Lionels life turns around after a onenight stand on top of a. This was the only directing effort by joan rivers, who also plays a nurse in a brief scene, while her daughter melissa rivers also has a bit part. Umbuto comedy film directed and written by joan rivers. The hormone human chorionic gonadotropin hcg is produced during pregnancy and can be found in a pregnant womans urine and blood. Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps. Apr 09, 1978 joan rivers rabbit test film depicts first pregnant man. The story centers on lionel billy crystal a nebbish twentysomething following his unorthodox first time on top on a pinball machine at a veterans association dance. Lionels life turns around after a onenight stand on top of a pinball table. Vhs trailer for the 1978 comedy rabbit test, directed by. Remembering joan riverss only film directing credit, 1978. With rivers death, a few critics have taken a second look at rabbit test and attempted to hold it up as a potential cult film favorite. Thank you amazon for getting it for me, i can always count on you. His cousin danny takes pity on him and hooks him up with a onenight stand. The film was a flop critically and commercially, and rivers nev.
Both women were initially cast as leads in the pilot for threes company 1976 before the show was reworked and recast. Rabbit test is a 1978 american comedy film about the worlds first pregnant man, directed by joan rivers and starring billy crystal in his film debut. In those early tests, the rabbit always died, because the animal. Rabbit test is a 1978 american comedy film about the worlds first pregnant man, directed and cowritten by joan rivers and starring billy crystal in his film. Joan rivers rabbit test film depicts first pregnant man. Rabbit test, written and directed by joan rivers starring billy crystal in his film debut. Lionel is a night school teacher who never succeeds with the ladies. For example, a movie released over thanksgiving in 1977 will most likely earn money in 1977 and 1978.
Boisie air disaster film directed by david lowell rich. Rivers even branched out into film, directing the 1978 comedy rabbit test, which starred billy crystal as a man who becomes pregnant. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Rivers film is a series of oneliners about crystal, who is. Thus the rabbit test was born, and with it the misconception that the rabbits death was an indicator of a positive result. In reality, the film is a miserable failure that is wholly lacking in anything funny. Everybody will soon find out that the movie is not funny about the worlds first pregnant man. Rivers film is a series of oneliners about crystal, who is engaged to. The rabbit test became a widely used bioassay animalbased test to test for pregnancy. Directed more like a sitcom than a film and full of dud jokes that feel like theyre waiting for a laugh track to kick in, its a good example of how the comedians tenwisecracksasecond humor didnt necessarily translate to a narrative medium. Rabbit test met my expectations when it was produced in 1978, and hasnt.
Billy crystal, joan prather, doris roberts, alex rocco, roddy mcdowall, imogene coca. Buy rabbit test movie posters from movie poster shop. Before seeing this, i never much minded rivers, one way or the other. Her attempts at recreating the comic style of mel brooks, woody allen or even john waters fails miserably and the viewer is left with one big amateurish mess. The phrase was, in fact, based on a common misconception about the test. After seeing this movie, i have an allergic reaction. Rabbit test is a 1978 american comedy film about the worlds first pregnant man, directed by joan rivers and starring billy crystal in his film debut this was the only directing effort by joan rivers, who also plays a nurse in a brief scene, while her daughter melissa rivers also has a bit part. Rabbit test 1978 a man billy crystal engaged to be married somehow becomes pregnant and suddenly needs an agent alex rocco. Sep 04, 2014 in 1978, rivers helmed and cowrote rabbit test, an occasionally tasteless, but often very funny film, starring billy crystal as the worlds first pregnant man.
This movie is a comedy and why the fat jokes or religious jokes would offend anyone is beyond me. Remembering joan riverss only film directing credit, 1978s. Cast and crew credits for rabbit test, 1978, directed by joan rivers, with billy crystal, joan prather, alex rocco, at turner classic movies. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1978. Rabbit test met my expectations when it was produced in 1978, and hasnt let me down in 2014. Rabbit test 1978 comedy directed by joan rivers and starring billy crystal. That must have seemed like a howl when they suggested it to roddy, but all you see in the movie is a grandmother whos supposed to be funny because shes roddy. Rabbit test is a comedic film from the year of 1978.
