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Dead Solid Perfect | Year: 1988 Directed: - Bobby Roth Why isn't this title on DVD? Best golf movie ever Move over Dorf and forget all about TIN CUP. DEAD SOLID PERFECT is the best golf movie ever made. It's on the same level as CADDYSHACK, only more mature, so as not to scare away the conservative duffers. Randy Quaid and Jack Warden are wonderful and Corinne Bohrer is the cutest thing to ever grace the links this side of Annika Sorenstam. It's criminal that DEAD SOLID PERFECT has not yet made an appearance on DVD. It's funny, it's got nice production values, great acting, drama, and Corinne Bohrer. Funny, but weak. Although not his biggest commercial success, 'Dead Solid Perfect' may be the funniest book written by one of this country's great talents, Dan Jenkins. In the text, there is a combination of comedic genius, and a true love for the subject matter, the game of golf. Add 50 some years of experience reporting on the game, and Mr. Jenkins has just about every aspect of this story nailed, cold. I know many who think one of his earlier books, Semi-Tough to be an exemplary piece of writing, I agree, but the film it produced turned out luke-warm as best. This film is better, although it can not be described with the superlatives of Jenkins original. Sometimes it's just impossible to capture the essence of such multi-layered characters on film in 2 hours or less. Not to knock Bobby Roth, or the two principals, Randy Quaid, and Jack Warden who both did good turns: Quaid as Kenny Lee, the talented but struggling tour golfer and Warden as "Bad-Hair' Wimberly, the cash-rich sponsor. For golf fans it's a good movie and certainly more honest and original than Tin Cup. For the rest I'd say only fair. Quick-pic of life in the golf fast-lane Randy Quaid plays a stereotypical golf/athlete who cannot grow up and out of his passion and lack of passion for the game. It is not only the precursor of Tin Cup, but it is a much better movie with certainly more comedy, and gets at the heart of a good walk spoiled. Certainly not a grade "A" movie by any standards, but a nice "B" look at the behind the scenes life of golf as evinced in Dan Jenkin's novel expose. Buy Dead Solid Perfect at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Dead Solid Perfect Search with the Priority Search Engine on Dead Solid Perfect This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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