1997 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

Spawn (1997) – Review

July 25, 2017September 5, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, d.b. sweeney, john leguizamo, Mark A.Z. Dippé, martin sheen, Michael Jai White, Nicol Williamson, spawn, Theresa Randle

It’s too bad that Todd McFarlane’s Spawn was made back in 1997 and without the technological savvy and storytelling slickness

Drama Reviews

City of Industry (1997) – Review

July 24, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, City of Industry, Famke Janssen, Harvey Keitel, John Irvin, stephen dorff, Timothy Hutton, Wade Dominguez

In the immediate post-Pulp Fiction world of the late nineties a rash of imitators quickly followed with the misbegotten intent

Action Reviews

Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) – Review

May 13, 2017June 23, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Glenn Plummer, Jason Patric, sandra bullock, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Temuera Morrison, Willem Dafoe

Speed 2: Cruise Control will always hold a special place in my memory. I saw it on its opening day

Comedy Reviews

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) – Review

April 26, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag, Andy Comeau, David Spade, Dyan Cannon, george hamilton, Joe Pesci, kristy swanson, Todd Louiso., Tom Schulman

When did Hollywood decide that Joe Pesci was a comedian? Sure, he was Oscar-worthy in his supporting role as Leo

Action Reviews

Air Force One (1997) – Review

April 26, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Air Force One, Dean Stockwell, Gary Oldman, harrison ford, Liesel Matthews, Paul Guilfoyle, Wendy Crewson, William H. Macy, wolfgang petersen

Air Force One was the last of the Die Hard imitators. The sub-genre produced the classics Under Siege, Speed, and

Comedy Reviews

My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) – Review

April 20, 2017June 25, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, cameron diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts, My Best Friend's Wedding, P.J. Hogan, Rupert Everett

My Best Friend’s Wedding is a delightful, and perfectly fine example of the romantic comedy in its 1990’s incarnation. That

Action Reviews

Turbulence (1997) – Review

April 7, 2017April 5, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Catherine Hicks, Hector Elizondo, Lauren Holly, Rachel Ticotin, Ray Liotta, Robert Butler, Turbulence

Turbulence is a howlingly bad thriller set on an airplane. Following in the wake of Executive Decision and arriving months

Comedy Reviews

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) – Review

April 5, 2017April 4, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, George Armitage, Grosse Pointe Blank, john cusack, minnie driver

There may be people who disregard the John Cusack performance in Grosse Pointe Blank – who think he isn’t really

Action Reviews

The Saint (1997) – Review

April 1, 2017March 31, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Elisabeth Shue, Phillip Noyce, Rade Serbedzija, The Saint, Val Kilmer

The Saint feels like a reactionary production. When the revamped Mission Impossible exploded on screens in 1996 breaking box-office records,

Horror Reviews

Anaconda (1997) – Review

March 18, 2017March 20, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Anaconda, Eric Stoltz, ice cube, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Jonathan Hyde, Luis Llosa, owen wilson

Anaconda is a solid example of the sturdy B-movie “creature feature”. Flicks like this have been around since the atomic

Comedy Reviews

Fierce Creatures (1997) – Review

March 17, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Carey Lowell, Fierce Creatures, Fred Schepisi, jamie lee curtis, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay, Robert Young, Ronnie Corbett

Every fifteen minutes or so a funny sequence or clever line will jolt some energy into Fierce Creatures, but the

Comedy Drama Reviews

Excess Baggage (1997) – Review

March 16, 2017March 8, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, alicia silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken, Excess Baggage, Harry Connick Jr., Jack Thompson, Marco Brambilla, nicholas turturro

The sleeper success of Clueless made actress Alicia Silverstone a popular celebrity with young girls and adolescent boys. With this

Action Reviews

Dante’s Peak (1997) – Review

March 14, 2017March 8, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Charles Hallahan, Dante's Peak, Linda Hamilton, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Donaldson

Dante’s Peak perfunctorily goes through its pre-ordained paces without eliciting any excitement or fun. This has to be one of

Action Reviews

Volcano (1997) – Review

March 8, 2017February 27, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Anne Heche, don cheadle, Gaby Hoffmann, Keith David, Mick Jackson, tommy lee jones, Volcano

Volcano had the misfortune of following Dante’s Peak in the 1997 disaster movie race. Two Volcano flicks in four months

Comedy Reviews

RocketMan (1997) – Review

March 7, 2017February 27, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Beau Bridges, Harland Williams, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jessica Lundy, Rocketman, Stuart Gillard, william sadler

Harland Williams gets his chance to headline a feature comedy and he shines. Merging the juvenile facial mugging of Jim

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