My Father the Hero
by Steve Miner
from Walt Disney Video
Gerard Depardieu (GREEN CARD) stars as an overprotective father who lands in hot water when his overactive teenage daughter gets in over her head at a tropical vacation resort! Soon, the mischievous teen is getting dad in big, big trouble -- hurling him into one madcap misadventure after another. Combining uproarious comedy and a beautiful island setting, MY FATHER,THE HERO, simply overflows with nonstop fun in the sun. Discover for yourself the comedy hit that left critics and audiences alike drowning with laughter.
Once Bitten
by Howard Storm
from MGM (Video & DVD)
This is the movie that was supposed to make Jim Carrey a star--in 1985, no less. Perhaps it's no wonder that it took him until the 1990s (and In Living Color): this bloodless vampire comedy almost sank his movie career before it began. Carrey plays an innocent L.A. teen, the unlikely object of the affections of slinky Lauren Hutton, a long-lived vampire who needs the blood of a virgin to stay young. So, she woos the unsuspecting, naive young Valley guy. But most of the jokes fall flat, and only when Carrey cuts loose briefly and lets his wild side show do we get a glimpse of the future Ace Ventura. --Marshall Fine
A horny vampiress goes on the prowl for young virgin males. Since she has to find them in modern-day Los Angeles she has quite a problem.System Requirements:Starring: Lauren Hutton Jim Carrey Cleavon Little Karen Kopins Directed By: Howard Storm Running Time: 93 Min. Color Copyright 2003 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 027616888556 Manufacturer No: 1004828
Gator
by James Best
from MGM (Video & DVD)
Burt Reynolds returns as Gator McKlusky the moonshine-running king of the Bayou in this high-octane sequel to White Lightning. Filled with super-charged adventure and double-barreled action - and co-starring Lauren Hutton as a sexy TV reporter - Gator is a fast and furious ride you won't want to miss!The Feds want Gator. Not for moonshining but to go undercover to expose Bama McCall (Jerry Reed) Gator's boyhood pal who is now a local crime boss. Gator is reluctant at first but once he discovers Bama is involved in extortion prostitution... and murder the suspense builds to an explosive climax as old friends become deadly enemies.System Requirements:Starring: Burt Reynolds Lauren Hutton Jerry Reed Jack Weston Directed By: Burt Reynolds Running Time: 116 Min. Color Copyright 2003 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG UPC: 027616889171 Manufacturer No: 1004913
American Gigolo
by Paul Schrader
from Paramount Home Video
Writer-director Paul Schrader viewed this as the second part of a trilogy that began with Taxi Driver and concluded with Light Sleeper--each dealing with a lonely man trying to deal with both his own dizzily spinning moral compass and the hypocrisy of the society that's trying to tell him what to do. Richard Gere plays a high-priced prostitute, an immaculately dressed stud for hire who services the bored women of Beverly Hills without ever allowing himself to be touched emotionally. His affair with a politician's wife (Lauren Hutton) changes that, at a point when he is being framed for a murder he didn't commit. Even as he tries to elude the law, he allows himself to become enmeshed with her in unexpected ways. Too cool and distant for some viewers, the film has a distinctive look and deliberate pacing--and about two endings too many. But it will keep you watching in spite of yourself. --Marshall Fine
A male prostitute finds that his client, the wife of famous politician, won't clear him when he's framed for murder.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 12-MAR-2002
Media Type: DVD
The Rhinemann Exchange
from Universal Studios
Based on the gripping book by best-selling author Robert Ludlum (The Bourne Ultimatum) the must-see miniseries The Rhinemann Exchange arrives on DVD for the very first time! Filled with international intrigue and suspense this World War II thriller follows a U.S. intelligence officer to Argentina where he must arrange the exchange of industrial diamonds and top-secret technology between the Germans and the Allied forces. With a powerhouse cast that includes Stephen Collins and Lauren Hutton The Rhinemann Exchange contains all the original 5 unedited TV hours and is a jewel of an adventure that you can't afford to miss!System Requirements:Running Time: 248 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025195004879 Manufacturer No: 61100569
Zorro, the Gay Blade
by Peter Medak
from Image Entertainment
After having a surprise hit playing Dracula in Love at First Bite, George Hamilton seized the moment and spoofed another movie hero: Zorro. In fact, he plays two characters: the heroic Don Diego, who fights Spanish tyranny in Old California in his secret identity as Zorro, and Diego's long-absent brother, Bunny Wigglesworth, a man totally comfortable with his sexual identity and unafraid of accessorizing the Zorro outfit by rendering it in purple. When the swashbuckler is injured, he turns his sword over to the swishbuckler, who is just as good a swordsman, though a few shades less fiery. Some of the gay humor is heavy-handed, but Hamilton easily handles the comedy demands of the dual roles, and has strong support from Ron Leibman as the chief bad guy. --Marshall Fine
A Wedding
by Robert Altman
from 20th Century Fox
After the intensity of 3 Women, Robert Altman joked that he would relieve the pressure by "shooting a wedding." Fittingly, A Wedding, like many of his ensemble efforts, is part serious and part comic--much like the man himself. It begins with the ceremony, where brace-faced Muffin (Amy Stryker) and two-timing Dino (Desi Arnaz Jr.) are joined in holy matrimony by a rickety old bishop (John Cromwell, anticipating Rowan Atkinson's bumbler in Four Weddings and a Funeral). At the rambling reception, other parties come into play, including the parents (Carol Burnett and Paul Dooley vs. Anita Van Pallandt and Vittorio Gassman), the silent sister (Mia Farrow), the stressed-out wedding coordinator (Geraldine Chaplin), and the pesky photographer (Lauren Hutton). Then there's Dino's frail grandmother (Lillian Gish), who'll be lucky to make it through the day alive. As in Gosford Park, Altman spends as much time with the well-heeled guests as the behind-the-scenes staff. If anything can go wrong as these divergent personalities come together, it does. Regarding the 48 cast members, his son Stephen quips in the accompanying featurette, "I think he just wanted to double the 24 actors that were in Nashville." If they don't all register, A Wedding still ranks as one of the more democratic films ever made (the director's three co-writers all have bit parts). The film, which grows darker and more chaotic as it hurtles ahead, may be "minor Altman," but as wedding-related satires go, this widescreen effort stands tall. Suffice to say, hide-bound traditionalists need not apply. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
What he did to the military in M*A*S*H he does to marriage in...Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously and Dino's grandma expires in bed just as the reception starts. Could be quite an occasion.System Requirements:Run Time: 125 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 024543400790 Manufacturer No: 2240079
Once Bitten (1985) / Vampire's Kiss (1989) (Totally Awesome 80s Double Feature)
by Howard Storm
from MGM (Video & DVD)
Once BittenThe Countess has a problem. She is a 400 year old vampire who will cease to look young unless she is able to feed on a virgin three times before Holloween a week away. She sends Sebastian her servant and all of her lesser vampires out to find one. Finding a virgin is difficult in Los Angeles. Mark has a problem. He wants to 'do it' with Robin in the worst way but she wants to wait. Jamie and Russ Mark's goofy friends convince him to go to a Hollywood pick up spot where Mark meets the Countess on the prowl. Robin's not going to understand.Vampire's KissA publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction. The vampire continues to visit and drink his blood and as his madness deepens it begins to look as if some of the events he's experiencing may be hallucinations.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR UPC: 027616081681 Manufacturer No: M108168
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