Homer and Eddie

1989
R
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Whoopi Goldberg and Jim Belushi in Homer and Eddie (1989)

A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him..

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A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Trivia
Best buddies in this movie, Whoopi Goldberg and Jim Belushi previously appeared as rivals in Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986).

Goofs
When Eddie spots the red car at the produce stand and tells Homer to pull in there, she is in the back seat. After they pull in they show her sitting in the front seat.

Quotes
Eddie Cervi: Feelin' pretty good? Then let's go!

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Stanley & Iris/Homer and Eddie/Loose Cannons/Sweetie/The White Girl (1990)

Soundtracks
Down Home Jubilee
Performed by Susi Beatty
Written by Dennis Morgan, Spady Brannan & Susi Beatty
Produced by David Malloy
Courtesy of Little Shop of Morgansongs/Spady Music/S.G.P. LTD

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Ragged but interesting

Whoopi Goldberg-James Belushi road movie isn't very good, isn't well-directed, but it does have something. Wrongly advertised as a wacky comedy, "Homer and Eddie" is actually a surprisingly sensitive and light-on-its-feet drama about friendship. Mentally backward man (Belushi) partners with an escaped mental patient named Eddie (Goldberg) who also has a brain tumor and keeps thinking she sees Jesus going by. Sort of a tragic love story between two unfortunate people that life threw away. Both stars are just fine, but the sloppy editing shows signs of an indecisive captain of the ship, and the blue-collar rock music on the soundtrack is grating. Panned by the critics, I found several scenes between the leads to be moving and funny, and Belushi shows a wonderfully huggable side of himself with a lovely monologue at a funeral; this is his best performance to date. **1/2 from ****