this be as mistake a a comedy ever get towards think moviegoer seek a few laugh require an elaborate plot ( or any plot ) . there be no scene involve paul newman that be funny or interesting . i just do not care if he repair his marriage and understood why his wife wouldn not want him back . his character be a doofus . the movie merit and fun have nothing to do with plot or star power . if youre distract by the snooze inducing plot and you might miss some funny situation and line in the middle . the hansens be a very funny idea especially consider the timeframe while the further development of the anti hero to the point where they even cease be physically attractive . the 60 anti establishment viewpoint be eeking into absolutely establishment movie like this . newman reason his way to a now untrackable blow up for unknown reason . whenever a laugh be need you can be sure gay men and woman will provide an easy punchline . the combative lyndsey crouse subplot be wrong head in every way . to see jill clayburgh young and play this dumb and horny role be strange and unpleasant . michael ontkean play a constipated pretty boy . god the 70 be hideous . awful sound recording or mixing and really ugly technicolor process . dozen of sport movie try to recapture it success . i love the movie bull durham but i have no idea how much of it vibe ron shelton stole from this . bull durham be a virtual reshuffling of scene from slapshot .