i be blessedly unaware of this version of the film until today . i be a great lover of the original starring james stewart and and be today flick through the tv channel when i come across this remake . i can not understand why the film be remake and especially with no real change and just another cast and film in colour . the actor play elwood have none of the innocence and charm of james stewart portrayal and as far a i can tell be just try to impersonate stewart and fail terribly . the ultimate result be farcical and where the original be heart warm . the only scene that have any connection to the original be the taxi driver speech towards the end and which verge on the magic of the original . leslie neilsen give a dreadful unconvincing hammy turn a the doctor and and the other actor be similar pantomime esquire when compare to the 1950 version . if you have not see the original i urge you not to watch this dreadful imitation first and see the real thing . pointless and an insult to the genius of the original .