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A successful family man who works for an airline becomes consumed by fear of death after his colleague and best friend dies in front of him from a heart attack while telling the setup for the joke: "Why don't Italians like barbecu...
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"This movie had one of the most funny moments I have ever seen. I have rarely laughed so hard. It was purely situational and lacked a punchline. It takes place when Daniels meets that fellow hypochondriac that is a multi-millionaire. He places so much faith in this guy and his so called health secrets. The fact is the rich health nut is a total hypocrite. He's a complete slob as depicted when he throws down his food wrappers. For a guy so concerned with his own health he ruins the very environment with which he occupies. The culmination of this reality hits Daniles like a mack truck when h..."
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Before the film was shot, director David Leland assured Joe Eszterhas that he would not change Eszterhas' script in any way. When Eszterhas saw a rough cut of the film, he was angry to discover that new subplots and characters not in the original script had been introduced. Eszterhas initially demanded that his name be taken off the film, but when Leland removed most of what Eszterhas was objecting to, the screenwriter allowed his name to be put back on.
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A successful family man who works for an airline becomes consumed by fear of death after his colleague and best friend dies in front of him from a heart attack while telling the setup for the joke: "Why don't Italians like barbecu...