The Gingerbread Man (1997)
51%RT Audience Score: 26%
Awards & Nominations: NA
The Gingerbread Man, a film that attempts to blend neo-noir and legal thriller genres, falls short of its potential. Despite the efforts of director Robert Altman and writer John Grisham, the film lacks the necessary charm and intrigue to captivate its audience. While Altman’s use of difficult shots and Chungwei’s striking images are memorable, they fail to make up for the lackluster plot and uninspired performances. The film’s attempts at humor and satire fall flat, leaving the viewer with a sense of disappointment. Overall, The Gingerbread Man is a forgettable addition to the neo-noir genre.
The Gingerbread Man is like a cookie that’s been left out for too long – stale and unappetizing. Despite the star-studded cast and the promise of a neo-noir thriller, the film falls flat. It’s a shame because Robert Altman’s direction and the cinematography are impressive, but the story and characters are forgettable. If you’re looking for a movie to watch, you’re better off baking some fresh gingerbread cookies instead.
Production Company(ies)
Agi Orsi Productions, Forever Films, Quicksilver Entertainment,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Guyton, Georgia, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for some sexuality, violence and language
Year of Release
1998
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.37 : 11.85 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2004
Genre(s)
Mystery & thriller
Keyword(s)
starring Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger, Famke Janssen, Robert Duvall, directed by Robert Altman, written by Clyde Hayes, Mystery & Thriller, box office gross $1.5M, reviewed by Mike Clark, Rick Groen, Jack Mathews, Roger Ebert, Janet Maslin, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Nicholas Bell, Shawn Glinis, Cole Smithey, Emanuel Levy, Jeremy C Fox, Lori Hoffman, R MPAA rating, produced by Jeremy Tannenbaum, lawyer, one-night stand, troubled woman, stalking, mental institution, neo-noir thriller, off-kilter promise, John Grisham, lurid sincerity, hackneyed story, support staff, charmless, top horror movies, RT Podcasts, most anticipated movies, MCU movies ranked by Tomatometer, renewed & cancelled TV shows 2022, best 2022 horror movies ranked by Tomatometer, TV premiere dates 2022, worst horror movies of all time, best Netflix series & shows
Worldwide gross: $1,677,131
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,077,772
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,312
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 335,635
US/Canada gross: $1,677,131
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,077,772
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,932
US/Canada opening weekend: $118,278
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $217,057
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,640
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $25,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $45,878,525
Production budget ranking: 860
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $24,705,586
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$67,506,339
ROI to date (est.): -96%
ROI ranking: 2,000
Embeth Davidtz – Mallory Doss
Robert Downey Jr. – Clyde Pell
Daryl Hannah – Lois Harlan
Tom Berenger – Pete Randle
Famke Janssen – Leeanne Magruder
Director – Robert Altman
Producer – Jeremy Tannenbaum
Writer – Clyde Hayes
Director(s)
Robert Altman
Writer(s)
Clyde Hayes
Producer(s)
Jeremy Tannenbaum
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (18)
The Gingerbread Man, a neo-noir thriller that unwinds with off-kilter promise, is the big yawn.
January 9, 2018 | Rating: 2/4
Mike Clark
USA Today
TOP CRITIC
Robert Altman the up-and- down director meets John Grisham the constant mediocrity. Just where, in our hypothetical picture, should we place that unlikely scene?
April 25, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
Altman had a fine time composing difficult shots, through screens, bushes and sheets of rain, and Chungwei’s images, sometimes delicate, sometimes harsh, stick with you long after you’ve forgotten their context.
February 14, 2001
Jack Mathews
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
That it seems a step up from sensationalism is because Grisham has a sure sense of time and place, and Altman and his actors invest the material with a kind of lurid sincerity.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
With unexpected success, Robert Altman plays a John Grisham mystery in a seductive new key.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 4/5
Janet Maslin
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
Unless one counts a few running gibes against lawyers that can easily be imagined coming from Grisham, Altman basically chooses to treat this hackneyed story straight.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 1/4
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
More entertaining than the narrative’s predictable beats are the swaths of dialogue floating in and out of focus from the support staff at Magruder’s firm.
August 18, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
Unfortunately, the film remains relatively charmless.
December 6, 2018
Shawn Glinis
Film Inquiry
February 23, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
July 31, 2005 | Rating: C
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Grisham interpreted through Altman’s sensability is Grisham made richer, more comic, and less predictable in its easy duality.
