1997 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

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

Action Reviews

Shadow Conspiracy (1997) – Review

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, ben gazzara, charlie sheen, Donald Sutherland, George P. Cosmatos, Linda Hamilton, Sam Waterston, Shadow Conspiracy, Stephen Lang

Shadow Conspiracy has the feel of a film that missed it’s sell-by date while still in development. It’s an uneasy

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The Relic (1997) – Review

September 24, 2017January 16, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, James Whitmore, Linda Hunt, Penelope Ann Miller, peter hyams, The Relic, tom sizemore

Peter Hyams is one of the most underrated American born directors of the last forty years. Now, semi-retired (he hasn’t

Comedy Family Reviews

Good Burger (1997) – Review

August 20, 2017October 2, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Abe Vigoda, Brian Robbins, Dan Schneider, Good Burger, kel mitchell, Kenan Thompson

Good Burger was inspired by a short sketch on an SNL type program for kids on the Nickelodeon channel. This

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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

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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

Comedy Family Reviews

Flubber (1997) – Review

May 25, 2017December 2, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Christopher McDonald, clancy brown, Flubber, Les Mayfield, Marcia Gay Harden, Raymond J. Barry, robin williams, Ted Levine

Robin Williams’ career circa 1997 is an astonishing thing to behold. The respected comedian appeared in four movies over the

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,

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