Tag Archives: Comedy

Booty Call - 1/2*

Posted on February 26, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Booty Call is a rather pedestrian conglomeration of raunchy, low-brow humor. The film focuses on a double date and the night which follows. Rushon (Tommy Davidson) and Nikki (Tamalo Jones) have been dating for seven weeks now…Rushon wants to get … Continue reading →

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Vegas Vacation - 1/2*

Posted on February 14, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

The Griswold family returns for a third Vacation sequel, hitting miles below the humor of the original, and even below the lesser Christmas Vacation. This time Clark (Chevy Chase) and Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo) take their kids (played this time around … Continue reading →

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That Darn Cat - 1/2*

Posted on February 14, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Feeble update of Disney’s 1965 family comedy is a cornucopia of overacting. Christina Ricci stars as a surly teenager (you know, the type in the movies that always dress in black) who hates her small hometown. The only thing she … Continue reading →

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The Pest - [No Tickets]

Posted on February 7, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

The Pest is a revoltingly bad stinker that is easily in the running for the worst film of the decade. John Leguizamo stars as Pestario “The Pest” Vargas, a Miami con man who begins to annoy and grate on your … Continue reading →

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The Beautician and the Beast - * * 1/2*

Posted on February 7, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

The Beautician and the Beast is a somewhat amusing, if familiar, story. Fran Drescher stars as Joy Miller, a New York City beauty school teacher, who, in a mixup, is recruited to the the royal tutor for a tiny reforming … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Guffman - * * 1/2*

Posted on January 31, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Waiting for Guffman is a sharp satire of small town life and pageantry. The small town of Blaine, Missouri, is celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary, and the film covers, in a mock documentary style, the production of a pageant in celebration … Continue reading →

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Meet Wally Sparks - 1/2*

Posted on January 31, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Rodney Dangerfield turns up the tackiness in Meet Wally Sparks, a very lowbrow comedy. Rodney stars as Wally Sparks, the trashy and obnoxious host of a trashy, obnoxious tabloid tv talk show. When he offends away nearly all his sponsors, … Continue reading →

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Gridlock’d - * * 1/2*

Posted on January 29, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Gridlock’d is a gritty comedy about bureaucracy and drug addiction. Tupac Shakur stars as Spoon, a heroin addicted bass player who decides to kick the habit after his girlfriend (Thandie Newton) overdoses. He’s joined by his wacky friend and fellow … Continue reading →

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Fierce Creatures - * * *

Posted on January 24, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Fierce Creatures is a wryly hillarious comedy that’s not a sequel, but from the same team of actors behind A Fish Called Wanda. Kevin Kline stars as media mogul Rod McCain who buys a small British zoo. Soon, a bumbling … Continue reading →

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Beverly Hills Ninja - 1/2*

Posted on January 17, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Beverly Hills Ninja is a surprisingly boring comedy. Chris Farley stars as Haru, an orphan who is discovered by a secret ninja clan after washing up as a babe on the coast of Japan. The clan adopts Haru and trains … Continue reading →

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