May 3, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Jeremy C. Fox
Pajiba
April 27, 2005 | Rating: 1/5
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly…
Plot
Lawyer Rick Magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer Mallory Doss. He becomes hooked on her, and when he learns her nut-case father Dixon is threatening her, he puts the weight of his law firm behind Mallory, has Dixon arrested and subpoenas her ex-husband Pete to testify against Dixon in court. Dixon is sent to an asylum, but escapes from there and the lives of many people are in danger.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Robert Duvall plays the unhinged father in The Gingerbread Man.
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51%
The Devil’s Own (1997)
51%RT Audience Score: 41%
Awards & Nominations: 1 nomination
The Devil’s Own is a film that attempts to tackle the complex issues of morality and political conflict, but ultimately falls short due to its lack of clear direction and pacing issues. While the star power of Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt is undeniable, their charisma can only do so much to compensate for a muddled plot and inconsistent character development. The film’s attempts to present itself as a weighty and important piece of cinema are ultimately undermined by its lack of focus and relevance to the plot. In the end, The Devil’s Own is a forgettable and disappointing entry in the political thriller genre.
The Devil’s Own is a movie that tries to be about Something Important, but ends up being about nothing much at all. It’s like when you order a fancy dish at a restaurant and it looks great, but then you take a bite and it’s just meh. The only saving grace of this movie is the charisma of Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, but even that can’t make up for the slow pacing and lack of direction. It’s a shame because the premise had potential, but in the end, it’s just another forgettable political suspense film.
Production Company(ies)
DENTSU Music And Entertainment, Nibariki Nippon Television, Network
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Columbia Tristar
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Clogherhead, County Louth, Ireland
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong brutal violence, and for language
Year of Release
1997
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:SDDS Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 50m
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Language(s):English, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 26, 1997 Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2001
Genre(s)
Drama/Crime
Keyword(s)
starring Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin, Rubén Blades, Treat Williams, George Hearn, directed by Alan J Pakula, written by Vincent Patrick, Kevin Jarre, drama, crime, mystery & thriller, R rating, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Duane Byrge, David Ansen, Carol Buckland, Ruthe Stein, Roger Ebert, James Berardinelli, Dennis Schwartz, Joe Leydon, Tim Brayton, Bill Chambers, Rob Gonsalves, produced by Lawrence Gordon, Robert F Colesberry
Worldwide gross: $140,807,547
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $262,476,653
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 560
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 28,623,408
US/Canada gross: $42,868,348
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $79,910,067
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 861
US/Canada opening weekend: $14,274,503
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $26,608,828
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 515
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $90,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $167,767,278
Production budget ranking: 181
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $90,342,679
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $4,366,697
ROI to date (est.): 2%
ROI ranking: 1,389
Brad Pitt – Rory Devaney, Francis Austin McGuire
Margaret Colin – Sheila O’Meara
Rubén Blades – Edwin Diaz
Treat Williams – Billy Burke
George Hearn – Peter Fitzsimmons
Director(s)
Alan J. Pakula
Writer(s)
Vincent Patrick, Kevin Jarre
Producer(s)
Lawrence Gordon, Robert F. Colesberry
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 nomination
Academy Awards
All Critics (40) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (26)
A beguiling but ultimately leaden tale of moral conflict.
April 2, 2020
Duane Byrge
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
Fortunately for us (and for Pakula), Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt are bona fide movie stars: their charisma is a considerable compensation.
February 28, 2018
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
While this film runs almost two hours, it seems longer because of the pacing.
January 5, 2018
Carol Buckland
CNN.com
TOP CRITIC
June 18, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
The film should make it clear whether it considers the Brad Pitt character to be a hero or villain. My best guess is, he’s a villain given a moral touch-up because he’s also a movie star.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
An engrossing but disappointing big-budget political suspense film, that never becomes exceptional.
March 26, 2016 | Rating: B-
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
The good news is, The Devil’s Own doesn’t live down to its reputation.
July 19, 2014
Joe Leydon
The Moving Picture Show
Presents itself as being about Something Important, whereas in fact it is really about nothing very much at all.
January 26, 2010 | Rating: 4/10
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
Finally just another schoolmarmish prestige piece touting America’s moral superiority
July 16, 2008 | Rating: 2/4
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
What’s left is a lot of moral grappling, not all of which has one iota of relevance to the plot.
July 30, 2007 | Rating: 2/5
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
A cobbled-together mess of conflicting tones.
September 18, 2005 | Rating: 2/4
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com…
Plot
A thriller about an IRA gunman who draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. Frankie McGuire is one of the IRA’s deadliest assassins. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O’Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie’s real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom’s growing suspicions, force Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny or odd comments were found in the Fresh Kernels database for The Devil’s Own.
