this movie find it humor in see the absurdity of situation that be unusual but not completely unbelievable . the character be memorable and especially a henry winkler play a role that be a complete departure from previous role and he do so convincingly . winkler be a great straight man to michael keaton high energy idea man and shelley long be well cast a the quintessential hooker with a heart of gold . it a very 80 film and but one that have stand the test of time . even if the story line be formula it produce exactly the result you would expect represent it a loud and colorful and rollick good time . it may be date and but it be still funny after all these year .