The Robert Downey Jr Film Guide
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The Robert Downey Jr Film Guide |
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Too Much Sun (1991) |
Summary |
Two gay siblings race to have a child in order to collect a big inheritance. |
Direction |
Robert Downey Sr. |
Downey Factor |
Medium to Low |
Character |
Reed Richmond, a wannabe actor working as a real estate scam artist |
Looks |
Decent... there is a thong shot in this one |
Performance |
Comedic, occasionally lapses into a British rock star character |
Sings |
Too Much Sun, the Brit rock theme song during the credits |
Dies, Gay or Villain |
No, no, no |
Other Actors |
Ralph Macchio, Eric Idle, Laura (Ernst) Downey, Andrea Martin |
Location |
Los Angeles |
Connection |
Laura Ernst Downey (stepmother) in The Last Party. Robert Downey Sr.'s Hugo Pool, Pound, Up the Academy, Rented Lips, America,Greaser's Palace, in The Last Party and Johnny Be Good. Ralph Macchio in Up the Academy. |
RDJ Says |
It doesn't deal with homosexuality responsibly, but it's not supposed to. That makes me a little uneasy, but I know that my father is so accepting it's not like he's not aware ... What it's really going to be about is me going to work in the morning and, my dad saying, "How are you going to embarrass me today?" |
Lit Reference |
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare The plot of the film is loosely derived from this play. |
Availability |
Rare, out of print. Used copies are available. Not released on DVD. |
Foreign Titles |
Brazil: Loucos Casais da California (Crazy couples from California) France: Dernières volontés (Last Will and Testament) Germany: Ein Stich Zuviel (One Pass Too Much) Italy: Eredità Con Il Morto (Inheritance with the Dead Man) Sweden: Släkten Är Värst (Relatives Are Worst) |
Rotten Tomatoes |
Too Much Sun |
2 Reasons to See It |
1. You're doing a graduate study on horrible American farces. 2. A quick thong shot and lots of weird British rockstar talk from Downey. |
Overall |
A terrible, needlessly anti-Catholic farce full of flat stereotypical characters. It sucks. |
If You Like It |
You might also like Back to School (1986), Rented Lips (1988), minstrel shows. |
Photos |
Video |