4/5 Rodney tackles polygamy
  by Randy E. Halford (Boise, ID)
You have to admit it: Rodney Dangerfield chose an offbeat & provocative subject to do a comedy on. And what's funnier than having Rodney--the "no respect" guy--marrying five young & beautiful wives? It's a premise that's a gold mine of laughs! Rodney plays Monte Peterson, a real-estate contractor who comes across some prime land to build a ski lodge in Utah. The catch: In order to use his land, he has to join the Mormon religion...which automatically gives him his many wives! His purchase immediately raises the ire of a shifty banker (John Byner) who happens to be in a "stronghold" partnership with a Las Vegas gangster (Andrew Dice Clay, beautifully cast) who has a secret land scheme that will turn the community upside-down. But Peterson's got his own problems: A trip to Vegas to treat his wives goes awry when both the city's fast living & a gung-ho feminist author (Molly Shannon) quickly corrupt the girls, opening up their eyes to women's lib. Worse, Byner sends his portly minion to Vegas in hopes of catching Peterson smoking or drinking as proof to ex-communicate him.
Rodney's likable & in top form in this one, rattling off some terrific one-liners, and getting into mischief as usual. The one flaw is the action sequences. The jail breakout, with Rodney riding in a trash bin, has some obvious stunt double work; and the ski chase is marred with stunt work that's obviously not Rodney. This kind of stuff gives the film a "B-movie" feel. Still, I laughed from start to finish...and that's good enough for me!

3/5 Good movie. :)
  by ~Matt (Gastonia NC)
Rodney was really good in this movie.

It's not as commercialized as Back To School but there's no reason to forget about it.

AND it didn't cost me over $3! :)




5/5 Only Rodney could do this movie!
  by Jim Boy C (Silver Spring, MD)
This is Rodney true to form and a real hoot of a movie. I think it was his last really funny story about a man with
the "problem" of inheriting five wives. Lots of ab libbing. I found this movie by chance as I do not remember it in theaters but is a real find if you are a Rodney fan. He always puts smile on me even when he says nothing at all. And have to say I relate to his practical thinking many times. A good clean comedy the whole family can enjoy!
I think he was one of the best comedians of our time. And yes, he finally gets respect at the end. Add this to your collection!

3/5 Who Can Dislike Rodney Dangerfield
  by William A. Howes (Nashville, IL USA)
Rodney slows down in this apparently direct-to-video movie, but it's an amusing take on the always-popular guy-who-inherits-bunch-of-babes plotline. Here, Rodney is a would-be ski lodge builder who finds that to buy some Utah mountain property for his lodge, he has to adopt the local splinter Mormon beliefs. That somehow includes taking three wives, and they become five. He gets some tired gags out of how he has to bed these five beauties, then he takes them to Las Vegas, they quickly become liberated at a seminar, and help save Rodney from a couple smalltown hustlers including a banker played by John Byner, fronting for a mob guy played by Andrew Dice Clay, who wants the property for his uncle, played by Jerry Stiller. Lots of Dangerfield gags, many of them heard many times before, a chase scene in which Rodney's double bests the bad guys, and all turns out well in the end. Lightweight Dangerfield, but, heck, I like the guy and it's among the better of his lesser efforts.

5/5 My Five Wives
  by laurie (arizona)
This is one of Dangerfield's funniest movies. I could watch this over and over again and laugh just as hard as the first time.