It's wild. It's crazy. It's history according to Mel Brooks. History of the World - Part I shows a rather different side of Moses, the Stone Age and the Roman Empire - in which Mel Brooks is a stand-up philosopher playing Caesar's Palace. Next, the truth is finally told about the Spanish Inquisition in a splashy production number featuring song-and-dance monks and swimming nuns. And a new twist on the origins of the French Revolution (Brooks reigns as Louis XVI) is deftly brought to light. Joining Mel on this delirious romp through time is an incredible cast - his repertory players Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey and Dom DeLuise along with Sid Caesar, Bea Arthur, Henny Youngman, Hug Hefner, Jackie Mason, Gregory Hines and many others. It's history as you've never known it - completely irreverent and positively hilarious.
Rated R.
"Erotic and visually stunning." - Pat Collins, WWOR-TV. Robert DeNiro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn, Ian Holm and John Cleese star in Branagh's acclaimed adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. True to the original, here is the story of a young doctor whose obsession with death leads him to create a life. But his "creature," crafted from the bodies of convicts and the brain of a brilliant scientist, is a hideous mockery of humanity. And when the creature realizes he will never be accepted by men, he seeks revenge on Dr. Frankenstein and his family. An inspired adaptation that's emotionally complex and truly terrifying, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is "100% pure excitement. Visually stunning and refreshingly different." (Paul Wunder, WBAI Radio)
Rated R.
"Non-stop intense action!" - Jodie Resnick, ET Online. The criminal anarchy is lilarious when a foursome of full-time hit men looking to score extra cash kidnap the boss' goddaughter. And when beleaguered wise guy Mel is set up to take the fall, underworld antics and domestic absurdities collide for a working weekend no one will soon forget. Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Bokeem Woodbine and Antonio Sabato, Jr. star in this explosive action comedy.
Rated R.
John Carpenter's "Halloween" scared the living daylights out of 25 million people and set a precedent in smashing box-office records for a horror film. But the nightmare is just beginning... Picking up precisely where its predecessor left off, "Halloween II" follows the same ill-fated characters as they encounter the knife-wielding maniac they left for dead in the first "Halloween." It seems the inhuman Michael Myers is still very much alive and out for more revenge as he stalks the deserted halls of the hospital where his sister lays waiting. As he gets closer and closer to his terrified target, Dr. Loomi discovers the chilling mystery behind the crazed psychopath's savage actions. Written by horror masters John Carpenter and Debra Hill, "Halloween II" is a spine-tingling dark ride into the scariest night of the year. "Halloween II" ...just when you thought it was safe to go trick-or-treating again!
Rated R.
Acclaimed director George Stevens' legendary rendition of the quintessential Western myth earned six Academy Award nominations, and made Shane one of the classics of the American cinema. The story brings Alan Ladd, a drifter and retired gunfighter, to the assistance of a homestead family terrorized by a wealthy cattleman and his hired gun (Jack Palance). In fighting the last decisive battle, Shane sees the end of his way of life. Mysterious, moody and atmospheric, the film is enhanced by the intense performances of its splendid cast.
Not Rated.
Lt. Col. Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda) is an embittered man. Despite an excellent war record, he's stuck with the command of Fort Apache, a remote southwest garrison. So Thursday comes up with a scheme to make his reputation as an Indian fighter. Captain York (John Wayne), a bootstrap veteran of many Indian campaigns, knows Thursday's plan means disaster. But York also knows a soldier's lot is to do... and perhaps die. More than a Western, Fort Apache (1948) is rich in character and rampant with thunderous action. It's a vivid, salty, gritty visualization of men and honor that's not to be missed.
Not Rated.
