1988 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

Clean and Sober (1988) – Review

May 7, 2017May 15, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, Brian Benben, Claudia Christian, Clean and Sober, Glenn Gordon Caron, Kathy Baker, m.emmet walsh, Michael Keaton, morgan freeman, Tate Donovan

Today it’s considered common consensus amongst moviegoers that Michael Keaton is a “serious” actor. That wasn’t the case back in

Drama Featured Reviews

Tequila Sunrise (1988) – Review

April 26, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, kurt russell, mel gibson, michelle pfeiffer, Robert Towne, Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise is one of the lesser loved Robert Towne scripts turned films. While Towne’s Chinatown screenplay is hailed as

Action Reviews

Young Guns (1988) – Review

April 25, 2017July 19, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, Casey Siemaszko, charlie sheen, Christopher Cain, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Palance, Terence Stamp, Terry O'Quinn, Young Guns

Young Guns is a guilty pleasure cold war era western. The cast is compromised of six actors, some of which

Comedy Reviews

Caddyshack II (1988) – Review

March 2, 2017February 27, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, Alan Arkush, Caddyshack II, chevy chase, Dan Aykroyd, Dina Merril, Dyan Cannon, Jackie Mason, Jonathan Silverman, Randy Quaid, Robert Stack

Caddyshack II is on par with your average Police Academy sequel. If you’re an avid fan of the original than

Comedy Featured Reviews

Johnny Be Good (1988) – Review

January 11, 2017January 15, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, anthony michael hall, Bud Smith, Jennifer Tilly, Johnny Be Good, Jr., Paul Gleason, Robert Downey, Seymour Cassel, steve james, uma thurman

Anthony Michael Hall breaks from his ‘nerdy’ screen persona, perfected in 1980s classics from John Hughes, to play a ‘cool’

Drama Featured Reviews

Homeboy (1988) – Review

November 20, 2016November 20, 2016 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, Christopher Walken, Debra Feuer, Homeboy, mickey rourke

Homeboy is a meandering and aimless film about a meandering and aimless man. That man is Johnny Walker, played by

Action Featured Reviews

Uppercut Man (1988) – Review

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, Daniel Greene, Ernest Borgnine, Giuliano Gemma, Keely Shaye Smith, Mary Stavin, Sergio Martino, Uppercut Man

Uppercut Man a.k.a. The Opponent is an Italian made cheapie that serves as a lower echelon example of that country’s

Drama Reviews

Eight Men Out (1988) – Review

April 1, 2015January 30, 2015 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, David Strathairn, Eight Men Out, john cusack, John Sayles, Michael Lerner, michael rooker

What is it about the sport of Baseball that so easily translates to the screen? If you were to make

Horror Reviews

Jack’s Back (1988) – Review

December 11, 2013December 9, 2013 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, Cynthia Gibb, Jack's Back, James Spader, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo, Rowdy Herrington

100 years to the date after the original Jack the Ripper slayings in England, a copycat killer is stalking the

Action Reviews

Mercenary Fighters (1988) – Review

June 25, 2013 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, american ninja, Bloodfist, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, cannon films, captain america, James Mitchum, Mercenary Fighters, Missing In Action, peter fonda, Reb Brown, Richard Roundtree, Riki Shelach, Ron O'Neil

A remote African nation is experiencing civil turmoil and in an aggressive move, the government has hired mercenary fighters to

Family Featured Reviews

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) – Review

November 12, 2012November 28, 2016 Jason Rugaard 1 Comment 1988, Aladdin, back to the future, beauty and the beast, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, robert zemeckis, The Black Cauldron, The Little Mermaid, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a groundbreaking achievement in motion picture technology. This critically acclaimed film is the loving labor

Featured Horror Reviews

Waxwork (1988) – Review

October 14, 2012October 16, 2012 Trevor Anderson 0 Comments 1988, Anthony Hickox, David Warner, Deborah Foreman, waxwork, Zach Galligan

College students Mark (Zach Gilligan), his girlfriend Sarah (Deborah Foreman) and several of their friends receive an invite to a

Action RevBot Reviews

Messenger of Death (1988) – Review

March 1, 2011September 14, 2012 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1988, charles bronson, Death Wish 2, j. lee thompson, jeff corey, john ireland, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects, messenger of death

Charles Bronson sheds his tough-guy image to portray a Denver reporter in this sporadically entertaing murder mystery. An eerie and