Californians did not belive me when I told 'em Dom DeLouise did not do Marvin Zindler justice.
The movie was an abomination. The movie could have been, The Dukes Of Hazard Start a Whorehouse. The stage play was so much better. The worst part is that a lot of the movie, crap songs, etc. has/have been incorporated into the play now.
I went to a revival production in San Antonio about five years ago. It was not at all like I remembered the original Off Broadway production.