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51%
Eraser (1996)
51%RT Audience Score: 39%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
3 wins & 2 nominations total
Eraser’s shoot-’em-up action might show off some cutting edge weaponry, but its rote story is embarrassingly obsolete
Eraser is the kind of movie that you watch when you’re in the mood for some mindless action and explosions. It’s not going to win any awards for its plot or acting, but it’s still a fun ride. Arnold Schwarzenegger is his usual tough-guy self, and the stunts are impressive, even if they do seem a bit desperate at times. Overall, if you’re looking for a movie to turn your brain off and just enjoy some bone-crunching diversion, Eraser is a solid choice. Plus, who doesn’t love a good cheesy ’90s action flick?
Production Company(ies)
Newmarket Capital Group Team Todd I Remember Productions,
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Santa Clarita, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violent action throughout and some language
Year of Release
1996
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital SDDS DTS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 55m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 1996 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 22, 1997
Genre(s)
Action
Keyword(s)
Eraser, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, Vanessa Williams, Chuck Russell, Walon Green, Tony Puryear, Anne Kopelson, Arnold Kopelson, Action, R, Box Office, Budget, Reviewed by Jonathan Rosenbaum, Anne Billson, Gene Siskel, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Susan Stark, Richard Corliss, Sheila Reid, Mikel Zorrilla, MPAA Rating, Warner Bros Pictures, Surround, Stereo, Scope, 2.35:1, Witness Protection, Arms Corporation, Terrorists, Rogue Enemy Agents, Shoot-’em-up Action, Cutting Edge Weaponry, Rote Story, Embarrassingly Obsolete
Worldwide gross: $242,295,562
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $462,480,565
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 315
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 50,434,086
US/Canada gross: $101,295,562
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $193,347,449
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 368
US/Canada opening weekend: $24,566,446
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $46,891,093
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 257
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $100,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $190,874,551
Production budget ranking: 132
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $102,785,946
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $168,820,069
ROI to date (est.): 57%
ROI ranking: 1,112
James Caan – Robert Deguerin
Vanessa Williams – Lee Cullen
James Coburn – Chief Beller
Robert Pastorelli – Johnny Castelone
James Cromwell – William Donohue
Director – Chuck Russell
Producers – Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson
Writers – Walon Green, Tony Puryear
Director(s)
Chuck Russell
Writer(s)
Walon Green, Walon Green, Tony Puryear
Producer(s)
Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
3 wins & 2 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (52) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (31)
A few of the set pieces are fussy or overly extended, but the rest is tolerable bone-crunching diversion.
June 14, 2022
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
The stunts, even show-stopping ones such as our man throwing himself out of a plane without a parachute and landing on a car without sustaining injury, have an air of desperation about them.
November 27, 2017
Anne Billson
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Eraser is totally meaningless summertime entertainment, but it means something, I suppose, that it has been done so well.
August 23, 2017 | Rating: 3/4
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
October 18, 2008 | Rating: 1/4
Susan Stark
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
Welcome back, big guy.
August 24, 2008
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
I know it sounds very predictable, but it’s actually better than you expect and Vanessa makes it much more tolerable.
May 31, 2022
Sheila Reid
Women in the Life
Spectacle above all else. [Full review in Spanish]
December 15, 2021
Mikel Zorrilla
Espinof
Defying the boundaries of realism – by walking a fine line between amusing and obnoxious – always seems easy for Arnold.
September 11, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Although Eraser offered the first signs that cinema audiences were no longer willing to swallow Arnie in any old action vehicle served up to them, there is still enough cheesy lowbrow moments to make this tale… deliver on the small screen.
May 4, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)
’90s Schwarzenegger action movie is extremely violent.
August 15, 2018 | Rating: 2/5
Brian Costello
Common Sense Media
It’s the sort of plot you’ve seen so many times before that you forget exactly where you’ve seen it before, though you know it probably worked better then.
July 30, 2007 | Rating: 2/5
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com…
Plot
U.S. Marshal deputy John Kruger is one of the toughest Marshals, his methods are to “Erase” The identities of his witnesses he is assigned to protect. Meanwhile, a woman named Lee Cullen who works for a corporation named Cyrez performed an undercover job for the FBI to unveil a top secret weapon which uses an electromagnetic pulse to dispatch targets. Cyrez discovered this about Lee and are now out to kill her, Kruger’s job is now to protect Lee so she can testify against Cyrez. But, when Kruger was assigned to perform a job with another Marshal named Robert Deguerin, he discovers that Deguerin is behind some kind of scam that will involve the EM Gun, which will change hands to a Russian criminal if Kruger does not stop them, Kruger must not only protect Lee’s life but his own.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film Eraser on Fresh Kernels.
