Just Me and You

One of those, "Why was this made?" movies. The romance is very hard to swallow. It is one of those romances, that, suddenly, "click" - they are in love. The movie is filled with long pauses and uncomfortable moments - the drive-in restaurant being the most notable. Charles Grodin does a credible job but for most of the movie it's just him and Louise Lasser. Ask yourself, do you want to watch Grodin with his neurosis and Lasser with her neurosis together for a hour and half?

Why hasn't this been released on DVD? A unique comedy with loads of belly laughs. Louise Lasser and Charles Grodin are perfect in this little known cult favorite. The writing is brilliant. Two strangers are thrown together in a trek cross country by car. It turns out that each is a lost soul in his/her own way. It's a beautiful, funny adventure that will leave you feeling good for a few days after seeing it. Some of the scenes will haunt you and have you cracking up when you think of them. Two scenes that are classic are: a trip to a drive through restaurant and at the phone booth of a gas station. If you get the chance you should definitely see this. You won't forget it. PLEASE give it to us on DVD.

it's been so long since I seen this I'm delighted to have finally found it on IMDb.

I loved it. Gentle and well executed and very funny. An absolute gem. I don't' know if it's now available on VHS or DVD but I'll be searching for it.

Both Lasser and Grodin work fantastically well together. The two are very well paired and this is an exercise in how to do comedy without 'hamming' it up. Believable set up and funny outcomes. A rather touching love story which in the beginning was unexpected but very satisfying for any romantics watching it. I only wish there were more of these type of movies with such exceptional talents in them. Bravo!

A guy needs to make a car trip from New York to Los Angeles in four days, and advertises in the paper for someone to share the driving. A very talkative but attractive young woman answers the ad, and convinces him to take her along. The movie consists of the comedic interactions on their trip that gradually transform their relationship from one in which he is immediately sorry he brought her along, to the inevitable realization that they are in love, not with those they presumably drove across America to see, but with each other.

The two main characters complemented each other perfectly - he the level headed guy, she the dizzy dame he finally falls for. The dialogue, written by Louise Lasser, was fall-down funny. A certain ability to suspend reality is necessary to get into the spirit of the movie, but for those who can, it is a trip you will remember for a long time.

This has been a huge favorite in our family for years. I remember seeing it premiere on NBC back in '78.

Charles Grodin is the perfect straight man to Louise Lasser's "Crazy Jane" character. These two are complete opposites, but such couples do exist, and in real life they do fall in love, such as the ending to the story. There are several fine moments in the film, but my absolute favorite is the "Drive-thru" scene. This is where Lasser takes over the driving on this cross-country trip, and with Grodin in the passenger seat, decide to get some fast food by going to a Jim Dandy drive-thru. I knew back in '78 when I first saw it that this was a classic moment in TV history, as Lasser, whose character has never order at a "drive-thru" before, asks "Do you have anything diet?"

There isn't any one hysterical moment in the film, but throughout there are some real rib ticklers. Like when Lasser and Grodin have just had a fight, and with Lasser in the back seat with her arms crossed, a radio program is heard in which a super low voiced transexual discusses "her" new dress with a Peter Pan collar. Lasser's giggles are infectious, and soon the two ma ke up. Another highlight is when Lasser and Grodin order breakfast at a Denny's type restaurant, and Jane keeps changing her order with the waitress (Julia Bovasso). Very funny stuff.

Obviously this movie isn't for everyone, but it's a classic amongst its followers.