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Moving (1988)

Moving poster
Directed by
Alan Metter
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 134 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Arlo Pear uproots his family for a cross-country move. He faces a series of annoying neighbors, eccentric movers, and other maddening obstacles along the way.

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What happens

Moving is a 1988 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor as Arlo Pear, a father moving his family cross-country. Other notable appearances in the film include Randy Quaid as an annoying neighbor, Dana Carvey as a man with multiple personalities hired to drive Pryor's car, Rodney Dangerfield as an embezzling loan officer, musician Morris Day, and WWF wrestler King Kong Bundy as a monstrous mover. The film also stars Stacey Dash as Arlo's daughter Casey, and Leslie Jordan in his film debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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