My Life’s in Turnaround
My Life’s in Turnaround 1994. Directed by Eric Schaeffer, Donal Lardner Ward, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Eric Schaeffer, Ward, Lisa Gerstein, Dana Wheeler Nicholson, Debra Clein, Casey Siemaszko, Phoebe Cates, Martha Plimpton. “Turnaround” is the industry term used to describe the vague and frustrating process of being attached to a script that…
Hail the Judge
Hail the Judge 1994, NR. Directed by Wong Jing, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Stephen Chow, Ng Man Tat, Chueng Man. Hong Kong’s biggest box office draw, Stephen Chow, stars in this typically crazed period piece courtroom comedy melodrama (?!?) that delivers the type of low humor and absurd sight gags that admirers…
Natural Born Killers
Stone grabs our collective viscera and never lets go for the next two hours.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
A trio of “showgirls” – two drag queens and one transgender woman – venture out of tolerant, big-city Sydney and into the wilds of central Australia.
In the Army Now
In the Army Now 1994, PG, 91 min. Directed by Daniel Petrie, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Pauly Shore, Lori Petty, David Alan Grier, Andy Dick, Esai Morales. In his third starring role, Shore, the weasel who walks like a man, is cast as a goofball loser (there’s a stretch) who joins the…
Blankman
Blankman 1994. Directed by Mike Binder, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Jon Polito, Jason Alexander. There is no justice in this world. Robin Givens has appeared in two movies this summer in Austin. One was the well made and adorable Foreign Student which stuck around for…
Heroic Trio II: The Executioners
Heroic Trio II: The Executioners 1993, NR, 97 min. Directed by Johnny To, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui, Michelle Yeoh. Hong Kong’s top three female leads reunite in this uneven sequel to last summer’s box-office smash. In a world ravaged by nuclear holocaust, the only untainted water available comes…
Corrina, Corrina
Corrina, Corrina 1994, PG, 115 min. Directed by Jessie Nelson, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, Tina Majorino, Larry Miller, Joan Cusack, Don Ameche. Corrina, Corrina sets itself up nicely in its opening few moments. During a funeral reception for her mother, a young girl, Molly Singer (Majorino), hides under…
Too Outrageous Animation
Too Outrageous Animation 1994. Directed by Various, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . First of all, yes… it’s outrageous. Any film that promotes itself with such blaring hyperbole will automatically raise cynics’ eyebrows (“Can it really be that bad?”) and it should be made clear that on the level of providing an almost…
Color of Night
Color of Night 1994, R, 121 min. Directed by Richard Rush, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Bruce Willis, Jane March, Ruben Blades, Lesley Ann Warren, Brad Dourif, Lance Henriksen, Kevin J. O’Connor, Scott Bakula. Sporadic director Rush (whose last film was 1981’s The Stunt Man) takes on Hitchcock and ends up looking like…
