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Action on March 18th, 2006 by Chad Everett
Put-upon Alan tries to help out his dad (played by Kevin Dunn, a somewhat absentee father) by picking up a small batch of toys from his truck driver pal, so that he can sell them and make some money for their toy store before his dad returns from a trip.
It’s only his luck that he gets this first batch out and activates them before they are supposed to be released – only to find out that over-achiever Larry (played by the great Jay Mohr) used the password of his buddy Irwin (David Cross) to order some defense department computer chips to bring the toys to life, give them a real kick. It looks like it may have been just a bit too much.
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Comedy on March 18th, 2006 by Chad Everett
So it’s not a hi-brow film. It didn’t win any awards. It’s still funny. A great ensemble cast – Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Wesley Snipes, Rene Russo and even some – or especially some – great one-liners from Mr. Baseball Himself, Bob Uecker, make this one a peach.
The Cleveland Indians are in the pits. They haven’t won the pennant for decades. The long-time owner recently died, leaving the time to his ex-showgirl wife Rachel Phelps (played by Margaret Whitton). The widow Phelps, however, doesn’t hold Cleveland in high esteem, and wants the team to fall below attendance minimums so she can accept an offer from Miami to move the team there, get a mansion in Boca Raton and a membership in the country club.
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Comedy on March 17th, 2006 by Chad Everett
This, ahem, classic, stars Christina Applegate as Sue Ellen Crandell, the eldest of the five children Crandell siblings, left at home with a kindly, elderly, babysitter while their mother travels to Australia for an extended trip. Needless to say, they aren’t happy about having someone keep an eye on them.
Luckily (for them), their keeper doesn’t last long, expiring peacefully in a lounge chair one evening. Being the considerate kids that they are, they pack her in the trunk and drop her off at a funeral home – unknowingly including the money that their mom left the sitter to care for them for two months. This means someone (Sue Ellen draws the short straw) needs to get a job to buy the essentials.
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