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Going Berserk

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Chauffeur John Bourgignon (John Candy) is engaged to Nancy Reese (Alley Mills), the daughter of famed Sen. Ed Mills (Pat Hingle). In the midst of a political campaign, Ed -- who disapproves of John -- is blackmailed by a sleazy film director (Eugene Levy) into televising his daughter's wedding. Things go from bad to worse for John when a cult leader, the Rev. Sun Yi Day (Richard Libertini), captures the would-be bridegroom and attempts to brainwash him into murdering Ed.
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02/11/2016 I had never seen this film with former SCTV cast member John Candy, Eugene Levy and Joe Flaherty so gave it a try. While not great, it was entertaining enough to stick with it...mostly because I'm a huge John Candy fan. I can't recommend it though. For fans only. See more 02/01/2016 Couple of good moments, but it would be better if they just made it a full-blown SCTV movie. Same with Club Paradise, though that's also poor, it's more of a movie. See more 06/14/2015 NOT CANDY'S FILM BY FAR BUT FOR AN EARLY ONE HAS QUITE A FEW FUNNY MOMENTS FROM CANDY AND THE CAST. See more 05/29/2013 Has its chuckle moments, but it's all about the fake movie "Kung Fu U" within the movie. See more 01/29/2013 Dull and formulaic, Going Berserk is an underwhelming comedy that's poorly made. The story follows a limo driver that is brain washed by a religious cult to become an assassin, but things don't go exactly as planned. The cast features some impressive comedic talent, such as John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Ernie Hudson, but they're poorly used. The story is also particularly bad; it just doesn't go anywhere and nothing pays off. Going Berserk is a pointless and uninspired film that only delivers occasional laughs. See more 11/09/2012 Laughed out loud a few times, which is more than I can say for most comedies. See more Read all reviews
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David Steinberg

Director

John Candy

John Bourgignon

Joe Flaherty

Chick Leff

Eugene Levy

Sal DiPasquale

Alley Mills

Nancy Reese

Pat Hingle

Ed Reese
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Synopsis Chauffeur John Bourgignon (John Candy) is engaged to Nancy Reese (Alley Mills), the daughter of famed Sen. Ed Mills (Pat Hingle). In the midst of a political campaign, Ed -- who disapproves of John -- is blackmailed by a sleazy film director (Eugene Levy) into televising his daughter's wedding. Things go from bad to worse for John when a cult leader, the Rev. Sun Yi Day (Richard Libertini), captures the would-be bridegroom and attempts to brainwash him into murdering Ed.
Director
David Steinberg
Producer
Claude Héroux
Screenwriter
Dana Olsen
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 1983, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 27, 2008
Runtime
1h 25m
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