"You'll laugh your socks off!" - CBS-TV, San Antonio. Here's the outrageous comedy hit that blends high-tech adventure with high-spirited humor for nonstop laughs! Big-screen funnyman Leslie Nielsen (Naked Gun 33-1/3, Naked Gun 2-1/2) is the hilarious Agent WD-40, lured back into service by The Agency. Teamed with the sexy agent 3.14 (Nicollette Sheridan - Noises Off), he's sent on his hardest mission ever...to stop the evil General Rancor (Andy Griffith - TV's Matlock) before he destroys the world! With high-flying laughs and high-voltage action, Spy Hard is the wackily entertaining comedy hit that has audiences everywhere howling!
Rated PG-13.
An Otto Preminger film. A sweeping and powerful epic about a man torn between doubt and faith, between human and spiritual values, Otto Preminger's "The Cardinal" follows a parish priest across two continents and through several turbulent decades. His rise to the upper echelons of the Church hierarchy parallels and is propelled by the social upheaval of the times. John Huston's brilliant performance as an arch-bishop and mentor to Tryon won an Academy Award nomination, as did Preminger for Best Director and Leon Shamroy for his richly colored cinematic images. The all-star supporting cast includes Burgess Meredith, Carol Lynley, Robert Morse, Ossie Davis, Romy Schneider and Dorothy Gish.
Not Rated.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch.
"Gather 'round your TV set, put on your masks...and watch..." Halloween is drawing near, and all across America, children are getting ready...for what could be their last Halloween. When a crazed man wanders into Dr. Dan Chaliss' hospital, clutching a Halloween mask and raving about people trying to kill him, Dan assumes the guy is nuts. But then the man is gruesomely murdered and turned to a mysterious ash. With the man's daughter, Ellie, Dan decides to investigate the man's last days. The trail takes them to the spooky, remote town of Santa Mira, home of Silver Shamrock Novelties factory. But Silver Shamrock is anything but child's play: It is the home base of an ancient Celtic coven headed by a warlock with a diabolical plan to murder 50 million children on the devil's night. So put on your masks and get ready for a few hours of pure terror. Halloween is here again.
Rated R.
"Four Stars!" Two-time Oscar winner Milos Forman (Amadeus, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) directs Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love and Edward Norton in this "smart, funny, shamelessly entertaining" film called "a blazing triumph" by the New York Times. Based on the true story of the notorious Hustler publisher who was sued by the Religious Right and paralyzed by a fanatic's bullet, The People vs. Larry Flynt is a stranger-than-fiction comedy about one man's outrageous public persona and eccentric private life. Chronicling Flynt's raunchy business savvy, his wildly unconventional marriage and his infamous courtroom antics, The People vs. Larry Flynt is "the most scintillating and outrageous message movie of the decade. An ultrapop masterpiece!" - Playboy Magazine.
Rated R.
Bogart and Hepburn star in John Huston's renown tale of love and adventure. Humphrey Bogart, 1951 Academy Award winner for Best Actor, stars with Katherine Hepburn in one of John Huston's most beloved screen classics, a dazzling mix of romance, comedy and adventure. When her village in the Congo is destroyed at the start of World War I, a spinsterish missionary (Hepburn) is rescued by an unlikely companion - a gin-loving river trader (Bogart). Their perilous escape on the war-torn "African Queen" turns into a outright battle against nature, the Germans and each other as the tempestuous pair realize they have fallen in love.
Not Rated.
A boy who refused to be beaten. A dog that refused to quit. A race that they couldn't afford to lose. It's 1905...12-year-old Willy (Joey Cramer), his beloved Grampa (Buddy Ebsen), and dog Morgan (O.J. the Dog) have been running their Wyoming cattle ranch since the death of Willy's parents. When the plains are hit by a hard winter, Grampa suffers a debilitating stroke. Willy is left alone to save the ranch and herd. Doc Smith (Belinda Montgomery) befriends Willy while treating Grampa, but even she and the other townsfolk cannot save the ranch. His only chance for a better life is to enter a grueling dogsled race. The prize ...$500! Willy and Morgan board a sled only to find their dogsled competition is formidable...Stone Fox (Gordon Tootoosis), the undefeated legend of the racing circuit. Can Willy beat the odds and win back the ranch for his Grampa? Stone Fox is an endearing movie for the whole family that will touch you through heartbreak and adventure.
