Going Berserk

1983
R
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

2.1K

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A drummer/chauffeur engaged to a congressman's daughter encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics cult, and other crazed characters during the days leading up to his wedding.

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A clumsy chauffeur is hypnotized by a cult to kill the father of his fiancée, a congressman who's suing the cult for fraud, and encounters several weird characters during the days leading up... Read allA clumsy chauffeur is hypnotized by a cult to kill the father of his fiancée, a congressman who's suing the cult for fraud, and encounters several weird characters during the days leading up to his wedding.A clumsy chauffeur is hypnotized by a cult to kill the father of his fiancée, a congressman who's suing the cult for fraud, and encounters several weird characters during the days leading up to his wedding.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
John Candy was supposed to write the script but never finished it.

Goofs
The rap song during the opening credits states that John and Chick's limousine is black. In the film proper, it is actually silver with a gray vinyl roof.

Quotes
Grandmother Reese: You're fat! My husband was fat. He's dead now. You must eat like a pig!
John Bourgignon: A pig. Yeah, yeah.
Grandmother Reese: Cigarettes'll kill you. My husband smoked, you know. He died from smoking too much.
John Bourgignon: I thought you said he died 'cause he was fat!
Grandmother Reese: He was fat, with bad lungs.

Crazy credits
The entire plot of the movie is told in a rap song during the opening credit:

Well John's the lead in this meaty scene He's the Candyman, if you know what I mean. And he drives a long black limousine With his sidekick Chick! [car horn sound] Now John's the drummer out in the street, But the man can't even keep a beat So he spins his wheels to make ends meet. You got it? [Woman's voice: "Huh?"] Stay with me now! John's got a pretty little fiancée. When her daddy's trying to pull a power play, And if Big Daddy gets his way, Our man John will be wearing cement shooooooes!

Alternate versions
Some television broadcasts have expanded scenes.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Barbara Walters/David Steinberg (1983)

Soundtracks
AEROBICS THEME
(Reach Higher for Beauty, Peace, Money, and Sucess)
Performed by Dixie Carter

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Featured review

3/10

Going Berserk

John Candy is never less than likeable, but this is such a bizarre little film, and one in which all the random pieces never really gel together.

Others have said it feels like SCTV style sketches tacked together, and that might be a fair comment.

Ok overall.