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Fontaine: Why Am I Straight [VHS]

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I am a Whoopi Goldberg fan from way back. I enjoyed her previous video Whoopi: Live On Broadway in which she introduces us to a host of characters, one of them Fontaine. To see her take Fontaine to the next level, clean and sober, with a whole new take on life is truly brilliant. I'm glad I had the chance to see it. Once again Whoopi has done it. She always manages to make you laugh and make you think at the same time.

Reagan's in the whitehouse, Jimmy-the-Greek has just said some 'not so PC' things on national television and Fontaine [a character of Ms. Goldbergs who is an admitted thief/junkie with a P.h.D. in literature] has just gotten out of the Betty Ford Clinic and is looking at the world through 'straight' eyes for the first time in a long time. And BOY does he have something to say--all of it funny and profound. A great reminder of why Ms. Goldberg got to where she is in show biz.

Whoopie is just "Whoopie" - tells it like it is, means it, lives by it, emulates it, and shares it through her comedic excellence. This particular video is Whoopie at her best, passing on her wisdom through the eyes of a "true" American, the real America we all live in. Don't miss it.

this was a halarious performance by Whoppi Goldberg. I was lucky to get a hold of the vinyl lp recrod edition. I'd like to see a 20th anniversary edition on dvd in 2008. This is a halarious performance and deserves a dvd release

really a great piece of work dealing with issues in the 80's, it's a lesson in history and a must for your video collection

After the original Whoopi on Broadway, I was pleased that she continued the character Fontaine in another show. For me, everything she's done from this point has been down hill.

Is this the stand up routine in which she does mulitple characters as part of stage act? I am looking for a particular bit she does about a woman with deformities who is transformed in the act. If it is, this is what I am looking for.