harlows_landing

Harold Ramis had a pretty good track record before he booked this trip to the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Nicholas: he directed Caddyshack, wrote and starred in Stripes, directed National Lampoon’s Vacation, wrote and starred in Ghostbusters… and then directed this flop. Theoretically a Robin Williams vehicle, with assists from Peter O’Toole, Jimmy Cliff (?!), Twiggy (?!?!), and a host of SCTV alums like Rick Moranis and Eugene Levy, maybe this movie was just a prank to get Warner Brothers to pay for a three-month Jamaican vacation? My (admittedly long-shot) guest recommendation for a podcast featuring this disaster would be Harry Shearer. He supposedly did a re-write on this screenplay but had his name removed from the credits out of embarrassment.

I saw this demonstration and immediately thought of Sparklett's water-golem wetsuits.

I agree wholeheartedly. This film must be seen to be believed, and I still have nightmares about it, occasionally, at age 35. Only Canada could have produced such a short-sighted monstrosity; this movie would not have survived ten minutes in a Hollywood focus group.