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Rabbit Test

  • 1978
  • PG
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
896
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Billy Crystal and Joan Rivers in Rabbit Test (1978)
Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!
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Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!

  • Director
    • Joan Rivers
  • Writers
    • Joan Rivers
    • Jay Redack
  • Stars
    • Billy Crystal
    • Alex Rocco
    • Joan Prather
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.1/10
    896
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joan Rivers
    • Writers
      • Joan Rivers
      • Jay Redack
    • Stars
      • Billy Crystal
      • Alex Rocco
      • Joan Prather
    • 22User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 20Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Billy Crystal
    Billy Crystal
    • Lionel Carpenter
    Alex Rocco
    Alex Rocco
    • Sergeant Danny Bonhoff
    Joan Prather
    Joan Prather
    • Segoynia Savaka
    Doris Roberts
    Doris Roberts
    • Mrs. Carpenter
    Margaret Adachi
    • Interviewer
    Adam Anderson
    Adam Anderson
    • Sobbing Sailor
    John Andersonjo
    • African Chief
    Edward Ansara
    • Second Newscaster
    Gino Ardito
    • Wino Brother
    Lawrence Bame
    • Second Secret Serivce Man
    Sarverio Barbiere
    • Gypsy Cousin
    Marlene Barr
    • Cashier
    Billy Barty
    Billy Barty
    • Lester
    Tanii Bauer
    • Mrs. Reinheimer
    Peggy Blow
    Peggy Blow
    • Bunny
    Steve Bluestein
    Steve Bluestein
    • Berkowitz
    Suzanne Buhrer
    • Bust Developing Lady
    May Boss
    • Frail Old Lady
    • Director
      • Joan Rivers
    • Writers
      • Joan Rivers
      • Jay Redack
    • All cast & crew
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    SanDiego

    Pre-dated "Airplane"

    Similar to "Airplane," "Naked Gun," etc...jokes, jokes, jokes, no story. I hated all those films but if you like them this should be of interest because it pre-dated "Airplane" and really deserves the credit for the genre, not "Airplane." Main draw back is the pregnant man story (Arnold couldn't make it work either). TV comedy stars make this seem more like an R-rated Love Boat. Best part: The opening animation. Unfunniest part: Director Joan Rivers' cameo. Funniest part: That "Airplane" was not much better but made the creators of that film famous.
    1pattersonsmith

    Beyond Awful

    I cannot say enough bad things about this train wreck. It is one of the few movies I've ever been tempted to walk out of. It was a bad premise to begin with, first pregnant male, but then they tried to make it a spoof. What were they spoofing all those real pregnant males??? This was the worst movie I have ever seen. If it had enough votes it would be on the IMDB bottom 100. If it was possible to give it a zero I would, and I would still feel I had given it too much credit.
    padrede3

    Why doesn't anyone remember this film?

    I remember rolling in the aisles with laughter from some of the subtle (and not-so-subtle) jokes in this film: Billy Crystal yelling out "Immigration!" in order to dismiss his ESL class after everything else fails; the young girl appearing from under the kitchen table and the clergyman simply saying "Bless you, my child.". The experience of watching it for the first time was also memorable, as I saw it with my sister while living in Mexico, and a lot of the jokes went over most of the audience's head. People kept giving us strange looks while we laughed at jokes that made no sense to them at the time. I hope to find this on DVD sometime; it would make a great addition to anyone who loves film parodies and screwball comedies.
    thenightsuccubus

    Still funny cornball stuff..

    "Rabbit Test" is a film I saw at the cinema when I was 13 and I just rediscovered it in a video bargain outlet store. 25 years later I find the film still to be funny just not AS funny when I was 13. This movie is a 'comedy' and why the 'fat' jokes or religious jokes would offend anyone is beyond me. As bad as this movie seems to the people on this board who reviewed it, I wish we could return to the days when films didn't have to be so PC about their comedic tones. Just keep telling yourself, "THIS IS A COMEDY, THIS IS A COMEDY, TH......
    1dancziraky

    IT STINKS! Seriously, there's a genuine stench to it!

    I saw this film when it first came out in 1978, when I was a sophomore in high school. I took a date to see it. I didn't "get any," needless to say, because the film was so bad! Joan Rivers' career never tanked as badly as it deserved after making this awful, unfunny crap. In fact, unfunny isn't a severe enough term: this film is ANTI-FUNNY! You walk out feeling like any laughter that might have occurred was beaten out of you before it could happen. This isn't worth watching out of curiosity, or out of any sense of it being "so-bad-it's-good." Not even the gang at MST3K could've made this worth watching! The fact that Billy Crystal's career survived this early suicide attempt is a miracle.

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    • Trivia
      Michael Keaton's film debut.
    • Goofs
      Dr. Vidal (Paul Lynde) says to Lional (Billy Crystal) about the dead rabbit, "Would you like me to save you a foot? Just for luck? Oh, then again, you're a foreigner, aren't you?" The word "foreigner" was overdubbed. It looks like Dr. Vidal was mouthing the word "bastard".
    • Quotes

      Sergeant Danny Bonhoff: Of course I know what a uterus is; he's the guy who killed Ceasar.

    • Connections
      Featured in Angry Internet Personality: This Recut Gothic Film is Wild (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Frere Jacques
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    • Release date
      • August 30, 1979 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Ja, lüg' ich denn?
    • Filming locations
      • Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Melvin Simon Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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