Not Rated.
Break out the double knits and roll out the Astroturf, because The bunch is back in a groovy, good-time "romp for all ages" (Bonnie Churchhill, National News Syndicate). It's the '90s and even Bradys get the blues. Mike (Gary Cole) and Carol (Shelley Long) have just one week to come up with $20,000 in back taxes or they'll lose their house to a scheming neighbor (Michael McKean). To make matters worse, Marcia gets a swollen nose on date night, Cindy's addicted to tattling, and Jan's hearing a psychotic inner voice crying "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" Of course, these are the Bradys, and when the kids enter a talent contest with a $20,000 purse...well, let's just say, "It's A Sunshine Day"! With appearances by Florence Henderson, Barry Williams, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight and dreamy ex-Monkee Davy Jones, The Brady Bunch is "an absolute laugh riot from beginning to end" (Barry ZeVan, Channel America).
Rated PG-13.
The fire-packed grandaddy of all Vietnam War films. They were crack troops, an elite, hand-picked group of men skilled in the techniques of unconventional warfard. They were the soldiers of the Special Forces...and the focus of Hollywood's first feature film about the Vietnam War: The Green Berets. John Wayne stars in and co-directs this unabashedly red-white-and-blue depiction of America's Vietnam War effort, his most forceful film statement ever on the nature of duty and courage during times of political uncertainties. Wayne personally wrote to President Lyndon Johnson to request Pentagon assistance in filming and received all the military hardward - and then some - needed to create an impressive spectacle. Particularly dramatic is a long night battle in which the Special Forces camp is overrun by the enemy, then retaken. The ever-shifting perimeter, the mind-wracking cacaphony of explosion after explosion, the difficulty in distinguishing between friend and foe, and the nearly futile attempts at command communications during the chaos of battle vividly symbolize the war as it really was. The Green Berets is a benchmark in cinema history, a Vietnam battle film made at a time when Hollywood was steering clear of the controversy surrounding the war. But it is perhaps best seen, like the current Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, as a drama of any war. Its soldiers fit the familiar, likable mold of earlier John Wayne action classics like Back to Bataan and Flying Leathernecks. It is an adventure-packed tale of brave men under extreme stress...and the tall, tough-minded hero who leads them.
Rated G.
Tee off with a foursome of the screen's funniest clowns. The greenskeeper is about to start World War III - against a gopher. The judge plays to win but his nubile niece has her mind set on scoring her own way. The playboy shoots perfect golf by pretending he is the ball. And the countryclub loudmouth just doubled a $20,000 bet on a 10-foot putt. Insanity? No. Caddyshack. Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight and Bill Murray tee off for a side-splitting round of fairway foolishness that does for golf what Animal House did for college fraternities and Police Academy did for law enforcement. Chase's laid-back delivery has kept audiences of Saturday Night Live and movie hits National Lampoon's Vacation, Fletch and Spies Like Us in the aisles for years. Sharing his wisdom with a caddy or his bed with debutante Lacey Underall, he never misses a shot. Rodney Dangerfield is - well, Rodney Dangerfield. Even when he's off camera, he's on. And fans that have made Easy Money and Back To School box-office hits like him just fine. Knight - possessor of the best slow burn since Laurel and Hardy - fusses, fumes and finesses his way through his role as Bushwood Country Club's one-man Legion of Decency. Murray's hole-in-the-head assistant greenskeeper is straight out of Looney Tunes. Murray, who brought the house down in Meatballs, Stripes and Ghostbusters, is funny even when he talks to himself. In Caddyshack, the term "golf nut" takes on a deranged double meaning - and the laughs are par for the course!
Rated R.
They were perfect strangers, assembled to pull off the perfect crime. Then their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush, and the ruthless killers realize one of them is a police informer. But which one? Critically acclaimed for its raw power and breathtaking ferocity, it's a brilliant new American gangster movie classic from writer-director Quentin Tarantino!
