Backdraft
Backdraft 1991, R, 132 min. Directed by Ron Howard, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Kurt Russell, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Scott Glenn, Rebecca Demornay. Absolutely marvelous special effects are the salvation and the curse of this movie. The film exploits Chicago’s terrain of ethnic neighborhoods, political turf, and glorious modern architecture, but…
Impromptu
Impromptu 1991, PG-13, 107 min. Directed by James Lapine, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Julian Sand, Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin. It seems like the minute you dress characters up in period costumes, they’re going to behave very badly towards each other — downright bitchy if you will. Filmmakers are…
Mannequin Two: On the Move
Mannequin Two: On the Move 1991. Directed by Stewart Raffill, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring William Ragsdale, Kristy Swanson, Meshach Taylor, Terry Kiser, Stuart Pankin. This sequel shares very little with its predecessor, only the basic premise of a store mannequin coming to life. The characters are all different except for Hollywood, the…
Stone Cold
Stone Cold 1991, R, 92 min. Directed by Craig R. Baxley, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Brian Bosworth, William Forsythe, Lance Henriksen. Stone Cold. Brick Stupid. I never would have thought that I’d feel sorry for the brutish Bosworth, and, well, I don’t. *
Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louise 1991, R, 128 min. D: Ridley Scott; with Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel. Thelma (Davis) and Louise (Sarandon) take off for a weekend vacation. They stop for drinks at a roadside joint (where the bar band consists of Charlie Sexton and crew) and when a local lothario tries to rape Thelma…
Perfectly Normal
Perfectly Normal 1991. Directed by Yves Simoneau, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley. To his co-workers at the Tate Brewery, Renzo Parachi (Riley) is just another assembly line worker: quiet, efficient, average. To his rinkmates on the company hockey team, he’s a worthy goalkeeper ready to shut out those incoming…
Truly, Madly, Deeply
Truly, Madly, Deeply 1990. Directed by Alan Rickman, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson. Jamie is dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. Dead as a doornail, yes, but like Dickens’ Marley, he keeps popping back into the everyday world, anxious to help smooth over the…
What About Bob?
In this classic comedy, Murray plays a patient who drives his shrink (Dreyfuss) crazy.
