This is a high school sexploitation/slasher movie comedy from the director of Barbarella, written by Gene Roddenberry, starring Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas, and Roddy McDowall, and if your brain didn't explode halfway into that description, you're made of stronger stuff than me.

That’s my secret, Captain. I always want deviled eggs.

I was miffed it wasn't this squirrel pic. This little guy had no fear of us coming out to the porch while he was busy at squirrel business.

She do slay!! Love the cap.

omfg

Truer words, etc.

I would almost like to get my hands on the raw footage to see if a better movie could have been edited out of the options.

It feels like there is absolutely no reason to watch it again, which is sad. It could have been more.

As written, the movie is B work at best. All of the actors tried to bring their A work, but it wasn't enough to elevate it overall. Of note, ANY real nod to Thanksgiving by the characters could have cozied the film into an annual watch, but they failed to write that in (or cut it out).

Gabourey Sidibe plays Odessa, an outspoken employee at the Tower who has a particular set of skills. She practiced her scene stealing chops right in the faces of all these actors.

Gabourey Sidibe - A+
D/W/E - B

Michael Peña plays Enrique Dev'Reaux, something of a side kick character. Fortunately 'irrepressible side kick' is one of his specialties. His character is functional not motivational, so he grants no points to the D/W/E team and keeps them all for himself.

Michael Peña - A+
D/W/E - D

Téa Leoni plays FBI Special Agent Claire Denham which is another character that feels like 60% of her story wound up on the floor. She did what she could with what she had.

Téa Leoni - A
D/W/E - C

Judd Hirsch plays Josh's boss, Mr. Simon. It's nice to see Judd but overall just a waste of his time other than allowing us to be like, "Oh nice, it's Judd Hirsch!"

Judd Hirsch - A
D/W/D - B

Stephen McKinley Henderson plays Lester. This man's ability to take a small role and almost tear my heart out remains unparalleled. I'm not sure the D/W/E team deserves the credit, but he dragged them up to his level.

Stephen McKinley Henderson - A+
D/W/E - A

Matthew Broderick played Mr. Fitzhugh, a former Wall Street investor who is being evicted from the Tower and joins the heist team. He was deprived of an arc or even the chance to be three dimensional. Suspicious some good stuff is on the cutting room floor.

Matthew Broderick - A- (robbed)
D/W/E - D

Alan Alda played Arthur Shaw, the antagonist. Pure entitled asshole. We all hate it when Alan plays these roles, but he understood the assignment. Not his most notable villain, but perfectly serviceable.

Alan Alda - A
D/W/E - B+

Casey Affleck played Charlie, one of Josh's relatives that also worked at the Tower. The thru-line of the character made sense but the writing never fully committed to whether he was an idiot, good guy, or asshole.

Casey Affleck - A
D/W/E - B+

Eddie Murphy plays Slide, a criminal from Josh's neighborhood. This character HAD to look better on paper before they started because this was IMHO an odd role for him. I will credit that he stayed in it, but was left wondering why. Kept expecting a twist.

Eddie Murphy - A
D/W/E - C