What is your favorite movie of John Ritter?

[TVShowAddict]

What is your favorite movie of John Ritter? Mine is IT and the Problem Child movies although Stayed Tuned is a very good movie and a guilty pleasure of mine and although John had a small role, I enjoyed him in Bride of Chucky

[thejasoomian]

John made some great movies in his life. Some popular ones like Sling Blade, Problem Child , Real Men, Skin Deep, It, etc... but I love his made for tv movies the most.

Three's Company and Three's a Crowd gave me his comedic side and the tv movies gave me his dramatic side. Here are my faves:

# 4. - "Letting Go" from 1985 co-starring Sharon Gless.

#3. - "The Last Fling" from 1987 co-starring Connie Sellucca

#2. - " Leave Yesterday Behind " co-starring Carrie Fisher

#1. - "In Love With An Older Woman" co-starring Karen Carlson

[thejasoomian]

And for a small role I'll go with " A Smokey Mountain Christmas".

[Mace Dolex]

Hero At Large
Real Men
Problem Child 1 and 2

[GentlemanJim]

Real Men

[Chocolate Moose]

He made movies?

[TVShowAddict]

Originally Posted by Chocolate Moose

He made movies?

You are not funny honestly

[Chocolate Moose]

Originally Posted by TVShowAddict

You are not funny honestly

Wow. That was harsh.

[thejasoomian]

Amazon has a couple of different versions of " A Smokey Mountain Christmas" for sale. But from what I can ascertain the movie was never officially released on dvd. I have a copy from Australia that looks legit but it isn't. My two favorite tv stars are in this movie, John Ritter and Lee Majors.

[Dude111]

Problem Child

[thejasoomian]

Originally Posted by thejasoomian

John made some great movies in his life. Some popular ones like Sling Blade, Problem Child , Real Men, Skin Deep, It, etc... but I love his made for tv movies the most.

Three's Company and Three's a Crowd gave me his comedic side and the tv movies gave me his dramatic side. Here are my faves:

# 4. - "Letting Go" from 1985 co-starring Sharon Gless.

#3. - "The Last Fling" from 1987 co-starring Connie Sellucca

#2. - " Leave Yesterday Behind " co-starring Carrie Fisher

#1. - "In Love With An Older Woman" co-starring Karen Carlson

I was lucky enough to buy a original script for the movie " In Love With An Older Woman" on Ebay recently. I am really thrilled to have it. The best thing about it was the added scenes that weren't filmed for the movie. And the ending was slightly different. So glad to have it.

[ThisLittlePiggy]

Noises Off (1992)

[Dude111]

I just saw a movie from 1996 he was in.... Total crap!! (I didnt klike it much)

I didnt like hearing Jack swearing for one (He didnt do that on his show)

[TMC]

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

Real Men

Real Men (1987, directed by Dennis Feldman)

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Jedadiah Leland



Due to a chemical spill that is spreading through the ocean, life on Earth is going to end in five years unless something is done. A group of friendly alien offer to give Earth either the “Good Package” or the “Big Gun.” The Good Package can clean up the ocean. The Big Gun is a big gun. They both sound good to me! The aliens only want a glass of water in return and they want that glass to be delivered by CIA Agent Pillbox.

Unfortunately, Pillbox has been killed in the field so the government tracks down a meek office worker named Bob Wilson (John Ritter) who looks just like Pillbox. Tough and streetwise Nick Pirandello (Jim Belushi) is sent to recruit Bob and take him to the aliens. Trying to stop Nick and Bob are a group of rogue CIA agents who would rather get the Big Gun than the Good Package. Nick teaches Bob how to be a “real man” and Bob teaches Nick how to be a real friend. They also beat up clowns.

A box office failure that did even worse with the critics, Real Men is a movie that was saved by cable. When I was a kid, Real Men used to show up on HBO all the time. Whatever flaws the film may have had, the mix of John Ritter’s physical comedy, Jim Belushi’s wiseguy attitude, and the action scenes made it the type of movie that was ideal for home viewing, especially if you had just gotten out of school and wanted to watch something before your parents came home and asked if you had done your homework. Real Men was fun enough to hold up to repeat viewings but it was also slight enough that it wasn’t a huge tragedy if the channel got changed before the movie ended.

When I rewatched Real Men, I thought the film’s storytelling could have been tighter but it still turned out to be better than I was expecting. There were a lot of classic buddy movies released in the 80s and while Real Men may not be the equivalent of a 48 Hours or a Midnight Run, John Ritter and Jim Belushi are still an entertainingly mismatched team. Ritter again shows that he was a master at physical comedy while Belushi provides sarcastic commentary from the side. A lot of the odd couple-style banter is predictable (Bob doesn’t smoke but Nick does) but Ritter and Belushi deliver their lines with enough conviction to still make it work. Nick teaches Bob to believe in himself and Bob is able to both save the world and tell off the neighborhood bullies. The film’s mix of action, science fiction, and broad comedy confounded critics in 1987 but it holds up today.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by thejasoomian

John made some great movies in his life. Some popular ones like Sling Blade, Problem Child , Real Men, Skin Deep, It, etc... but I love his made for tv movies the most.

Three's Company and Three's a Crowd gave me his comedic side and the tv movies gave me his dramatic side. Here are my faves:

# 4. - "Letting Go" from 1985 co-starring Sharon Gless.

#3. - "The Last Fling" from 1987 co-starring Connie Sellucca

#2. - " Leave Yesterday Behind " co-starring Carrie Fisher

#1. - "In Love With An Older Woman" co-starring Karen Carlson

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