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51%
Cutthroat Island (1995)
51%RT Audience Score: 40%
Awards & Nominations: 1 nomination
Cutthroat Island may aspire towards the earnest thrills of classic swashbucklers, but a distinct lack of charm and stilted script make this adventure a joyless hodgepodge of the pirate genre’s flotsam and jetsam
Cutthroat Island” is a movie that’s so bad, it’s almost good. Almost. Geena Davis tries her best to be a badass pirate captain, but the script is a hot mess of bad jokes and cliches. It’s like they took every pirate movie trope and threw it into a blender, hoping it would come out as a masterpiece. Unfortunately, the result is a chaotic mess that’s more likely to make you seasick than entertained. If you’re looking for a good pirate movie, you’re better off watching “Pirates of the Caribbean” for the hundredth time.
Production Company(ies)
Storyville Films, Imagine Documentaries, Storyville
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Malta
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some strong pirate action/violence and brief sensuality
Year of Release
1995
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital DTS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English, Spanish, Latin, French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2007
Genre(s)
Adventure/Action
Keyword(s)
starring Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Patrick Malahide, Stan Shaw, directed by Renny Harlin, written by Robert King, Marc Norman, Adventure, Action, Comedy, PG-13, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Todd McCarthy, Trevor Johnston, Janet Maslin, Peter Stack, Desson Thomson, Roger Ebert, Eddie Harrison, Daniel Barnes, Nick Rogers, Emanuel Levy, Charles Cassady, produced by Renny Harlin, Joel B Michaels, Laurence Mark, James Gorman
Worldwide gross: $10,017,322
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $19,697,660
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,719
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 2,148,055
US/Canada gross: $10,017,322
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $19,697,660
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,421
US/Canada opening weekend: $2,371,415
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $4,663,055
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,110
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $98,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $192,703,265
Production budget ranking: 130
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $103,770,708
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$276,776,314
ROI to date (est.): -93%
ROI ranking: 1,979
Matthew Modine – Shaw
Frank Langella – Dawg
Maury Chaykin – John Reed
Patrick Malahide – Ainslee
Stan Shaw – Glasspoole
Director(s)
Renny Harlin
Writer(s)
Robert King, Marc Norman
Producer(s)
Renny Harlin, Joel B. Michaels, Laurence Mark, James Gorman
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 nomination
Academy Awards
All Critics (41) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (25)
What seemed like a dubious proposition on paper plays even more dubiously onscreen, as “Cutthroat Island” strenuously but vainly attempts to revive the thrills of old-fashioned pirate pictures.
March 26, 2009
Todd McCarthy
Variety
TOP CRITIC
In this $90m revisionist swashbuckler, we get Geena Davis doing the all-action honours, and a hotchpotch script that seems to think pirate movies are so funny in themselves the need for more humour is superfluous.
February 9, 2006
Trevor Johnston
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
t’s not possible to believe that Ms. Davis is the highly respected captain of a pirate ship, and it’s not even fun to try.
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
June 18, 2002 | Rating: 0/4
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
It takes a two-hour act of will to keep facing the screen during this moribund movie.
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
It is a pirate picture, pure and simple, and doesn’t transcend its genre except perhaps in the luxurious production. Leaner and meaner pirate movies have worked more or less as well, but this one gets the job done.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
as a Saturday night frolic in ye olden style, Cutthroat Island is worth a visit
March 24, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Eddie Harrison
film-authority.com
A chaotic jumble of bad action, juvenile comedy and chilly romance, all wrapped in a cheesecloth of limp, lifeless pirate cliches.
December 11, 2018 | Rating: 1/5
Daniel Barnes
Dare Daniel
It’s hardly the landlubber suggested by its reputation (which has more likely shifted more toward novel curiosity than cautionary tale). But if all the parties involved suspected they were going broke, they should have gone *for* broke to boot.
December 3, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/5
Nick Rogers
The Film Yap
Poorly written, acted, and executed advanture tale of pirates.
August 4, 2011 | Rating: D
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Geena Davis brings girl power to the pirate ship.
December 14, 2010 | Rating: 2/5
Charles Cassady
Common Sense Media
Hey, are you looking for an exciting movie about pirates of the, well, um, Caribbean? [Blu-ray]
August 17, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews…
Plot
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her piratical raids.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Geena Davis brings girl power to the pirate ship in Cutthroat Island.
