Innerspace (1987)
Synopsis: Dennis Quaid (Breaking Away) is a test pilot working on an experiment in which he would be miniaturized and injected into a laboratory animal. However, everything goes wrong when […]
Tag Archives: Comedy
Films designed to draw out laughter from the viewers
The Bette Davis Project: Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Synopsis: A New York gangster, Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford, A Stolen Life), comes up with an elaborate plan to turn a street vendor, ‘Apple’ Annie (Bette Davis), into a […]
Lady for a Day (1933)
Synopsis: A New York City street vendor, ‘Apple’ Annie (May Robson, Bringing Up Baby) has been pretending to be a high society woman to her daughter, who has lived in Spain […]
Desire (1936)
Synopsis: An average American engineer, Tom Bradley (Gary Cooper, High Noon), inadvertently bumps into a sophisticated jewel thief, Madeleine de Beaupre (Marlene Dietrich, Rancho Notorious), and his life is never the same. Reaction […]
The Gazebo (1959)
Synopsis: Glenn Ford (Blackboard Jungle) plays a TV writer and director who kills a blackmailer and buries him under a gazebo. Reaction & Thoughts: Odd black comedy only works sporadically. […]
Baxter (1989)
Synopsis: A cute Bull Terrier recalls his life with various owners. Reaction & Thoughts: “Beware of the dog that thinks!” Have you ever wondered what your pet is thinking? I […]
Pretty Persuasion (2005)
Synopsis: A manipulative high school girl (Evan Rachel Wood, The Wrestler) falsely accuses her teacher (Ron Livingston, The Time Traveler’s Wife) of sexual harassment as part of an elaborate scheme. […]
Winter Kills (1979)
Synopsis: Nearly twenty years after the assassination of USA President Kegan, a dying man admits to be the real killer. The President’s younger brother (Jeff Bridges, Starman) sets out to […]
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Synopsis: Two American friends, David (David Naughton, The Hot Dog: The Movie) and Jack (Griffin Dunne, After Hours), who are backpacking through England, are attacked by a werewolf. Jack is […]
Schlock (1973, aka The Banana Monster)
Synopsis: A misunderstood creature (filmmaker John Landis, An American Werewolf in London and The Blues Brothers), called the “Schlockthropus,” creates havoc in a small American community. Reaction & Thoughts: To […]
White River (1999, aka The White River Kid)
Synopsis: While traveling across Arkansas, two con men (Bob Hoskins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and Antonio Banderas, Evita) are held hostage by a legendary serial killer (Wes Bentley, American Beauty), […]
George Pal Presents: Doc Savage – The Man of Bronze (1975)
Synopsis: A famed American adventurer, Doc Savage, played by Ron Ely (TV’s Tarzan), and his team of extraordinary men travel to South America to investigate the mysterious death of his […]