Rated R.
This zany comedy spectacular from Steven Spielberg is set in Los Angeles just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor when the fear of a Japanese invasion threw the city into a state of pandemonium. 1941 features dozens of screwball characters, a full-scale riot on Hollywood Boulevard, a runaway ferris wheel, and the demolition of a two-story home. The all-star cast features John Belushi as crazy, gung-ho fighter pilot Wild Bill Kelso.
Rated PG.
Winner of ten Academy Awards! "Nothing short of a cinema masterpiece!" - The New York Times. A triumph on every level, this electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in the slums of 1950's New York. Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, and scripted by Ernest Lehman, this film combines the unforgettable score ("Maria," "America," "Somewhere" and "Tonight") of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim with Robbins' own exuberant choreography to capture the story with heartbreaking richness. Natalie Wood is breathtaking as Maria, a young woman whose first taste of love is fated in tragedy amidst the vicious rivalry of two street gangs - the Jets and the Sharks - one Anglo, one Puerto Rican. Along with Richard Beymer ("Twin Peaks") who stars as Maria's devoted lover, the gifted young cast also features Rita Moreno and George Chakiris - both of whom won Oscars for their supporting roles. Gathering a total of ten Academy Awards including Best Picture, and setting a standard for movie musicals that remains unsurpassed to this day, West Side Story is that rare and transcendent fusion of realism and fantasy that will forever be a feast for the eye, the ear and ultimately, the heart.
Not Rated.
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
National Lampoon gives new meaning to the words Political Party! Reading and writing take a back seat to humor and hi-jinx in this fast-paced comedy from the creators of Vacation and National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1. Take a joyride with the wildest, raunchiest bunch of misfits ever to climb on board a school bus! The seniors from Fairmont High School are taking off on a wild road trip to Washington! Along for the ride are whacked-out bus driver Tommy Chong (Up In Smoke), pathetic principal Matt Frewer (Max Headroom), Valerie Mahaffey (Northern Exposure) and the lewdest, crudest class of high school students ever assembled-including Kevin McDonald (The Kids in the Hall).
Rated R.
Legendary tough guy Lee Marvin heads an all-star cast in this landmark World War II adventure that broke new ground for the genre. All the explosive firepower of the elite platoon who became known as The Dirty Dozen is unleashed. On the verge of D-Day, renegade Army Major John Reisman (Marvin) is charged with the toughest assignment of his long career. His orders are to lead a small combat group into occupied France and attack a chateau used as a retreat by the Nazi general command. It's a suicide mission and both Reisman and the Army brass know it. But it gets worse. Reisman must choose his troops from the ranks of the most hardened, psychotic and murderous convicts in the military prison. Their only reward: freedom - if they make it back alive! The twelve chosen are an odd and unsavory lot. Among them: quick-tempered Robert Jefferson (Jim Brown), cold-blooded Joseph Wladislaw (Charles Bronson) and Chicago hoodlum Victor Franko (John Cassavetes in a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominated performance). Surly and mutinous, the convicts resent Reisman's lessons in training and discipline. Finally, the twelve set forth on their mission, but the question remains: Who do the convicts hate more, the Nazis or their own commanding officer? "Violent action, spine-tingling suspense, earthy humor and thrilling excitement." - L.A. Herald Examiner.
Not Rated.
"Wonderfully funny and touching...there's magic in it." - Peter Travers, People. "My father has stuck it to me all my life," complains Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), a callous, self-centered young hustler who feels he's been cheated out of his 3 million dollar inheritance. Left only with his late father's prized rose bushes and a vintage '49 Buick convertible, Charlie soon discovers yet another surprise - a brother he never knew he had. Dust Hoffman's Oscar-winning portrayal of Raymond, an autistic savant living in a world devoid of normal perception, may well be the crowning achievement of his distinguished career. Discovering Raymond in an institution, Charlie abducts him in a last-ditch attempt to extort his 'fair share' of the family estate. What begins as an unsentimental journey across the country evolves into a mystical odyssey of love and self-revelation as Raymond forces Charlie to grow beyond the limits of his own handicapped heart. Best Director Barry Levinson skillfully blends the award-winning script's pathos and humor to help make Oscar-winning Best Picture Rain Man "one of the great ones...a poignant, profound and powerful film." (Joel Siegel, ABC-TV)
Rated R.
