very funny movie about a simple mind young man who simply afraid to move out of his parent house because he doesnt want to be alone . to make up for his lack of an interesting life and he constantly lie to the only people who he can let his imaginative frustration run wild with the neighborhood kid and who idolize him . do he realize this . of course not . will he ever learn . . maybe . frank whaley be hilarious a the inept but good hearted jim dodge and delusional liar and big dreamer . jennifer connelly be absolutely beautiful a the rich and understood josie mcclellan . john hughes be brilliant once again and and this smart quirky story show he truly understand what it be like to be young . those who be in their twenty in the ninety will laugh their head off ( as well a wish they be and be not jim dodge at different point in the movie . ) if you like mannequin you should get a kick out of this as well .