Going Overboard

Film Brain: [talking about Milton Berle's cameo] Although this cameo at first baffled me, as I thought about it further - and that's a dangerous thing to do when it comes to Going Overboard - it does actually make sense. See, Berle was famously a clean comedian, which places him in stark contrast to Dickie, who represents the raunchy shock comedians like Andrew Dice Clay that emerged during the 80's. So the film is attempting to be a celebration of the old-fashioned comedian, with Shecky/Sandler being the heir to Berle's throne. Of course, when you consider that Adam Sandler later became famous for films like this...

[shows clip of the "it tastes like fucking dick infused with balls" scene from That's My Boy]

Film Brain: It's hard not to find the film's message just a little bit ironic.