Rocketman
from Walt Disney Video
Blast off for outrageously funny space travel in this screwball comedy that spins wildly out of control all the way to Mars! Though he's a whiz with computers accident-prone astro-nut Fred Randall (comedian Harland Williams - "Dumb And Dumber") is the last guy on Earth you'd want on the first manned mission to Mars. But as bad luck and poor timing would have it that's exactly what happens and Fred undergoes rigorous if not hilarious training at NASA. After that it's t-minus a reality check as Fred blasts off with the rest of the space shuttle crew: a cocky non-nonsense Commander a sexy Mission Specialist and a mischievous space chimp named Ulysses. From the dizzying preflight foolishness to the even loonier landing Rocketman is the out-of-this-world hit comedy that's more than go for launch it's go for laughs!Run Time: 94 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: PG UPC: 786936281620 Manufacturer No: 04000200
Single White Female
by Barbet Schroeder
from Sony Pictures
You can take this 1992 thriller one of two ways: it's either a highly suspenseful movie about an unfortunate young woman's psychological breakdown, or it's a glossy slasher movie starring two of Hollywood's best young actresses. Or maybe it's both at the same time--or perhaps it's the clever and well-acted thriller for its first hour before resorting to the routine shocks of a cheap horror flick. However you look at it, there's no denying that this is a dynamite showcase for Jennifer Jason Leigh as the roommate from hell who becomes the bane of Bridget Fonda's existence. First she picks up Fonda's mannerisms, then starts to borrow her wardrobe, cuts her hair to resemble Fonda's, and even "borrows" her roomie's boyfriend for a deceitful night of lovemaking. By that point Fonda's totally freaking out (wouldn't you?), and, well, that's when the whole thing gets a little too silly. Still, this is a nifty little shocker, and director Barbet Schroeder brings more intelligence and style to the material than it really deserves. Add that to the fine performances by the battling roommates and you've got a movie that will make you think twice before inviting total strangers to live with you. --Jeff Shannon
Caddyshack 2
by Allan Arkush
from Warner Home Video
Jackie Mason is the best thing going in this otherwise negligible sequel to the already-dubious pleasures of Caddyshack. Between the decadent and often senseless jokes, Mason plays a millionaire whose daughter wants to be part of an upper-crust society he has no use for. Directed by Allan Arkush (Rock 'n' Roll High School), there is some snap to the production; but the concept and script run out of juice early on. --Tom Keogh
A comedy about a construction tycoon who tries to join a snobby country club that doesn't want him as a member. The tycoon's solution is to buy the club where his fate boils down to a climactic golf match.
The Stupids
by John Landis
from New Line Home Video
Meet the Stupids. Stanley (Tom Arnold) and Joan (Jessica Lundy) and their kids Buster and Petunia. They're a nice typical suburban American family. Except for one thing. None of them has the sense God gave a lemon. Year: 1996Running Time: 94 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 794043695926
Vampire's Kiss
by Robert Bierman
from MGM (Video & DVD)
Nicolas Cage is perfectly cast in this devious black comedy of a New York literary agent whose latest one-night stand lands him in bed with vampire Jennifer Beals, who takes a big, bloody bite out of his identity. The emotionally unstable executive develops an aversion to sunlight, a fear of crosses, and a sudden appetite for cockroaches (not to mention a sadistic pleasure in tormenting hapless secretary Maria Conchita Alonso), but is it a supernatural curse or schizophrenia? Vampire's Kiss (written by After Hours scribe Joseph Minion) walks a dangerous line between satire and psychosis, which Cage pushes to surreal levels with a manic, unhinged performance. "I'm a vampire!" he howls, shuffling down alleys and snapping his cheap plastic fangs, less a Dracula than a bug-eyed, psychotic Renfield. Both funny and unsettling, this is one of the most demented takes on the genre. --Sean Axmaker
OscarĀ® winner* Nicolas Cage is amazing (The New Yorker) in this outrageous, erotically charged thriller about a womanizing New York executive who becomes convinced that he's a vampire when one of his conquests bites his neck in the throes of passion. Jennifer Beals (Devil in a Blue Dress) sizzles as the femme fatale who sets Cage on his batty course in this darkly funny, lively, imaginative fantasy (Los Angeles Times)! *1995: Actor, Leaving Las Vegas
Bright Lights, Big City
by James Bridges
