Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)
Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American black comedy film starring George Segal and Jane Fonda. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, the film is caustically critical of the "anarchy" of the American way of life.
The character names come from the Dick and Jane series of children's educational books, and the title is taken from the title of one of the books in the series.
Reception[edit]
The film was Columbia's third-highest-grossing film in the US in 1977[4] with rentals returned from the United States and Canada of $13.6 million.[3]
The film received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 57% rating based on reviews from 14 critics.[5]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 2.5 out of 4, and wrote: "This stuff is funny enough, but somehow it's too easy. It's situation comedy, when the movie's earlier moments seemed to be promising us a hard-boiled commentary..."[6]
Remake[edit]
The film was remade in 2005 with the same title, starring Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni.[7]