1997 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

Buddy (1997) – Review

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Alan Cumming, Buddy, Dane Cook, paul reubens, Rene Russo., Robbie Coltrane

Good intentions don’t always result in good movies. Buddy is a prime example of the theory. The Jim Henson produced

Drama Reviews

One Eight Seven (1997) – Review

May 6, 2020May 8, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, One Eight Seven, Stars: Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson is a teacher pushed over the edge by a group of unruly gang-banger students at a rundown

Action Comedy Reviews

Jackie Chan’s First Strike (1997) – Review

February 1, 2020May 13, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, jackie chan, Jackie Chan's First Strike, Jackson Lou, Stanley Tong, Wu Chen-chun

There isn’t much in the way of inventive story or captivating dialogue, but the stunts are enough to recommend (the

Reviews

The Jackal (1997) – Review

January 30, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, bruce willis, Diane Venora, Michael Caton Jones, richard gere, Sidney Poitier, The Jackal

The Jackal is a film that tries to create urgency and tension within its story but the movie is a

Horror Reviews SciFi

Alien: Resurrection (1997) – Review

January 8, 2020May 25, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Alien: Resurrection, Brad Dourif, Dan Hedaya, Dominique Pinon, J.E. Freeman, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Michael Wincott, ron perlman, sigourney weaver, winona ryder

Alien: Resurrection is a disappointment in every way possible. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is adrift in his Hollywood debut, working from

Comedy Family Reviews

Mouse Hunt (1997) – Review

January 2, 2020May 8, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Christopher Walken, Gore Verbinski, Lee Evans, Mouse Hunt, Nathan Lane

Before Pirates of the Caribbean, director Gore Verbinski, was applying his quirky visual style to the family film Mouse Hunt.

Comedy Reviews

Waiting for Guffman (1997) – Review

August 27, 2019August 28, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Waiting for Guffman

Christopher Guest’s Waiting for Guffman is a somewhat forgotten and overlooked entry into the mockumentary specialists’ filmography. It’s not an

Horror Reviews SciFi

Event Horizon (1997) – Review

July 14, 2019October 7, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Barclay Wright, Event Horizon, Holley Chant, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs, Joely Richardson, Kathleen Quinlan, Laurence Fishburne, Noah Huntley, Paul W. S. Anderson, Peter Marinker, Richard T. Jones, Robert Jezek, Sam Neill, Sean Pertwee

Laurence Fishburne receives top billing but the real star of Event Horizon is the wonderful production design. This is a

Action Reviews SciFi

The Fifth Element (1997) – Review

March 7, 2019April 29, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, bruce willis, Chris Tucker, Gary Oldman, ian holm, luc besson, milla jovovich, The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element is Luc Besson’s grand operatic cinema experience. It’s a decidedly oddball mixture of science fiction and romance

Drama Reviews

L.A. Confidential (1997) – Review

December 16, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson, danny devito, David Strathairn, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, kevin spacey, Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential, Russell Crowe

L.A. Confidential is a companion piece to Chinatown in terms of tone, subject, and amoral characters. There are no likable

Action Horror Reviews SciFi

Mimic (1997) – Review

November 15, 2018November 13, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Alexander Goodwin, Charles S Dutton, F. Murray Abraham, Giancarlo Giannini, guillermo del toro, Jeremy Northam, josh brolin, Mimic, MIra Sorvino

Mimic doesn’t always make a lot of sense, but it’s propped up by an intriguing premise and a strong visual

Action Reviews

Most Wanted (1997) – Review

November 12, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, David Hogan, Eric Roberts, Jill Hennessy, Jon Voight, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Most Wanted, Paul Sorvino, Robert Culp, Simon Baker Denny, wolfgang bodison

Most Wanted is star Keenen Ivory Wayans’s bid for action hero status. After, coming off The Glimmer Man in a

Horror Reviews

An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) – Review

October 30, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, An American Werewolf in Paris, Anthony Waller, Julie Bowen, Julie Delpy, Phil Buckman, Pierre Cosso, Thierry Lhermitte, Tom Everett Scott, Tom Novembre, Vince Vieluf

An American Werewolf in Paris is the long-gestating follow-up to John Landis’ American Werewolf in London. Even though the female

Action Reviews

Breakdown (1997) – Review

April 22, 2018July 23, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Breakdown, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, kurt russell, M.C. Gainey, Rex Linn

Breakdown is one of the 1990’s most taut, well-crafted thrillers. It stars Kurt Russell, who enjoyed a bit of a

Action Comedy Reviews

Operation Condor (1997) – Review

February 6, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Eva Cobo, jackie chan, Operation Condor

Jackie Chan’s willingness to entertain audiences at the risk of his own personal safety reaches new inventive heights in the

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