Steve Martin, the great comedian who has starred in a dozen or so great comedies, stars as Larry Hubbard, an aspiring writer, who after finding his girl in bed with another guy becomes ’’The Lonely Guy’’. Hubbard, then goes out on his own in New York City, and find the right place for himself to live in , along with trying to find the right girl for him. However, comic mishaps prevent Larry from doing this, all the while though, Larry from his experiences as a lonely guy in New York, will use this for a best seller he is writing revolving around lonely guys.
’’The Lonely Guy’’ is both a laughfest, and a charming, sentimental movie about love. The laughs come in when we see Larry trying to find an apartment in New York. He first sees a high class apartment, but then narrates that looks can be deceiving as, these kind of apartment have a high crime rate. Then seconds a guy gets shot and tells Larry: ’’Don’t move in bad neighboorhood’’. LOL .
Then when Larry starts looking for an apartment, he decides he wants one with a view of the river. However, when he looks out of the window of one of the apartments, he sees that windows is the river!!! As he sees goldfish, and other fish, swim across the window!!! LOL When Larry finally gets settled he meets a man named Warren Evans (Charles Grodin) a lonely guy who is contemplating suicide. Larry prevents Warren from doing this and the 2 become good friends. Seeing his skill in dealing with lonely guys, Larry plans his book based on the subject. However, he himself feels depressed while writing it, since he doesn’t have a woman.
Larry then goes on a mission (with both comical and good results) to find the right woman. He meets Iris (Judith Ivey) a great woman, but with a troubled past. Will Larry , the lonely guy, find the right woman? See it to find out. There are great funny cameos by Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Merv Griffin, who take a great interest in the writer/ lonely guy. Other comical scenes involved Larry trying to find the right dog, to past those lonely nights.
The movie is hard to find, and out of print, but it’s worth searching for. It’s also playing on the True Love Channel on Digital Cable and Satellite TV. Overall it’s a great comedy, Martin and Grodin, give exceptional performances, again showing their comedic talents.