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Going Berserk stars the outrageous Emmy®-winning SCTV comedy troupe of John Candy, Joe Flaherty and Eugene Levy. Hilarity ensues when a chauffeur (Candy) is brainwashed by a religious aerobics cult to kill his soon-to-be father-in-law, a United States Congressman. This off-the-wall comedy lampoons everything from religious cults to Kung Fu movies to "Father Knows Best". Featuring such comedy character actors as Paul Dooley, Richard Libertini and Bill Saluga, Going Berserk recreates the inspired madness of the Marx Brothers and the Three Stooges.

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Screen icon Burt Reynolds (The Longest Yard, Starting Over) brings his magnetism and charm to the role of a would-be bachelor father in this sophisticated comedy. The problem: at 44, having lived a life of swinging singledom and wanting it to stay that way, Buddy Evans (Reynolds) also wants a piece of immortality. He wants a child. The solution? A surrogate mother. No strings, no commitments. A long search unearths an aspiring musician (Beverly D’Angelo, National Lampoon’s Vacation) who agrees to bear his child in return for money to finance her studies in France. Complications? Naturally, and one more hilarious than the next, thanks to the comedic talents of director David Steinberg (The Wrong Guy) and a superb cast filled out by Norman Fell, Paul Dooley, Elizabeth Ashley, Juanita Moore, Peter Billingsley and Lauren Hutton. Special Features: • Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative • Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalists/Authors Bryan Reesman and Max Evry • 2 TV Spots • Optional English Subtitles Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Paternity [Blu-ray]

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A Fugitive in his own mind! Comic icon Dave Foley (TV's The Kids in the Hall) delivers a hilarious performance as Nelson Hibbert, a bungling executive furious over missing a 'promised' promotion. Confronting his boss on the matter, he finds him murdered. Panicking, tripping and screaming his way out of the office, Nelson, covered in 'evidence,' is sure he'll be pinned with the deed - even though video proves his innocence. The getaway scheme's a scream when Hibbert crosses paths with the ruthless killer and clumsy cops. A series of on-the-lam mishaps and outrageous misfortunes finally lead him to coy cutie Lynn (Jennifer Tilly, Bullets Over Broadway), who convinces him he's the right guy to put the wacky disaster to rest. Comedy legend David Steinberg (Paternity) directed this hilarious comedy co-starring David Anthony Higgins (TV's Mike & Molly), Joe Flaherty (TV's SCTV), Enrico Colantoni (TV's Just Shoot Me), Kenneth Welsh (The Day After Tomorrow) and Colm Feore (The Chronicles of Riddick). Co-produced and written by Foley, Higgins and Jay Kogen (TV's The Simpsons). Special Features: -Audio Commentary by director David Steinberg, star/co-writer/co-executive producer Dave Foley, co-Star/co-writer/co-executive producer David Higgins and cowriter/co-executive producer/actor Jay Kogen -Original Theatrical Trailer