I'll tell you why so serious

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

...from this movie is when Robert Townsend's character asks a man if his wife sumo wrestles on the weekend, and how much her Jenny Craig diet is costing him!This movie seems too didactic for me, but if you want to watch (or have your children watch) a movie with an anti-materialistic moral to the story, this should fit the bill!What I liked the most about this movie, besides the quote about the Jenny Craig eating, sumo wrestling wife, was seeing Morgan Fairchild in the role of Satan's girl friend, Babylonia! Pardon the cliché, but she's hotter than the hell her character came from in this movie! I just wish she would have shown more skin!

this was one of the funniest movie ever......if you have not see this movie, then you missing a lot. having the "renaissance man"Robert townsend is such a great thing and cowboy lady Mrs. fairchild too ain't bad neither. Josh zuckerman was the perfect fit for brendan willy"s role.this movie was grotesque. first i thought the movie was just going to be about a teenage boy who couldn't talk to girls or make friends like weird science.but the movie turn out to be "off the hook" instead. the director of the movie put a great effort to the film and also have the right people..actors and actresses... for the perfect role.................Robert townsend, Morgan fairchild, and Josh zuckerman are good actors.........way to go guys!!!!

Now let it be said that this is not a high quality film. But, damn, it is hilarious. It is tongue-in-cheek, clever and even mentions Canada! How can you not love Canada?Do not be fooled by references to Canada; this is a Showtime film. Its quality is that of Showtime through and through.The idea is incredibly simple and it's nothing that hasn't been seen before. It would, technically I suppose, be considered a horrible movie. I could have done the opening credits myself with Power Point. A six year old could have written more believable dialogue.Yet...somehow, some way, it all comes together and the result is hilarious. You will laugh a lot and nine times out of ten it will be at something that is intentionally funny.The characters are great in a way that Showtime two-dimensional made-for-tv characters can be. It has Morgan Fairchild as the devil's girlfriend! It has a little Jewish kid as the dork with Harry Potter glasses and a red-haired nerd as the klutzy best friend! It has a black man in a pimp hat!It is true, there are many ways you could not love this movie, but they're all stupid.Rent it. Trust me.

I Was a Teenage Faust can be described as surreal... and weird. But I had a good time watching it, teenagers tempted by the devil (played by Robert Townsend) to gain popularity, fame, good looks and the other superficial things. for the family-oriented families, moral lessons included!All in all, it was a nice film. I have no negative comments whatsoever, because as long as I enjoyed the film, it IS a good one.