1997 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

Wishmaster (1997) – Review

February 17, 2021February 9, 2021 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Andrew Divoff, Kane Hodder, Robert Englund, Robert Kurtzman, Tammy Lauren, Tony Todd, Wishmaster

Andrew Divoff gets a star vehicle to display his uniquely engaging screen presence in Wishmaster, another routine horror film from

Comedy Family Reviews

Home Alone 3 (1997) – Review

February 16, 2021February 9, 2021 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Alex D. Linz, Haviland Morris, Home Alone 3, Raja Gosnell, scarlett johansson

Home Alone 3 abandons the Christmas time setting of the first two. It also features a new child actor who

Comedy Drama Reviews

Breast Men (1997) – Review

February 15, 2021January 31, 2021 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Breast Men, Chris Cooper, David Schwimmer, Emily Procter, HBO Films, Lawrence O'Neil, Matt Frewer, Terry O'Quinn

Breast Men tells the true story of two Texas plastic surgeons who performed and perfected the breast augmentation procedure. It’s

Comedy Reviews

That Darn Cat (1997) – Review

January 28, 2021December 26, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Bess Armstrong, Bob Spiers, Christina Ricci, disney, Doug E. Doug, George Dzundza, Michael McKean, Peter Boyle, That Darn Cat

Even by the low standards of live-action Disney films circa the 1990s, That Darn Cat is pretty flimsy. It’s saving

Drama Reviews

Mad City (1997) – Review

January 15, 2021December 24, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Alan Alda, Blythe Danner, Costa-Gavras, dustin hoffman, john travolta, Mad City, Mia Kirshner, Robert Prosky, Ted Levine

Mad City has a great premise. And for the film’s first 30 minutes it’s gripping. Unfortunately, it’s one of those

Comedy Reviews

McHale’s Navy (1997) – Review

November 5, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Bruce Campbell, Bryan Spicer, David Alan Grier, Dean Stockwell, Debra Messing, Ernest Borgnine, french stewart, Henry Cho, Tim Curry, tom arnold

From January 1996- April 1997 Tom Arnold headlined four comedies. Each was heavily promoted and released by a major studio.

Podcasts

Podcast EP 364: TimeCop (1997) TV Pilot, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures (1992) TV Series Reviews and Discussion

August 25, 2020 Maverick Staff 0 Comments 1992, 1997, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures, timecop

Episode Three hundred and Sixty-four. Join hosts Trevor and Jason as they discuss the latest in movie news, box office

Comedy Family Reviews

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

Drama Reviews

Rosewood (1997) – Review

March 7, 2020June 16, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Bruce McGill, Catherine Kellner, don cheadle, Elise Neal, Esther Rolle, John Singleton, Jon Voight, Loren Dean, Rosewood, ving rhames

Rosewood is the most overlooked film in the career of late filmmaker John Singleton. After establishing himself with his Academy

Drama Reviews

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) – Review

February 14, 2020June 15, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Alison Eastwood, Irma P Hall, Jack Thompson, john cusack, jude law, kevin spacey, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Paul Hipp, The Lady Chablis

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is director Clint Eastwood’s second consecutive book-to-film adaption. After finding commercial and

Comedy Reviews

Booty Call (1997) – Review

February 5, 2020May 27, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Ammie Sin, Art Malik, Booty Call, Gedde Watanabe, jamie foxx, Jeff Pollack, Scott LaRose, Tamala Jones, Tommy Davidson, Vivica A. Fox

The low-budget Booty Call is a riotous comedy that serves as a showcase for the major talent of Jaime Foxx.

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

Comedy Reviews

Def Jam’s How to Be a Player (1997) – Review

January 10, 2020May 28, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Anthony Johnson, Bill Bellamy, Def Jam’s How to Be a Player, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins, Lark Voorhies, Lionel C. Martin, Mari Morrow, Max Julien, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Pierre

Def Jam’s How to Be a Player come on the heels of the similarly themed Booty Call. And was in

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