Cary Grant plays John Robie, reformed jewel thief who was once known as "The Cat" in this suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock classic thriller. Robie is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Grace Kelly), he sees a chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's (Jessie Royce Landis) fabulous jewels. His plan backfires, however, but Frances, who believes him guilty, proves her love by helping him escape. In a spine-tingling climax, the real criminal is exposed. Three Academy Award nominations, including an Oscar for "Best Cinematography."
Not Rated.
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"Cape Fear is as exciting as movies get." - Joel Siegel, Good Morning America. Master filmmaker Martin Scorsese brings heart-pounding suspense to one of the most acclaimed thrillers of all time. Fourteen years after being imprisoned, vicious psychopath Max Cady (Robert De Niro) emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte). Cady becomes a terrifying presence as he menacingly circles Bowden's increasingly unstable family. Realizing he is legally powerless to protect his beautiful wife Leigh (Jessica Lange) and his troubled teenage daughter (Juliette Lewis), Sam resorts to unorthodox measures which lead to un unforgettable showdown on Cape Fear. Visually stunning images and brilliant performances from a talented cast highlight this roller-coaster ride through relentless psychological torment.
Rated R.
"Jaw-dropping, mind-blowing epic. Astonishingly ingenious, exuberantly exciting and brazenly hilarious!" - Joe Leydon, NBC-TV. New York cab driver Korben Dallas didn't mean to be a hero. But he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years - a perfect beauty, a perfect being, a perfect weapon. Now, together, they must save the world. Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, and Gary Oldman star in acclaimed director Luc Besson's outrageous sci-fi adventure, an extravagantly-styled tale of good against evil set in an unbelievable twenty-third century world. All aboard for "A futuristic, eye-popping adventure!" - Bill Deihl, ABC Radio Network.
Rated PG-13.
"Plenty of fun1" - San Francisco Chronicle. Everyone's falling in love with While You Were Sleeping, the year's #1 romantic comedy! Sexy Sandra Bullock (Speed, Demolition Man) is Lucy, a happy-go-lucky subway employee who's madly in love with a handsome stranger (Peter Gallagher - Malice) she's only seen from afar. But when she saves his life after he's been mugged and fallen into a coma, his hilariously offbeat family mistakes her for his fiancee! Soon, the mix-ups escalate as Lucy fabricated a life between herself and a man she's never met! And when Lucy falls for his charming brother (Bill Pullman - Sleepless In Seattle), the situation really gets uproarious - as she's forced to make a choice between the two!
Rated PG.
Can a kid from Kansas come to New York to conquer the business world and maneuver his way from the mailroom to the boardroom in a matter of weeks? Michael J. Fox proves it can be done in this very funny lampoon of corporate business life. Fresh out of college, he's determined to climb New York's corporate ladder in record time by masquerading as an up-and-coming executive, even though he's really the new mail boy. However, Fox's plans begin to go awry when the boss' wife falls in love with him and he falls in love with a junior executive, who also happens to be the boss' mistress.
Rated PG-13.
She was the perfect stripper for a bachelor party. There was only one problem...she was dead. Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, Jeremy Piven, Daniel Stern and Leland Orser star in the savagely funny, unexpected comedy, Very Bad Things. Kyle Fisher (Favreau) has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura (Diaz), so he sets out to Vegas with four of his buddies. But a drug and alcohol filled night on the town with a stripper who goes all the way, turns into a cold night in the desert with shovels when the stripper goes all the way into a body bag after dying in their bathroom. And that's just the first of bodies to pile up before Kyle can walk down the aisle. The four friends decide to bury the evidence, but fate has a way of not letting the truth stay buried for long - several ways in fact, all outrageous, all hilarious and full of jaw-dropping surprises.