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51%
Volcano (1997)
51%RT Audience Score: 32%
Awards & Nominations: 1 nomination
Volcano’s prodigious pyrotechnics and Tommy Lee Jones’ crotchety sneers at lava aren’t quite enough to save this routine disaster film
Volcano may not be the most original disaster movie out there, but it sure knows how to bring the heat. The special effects are eye-popping and the action never stops, even if the characters are a bit thin. But who needs character development when you have Tommy Lee Jones as the chief of emergency services, determined to save L.A. from a malevolent tide of melted butter? It’s a glorious, over-the-top spectacle that’s perfect for a movie night with friends. Just don’t forget the popcorn and fire extinguisher.
Production Company(ies)
Armada Productions,
Distributor
20th Century Fox, Fox
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Lanai Lookout – 8102 Kalanianaole Hwy, Honolulu, O’ahu, Hawaii, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1990
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 42m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 25, 1997 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 9, 1999
Genre(s)
Action
Keyword(s)
starring Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim, Keith David, directed by Mick Jackson, written by Jerome Armstrong, Billy Ray, action, disaster film, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Bill Stamets, William Thomas, David Ansen, Owen Gleiberman, Todd McCarthy, Kenneth Turan, produced by Neal H Moritz, Andrew Z Davis, PG-13, Los Angeles, volcano, emergency management, geologist, lava, sewer tunnels, earthquake, police lieutenant, fire department, special effects, Tommy Lee Jones’ crotchety sneers, Anne Heche’s warning, diverting lava, 20th Century Fox, Fox, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)
Worldwide gross: $39,404,261
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $90,842,164
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,068
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 9,906,452
US/Canada gross: $39,404,261
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $90,842,164
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 796
US/Canada opening weekend: $9,252,232
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $21,329,997
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 624
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $25,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $57,634,734
Production budget ranking: 703
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $31,036,304
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,171,126
ROI to date (est.): 2%
ROI ranking: 1,384
Anne Heche – Dr. Amy Barnes
Gaby Hoffmann – Kelly Roark
Don Cheadle – Emmit Reese
Jacqueline Kim – Dr. Jaye Calder
Keith David – Police Lieutenant Ed Fox
Director(s)
Mick Jackson
Writer(s)
Jerome Armstrong, Billy Ray
Producer(s)
Neal H. Moritz, Andrew Z. Davis
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 nomination
Academy Awards
All Critics (47) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (24)
Unfortunately, Volcano is also faithful to Hollywood’s legendary lack of originality…
June 15, 2022
Bill Stamets
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
None of it makes a hell of a lot of sense and the supporting cast are wallpaper thin, but Volcano is at least hot on entertainment.
January 8, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
William Thomas
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Volcano, busily and cheerfully hysterical, always has some new fish to fry, new truck to melt, new skyscraper to tumble or new manhole to pop with a radiant gusher of movie magma.
February 28, 2018
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B-
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Never generates a head of true excitement, partly because the characters remain constructs designed to perform defined functions, and partly due to the time-worn hokiness of the whole disaster-film format.
March 26, 2009
Todd McCarthy
Variety
TOP CRITIC
The coast may be toast, but it’s the lava, covering everything like a malevolent tide of melted butter, that makes this a disaster picture that’s tastier than usual.
February 14, 2001 | Rating: 3/5
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Volcano might not be the best volcano movie from 1997 but the action never stops.
April 25, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
There’s a glorious faux-plausibility to the proceedings that makes movies like Volcano all the more entertaining.
January 8, 2019
Louis Peitzman
io9.com
Movies like “Volcano” exist for their gigantic, humongous, eye-popping special effects and this picture delivers those — Big Time.
January 8, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4
Dennis King
Tulsa World
You leave “Volcano” feeling a bit singed.
January 7, 2019
Michael Ollove
Baltimore Sun
Volcano was really ahead of its time and time still hasn’t caught up. In Volcano they thought of ways to stop the lava. They weren’t going to give up L.A. You don’t cast Tommy Lee Jones as the chief of emergency services and ask him to run.
May 23, 2017
Fred Topel
We Live Entertainment
The fairly anticlimactic final stretch ensures that Volcano concludes on a less-than-engrossing note…
March 24, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews…
Plot
Joe versus the Volcano is a fable which opens with somewhat surrealistic scenes of the dehumanization of Joe Bank’s job and work environment (at a company whose product rather literally screws people) with imagery that seems to have been inspired by the classic film Metropolis. Joe is diagnosed with an incurable disease, quits his dehumanizing job, and accepts an offer to briefly “live like a king, die like a man” – but to fulfill his agreement he must willingly jump into a live volcano on the island of Waponi Woo in order to appease the volcano god. En route to the island, Joe meets a series of interesting characters in NYC and LA, then boards a yacht, captained by Patricia Graynamore. During the voyage Joe and Patricia survive disaster, fall in love, and finally arrive at the island where they face their destiny.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels mentions Tommy Lee Jones’ “crotchety sneers at lava” in their review of Volcano.
