Hot to Trot
| Hot to Trot | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical film poster |
|
| Directed by | Michael Dinner |
| Produced by | Steve Tisch Wendy Finerman |
| Written by | Stephen Neigher Hugo Gilbert Charlie Peters Andy Breckman |
| Starring | Bobcat Goldthwait John Candy Dabney Coleman Virginia Madsen Jim Metzler |
| Music by | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Victor J. Kemper |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | August 26, 1988 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9,000,000 |
| Box office | $6,436,211 (USA) |
Hot to Trot is a 1988 comedy film released by Warner Bros. It stars Bobcat Goldthwait as an investment broker, Dabney Coleman as the head of the company Bobcat works for and John Candy as the voice of a horse that helps Bobcat's character make smart decisions in investing. The original music score was composed by Danny Elfman. The film's tagline is: "When I talk, you're gonna laugh yourself hoarse."
Contents |
[edit] Plot
Fred Chaney (Goldthwait) inherits a horse named Don from his dead mother. He discovers Don is a talking horse (he can also speak the language of several other animals), who had belonged to his father. He also discovers Don has a talent for picking out great investments in the stock market. After a couple of good tips, Fred is reluctantly given a job as a broker by his stepfather Walter Sawyer (Coleman). After a few disasters, including a bad tip involving poisoned animal feed, the two are left penniless, but with one last chance: to enter Don in a horse race which will win them all Sawyer's prized horses, along with Satin Doll, a beautiful white horse on whom Don has a crush. Don (having entered the race from the "Pepperidge Farm" stable) wins the race, after a promise of getting his teeth capped spurs extra speed out of him, enabling him to win the photofinish- which showed Don sticking his teeth out over the finish line first. They both get the girl of their dreams and the film finishes happily.
[edit] Production
The original cast for the film included Joan Rivers in Bobcat Goldthwait's role. Elliot Gould was the original voice of the horse. After a poor test screening of the film, the horse's half of the script was rewritten by future Monk creator and executive producer Andy Breckman in an effort to make the film funnier. John Candy was hired to re-record the horse's voice; he ignored the new script and improvised the dialogue instead.[1]
The movie was re-released on VHS in 1998 as part of their "Warner Bros. Hits" collection. It is available on DVD through the Warner Archive program.[2]
[edit] Reception
The film was widely panned by critics during its release and was a disappointment at the box office. It was nominated for five Razzie Awards including Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Goldthwait), Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst New Star (Don the talking horse). Marketing the film, featured newspaper ads advertised promotional 1-800 number, that when called, contained a several minute recorded message from John Candy (as Don the Talking Horse) telling jokes, and talking a bit about the movie. "Hi! I'm Don the Talking Horse! First, how's about a coupla jokes?!"
[edit] References
- ^ Breckman, Andy (1997). "Anatomy of a Bomb". LCD Magazine (WFMU). http://www.wfmu.org/LCD/19/bomb.html. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "Hot to Trot [VHS]: Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, John Candy, Virginia Madsen: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Trot-VHS-Bobcat-Goldthwait/dp/6301182049. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
[edit] External links
|
||||||||
