WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

diamandis80 The first time I watched this I must have been 8 or 9, and I particularly remember enjoying Carmen's scenes... I might not have understood much of the rest of the plot back then... Watching it again after 30+ years, I love its 80s-ness. The plot may not be super-complicated, but I think it criticizes very nicely, in a lighthearted way, a dysfunctional family model that is still around today and has probably always been. I enjoy watching these movies in a historic sense too. My first thought of the Union Mission scene was how everyone was just sitting waiting there without having a cell phone to play with. Or the existence of electric can openers (I have honestly never seen one of these anywhere else in my life). Or the multiple pay phones. And Richard Dreyfuss was 39 in this movie? Wow. He looks closer to 50 (it's the white hair and moustache). Lastly, sorry to read about Elizabeth Peña. 55 is definitely too young.

namashi_1 Based on a French play, 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' is great fun! An engaging film that comes in-tact with a well-done screenplay & knock-out performances by its superb cast.'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' Synopsis: A millionaire adopts a homeless bum only to make things go crazy. 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' is entertaining from start to end. Sure, there are some loose ends in the writing, but for the most part, the film works largely. The Adapted Screenplay is well-done & pretty funny too. Paul Mazursky's Direction is crisp. Cinematography, Editing & Art Design, are fabulously done. Performance-Wise: Nick Nolte is simply flawless as the homeless bum. He emerges a scene-stealer here! Richard Dreyfuss & Bette Milder are excellent, as well. The on-screen chemistry between Dreyfuss & Midler is, electric! On the whole, 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' succeeds.

ShootingShark Dave Whiteman is a successful businessman whose family are more than a little neurotic. One day, Jerry, a homeless man, tries to drown himself in Dave's swimming pool. Dave rescues him and takes him under his wing, and Jerry's different take on life and the world has a strangely beneficial effect on the whole family.This is a great culture clash comedy drama with lots of funny scenes, super performances and many intriguing little comments on family values. Dave is the perfect father-provider but nobody appreciates him, he's unable to communicate with his children and his wife's materialism and phony-baloney mysticism is ridiculous. When Jerry enters the scene, he becomes a buddy, a lover, an entertainer, a consultant, a father figure, even a dog trainer. Wisely however, the film avoids becoming too sentimental - whilst he may be interesting and well-travelled, Jerry is also an inveterate liar who is happy to exploit his position and his charm for all it's worth. In their opulence, the Whitemans have forgotten how to talk to each other and how to have fun, whereas while Jerry prizes his vagabond freedom he also conspicuously enjoys the good life. Dreyfuss and Nolte are both terrific in the leads, the former's nervous energy nicely balanced by the latter's irascible pragmatism. Midler is hilarious in support, as is fifties pop star icon Little Richard as the next door neighbour. The movie has a cool glossy sheen thanks to Donald McAlpine's ultra-sharp photography of the brilliant blue California sunshine. There is a nice little score by Andy Summers (of The Police) and a great opening title sequence featuring Talking Heads' memorable song Once In A Lifetime. Mazursky and Dreyfuss followed this with another great (but lesser-known) comedy, Moon Over Parador, which is well worth catching if you can. A funny movie, this is a remake of the 1932 Jean Renoir film Boudu Sauvé Des Eaux.

3DeeP I watched this flick some days ago, expecting a rather funny movie, since my TV guide called it a comedy. After I finished watching it, I tried to recall how many times it managed to get me laughing. Very few, I realized. After skipping through some of the reviews on this page, I wondered why so many people thought this movie was funny at all. To me, it was more social satire than comedy; bored, rich and neurotic white people trying to spice up their lives and a bum impersonating everyone they want him to be, helping and using his hosts at the same time.The script tries hard, but fails to produce many laughs, and the cheesy ending scene destroyed it all, wasting a potentially great cast. If you're interested in rich Beverly Hills residents' problems, you may take a look, but if you're searching for some good laughs, you're going to be very disappointed.