Rated R.
The third installment of the hugely successful Die Hard series, reteams Bruce Willis and director John McTiernan in a new action/adventure extravaganza of special effects, unexpected comedy and non-stop thrills. This time, New York cop John McClane (Willis) is the personal target of the mysterious Simon (Jeremy Irons), a terrorist determined to blow up the entire city if he doesn't get what he wants. Accompanied by an unwilling civilian partner (Samuel L. Jackson), McClane careens wildly from one end of Manhattan to the other as he struggles to keep up with Simon's deadly game. It's a battle of wits between a psychopathic genius and a heroic cop who once again finds himself having a really bad day.
Rated R.
"Willis is a real guy, not a comic book hero. He's terrific! Die Hard is dynamite!" - Joel Siegel, Good Morning America. High above L.A. terrorists have seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. But one man has managed to escape detection, an off-duty cop. He's alone, tired and the only chance anyone has. Bruce Willis stars as New York City Detective John McClane, newly arrived in Los Angeles to spend a quiet Christmas with his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia). But while waiting for her Christmas office party to break up, terrorists seize control of the building. As hostages are rounded up McClane slips away and, armed with only a service revolver, launches his own one-man war.
Rated R.
"A good belly laugh of a movie. Rowdy, rambunctious and sweet-natured." - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times. Party animal Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) is definitely a few cans short of a six-pack. But after seven years, Tommy's finally earned his diploma - and a cushy job at Callahan Auto Parts. Returning home, Tommy gets some more great news: his dad (Brian Dennehy) is marrying a real "10" (Bo Derek), and Tommy will get the stepbrother (Rob Lowe) he always wanted. Awesome! But as fast as you can say "Who killed the keg?," the family business starts tanking. Now Tommy's got to hit the road with his dad's right-hand man, a smug numbers-cruncher (David Spade). And what these two don't know about salesmanship could fill a book - and a riotously funny movie! Saturday Night Live stars Farley and Spade "take off like rockets" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times) in a road comedy where every turn leads to laughter. Ask for it by name: Tommy Boy.
Rated PG-13.
"Five hundred billion tons of fun!" - Jami Bernard, Daily News. What would you do if you knew that in a handful of days an enormous comet would collide with Earth and all humanity could be annilhilated? The countdown to doomsday is underway in this "gut-wrenching, eye-opening blast of a movie experience" (Jeff Craig, Sixty Second Preview). Mimi Leder (The Peacemaker) directs, guiding an all-star cast featuring Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximillian Schell and Morgan Freeman. With the film's dynamic fusion of large-scale excitement and touching, human-scale storylines, Deep Impact makes its impact felt in a big and unforgettable way.
Rated PG-13.
"A primal thriller...it hits a nerve." - The Village Voice. In this chilling thriller, a Los Angeles policeman (Ray Liotta) makes a young couple's (Kurt Russell, Madeleine Stowe) safety his personal concern after a robbery attempt at their house. But his excessive interest soon becomes frightening as he seemingly forces his way into their lives at every turn. Gradually the terrified husband and wife realize they must escape from their protector who's now become an aggressive and menacing enemy.
Rated R.
"One of the best films of the year." - Roger Ebert, Siskel & Ebert. It's the eve of the millennium in Los Angeles. December 31, 1999. It could be the end of the world or the beginning of a new one. Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List) is an ex-cop turned street hustler who preys on human nature by dealing the drug of the future. It is an enironment that will lead him deep into the danger zone when he falls into a maze filled with intrigue and betrayal, murder and conspiracy. Angela Bassett (Waiting To Exhale) and Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers) co-star in this tense, action-packed thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break) and James Cameron (True Lies, Terminator2: Judgment Day).
Rated R.
