Hello Movies, My Old Friend: Episode 114 - Who's Harry Crumb?

On this month's episode of HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND, Ray and Rob were forced to call an audible when their original selection, ONLY THE LONELY is not currently available digitally in the US! Since they wanted to stay with a John Candy movie, they have decided to pivot to 1989 detective comedy WHO'S HARRY CRUMB?

This send up of the cop drama, John Candy plays Harry Crumb, the last in a long line of famous private detective who is brought in when the daughter of a millionaire is kidnapped from a day spa. When it becomes clear that he was only hired for his ineptitude to cover up an inside job, Harry has to hone his natural familial talent in the art of detection to thwart multiple parties in a game of cat and mouse that twists and turns until its surprising conclusion. Critically panned at the time, but coming at a cultural high point for John Candy, WHO'S HARRY CRUMB? was a favorite of both Ray and Rob but has since fallen to the annuls of time. 

Will the audible throw Ray and Rob for a loop and cast a dark cloud over this movie? Or will John Candy's magnetic comedy prove this to be a forgotten classic? Tune in this week to find out!  

Theme Song:

Music: Jay You

Voice: Rob Morgan

 

Intermission:

Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

Music: Jay You