You can keep your Rays and your Aviators your Lincolns—my heart belongs to Mommie Dearest (1981), a gem of a biopic that knows how to have fun.
But I’ve always wondered how a little kid could possibly get wire hangers into that gated-compound of a house. Was the local dry cleaner playing a prank on this kid by planting them in the closet?
“Barbara, please!”
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Killer thriller director Brian De Palma tried his hand at a screwy mob send-up…and fell flat. Wise Guys (1986) is a timeless example of everything-but-the-kitchen-sink comedy, right up there with Ice Pirates.
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James Woods’ Max Renn tried on his silly specs once he’s through the looking glass.
Alice wears a bird for her spectacles. Or does the bird wear her? DUN-DUN!
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Not a feature film, but a 1983 Australian mini-series that ran as a movie on U.S. television, “Return to Eden” included attempted homicide by crocodile attack (leave it to the Aussies), and a post-plastic surgery revenge plot to end all previous revenge plots.
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Being forgettable reaches unforgettable heights in this week’s Cine-meh showing!
We saw so many movies with my dad on our weekend visits that sometimes we ran out of things we wanted to see and just took what we could get. And that’s how we ended up in the Elmwood Theater watching Water (1985)…Starring Michael Caine! With Music by George Harrison and Eric Clapton!
With that kind of star power why wasn’t it a hit?
I’m sorry, I can’t tell you. My only memories of it are Michael Caine’s feather-top chapeau and my utter incomprehension of the plot.
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George Burns does some body switching in 18 Again! (1988). While George gets to live it up in his grandson’s body, his grandson languishes in Burns’ comatose bag o’ bones.
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