from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Michael J. Fox ("Spin City" Back to the Future) just "couldn't be better" (L.A. Daily News) in this "wildly effective [and] truly powerful picture" (David Sheehan NBC-TV)! Co-starring Kiefer Sutherland Phoebe Cates Dianne Wiest and Swoosie Kurtz and featuring a pulsating soundtrack from New Order Depeche Mode and Prince this "chronicle of wasted days and misplaced nights" (Roger Ebert) is a must-see!Jamie Conway (Fox) is an aspiring writer who trades the wheat fields of Kansas for the imposing skyline of Manhattan - and the seductive party culture hidden within. When Jamie hits the club scene to enliven his nights and deaden his pain he takes it to the limit...until the limit threatens to take away everything and everyone he's ever loved.System Requirements:Starring: Michael J. Fox Phoebe Cates Kiefer Sutherland Dianne Wiest Directed By: James Bridges Running Time: 108 Min. Color Copyright 2003 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 027616888402 Manufacturer No: 1004810
Michael J. Fox plays the most sympathetic cocaine addict you've ever seen in the movie of Jay McInerney's popular novel Bright Lights, Big City, the book that famously chronicled the coke- and cash-fueled era of the 1980s. Jamie Conway (Fox) works as a fact-checker for a major New York magazine, but because he spends his nights partying with his glib best friend (Kiefer Sutherland), he's on the verge of getting fired. His wife, a fast-rising model (Phoebe Cates), just left him; he's still reeling from the death of his mother (Dianne Wiest) a year earlier; and he's obsessed with a tabloid story about a pregnant woman in a coma. Bright Lights, Big City doesn't have much of a plot, but in its meandering way it captures some of the glossy chaos of the time and of a man desperately trying to escape the pain in his life. --Bret Fetzer
Something About Sex
from Allumination
A comedic roller coaster ride through the love, sex, trust monogamy and cheating rituals of three seemingly happy couples, all observed by one cynical bachelor played by Jason Alexander.
Bright Lights, Big City
from MGM (Video & DVD)
In the vein of Less then Zero and Trainspotting Bright Lights Big City is a gritty and powerful drama of a young writer with big aspirations who moves from Kansas to Manhattan to start his career but ends up in a dead end job and falling into the dark and fast paced world of cocaine and late nights clubbing. But can he find himself again?System Requirements:Running Time: 107 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/COMING OF AGE Rating: R UPC: 883904111504 Manufacturer No: M111150
Michael J. Fox plays the most sympathetic cocaine addict you've ever seen in the movie of Jay McInerney's popular novel Bright Lights, Big City, the book that famously chronicled the coke- and cash-fueled era of the 1980s. Jamie Conway (Fox) works as a fact-checker for a major New York magazine, but because he spends his nights partying with his glib best friend (Kiefer Sutherland), he's on the verge of getting fired. His wife, a fast-rising model (Phoebe Cates), just left him; he's still reeling from the death of his mother (Dianne Wiest) a year earlier; and he's obsessed with a tabloid story about a pregnant woman in a coma. Bright Lights, Big City doesn't have much of a plot, but in its meandering way it captures some of the glossy chaos of the time and of a man desperately trying to escape the pain in his life. --Bret Fetzer
Just a Little Harmless Sex
by Rick Rosenthal
from Lions Gate
A strictly monogamous man (Robert Mailhouse) stops to help a stranded female with a broken down car. In gratitude she offers oral sex, when he reluctantly accepts. However, just as they get involved, the cops arrive and it turns out that the woman is a known prostitute. The man is arrested and is forced to call his wife (Alison Eastwood) at 3 AM to bail him out. A few days later he is evicted from his home by his wife. His best friends (Jonathan Silverman, William Ragsdale) question how he could have been so naive. Meanwhile his wife and her friends (Kimberly Williams, Jessica Lundy) plan their own night out with full sexual plans. Meanwhile the men decide that an apology is at hand. Arriving home, instead of his wife, he finds his mother-in-law (Lauren Hutton). Eventually the guys, girls, and mom all end up together in a night club that brings all the events to a head.
Rocketman [Region 2]
by Stuart Gillard
Oddball scientist Fred Z. Randall (Harland Williams) is nobody's idea of an astronaut. But he turns out to be NASA's only hope when the first manned mission to Mars comes up one man short. So it's up to Fred, who instantly rubs the ship's commander (William Sadler) and specialist (Jessica Lundy) the wrong way--but makes eerily good friends with the ship's chimp. A movie whose rude, gas-laced sense of humor will appeal to kids; adults may also get a few chuckles out of Canadian funnyman Williams, who does countless impressions and makes endless faces and funny noises. Think of him as the poor man's Jim Carrey. --Marshall Fine
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