Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Video

Starring:Leslie Nielsen, Bob Donner, John Boswell (III), Barbaree Earl Nielsen, Pauline Burns, Paul Gadd, Doug Wood (IV)
Director: Peter Hayman
Studio: Winstar
Product Type: DVD

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Veteran actor Leslie Nielsen perfected his devastatingly deadpan comic delivery in the supremely goofy Naked Gun films. Teaming up with humorist Henry Beard, he also collaborated on a parody of Harvey Penick's Little Red Book entitled Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Book. And so while it would seem that Beard's writing and Nielsen's straight-faced delivery would combine beautifully on film, their Stupid Little Golf Video veers perilously close to having a title that is all too accurate. There are some promising sight gags and some potentially great slapstick moments, but the pace of the video is slow and the individual gags don't build on each other to achieve any sustained payoff. Nielsen engages in a series of bizarre parodies of golf instructions, from whacking (and splattering) a baked potato off his tee to showing how he can psyche out his opponent by turning his golf cart so sharply that his passenger flies out and rolls down a hill. Some of Nielsen's instructional monologues are quirkily funny, such as his mention of how he keeps his head still during his swing: "I imagine I have shampooed my head with a product containing nitroglycerin." But for every bright moment, there are lengthy interludes where nothing much happens, and Nielsen's priceless mock seriousness is ultimately wasted. --Robert J. McNamara

Customer Reviews:

I Still Love Leslie!.......2006-11-06

I love golf and I love Leslie Nielsen. However, the writers for this one, with rare exception, seem not to love either. (I did not miss that Mr. Nielson himself was one of the writers...but he must have been practicing that great swing he has when the final script was prepared.) And Leslie, if you read this, I want you to know that I remember you as the Swamp Fox in the early days of Disney TV, love what you have done with your career, and "surely" wish you continued personal and professional success.

Its exactly as the title says.......2006-06-24

I didnt expect much out of this when I purchased it. I really only got it 'cause I like the campy humour of Nielson. This little 50 minute golf video filmed at that Canadian Castle hotel place is not the funniest thing i've ever seen before, but it had a few good laughs as Leslie teaches you how to be a bad golfer. He gives you bizzare tips on how to hit, dice, slice and how to beat those overconfident players. As well as some bizzare tips you will look funny at the screen from and think, "WTF?"

It's in 2.0, runs for 50 minutes also has a biogrphay of Nielsn on it and some other thing to read that I skipped.

IMO it should be a bonus feature on something else, but heck, for the price, it's ok on it's own for now I guess. It's ok, its not rip-roaring funny, but you should find a few laughs in it.

Can you say, Stupid?.......2003-11-19

This movie was really funny, although it may have been poorly written, it was still funny and helpfull. This video teaches you the basics of golf, and how to throw your partner out of the cart and how to totally irritate him. This dvd can help with your golf playing. I think that you will like this dvd very much, unless you are dumb and have no scents of humor.

I think Leslie shood stick to naked gun movies and ones like that. There is also a pretty good one, other than this one with leslie on golf.

Stupid Little Golf vs. Spaceship (1981).......2002-01-03

Many people forget that Mr. Neilsen started off with serious roles in the 60s and 70s then went for a change and starred in Spaceship, a hard-to-find, campy classic filmed right after Airplane.

Also knows as Naked Space and The Creature Wasn't Nice, this video is probably only found in dark alley video stores, where THIS golf video should be...

Too bad Spaceship (aka, aka) can't be more readily available,
like on Amazon.com

For those entertained by peeling paint........2001-05-14

I could probably make you laugh harder by filming myself urinating on Leslie Nielson.

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