Oh boy, so get this. I was chilling at my luxury golf and tennis club in Virginia when all of a sudden this lunatic smashed a tennis ball so hard into my nuts that I got a concussion (totally possible, look it up). Regardless, I can’t remember a thing. Do you remember what happened in About My Father?
Pop Quiz Hot Shot!
1) Is this an easy one? What is De Niro’s job in the film? Hey, let’s kick it up a notch, what is the main character and his girlfriends as well.
2) Where do they live, where is the country club they are going for fourth of july, and where is the flagship hotel that is on offer as well?
3) Why, initially, is it indicated that the older brother wouldn’t be able to take over the flagship hotel instead of his soon-to-be brother-in-law?
4) What truly bizarre ritual does the main character and his father have before going to bed?
5) What scandal is revealed that almost completely sidetracks the main goal of the film which is, apparently, to propose to his girlfriend, something he could have done whenever but didn’t?
Bonus Question: Welp, obviously we need some craaaaazy happenings at the wedding. What happens?
Answers
1) De Niro’s job is he is a hairdresser and a damn good one because everyone seems to love him. The main character manages a hotel (which is why he is going into the family business), and his girlfriend is an artist (and a successful one … or is she?).
2) They live in Chicago which they seem to love. The country club is in Virginia which is an awesome dumb location for a film. And the family wants them to move to DC where the flagship hotel is located.
3) Casual drug use naturally. They drug test, which the brother seems somewhat reluctant to give up. In the end though they do agree he’ll stick to abusing prescription drugs only which presumably won’t be a major issue for drug testing.
4) They spray themselves with a bunch of cologne? I don’t deny that there are people are do this. I would never. But it just seems insane. Your bed would smell of cologne … the room would smell so strongly of cologne. Right?
5) The parents have been buying all of their daughter’s art. Whoops. Well, I suppose that is one way to get ahead in the art world. Obviously though she would have preferred to do it on her own and in the end they are going to get married, but stay in Chicago and pursue their own dreams.
Bonus Answer: A year later they are, uh oh! Off to Italy. Sadly De Niro’s character has passed and his son feels the need to bring him to his home town in Sicily. And guess who’s coming along? The in-laws obviously. They just so happen to have a hotel in the area that they’ve been meaning to check up on. And when they get there they arrive in the town and … wait, Dad? G-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-ghost!? Nope, that’s his identical twin brother. How could he not have known his brother had a twin? Well, turns out they had a falling out years ago over the family hair styling business. And guess what that means, those ashes aren’t going anywhere near the family plot. Well, that’s no good, it is in the will. What follows is a series of hilarious encounters in which he attempts to ingratiate himself into the family, but ultimately it all seems to fail. But at the last second, at his lowest, who shows up? De Niro?! G-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-ghost?! Yup, this time he is in fact an angel. Well angels can’t help in the championship (of life), so it is up to you to get onto my brother’s good side. Oh, and speaking of my brother. Dead in four months. Died after crashing your brother-in-law’s helicopter after stealing it. It is wild. Just thought you’d like to know, see yah! Well, knowing that little piece of information, he goes and apologizes to his uncle and reminds him that family isn’t the only thing, it is everything. Remember? He does, and a single tear rolls down his cheek. Victory!
Throughout, obviously, the in-laws are acting insane. That need not be mentioned. The film is called AMF2: Uncles in the Outfield.
Bad Movie Twins 