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Prize Fighter [VHS]

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1 star:		(2)

 

 

I saw this movie years ago and have looked for it since to add to my home collection. These two guys are masters of comedy. It refreshing to know that good, clean, and wholesome fun can make you laugh and your kids too. As Siskel & Ebert put it; I give The Prize Fighter 2 BIG Thumbs Up!!

Basically, this is the Conway and Knotts that we loved in the Apple Dumpling Gang, full-length. This is Conway's and Knotts' brand of slapstick comedy that perfectly matches the film's theme. Their performance in this film is a notch above that of the Private Eyes. If you watch the Prize Fighter as though you were seeing it on the big screen in 1979, you'll agree that this is the quintessential Conway and Knotts.

This is a movie for boxing fans who want thier monies worth. It stars Tim Conway as a bumbling boxer who really hasn't made a name for himself, and Don Knotts as his manager. The jokes are flat here, and it seems more serious than a comedy. However, it does make up for itself with showing a moral boxer. In the movie Conway is set up with other bum boxers like himself, and he beats them all, and then he gets the golden opprtunity to take on the boxing champion in his weight catagory. Here Knotts gets mixed up with some shady characters in which Knotts and Conway can stand to make alot of money if Conway throws the fight. However, when Conway learns of this something snaps within him, and he goes out there with all he has, and ends up winning the bout. It's Disney fare no doubt, and it wasn't even put out by Disney, but just about average.

Tim Conway and Don Knotts are the funniest of all comedians. This early movie is not funny. I couldn't stay with it long enough to see if it improved after about 15 minutes of viewing. Perhaps a collector would want it, I didn't find it worth viewing.

This dvd was as great as I remembered! It came 2 days early and in the condition promised.If you are a Don Knotts fan, this is a purchase you should make.

I saw this movie years ago when it first came out. Hard to beat. Tim Conway and Don Knotts are an outstanding comedy team. However, I wish this movie was available on DVD.

If you liked Rocky,then you'll love Prize Fighter starring the Comic Genuises of Tim Conway and Don Knotts,it's a knckout family Comedy!!

I expected to receive 'The Prize Fighter' starring Tim Conway, what I received was a Rated R movie with the same title starring Gary Busey, Leon Spinx, and Tonya Harding. Having to return it to see if I can get the original movie.

If you liked Rocky,you'll love the boxing funny film "Prizefighter" starring the comic genuises of Don Knotts and Tim Conway.It's a knock out family comedy!!

If you liked Rocky then you'll love the movie Prizefighter starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts.It's a knockout family comedy!!