Louis Niemeyer

『ホーリーマン』のエディ・マーフィと『ブルー・ストリーク』のマーティン・ローレンスという、アメリカ2大コメディアン共演による爆笑コメディ。無実の罪で終身刑になった2人の男の姿を描く。

何世紀にもわたる環境破壊の末、地球の温暖化が進み、北極・南極の氷はおろか、シベリアの広大な凍土までが全て溶け、地球に大洪水が起こった。海面は上昇し、地表を覆い、やかて陸地は消えて世界はついに海の底に沈んでしまう。それから数世紀。かつて地球と呼ばれたこの惑星にはわずかな人間だけが残されていた。文明と共に漂流を余儀なくされた彼らは海中から引き上げられた既に消滅した世界の残骸から、巨大な人工の浮遊都市を築いていた。

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.

Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred. Written by Giancarlo Cairella

This is a splendid little sleeper of a movie. Ernie Kovacs was one of the giants of early television. I think he would be pleased with the way Jeff Goldbloom captures his wonky personality. Melody Anderson also distills that of Edie Adams. There is a very basic heart tugging story about the search for Kovacs' two abducted daughters. But at the same time the film is funny --- Cloris Leachman is a hoot as Kovacs impossible mom --- and has many of the offbeat and innovative qualities of the old Kovacs show itself.

A soap opera parody along the lines of Young Doctors in Love (1982).

Thrown out of her home by a jealous husband, a woman sinks into degradation. Twenty years later, she is charged with killing a man bent on harming her daughter. The daughter, unaware of who the woman is, takes the assignment to defend her in court.

公衆衛生調査官マシューはある日、同僚のエリザベスから奇妙な相談を受ける。彼女の恋人ジェフリーが以前の彼とは別人のようになったという。その翌日、エリザベスがマシューの家に駆け込んで来て、ジェフリーは見知らぬ人たちと密会しており、彼らは人間らしい感情が無いように思われたという。マシューはエリザベスを知り合いの精神科医のキブナー博士のところへ連れて行くがそれは単なる幻覚にすぎないと断定される。数日後、マシューの親友ジャックの家で不思議な物体が発見される。

A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.

A disturbed young man threatens violence at the World Series after failing to make the Houston Astros.

An aspiring avant-garde composer rapes a fashion model. When she takes him to court, she's slut-shamed by the defense and the man is exonerated. But justice will be served.

Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures.