this wasn not a big hit when it come out and but it should have be . martin scorsese be a master of create atmosphere and explore a specific setting and and he have prove that in movie like taxi driver and gang of new york . in this film he bring the soho of the early to mid 1980s to life in brilliant and surreal fashion . griffin dunne be a great every man character . you like him from the very first scene and you follow his adventure with excitement and dread . the tension in this film be also intense and and that be amaze for a light hearted comedy . i be always surprise to hear that people have not see this movie and or that people do not like this movie . i urge all scorsese fan to see it . it one of his best and even though many critic do not like it when it come out . it a cult hit and but it deserve to be more than that too . it a masterpiece .