Sadly comedians find themselves in a difficult climate these days as they have to watch what they say for fear of invoking the wrath of the general public. This brilliant satirical comedy is so on target; it is a must see. Sure the gay scenes, as well as the cancer boy clip will bother people, but the movie is so prescient for those times where SSRI's were marketed and advertised as life changing & comfortably numbing solution for life. In the late 80's and 90's so called anti- depressants were the cure all solve all drugs. Now since the early 2000's the same tactics are used to sell anti-psychotics and re-purpose them as the cure all for what ills society.
Lets face it if Sam Kinoson, Joan Rivers, Jerry Lewis, Lenny Bruce, Gilbert Gotfried, Dice Clay and Marty Allen were starting out in their careers they would not have a chance. For example Jerry Lewis and Marty Allen were really taking on the personas of retarded persons (now called developmentally challenged) which would be considered taboo these days. Just watch how Roger Ebert overreacted in his 1996 review-now on Youtube. Many of the themes in this movie and the work of Kids in the Hall can be seen in Arrested Development. How dare someone be offensive to anyone!
Lets face it if Sam Kinoson, Joan Rivers, Jerry Lewis, Lenny Bruce, Gilbert Gotfried, Dice Clay and Marty Allen were starting out in their careers they would not have a chance. For example Jerry Lewis and Marty Allen were really taking on the personas of retarded persons (now called developmentally challenged) which would be considered taboo these days. Just watch how Roger Ebert overreacted in his 1996 review-now on Youtube. Many of the themes in this movie and the work of Kids in the Hall can be seen in Arrested Development. How dare someone be offensive to anyone!