The other 30 percent were geniuses, knew their work and. This was joan rivers only directorial effort and shes to blame for this film not working. Seventy percent of the critics have hated my movie, joan rivers explained to me. Rabbit test 1978 trivia 8 add new one of the first feature films to be shot on videotape, then transferred to film stock. Rabbit test features valerie curtin and susanne zenor in small roles. It was the only theatrical feature to be scored by. Using the film as a vehicle for her acerbic humor, director joan rivers includes an unending onslaught. Her attempts at recreating the comic style of mel brooks, woody allen or even john waters fails miserably and the viewer. Overview of rabbit test, 1978, directed by joan rivers, with billy crystal, joan prather, alex rocco, at turner classic movies. Bootney farnsworth actioncrime film directed by sidney poitier. Rabbit test would serve as joan rivers only foray into feature film direction, and all things being equal, its probably better than most actorturneddirectors debuts. Rabbit test 1978 joan rivers synopsis, characteristics. Jun 05, 2015 thus the rabbit test was born, and with it the misconception that the rabbits death was an indicator of a positive result.
Rivers even branched out into film, directing the 1978 comedy. The plot is limp and the whole thing seems more like a gag reel than a movie. But the comic did actually direct one feature film, 1978s rabbit test. Rabbit test 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film is very rapid jokes, about on the pace of airplane, which it predates, but almost none land due to poor timing. The rabbit test, or friedman test, was an early pregnancy test developed in 1931 by maurice harold friedman and maxwell edward lapham at the university of pennsylvania the test.
In this film, a young virgin male is engaged to be married when he finds out he is pregnant. It was a pretty big audience, maybe because the publicity campaign for rabbit test was as good as the movie is bad. Rabbit test film streaming italiano chi ha incastrato roger rabbit wikipedia. Billy crystal plays the first pregnant man later, schwarzenegger in junior did it better, but other than some crude jokes, the possibilities of that premise aren. Also co written by her, the film stars billy crystal, in his first bigscreen. Rabbit test is a 1978 american comedy film about the worlds first pregnant man, directed and cowritten by joan rivers and starring billy crystal in his film debut this was the only directing effort by joan rivers, who also plays a nurse in a brief scene, while her daughter melissa rivers also has a bit part.
Rabbit test 1978 film completo in italiano hd, rabbit test streaming ita 1978 film completo guarda guarda ora scarica. Rent rabbit test 1978 film for free as part of our trial offer. Everybody knows by now, i suppose, that the movie s about the worlds first pregnant man. Joan and edgar got the financing themselves after every studio turned them down, then finally got a distribution deal. The film lacks any cinematic style and was originally shot on video. Sep 04, 2014 but the comic did actually direct one feature film, 1978s rabbit test.
This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1978. At the time, joan was bitter, saying, ill never forget that they didnt want us. Also cowritten by her, the film stars billy crystal, in his first bigscreen appearance, as a man who becomes. The term rabbit test was first recorded in 1949, and was the origin of a common euphemism, the rabbit died, for a positive pregnancy test. Rabbit test would serve as joan rivers only foray into featurefilm direction, and all things being equal, its probably better than most actorturneddirectors debuts. Rabbit test 1978 synopsis rabbit test 1978 titolo originale.
See the article in its original context from april 9, 1978, page. Movies like rabbit test if you like rabbit test you are looking for movies about with pregnancy, student, teacher, virgin, self discovery, doctor and girl themes of comedy genre shot in usa. Rivers even branched out into film, directing the 1978. With billy crystal, alex rocco, joan prather, doris roberts. Guardafilm rabbit test 1978 film completo streaming sub. Rabbit test would serve as joan rivers only foray into featurefilm direction, and all things being equal, its probably better than most actorturneddirectors. Rabbit test is flat and mechanical, filled with funny ideas for a movie, but not with funny things in a movie.