1996 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

Big Bully (1996) – Review

May 1, 2021April 15, 2021 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Big Bully, Carol Kane, Don Knotts, Jeffrey Tambor, Julianne Phillips, Rick Moranis, Steve Miner, tom arnold

Tom Arnold and Rick Moranis team up for a family-friendly comedy penned by the scribe behind the hits Simon Birch

Comedy Drama Reviews

The Pallbearer (1996) – Review

January 11, 2021December 26, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Barbara Hershey, Bitty Schram, Carol Kane, David Schwimmer, gwyneth paltrow, matt reeves, Michael Rapaport, The Pallbearer, Toni Collette

The Pallbearer has a similar charm (and theme) as the seminal 1967 film The Graduate. That film made Dustin Hoffman

Action Reviews

Escape From L.A. (1996) – Review

July 3, 2020July 13, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Cliff Robertson, Georges Corraface, john carpenter, kurt russell, pam grier, peter fonda, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi

John Carpenter’s sequel to his seminal 1981 film, a decade-and-a half in the making, is essentially a remake with upgraded

Action Horror Reviews Uncategorized

Night Hunter (1996) – Review

April 8, 2020July 1, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Don Wilson, Maria Ford, Night Hunter, Rick Jacobson

In Night Hunter, Don “The Dragon” Wilson battles vampires two years before Wesley Snipes’ Blade hit cinemas. That Marvel character

Family Reviews

James and the Giant Peach (1996) – Review

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, David Thewlis., Henry Selick, J. Stephen Coyle, James and the Giant Peach, Jane Leeves, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Paul Terry, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Dreyfuss, Simon Callow, Steven Culp, Susan Sarandon

Ronald Dahl’s wonderful children’s book, once thought un-filmable, is brought to the big screen in a magical effort that is

Reviews SciFi

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) – Review

February 11, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, David Thewlis., Marlon Brando, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Val Kilmer

The Island of Dr. Moreau is, undoubtedly, one of the worst films of 1996. The backstage drama between stars, a

Action Reviews

The Quest (1996) – Review

February 2, 2020May 21, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Abdel Qissi, Aki Aleong, james remar, jean-claude van damme, Louis Mandylor, Roger Moore, The Quest

Jean Claude Van Damme makes his directorial debut, following in the footsteps of other action hero/auteurs, with the semi-intriguing martial

Comedy Reviews

The Associate (1996) – Review

January 29, 2020May 31, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Dianne Wiest, Donald Petrie, Eli Wallach, George Morfogen, Helen Hanft, Miles Chapin, The Associate, tim daly, Whoopi Goldberg, Zeljko Ivanek

Whoopi Goldberg’s social satire comedy, The Associate, is a well meaning, but odd film. It’s a mistaken identity farce laced

Action Horror Reviews SciFi

The Frighteners (1996) – Review

January 5, 2020May 12, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Chi McBride, Dee Wallace Stone, Jake Busey, Jeffrey Combs, John Astin, Michael J. Fox, Peter Dobson, peter jackson, The Frighteners, Trini Alvarado

The Frighteners started as a concept for an episode of the 1990’s HBO series Tales From the Crypt. Series executive

Comedy Reviews

Dear God (1996) – Review

January 4, 2020May 12, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Dear God, Gary Marshall, Greg Kinnear, Hector Elizondo, Jon Seda, Laurie Metcalf, Maria Pitillo, Tim Conway

Greg Kinnear is so good in the sappy comedy Dear God that he single-handedly carries the film. He’s the best

Comedy Reviews

Jack (1996) – Review

July 12, 2019October 7, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Bill Cosby, Brian Kerwin, Diane Lane, Fran Drescher, francis ford coppola, Jack, Jennifer Lopez, robin williams

Jack marks the return of highly esteemed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola after an 8-year hiatus. The Oscar-winning director was more

Comedy Reviews

The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) – Review

July 11, 2019October 5, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Ben Chaplin, jamie foxx, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Lehmann, uma thurman

The 1990s’ witnessed a resurgence in the popularity of Romantic Comedies. Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, and Meg Ryan were the

Comedy Reviews

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) – Review

July 8, 2019October 2, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, bruce willis, Cloris Leachman, David Letterman, Demi Moore, Eric Bogosian, Jacqueline Barba, Kristofor Brown, mike judge, Pamela Blair, Robert Stack, Tony Darling

The moronic animated duo from MTV makes their mark on the silver screen with the wickedly amusing and surprisingly creative

Comedy Reviews

A Very Brady Sequel (1996) – Review

July 7, 2019September 29, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, A Very Brady Sequel, Arlene Sanford, Christine Taylor, David Spade, Gary Cole, Shelley Long, Tim Matheson

A Very Brady Sequel is the sequel to 1995s’ unlikely hit movie adaptation of the 1970s’ television show, and it

Comedy Reviews

Joe’s Apartment (1996) – Review

July 6, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Jerry O'Connell, Jim Turner, Joe's Apartment, John Payson, Megan Ward, Robert Vaughn, Sandra Denton

Joe’s Apartment features a slew of talking cockroaches with east coast personalities. The concept started as shorts between commercial breaks

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