Class Act
Class Act 1992. Directed by Randall Miller, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Christopher “kid” Reid, Christopher “play” Martin, Meshach Taylor. Those perpetual teenagers/rappers/comedians/Marvel comic book stars Kid ‘N Play (House Party I & II) are back again in another silly, harmless high school farce for the under-21 set. An upper middle-class genius and…
The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish 1991. Directed by Ben Lewin, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Michel Blanc, Natasha Richardson, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Hoskins. This is one of those seemingly unclassifiable little romantic comedies that nevertheless fits best into the category of Films With More Words in their Title than…
Housesitter
Housesitter 1992. Directed by Frank Oz, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Dana Delany, Julie Harris, Donald Moffat, Peter MacNicol, Christopher Durang, Heywood Hale Broun. David Letterman thinks he deserves a piece of the royalty action from this movie. It’s not hard to understand why. Think about the premise: an…
Monster in a Box
Monster in a Box 1992, NR, 96 min. Directed by Nick Broomfield, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Spalding Gray. By now, we know the drill. One lone man, on a stage, behind a table, with open notebook, spare set and sparse music by Laurie Anderson. The man is Spalding Gray, the noted monologuist.…
Patriot Games
Patriot Games 1992. Directed by Philip Noyce, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Thora Birch, Richard Harris, James Earl Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Edward Fox. For a film in which cold-blooded murder is frequently committed in the name of country, the politics in Patriot Games are…
Proof
Proof 1992, R, 91 min. Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Hugo Weaving, Genevieve Picot, Russell Crowe, Heather Mitchell. A blind photographer takes pictures and asks other people to describe them for him – the hook is charming and better yet, the movie follows through. Blind since birth, Martin (Weaving)…
