FanFare

[TRAILER] When Detroit autoworkers Zeke (Richard Pryor), Jerry (Harvey Keitel) and Smokey (Yaphet Kotto) decide to rob their own union, they are initially disappointed by the relatively small haul. However, upon closer inspection, the three amateur thieves discover that they have made off with something potentially much more valuable than money: the union's ledger, filled with bogus figures and links to organized crime. Should they blackmail the union or go to the authorities? [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jun 10, 2024 - 10 comments

Are single seniors still sexy? A peppy seminar leader, alcohol, pot, two strippers, and lot of pills make the case for the affirmative.
posted by guiseroom on Mar 9, 2021 - 1 comment

A film about friendship. A process server and his marijuana dealer are forced to flee from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after witnessing them commit a murder. The inspiration for making it was Floyd, Brad Pitt's character in True Romance. The Bees Knees Opening scene. [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Apr 6, 2019 - 12 comments

Josh Futturman is a lowly janitor at a pharma company who is obsessed with Bionic Wars, a game so hard nobody has come close to finish it. Until he does. [more inside]
posted by lmfsilva on Nov 16, 2017 - 28 comments

This is the time-jump of the starship Voyager. Its 1996 mission: To bring Dolly the Cloned Sheep to the 24th century. To prevent the launch of Fox News Channel. To boldly go and see the Spice Girls live! (Part 1 of 2) [more inside]
posted by CheesesOfBrazil on Jun 22, 2017 - 17 comments

For all intents and purposes, this is the second half of a two-parter, as we start just a few hours after the State of the Union, and the captured DEA agent situation in Colombia continues. We also see more of the fallout over inviting a cop long ago accused of brutality (Richard Riehle); and Senator Seth Gillette (D-ND) (Ed Begley Jr.) gets mad at Toby for the President's tack to the right. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on Jan 19, 2017 - 1 comment

Mordecai goes to his parents' (Katey Sagal and Ed Begley, Jr.) to get a mixtape with CJ, but is afraid his mom's going to embarrass him.
posted by Small Dollar on Oct 10, 2014 - 1 comment