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One of you beautiful souls paid me to see Stanley Tucci’s 1998 slapstick throwback The Impostors, which is a goddamn delight. I LOVED it!

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Like so many great directors, Harold Ramis’ career got off to a terrific start, with the classic 1980 comedy Caddyshack but ended bleakly, with the dire broad comedy Year One.

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