Just You And Me, Kid

Up front, this movie is barely "made for TV" quality. The acting leaves a lot to be desired. It was a bit like watching a High School play that had been filmed, rather than a Hollywood movie. That said, George Burns is always a delight, if you like George Burns. Don't go into this movie expecting great art or great humor because you won't get it. I hadn't seen this in the theater and it is likely you won't see it on TV because it just isn't that great of a movie, and there is one notorious scene where Brooke Shields (it is actually an adult body double) loses her towel might be problematic for some.

To me this is an old fashioned mid range budget film that had a solid cast, good humor, and nothing really tawdry (although you see the backside of miss Brooke's stunt-double). It the kind of film that they used to make a great deal, but seems to have fallen by the way side. For all the runaways from broken homes with parents who fell into vices, this film is for you.The impeccable George Burns carries the film with his usual understated witty performance, and when things come to a head. And with all star Vaudevillian support cast of Hollywood greats, the film really shines.The film style is pretty basic. No overly artistic shots, not CGI, no digital inserts, none of the stuff that's become the trend in today's hyper film making atmosphere, as well as no real social psychology message, just a story that itself is the message without the benefit (or curse) of the studio marketing psychologists.And that's refreshing, because had this film been made today, then Brooke's character would have been droning on about how hard her life was. Burns' character would have been a burnt out humorless case. We would have had a lot of "sky cam" wire work, CGI stunt cars, and the one SFX in this film would have been green-screened to death. Fortunately this film was made a couple of decades ago.Give it a shot and see what you think.Enjoy.

I hesitated to buy this because for some odd reason I thought it wouldn’t look very good, as it’s manufactured on demand? It isn’t a silver-pressed disc (it does have a bluish look to the side with the recorded material, like a DVD-R or CD-R), but that made no difference. A blu ray *may* come at some point (I usually purchase movies on Blu ray only), but until that happens this is a fine substitute. Great quality picture and audio (especially compared to some illicit YouTube uploads of it—YIKES), and it was a real nostalgia trip for me, having not seen it since the mid-late 80s on HBO. It holds up well despite some corniness.

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid and it was so awesome to finally own it!

This is a great film that is finally released on DVD. However, the Amazon listing shows that 18 minutes were apparently cut from the film. IMDM and everyone else shows the film as 93 minutes, including my VHS copy. Amazon shows a running time of 75 minutes. This is a terrible loss of content.Update 6/18/2014 - Wrote to Amazon advising them that their web site showed 75 minutes and sent them a link to the IMDB.com data base which confirms 93 minutes. Amazon this morning said in an email to me WRONG ---- "...link does not verify 93 minutes...". Well they need to get new staff to check these things. They DVD arrived this afternoon and it is in fact 95 minutes long and the aspect ratio is 1.85:1.

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I really enjoyed this movie when I first saw it. I didn't get to see it in 1979 in the theater. I saw it on TV but found it delightfully enjoyable about a runaway on the lamb from a drug dealer then turns up in George Burns's car. In the trunk. Naked. Then the real fun begins. Don't turn away from this movie. Buy it and watch it. It is adorable. It's cute. It's funny.

Not exactly a classic, but a light-hearted romp with a favorite actor/vaudevillian and a very nice-looking young actress. Amusing.

George Burns one off the lesser known great of pass cinema stars even when in his 90's good film

it is a fantastic film, thank you for making it possible for me to watch it again.

Simply a funny movie for the kid in you... no mater what age you are.

Great movie. Been searching for it for a long time.

Love this one. One of Burns best