Fun with Dick and Jane – 1977
Director
Ted Kotcheff

Writers
David Giler
Jerry Belson

Cast
Jane Fonda
George Segal
Ed McMahon

Review by Wayne Malin

VERY mild but worth seeing,

Dick Harper (George Segal) is suddenly fired from his high-paying job. There’s a recession going on and he can’t find another. His wife Jane (Jane Fonda) tries to help but she fails in every job he has. Finally they turn to robbery to make ends meet…and it works!

Silly,as you can tell by the premise, but watchable. I never really laughed or found it funny but I did smile quite a few times. What does make this worth seeing is Segal and Fonda, they’re both just fantastic. They give very relaxed, believable performances. They also are great at comedy and play off each other very well. Fonda in particular seems to be enjoying herself. Another plus (or minus, depending on your view) are some truly horrible 70s fashions and decor. Check out some of Jane’s outfits and look at the wallpaper in their bedroom! Also interesting to see is Ed McMahon as Segal’s boss. The only real bad things are a few ugly, needless, homophobic lines and a transsexual set up as a joke. But that was all acceptable back in the 70s.

Mild but worth catching.