Nobody's Perfekt

Nobody's Perfekt
Nobody's Perfekt
Directed by	Peter Bonerz
Written by	Tony Kenrick
Produced by	Mort Engelberg
Starring	Gabe Kaplan; Alex Karras; Robert Klein; Susan Clark; Arthur Rosenberg; Paul Stewart
Cinematography	James Pergola
Edited by	Neil Travis
Music by	David McHugh
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 14, 1981;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$995

Nobody's Perfekt [sic] is a 1981 comedy film, adapted from Tony Kenrick's novel Two for the Price of One; Kenrick wrote the screenplay for this film.^[2]

Plot

Three therapy patients — Dibley (Gabe Kaplan), whose memory often fails him; Swaboda (Alex Karras), who believes that his late mother is still alive and living with him; and Walter (Robert Klein), who has three personalities — want the city to buy them a new car after theirs is totaled by a pothole. Legal means prove to be insufficient, so the three of them hatch a plan to extort the money from the mayor (Arthur Rosenberg).

Cast

Gabe Kaplan as Dibley
Alex Karras as Swaboda
Robert Klein as Walter
Susan Clark as Carol
Paul Stewart as Dr. Segal
James Cromwell as Dr. Carson
Peter Bonerz as Randall Kendall
John DiSanti as "Knuckles"
Alex Rocco as The Boss
Arthur Rosenberg as The Mayor
Alden McKay as Mr. Freeman
Roz Simmons as Mrs. Freeman
Barbara Wherry as Miss West
Al Kiggins as Colonel Brogan
Harold Bergman as Captain
Ken Rahger as Corporal
Julio Mechoso as Gang Member
Jose Fong as Gang Member
Jorge Gil as Gang Member

Release

Nobody's Perfekt made a total box office of $995.^[1]

Reception

A New York Times article on the 1981 box office mentioned the film as one that "sank in a weekend without a trace".^[3]

References

1 2 "Nobody's Perfekt". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
↑ "Nobody's Perfekt". afi.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
↑ Harmetz, Aljean (September 9, 1981). "Hollywood Is Joyous Over Its Record-Grossing Summer". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. 0. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

External links

Nobody's Perfekt at IMDb
Nobody's Perfekt at Rotten Tomatoes

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[BO-1] 1 2 "Nobody's Perfekt". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2026.

[afi-2] "Nobody's Perfekt". afi.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[3] Harmetz, Aljean (September 9, 1981). "Hollywood Is Joyous Over Its Record-Grossing Summer". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. 0. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

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