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51%
Cocktail (1988)
51%RT Audience Score: 58%
Awards & Nominations: 5 wins & 6 nominations
There are no surprises in Cocktail, a shallow, dramatically inert romance that squanders Tom Cruise’s talents in what amounts to a naive barkeep’s banal fantasy
If you’re looking for a movie that’s as flat as a day-old beer, then Cocktail is the perfect choice for you. Tom Cruise may ooze charm, but the mix of bar acrobatics and Caribbean love just doesn’t pack enough punch to get you drunk. Plus, the goody-goody ending is enough to make the Care Bears blush. Stick to drinking a real cocktail instead of watching this one.
Production Company(ies)
The Directors Company, Saticoy Productions, Paramount Pictures,
Distributor
Touchstone Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Dunn’s River Falls, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
1988
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Stereo
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 44m
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Language(s):English, Spanish, Sign, L
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 1988 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 29, 2003
Genre(s)
Romance
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $171,504,781
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $439,127,925
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 347
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 47,887,451
US/Canada gross: $78,222,753
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $200,284,768
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 348
US/Canada opening weekend: $11,789,466
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $30,186,236
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 456
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $20,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $51,208,826
Production budget ranking: 778
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $27,575,953
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $360,343,146
ROI to date (est.): 457%
ROI ranking: 282
Bryan Brown – Douglas ‘Doug’ Coughlin
Elisabeth Shue – Jordan Mooney
Lisa Banes – Bonnie
Laurence Luckinbill – Mr. Mooney
Kelly Lynch – Kerry Coughlin
Director(s)
Roger Donaldson
Writer(s)
Heywood Gould
Producer(s)
Robert W. Cort, Ted Field
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
5 wins & 6 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (45) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (41)
As if realizing that his star hasn’t smiled for 15 minutes, Donaldson tacks on a goody-goody ending that would shame the Care Bears. How to sum up what went wrong? Cruise has a line in the movie: “Flat beer from rusty pipes.”
February 26, 2019
Peter Travers
People Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Cocktail is a bottle of rotgut in a Dom Perignon box.
May 21, 2013
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
The pairing of old-hand Brown and young-hand Cruise may have been meant to remind us of Cruise and Paul Newman; if so, think of this as The Color of Counterfeit Money.
May 21, 2013
Sheila Benson
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
It may not be a megaton bomb, but Cocktail is definitely of the Molotov type.
May 21, 2013 | Rating: 2/4
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOP CRITIC
Very, very stupid.
May 21, 2013
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Cruise oozes as much charm as in Top Gun and The Colour of Money, but the mix of bar-acrobatics and Caribbean love isn’t anywhere near strong enough to get you drunk.
May 21, 2013 | Rating: 2/5
Lola Borg
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Cruise was never been a bad actor, but this film about a flaming sex symbol has elevated him to definitive stardom. [Full review in Spanish]
June 22, 2022
Rene Jordan
El Nuevo Herald (Miami)
Cocktail kicks off with an entertainingly lighthearted opening stretch revolving around Brian’s initial entry into the world of bartending…
July 14, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Cocktail is a vacuous throwback to Saturday Night Fever — without the cultural novelty. The script is spiked with some comic lines, but overproof doses of inadvertent humor kill the effect.
March 22, 2019
Brian D. Johnson
Maclean’s Magazine
Ultimately, the ideas in this film fall as flat as stale beer and honest emotions are as watered down as cheap whiskey. This Cocktail is definitely on the rocks.
February 26, 2019
Jack Garner
Gannett News Service
Cocktail is so steeped in corn, the drama seems comedic and the comedy is about as funny as a hangover.
December 9, 2017
Cathy Burke
United Press International
Perhaps the best one can say for this bland concoction mixed by agents and the studio executives is that every bartender in Hollywood wants to be Tom Cruise and that suffices as an ironic subtext.
May 21, 2013 | Rating: 2/5
Adrian Turner
Radio Times…
Plot
Intent on becoming a successful businessman, and even a millionaire, the ex-military man, Brian Flanagan, waits for his big break while serving drinks at a New York City tavern, and studying for his degree. However, when the charismatic cynic and veteran bartender, Doug Coughlin, becomes the ambitious Brian’s sage mentor, their chemistry, combined with the flamboyant tricks behind the bar, will soon yield fame and money until they decide to split ways. Now, as Flanagan struggles to raise money in Jamaica to open his dream bar someday, he falls hard for the striving waitress, Jordan Mooney, while a wealthy fashion executive wants to take him back to Manhattan to live with her. Is there a future between Brian and Jordan?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny comment about the film Cocktail on Fresh Kernels.
