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[TRAILER] Nick Halloway (Chevy Chase) is callow trader who spends every minute he can binge drinking, chasing women, and otherwise being a shallow ass. He meets the girl of his dreams (Darryl Hannah) but before they can go on their first date, he has to cover an investor meeting at a research company. Sneaking off to sleep off an hangover, a lab accident turns him as transparent as his personality. Government operative David Jenkins (Sam Neill) is determined to catch Nick and turn him into a government asset. John Carpenter directed this adaptation of the novel by H.F. Saint. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Mar 21, 2025 - 6 comments

In this parody of hospital soap operas, a new batch of doctors begins their internship at City Hospital, and romance is in the air! [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Jan 1, 2024 - 5 comments

After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, residents of California descend into a wild panic, afraid that they might be the next target. Among them are Wild Bill Kelso (John Belushi), a crazed National Guard pilot; Sgt. Frank Tree (Dan Aykroyd), a patriotic, straight-laced tank crew commander; Ward Douglas (Ned Beatty), a civilian willing to help with the American war effort at any cost; and Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell (Robert Stack), who tries his hardest to maintain sanity amid the chaos. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Feb 2, 2023 - 8 comments

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Jul 21, 2020 - 15 comments

Michael and Janet take an important journey. Eleanor ponders whether she should share a secret.
posted by numaner on Nov 15, 2018 - 192 comments

The original '70s T.V. family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever. [more inside]
posted by rhizome on Jul 26, 2018 - 14 comments

Jimmy calls in a favor from Mike. Meanwhile, new complications disrupt the Salamancas' business; and Chuck and Jimmy struggle to compromise.
posted by gladly on May 2, 2017 - 82 comments

Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 21, 2016 - 19 comments

In arguably the finest movie based on a board game, six guests are invited to a strange house, only to find themselves embroiled in a murder mystery where everyboddy is either a victim or suspect. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 14, 2016 - 46 comments