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Roger Ebert reviews Moving Violations, the 1985 traffic-school comedy directed by Neal Israel and starring John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, James Keach, Sally Kellerman, Wendie Jo Sperber, Fred Willard, and Brian Backer.
Built around a group of reckless drivers forced into traffic school, Moving Violations aims for broad slapstick, chaotic characters, and Police Academy-style comedy. In this review, Ebert considers whether the film’s collection of gags, oddball students, corrupt officials, and driving-school mayhem adds up to real comedy or simply runs out of gas.
This video revisits Ebert’s thoughts on Moving Violations, a very 1980s ensemble comedy that turns bad driving, traffic tickets, and courtroom punishment into a full-on farce.
Share your thoughts on Moving Violations in the comments. Is it an underrated 1980s comedy, or one of the decade’s weaker slapstick efforts?
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Roger Ebert reviews Moving Violations, the 1985 traffic-school comedy directed by Neal Israel and starring John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, James Keach, Sally Kellerman, Wendie Jo Sperber, Fred Willard, and Brian Backer.
Built around a group of reckless drivers forced into traffic school, Moving Violations aims for broad slapstick, chaotic characters, and Police Academy-style comedy. In this review, Ebert considers whether the film’s collection of gags, oddball students, corrupt officials, and driving-school mayhem adds up to real comedy or simply runs out of gas.
This video revisits Ebert’s thoughts on Moving Violations, a very 1980s ensemble comedy that turns bad driving, traffic tickets, and courtroom punishment into a full-on farce.
Share your thoughts on Moving Violations in the comments. Is it an underrated 1980s comedy, or one of the decade’s weaker slapstick efforts?
Subscribe for more Roger Ebert reviews, classic movie criticism, 1980s comedy retrospectives, and thoughtful looks back at forgotten films from every era.
#MovingViolations #RogerEbert #JenniferTilly #FredWillard #SallyKellerman #MovieReview #FilmCriticism #ComedyMovies #ClassicMovies #1985Movies
