Episode 006: The Impostors (1998)

Overlooked slapstick gem of the nineties.

Directed by Stanley Tucci. Starring Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina, Lili Taylor, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, Allison Janney, Richard Jenkins, Isabella Rossellini, Campbell Scott, Billy Connolly, Dana Ivey, Hope Davis & Woody Allen

How is the world wrong about this film?

From Bryan: Critics were so won over by Stanley Tucci’s previous effort Big Night (1996) and couldn’t wait to see what was next. Some weren’t ready for a Laurel and Hardy-esque homage to classic Hollywood comedies. Why isn’t this movie talked about as one of the great comedies of the late 20th Century? Tucci is an amazing, underrated filmmaker. Let’s champion him and this hilarious film.