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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

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