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51%
Ishtar (1987)
51%RT Audience Score: 39%
Awards & Nominations: 1 win & 3 nominations
Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, and laughter itself get lost in the desert during a flawed spoof of classic road movies that proves ill-suited for its mismatched and miscast stars
Ishtar is like a camel that almost ambles away with the picture, but then it falls flat on its face. It’s a movie that tries too hard to be funny and ends up being a gross miscalculation. However, there are a few memorable sequences that will make you chuckle, like the purchase of the blind camel and the use of fake Arabic in an auction scene. But overall, it lacks pace and consistent tone. It’s cute, reasonably pleasant entertainment, but not a motion picture oasis for Hoffman, Beatty, or their fans. Save your time and watch something else, like a real camel race.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Morocco
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
Year of Release
1987
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 47m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 15, 1987 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 13, 2013
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston, Tess Harper, directed by Elaine May, written by Elaine May, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Gene Siskel, Sheila Benson, Richard Schickel, Dave Kehr, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Jay Boyar, Brian Eggert, Ángel Luis Inurria, Jack Garner, Roger Hurlburt, People Staff, PG-13, CIA, Marrakech, New York singers, Ishtar, desert, road movies, mismatched stars, outtakes, astute vision, artistic yearning, fake Arabic, auction scene, singing performance, buddy comedy, Middle East, fame, U.S
Worldwide gross: $14,375,181
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $38,370,734
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,451
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 4,184,377
US/Canada gross: $14,375,181
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $38,370,734
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,184
US/Canada opening weekend: $4,331,817
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $11,562,637
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 910
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $55,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $146,807,918
Production budget ranking: 227
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $79,056,064
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$187,493,247
ROI to date (est.): -83%
ROI ranking: 1,910
Dustin Hoffman – Chuck Clarke
Isabelle Adjani – Shirra Assel
Charles Grodin – Jim Harrison
Jack Weston – Marty Freed
Tess Harper – Willa
Director(s)
Elaine May
Writer(s)
Elaine May
Producer(s)
Warren Beatty
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 3 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (55) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (34)
The film fails at every level.
March 19, 2019 | Rating: 0.5/4
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
It is a smart, generous, genuinely funny affair. Sometimes, like the camel who almost ambles away with the picture, it’s longish in the tooth, but it is based on an extremely astute vision of life.
March 19, 2019
Sheila Benson
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Reasonably genial and diverting.
March 19, 2019
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Ishtar is a good movie, but you can’t help but wonder if, lurking somewhere in those cans of outtakes, there isn’t a great movie, too.
March 19, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
Dave Kehr
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
This Elaine May comedy was the most underappreciated commercial movie of 1987. It isn’t quite as good as May’s previous features, but it’s still a very funny work by one of this country’s greatest comic talents.
March 19, 2019
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Though far from a masterpiece, the movie is often hilarious in a sly, seemingly improvisational way.
March 19, 2019
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
What works about the film is the shared sense of artistic yearning.
February 23, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It seems too many people participated to save the unsalvageable. [Full Review in Spanish]
June 16, 2020
Ángel Luis Inurria
El Pais (Spain)
There are three or four memorable sequences in Ishtar — the purchase of the blind camel, the use of fake Arabic in an auction scene, and the first horrendous singing performance of stupid songs. But the film lacks pace and consistent tone.
March 19, 2019
Jack Garner
Gannett News Service
Ishtar is cute, reasonably pleasant entertainment, but no motion picture oasis for Hoffman, Beatty or their fans.
March 19, 2019
Roger Hurlburt
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Beatty goes along with the casting joke of playing the nerd sidekick to Hoffman’s slick loverboy. But zany antics aren’t his forte. Hoffman’s impishness serves the film better until the sheer weight of the production grinds him down
March 19, 2019
People Staff
People Magazine
One of the grossest miscalculations of the blockbuster era.
March 19, 2019 | Rating: 1/5
David Parkinson
Radio Times…
Plot
Two New York singers get lost in the desert and meet a rebel in Ishtar, causing alarm for the CIA in this flawed comedy starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film stars Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, and Isabelle Adjani.
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51%
A View to a Kill (1985)
51%RT Audience Score: 40%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 5 nominations
Absurd even by Bond standards, A View to a Kill is weighted down by campy jokes and a noticeable lack of energy
A View to a Kill” may not be the best Bond film out there, but it’s definitely not the worst. Roger Moore may be showing his age, but he’s still charming as ever. The gadgets may not be the most impressive, but who wouldn’t want an inflatable dirigible? And let’s not forget the killer Duran Duran theme song. The villains are memorable and the set pieces are grandiose. Sure, it may be a bit silly at times, but that’s what makes it a guilty pleasure. Overall, it’s a fun and enjoyable addition to the Bond franchise.
