Dedicated to my late father. He was not Catholic! He was not particularly religious but came from a Baptist background. But for some reason this was one of his favorite "Arnold" movies. He even suggested it as a start to his last birthday, which happened to fall on a Friday. I showed up with "Christmas bread" around 9:30 in the morning with baby Peanut and he already had it cranked up. So Happy New Year Dad--I know you are out there somewhere!
One of my father's favorite later Coen films. He thought it's "espionage idiocy" was hilarious--he always hated the red-tape of government. He'd know, he was mixed up in to the top. Needless to say--retirement was something that he enjoyed!
This is the next to the last film that I saw in the theaters with my Dad. It's set in 1933, the year of his birth, and, of course, is based on real events--lore that he grew up with. Great soundtrack!
