Love on Delivery
Love on Delivery 1994. Directed by Wong Jing, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Stephen Chow, Sing Che, Ing Man Tak. Okay, picture this: A literal army of about fifty or so kung fu sex maniacs chasing a young girl down the street, all of them piled into a small car and wearing Garfield…
Babyfever
Babyfever 1994, R, 110 min. Directed by Henry Jaglom, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Victoria Foyt, Matt Salinger, Dinah Lenney, Eric Roberts, Frances Fisher, Elaine Kagan, Charlayne Woodard. The ever-idiosyncratic Henry Jaglom will win few new fans with this one-note investigation of contemporary women’s feelings about having babies. Co-written with his real-life wife…
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1993, R, 101 min. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Uma Thurman, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, Keanu Reeves, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Buck Henry. What this film adaptation of Tom Robbins’ popular Seventies novel may ultimately prove is that when the…
Three Ninjas Kick Back
Three Ninjas Kick Back 1994. Directed by Charles T. Kanganis, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Victor Wong, Max Elliott Slade, Sean Fox, Evan Bonifant, Caroline Junko King. All movies hope to turn a buck, though few of them actually attain this goal (at least, not in any substantial measure). Then there are movies…
Charlie’s Ear
Charlie’s Ear 1992, NR, 100 min. Directed by Gary Chason, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Austin Pendleton, Catherine Hyland, Tony Fields, Sebastian Massa. It’s Harold Blodgett’s (Pendleton) birthday, and the poor guy’s having a rough time of it. The alarm clock won’t shut off, his wife (Hyland) won’t wake up, the cleaner’s neglected…
A Million to Juan
A Million to Juan 1994. Directed by Paul Rodriguez, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Paul Rodriguez, Ruben Blades, Polly Draper, Cheech Marin, Edward James Olmos, Paul Williams. Unlike the ongoing boom in films made by and aimed (primarily) at African-Americans, we haven’t seen much of the same trend at work in the Latino…
