News Reporter
Brenda Currin	Sal's Secretary
Hope Haves	Princess
Natasha Ryan	Kitten
John Paragon	Rooster
Mimi Seton	Pink Punker
Mike Moroff	Biker Leader
Tino Insana	Outside Biker
Lynn Hallowell	Misty
Larry Poindexter	Claudell
Marianne Muellerleile	Waitress
Ken Letner	Bailiff
Rosalind Chato	Kung Fu Girl
Jeff Imada	Kung Fu Fighter
George Kee Cheung	Kung Fu Fighter
James Lew	Kung Fu Fighter
Eric Lee	Kung Fu Fighter
Danny Wong	Kung Fu Fighter
Karen Leigh Hopkins	Aerobics Leader
Peter Wilcox	Elvis Presley Lookalike
Aaron King	Elvis Presley Lookalike
Sharon Peters	Dolly Parton Lookalike
Archie Lang	Man with Bag
Don Sherman	Prisoner
Robert Bakanic	Cameraman
Jeff Vida	Usher
Elinor Donahue	Margaret Anderson
Mark Bringleson	Mom, Jr.
Leeyan Granger	Aerobics Dancer
Denise McKenna	Actor
Jennifer Perito	Actor
Ade Small	Actor
Kathleen White	Actor
Helene Phillips	Actor
Sarah M. Miles	Actor
Tom Scott	Composer

Technical Credits

David Steinberg

Dana Olsen

Pierre David	Executive Producer,Producer
Claude Heroux	Producer
David Steinberg	Director,Screenwriter
Dana Olsen	Screenwriter
Denise Di Novi	Producer
Joe Kenworthy	Sound/Sound Designer

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Editorial Reviews

It's always disappointing when a movie that features people with genuine comedic talent turns out to be lame, but in Going Berserk's case, lame takes on a new meaning. It's practically criminal that Berserk is as wretched as it is. With the exception of perhaps two sequences, the film is simply abysmal. Those two exceptions are the kung fu movie send-up and the 1950s sitcom send-up, both of which provide genuine amusement, even if neither one really scores points for originality. Otherwise, the hoped-for sound of guffaws and chuckles and other forms of merriment from the audience is replaced with the frighteningly loud "thud" of gag after gag falling obscenely flat. Speaking of obscene, Berserk also must be noted for the low level of crudeness at which it frequently operates; we're talking the kind of mindset that 10-year-olf boys would find infantile. How all of this could come about when the film features such players as John Candy, Eugene Levy and Richard Libertini is hard to fathom, but Dana Olsen's banal screenplay manages to make it happen. David Steinberg's direction -- flat and boring -- also deserves some of the blame.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler