outrageous and ridiculous and annoy and seemingly make on the cheap and and yet one of the most endearing comedy of the 60s/70s . such contrast in this film . it be entirely make up of 100 % stereotypes represent lenny transparent con man and lila funny or sad nebbish and kelly ice goddess and kelly father wasp image and kelly mother . well . mother image . and yet at that moment in the restaurant when lenny break the news to lila over that half slice of pecan pie and our heart just break for her and and lenny feeble and yet honest ( although ultimately self serve ) attempt to comfort her also touch u and a do kelly joie de vivre and passion for lenny and and her parent obvious conflict feeling of protection and love and know they have to let go . the dialogue be as delicious a that pecan pie ( not to mention lila egg salad and her candy bar in bed ) . it be sort of a guilty pleasure . much of the movie be of people be sort of cruel and insensitive act only on impulse and immediate feeling and rather than maturity . but the way the film progress from one brilliantly write scene to another and we can not wait to see what will transpire next and and we somehow end up care so much for everyone in the film ( even though they often do not care all that much for each other . ) favorite moment represent 1. the entire road trip down the east coast a the honeymoon start to end before it even begin . 2. lenny lay out all his card for kelly dad ( a lenny do his monologue and and kelly dad responds with his hysterical description of prefer a lit bomb in his mouth rather than have lenny court his daughter and look at the combination bemuse or concerned reaction of kelly and her mom priceless scene ) . 3. that heartbreaking restaurant scene and and lila cry out represent oh lenny and youre die . i never saw that response from lila come again and priceless . 4. the dinner scene in minnesota with lenny quote shamelessly from an editorial in the local paper . talk about clever and unexpected dialogue . this film be an absolute gem and hasn not date one iota and and be a genuinely bittersweet comedy guarantee to entertain and but which also somehow manages to resonate with some very real truth about love and relationship and ego and happiness .