Journey of Hope
Journey of Hope 1990, PG. Directed by Xavier Koller, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Necmettin Cobunoglv, Nur Surer, Emin Sivas, Yaman Okay, Mathias Gnadinger. The biggest upset at this year’s Oscarfest occurred when this dark horse from Switzerland nabbed the honors for best foreign film from France’s Cyrano de Bergerac. Although Journey of…
Soapdish
Soapdish 1991. Directed by Michael Hoffman, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sally Field, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Shue, Robert Downey, Cathy Moriarty, Kevin Kline. Field expands on her near the edge housewife in Steel Magnolias to create this TV soap queen. What we want is All About Eve, what we get is Gidget with…
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken 1991, G, 88 min. Directed by Steve Miner, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Gabrielle Anwar, Michael Schifflin, Dylan Kussman, Cliff Robertson. Yes, I suppose it’s wimpy to start with a disclaimer, but it’s difficult to review children’s movies without one, so here goes: This film is directed in…
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk 1991, R. Directed by Michael Lehmann, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie Macdowell, James Coburn, Sandra Bernhard, Richard E. Grant. Somebody said spoof, somebody else said, get Lehmann, everybody figured producer Joel Silver and Willis couldn’t lose – and guess what? They all rolled craps. The film…
Drop Dead Fred
A grown woman’s imaginary childhood friend (called Drop Dead Fred) returns when her adult problems are at their bleakest, and creates all kinds of mayhem and fun – and, along the way, helps our heroine self-actualize and become a more centered human being.
Ninth Life
Ninth Life 1989. Directed by Ken Harrison, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Matthew Posey, Robert Prentiss, Barri Murphy, Kim Pendleton, Bill Bolender, Linda Gehringer. Set in Dallas’ boho arts community of Deep Ellum, Ninth Life is a stylish and contemporary murder mystery. Sam (Posey) is a painter who returns to Dallas for a…
Only the Lonely
Only the Lonely 1991. Directed by Chris Columbus, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring John Candy, Maureen O’Hara, Ally Sheedy. I wouldn’t say this new John Hughes/Chris Columbus co-production is as bad as their last (which, you may remember, turned out to be the most profitable comedy in American movie history, ha, ha), but…
