I think we can all agree — Steve Martin movies usually rock.
Consider this sample:
The Jerk
The Man With Two Brains
Three Amigos
Little Shop of Horrors
Roxanne
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Parenthood
LA Story
Father of the Bride
Grand Canyon
Housesitter
The Spanish Prisoner
Bowfinger
Shopgirl
It’s Complicated
I’ve seen most of them multiple times.
But one of my favorites has been nearly impossible to find, on basic cable or premium channels, until this week.
All of Me was released in theaters when I was still in college (translation: a long, long time ago). It tells the story of Edwina Cutwater, portrayed by Lily Tomlin, a millionaire who has been sickly her entire life.
As she faces an untimely death, Edwina enlists the help of a Tibetan master to transfer her soul into the body of a healthy, younger woman. Martin plays Edwina’s lawyer, who accidentally gets in the way and suddenly finds her soul in his body, each of them in control of one side.
It is physical comedy at its hilarious best, with Martin and Tomlin playing off of one another perfectly.
This week Ovation Channel brings All of Me back to cable. It airs tonight at 9:00pm ET (and probably lots more times to come). Just wanted to get the word out. I’m recording it, of course, so I will have a copy for keeps.
Time to wear out this Martin classic, too.
The Sticky Egg 
It was sidesplittingly funny. It is definitely worth another viewing.
Blessings on you and yours
John Wilder
We love this movie so much we adopted the “Edwina, back in bowl!” as a catchphrase and haven’t ran out of ways or situations to use it.
I love this movie. I had it way back on VHS I think and I saw it often. It cracks me up.
Also I most definitely love Steve Martin.
I don’t have the VHS or DVD and haven’t had much luck locating in on demand. Hence my excitement at seeing it pop up on cable. DVR, DVR!