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Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

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In working-class Dublin, the factories provide a meager income -- though not for Quackser Fortune (Gene Wilder), whose chosen career is collecting horse manure and selling it as fertilizer. But the days of horse-drawn buggies are numbered, and his old-fashioned career is threatened. Then an American exchange student (Margot Kidder) almost runs him over, and Quackser falls headlong in love. When the girl returns home, Quackser decides to follow her, headed for the Bronx.
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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …as a museum piece, this is a small but rather affecting little film, steeped in chill negativity about the future and warm nostalgia for the past… Rated: 3/5 Apr 5, 2023 Full Review Scott Weinberg Apollo Guide Wilder and Kidder in a bizarre romantic comedy. Rated: 72/100 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member An amazing performance by the great gene wilder worth seeing Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A great anti-hero with a great point. A slap in the face to traditional workers and a salute to those who follow their heart, even if it is shoveling horse crap. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Wilder and Kidder in a bizarre romantic comedy. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member This is one of those love stories with strange, yet realistic characters, Wilder's character, Quackser sells manure and he falls in love with a college student. I didn't know what I was getting into with this movie, and I found the beginning kinda boring and weird, but when I got to know Quackser better, I could relate to his problems. The ending wasn't what I expected, and it was a bit disappointing, but on the other hand it's just as quirky as the rest of the movie. Overall, it's a pretty good romantic comedy, but it could have been funnier. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Light 1970 comedy with a touch of romance from Gene Wilder, had it come out in Hong Kong at the time, its Chinese title could have been "儍人有儍福". Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I was very young when I saw this first but I loved it. Poor Old man and his horse shit for sale gas. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In working-class Dublin, the factories provide a meager income -- though not for Quackser Fortune (Gene Wilder), whose chosen career is collecting horse manure and selling it as fertilizer. But the days of horse-drawn buggies are numbered, and his old-fashioned career is threatened. Then an American exchange student (Margot Kidder) almost runs him over, and Quackser falls headlong in love. When the girl returns home, Quackser decides to follow her, headed for the Bronx.
Director
Waris Hussein
Producer
John H. Cushingham, Mel Howard
Screenwriter
Gabriel Walsh
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 3, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m
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