"Better, funnier and grumpier than the original." - Joel Siegel, Good Morning America. The more things change, the more they hilariously stay the same in Wabasha, Minnesota. The uncatchable fish named Catfish Hunter grows fatter. The wisecracks, zingers and put downs pile up like freshly raked leaves. And Grumpy Old Men become grumpier in the sequel that's "pure delight, a wonderfully warmhearted comedy" (David Sheehan, CBS-TV). Grabbing fishing rods and picking up where they left off, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau reel in another comedy winner as Grumpier Old Men. Ann-Margret, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak and Burgess Meredith also return to the Land of 10,000 Lakes to reprise their roles. And Sophia Loren is the newcomer whose plan to turn the town's beloved bait shop into a ristorante sends the old boys into a tizzy. Be advised: a tizzy is very contagious. Get ready to laugh. And stay tuned for the outtakes, including "man-sized manicotti!"
Rated PG-13.
Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn star in this hilarious romantic comedy about the consequences of "stretching" the truth. When architect Newton Davis' (Martin) girlfriend Becky (Dana Delaney) turns down his marriage proposal, his newly-built dream house suddenly becomes nothing more than an empty monument to her rejection. That is, until a chance encounter with Gwen (Hawn) turns his life upside-down. Intrigued by Newton's story, Gwen visits the house and decides to move in on her own. Resourceful and creative, Gwen is soon fixing up the house and charming Newton's family and neighbors - all the while passing herself off as his new wife! Gwen even befriends Becky, who begins to see a Newton she never knew existed. Horrified at the deception yet unable to stop it, Newton finds himself playing along with her preposterous stories, her attempts at reconciling differences with his family and her campaign for his promotion at work. Finally, he convinces Gwen to fabricate their "divorce" so he can still get married to Becky - until he has a change of heart. It's a delightful, warmhearted and intelligent comedy from director Frank Oz.
Rated PG.
Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue of The Karate Kid, Call To Glory) agrees to babysit after her "dream" date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, Chris settles down with three kids for a night of TV...and boredom. But when her frantic friend Brenda calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair-raising adventures! Babysitter and kids leave their safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the city, never imagining how terrifyingly funny their expedition will become! "Wonderfully entertaining...Superbly performed...and loads of unending fun." - Jeffrey Lyons, Sneak Previews.
Rated PG-13.
"An exceptionally touching and provocative love story!" - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times. Share in the adventure of seeing the world for the first time and fall in love with life all over again. Val Kilmer (The Saint) and Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite) have a "sweet and sexy chemistry" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) in this "funny and moving" (WHDH-TV, Boston) film base of a true story from the writer of Awakenings. When stressed-out Amy (Sorvino) goes for a relaxing weekend at a spa, a handsome masseur (Kilmer) not only relieves her tension...he also becomes her new boyfriend! Insightful, compassionate and like no other guy she's met before, Virgil has a unique way of seeing the world...he's blind. And when a miraculous operation promises to restore Virgil's sight, he and Amy believe they'll be able to see the world together. But after the bandages are removed, the two discover that even the most wonderful of life's gifts can come with a price and that both of them must now look at the world in a whole new light. Featuring a remarkable supporting cast including Golden Globe nominees Kelly McGillis (Witness) and Nathan Lane (The Birdcage), At First Sight is "a poignant, uplifting drama" (New York Daily News) and a truly eye-opening experience!
Rated PG-13.
Terry Gilliam introduces Randall, Fidgit, Wally, Og, Strutter and Vermin, a troupe of tiny bandits challenged with the task of patching up the handiwork of a Supreme Being who was forced into creating the world in only six days. Instead the greedy dwarves, accompanied by a classic English schoolboy (Craig Warnock), steal the priceless map of the universe and are swept away on a whirlwind adventure through time and space encountering bizarre incarnations of Napoleon (Ian Holm), Robinhood (John Cleese), Agamemnon (Sean Connery, and other playmates.
Rated PG.