Production Company(ies)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Distributor
United Artists
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Château de Chantilly, Chantilly, Oise, France
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1985
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Stereo Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 11m
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Language(s):English, French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 1985 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 4, 2007
Genre(s)
Action
Keyword(s)
starring Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Grace Jones, Tanya Roberts, Patrick Macnee, Patrick Bauchau, directed by John Glen, written by Ian Fleming, Richard Maibaum, Michael G Wilson, produced by Albert R Broccoli, Michael G Wilson, action, PG, James Bond, microchip, Russia, Zorin Industries, Amazonian bodyguard, May Day, Silicon Valley, horse-racing scam, blimp, bridge, gadgets, campy jokes, lack of energy, critic reviews, box office performance, budget, MPAA rating, spy, investigation, villain, destruction, competition, technology, potential, sinister applications, investigation, microchip monopoly, inflatable dirigible, mandatory retirement age, kitsch quality, misogyny, sexism, sex symbol, one-liners, ski chase, climax, supporting characters, relevance, entertainment, climax, opening credits theme, John Barry’s adjusted score
Worldwide gross: $50,327,960
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $142,151,065
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 859
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 15,501,752
US/Canada gross: $50,327,960
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $142,151,065
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 540
US/Canada opening weekend: $10,687,114
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $30,185,699
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 457
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $30,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $84,734,846
Production budget ranking: 494
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $45,629,715
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $11,786,504
ROI to date (est.): 9%
ROI ranking: 1,353
Christopher Walken – Max Zorin
Grace Jones – May Day
Tanya Roberts – Stacey Sutton
Patrick Macnee – Sir Godfrey Tibbett
Patrick Bauchau – Scarpine
Director(s)
John Glen
Writer(s)
Ian Fleming, Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson
Producer(s)
Albert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 5 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (61) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (38)
Moore is worth every wrinkle on his face in “A View to a Kill,” the seventh movie he has made in the Bond series and the most enjoyable since “Moonraker” back in the ’70s.
May 23, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Jan Herman
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
The film also fails on other traditional Bond levels. For example, the gadgets. Zorin and his gang have an inflatable dirigible, but so what? The key to the best Bond gadgets has been that they were something you might want to own yourself.
August 21, 2015 | Rating: 2/4
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
It’s not double-oh-seven anymore, but double-oh-seventy, the best argument yet for the mandatory retirement age.
August 21, 2015
Paul Attanasio
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
Hard as it is to justify Bond films on intellectual grounds, there’s something invigorating — and strangely reassuring — about this sort of picture.
August 21, 2015
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
This one, directed by John Glen, just follows the numbers, plodding from one unimaginative set piece to the next.
October 13, 2008
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Roger Moore’s last Bond and not before time.
October 13, 2008 | Rating: 2/5
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
It features a killer Duran Duran theme song but strikes out in nearly every other regard.
September 25, 2021 | Rating: 2/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
A View to a Kill is nowhere near as reviled as its reputation suggests. It might not be the proper send-off Roger Moore deserved, but the film has a great sense of fun, and its Villains are in a league of their own.
July 23, 2021
Jake Tropila
Film Inquiry
The primary villain is memorably vicious and well acted, the henchmen and their demises are bombastic and amusing, and the set pieces are extravagantly grandiose.
September 8, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
It will always be my ultimate guilty pleasure Bond film
July 16, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
Kelechi Ehenulo
Confessions From A Geek Mind
Where other Bond films at least have a kitsch quality, A View to a Kill is not only silly but it also commits the ultimate cardinal sin for any Bond movie – it’s boring.
October 29, 2019 | Rating: 1/5
PJ Nabarro
Patrick Nabarro
A good Bond film, filled with plenty of action and set pieces, with a great opening theme to boot! A solid note to go out on for Moore, even if he isn’t a highlight himself…
January 27, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
David Hogan
hoganreviews.co.uk…
Plot
James Bond has one more mission. Bond returns from his travels in the U.S.S.R. with a computer chip. This chip is capable of withstanding a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that would otherwise destroy a normal chip. The chip was created by Zorin Industries, and Bond heads off to investigate its owner, Max Zorin. Zorin may only seem like an innocent man, but is really planning to set off an earthquake in San Andreas, which will wipe out all of Silicon Valley. As well as Zorin, Bond must also tackle May Day and equally menacing companion of Zorin, while dragging Stacy Sutton along for the ride.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny comment about the film A View to a Kill on Fresh Kernels.
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