Justin, my perceptions very well maybe biased by my youthful disappointment.  I haven't read the book yet, and will give it a try.

Maybe we do deserve him….

Perhaps he can remember way back to Real Genius and Top Secret! when he was funny not bat-shit crazy.  Or maybe his Twain will be an escapee from Dr. Moreau.

http://youtu.be/BD8f95tUHSg

Ya live long enough, you can do Lear to book-end your career.

For the modern era - Dead Dog Cafe!

(sigh…)

Touched a nerve?

Fibber McGee and Molly!

Like Elvis, Welles couldn't help but burn out and become a parody of himself.

OH MAN!  HERE COMES THAT CHICKEN HEART!  WHERE'S MY JELLO!

What have you got against bongo music?

Unless, of course we're talking The Expendables.

Colbert:   BEARS!!!!

Dr. Mr. Adams,

The Aliens are Back!  Time to Save the Earff, again.

LINE?

A plane full of people on the Hudson River would disagree.

Dicks!  Real men would use Harleys like Ed Harris in Romero's Knightriders.

That's Hedley!