“Look, Pistachios, the silly voices, the making faces, it was fun for like one second, okay?”
In the mid to late 90s, Wayne’s World had made Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey two of the biggest comedy stars in the world. America had known these two for years as two of the most reliable performers on Saturday Night Live, but SNL hadn’t made its way to Australian TV yet. So when Wayne’s World hit, it was like two new, hilarious comic forces had appeared out of nowhere. Meyer’s flame would burn out gradually, over the next couple of decades and increasingly terrible movies. But Carvey kind of disappeared from the big screen almost immediately. Here’s something you probably didn’t know, Carvey made a movie called The Master of Disguise. Here’s something you probably didn’t notice, it was 13 years ago and it was his last starring role.
In a quick 1979 prologue, Fabbrizio Disguisey (James Brolin) recounts a covert mission in which he used his master of disguise prowess to pose as Bo Derrick and pull some heist. But his master of disguisery isn’t just the result of great makeup and prosthetics. It turns out that the Dusguisey clan has an almost super power for the art. But Fabbrizzio doesn’t want this life of danger for his son, so he keeps this family trade secret and opens an Italian restaurant in Tuscany. Cut to present day 2002 and his son has grown up to be the cartoonishly goofy Pistachio (Dana Carvey). (more…)
Bored and Dangerous 