NAPOLEON DYNAMITE + AIRPLANE! SPECIAL

Published: Dec. 31, 2023, noon

On the Saturday December 30, 2023 edition of the Richard Crouse Show we have at two movies to end your year with a smile.\n\nFirst, we\u2019ll meet Jon Heder, Jon Gries and Efren Ramirez, the stars of \u201cNapoleon Dynamite,\u201d the movie Jim Carrey said \u201cchanged comedy movies.\u201d The story of a listless and alienated teenager who decides to help his new friend Pedro win the class presidency in their small western high school, while dealing with his bizarre family life back home, is one of the most quoted movies of all time. We go deep on the legacy of the movie. \n \nThen, I welcome brothers David and Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams, the writers and co-directors of \u201cAirplane!,\u201d the 1980 hit spoof about which David Letterman said, \u201cfilm comedy became different after that movie.\u201d the Zuckers and Abrahams have a new book, \u201cSurely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!,\u201d available now wherever you buy fine books, will stop by in just a bit to tell all about the making of the movie and the film\u2019s lasting impact.