Production Company(ies)
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures,
 
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)
Monterey Bay Aquarium – 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG
 
Year of Release
1986
 

 
Genre(s)
Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Catherine Hicks, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, directed by Leonard Nimoy, written by Leonard Nimoy, Harve Bennett, Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett, Nicholas Meyer, Adventure, PG, box office performance, $104.7M, reviewed by David Stratton, Michael Wilmington, Variety Staff, Pat Graham, Stephen Garrett, Steven D Greydanus, starring Admiral, Captain James T Kirk, Captain Spock, Dr Gillian Taylor, Commander Leonard H McCoy, M.D., Commander Hikaru Sulu, produced by Harve Bennett, Paramount Pictures, Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Surround, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, Scope (2.35:1), Star Trek
 

Cast & Crew

William Shatner

Leonard Nimoy

Catherine Hicks

DeForest Kelley

James Doohan

Admiral

Captain James T. Kirk

Captain Spock

Dr. Gillian Taylor

Commander Leonard H. McCoy

William Shatner – Admiral, Captain James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy – Captain Spock
Catherine Hicks – Dr. Gillian Taylor
DeForest Kelley – Commander Leonard H. McCoy, M.D.
James Doohan – Captain Montgomery Scott
George Takei – Commander Hikaru Sulu

 

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

Harve Bennett

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Leonard Nimoy
 
Writer(s)
Leonard Nimoy, Harve Bennett, Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett, Nicholas Meyer
 
Producer(s)
Harve Bennett

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 4 Oscars
4 wins & 19 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

David Stratton

Michael Wilmington

Variety Staff

Pat Graham

Stephen Garrett

Sydney Morning Herald

Los Angeles Times

Variety

Chicago Reader

Time Out

STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
 All Critics (44) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (36) | Rotten (8)
 Much of the fun to be found in the quite witty screenplay involves the bemused citizens of the future trying to cope with 20th-century life.
 
 May 27, 2021
 
 David Stratton
 Sydney Morning Herald
 TOP CRITIC
 If most movies today are doomed to be sure-fire, presold properties–with ideas leached from our recent TV or cinematic past–let’s hope they’re all as good at the game as “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.”
 
 September 7, 2016
 
 Michael Wilmington
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Latest excursion is warmer, wittier, more socially relevant and truer to its TV origins than prior odysseys.
 
 May 19, 2008
 
 Variety Staff
 Variety
 TOP CRITIC
 I suspect the unconverted will want to be beamed up pronto.
 
 June 6, 2007
 
 Pat Graham
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 Kirk & Co return to present-day San Francisco to save the whales in the most enjoyable film of the series so far, also returning to the simplistic morality-play format that gave the original TV series its strength.
 
 January 26, 2006
 
 Stephen Garrett
 Time Out
 TOP CRITIC
 The most successful and widely appealing of the Star Trek films, The Voyage Home is also the most idiosyncratic… some of the most humorous and humane moments in the Trek canon.
 
 June 24, 2003 | Rating: A
 
 Steven D. Greydanus
 Decent Films
 TOP CRITIC
 Offered quite a bit more levity than the previous films- or at least, as much as is possible for a movie that features the possible end of life on Earth.
 
 December 1, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Stephen Silver
 Tilt Magazine
 The comedy in this entry is so broad that the movie often doesn’t even feel like a Star Trek project (which of course explains its wide popularity).
 
 September 10, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 Time travel is a new concept for this series, and having the crew visit a familiar version of Earth is certainly an amusing idea; but why did it have to involve whales?
 
 September 8, 2020 | Rating: 4/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 As much a passionate, heavy-handed environmental screed as it is a flighty space opera, The Voyage Home can’t ever quite reconcile its disparate moods and ideas into a holistic experience.
 
 May 31, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5
 
 Shaun Munro
 Flickering Myth
 The marching orders here were for a romp, and a romp they produced.
 
 April 8, 2019 | Rating: B+
 
 Zaki Hasan
 Zaki’s Corner
 A bit flimsy to be legitimately counted as “great” Star Trek, but aware enough of its characters and their attachments to each other and the audience that it’s “fun” Star Trek.
 
 May 23, 2013 | Rating: 8/10
 
 Tim Brayton
 Antagony & Ecstasy…

 

Plot
The most acclaimed Star Trek adventure of all time with an important message. It is the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien probe is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In their frantic attempt to save mankind, Admiral Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien to them as anything they have ever encountered in the far-off reaches of the galaxy. William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy return as Kirk and Spock, along with the entire Star Trek crew.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny comment about the film in the Fresh Kernels database.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Les Films, Marceau
 
Distributor
Fox
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Torchy’s Bar – 218 1/2 West Fifth Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG
 
Year of Release
1985
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Alex Etel, Lewis Owen McGibbon, James Nesbitt, Daisy Donovan, Christopher Fulford, Pearce Quigley, directed by Danny Boyle, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, Comedy, Drama, PG, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Nell Minow, Jamie Russell, Roger Moore, Nancy Churnin, Eleanor Ringel Cater, Bruce Westbrook, Megan Basham, Nick Rogers, Jay Antani, Felix Vasquez Jr., Cole Smithey, Amber Wilkinson, Alex Etel as Damian Cunningham, Lewis Owen McGibbon as Anthony Cunningham, James Nesbitt as Ronnie Cunningham, Graham Broadbent as producer, Andrew Hauptman as producer, Damian Jones as producer, Dolby SRD, Flat (1.37:1), morality tale, British consumerism, imaginary saints, bag of money, altruistic, mysterious loot, increasingly hairy situation, some peril, mild sensuality, language, thematic elements, Fox, March 11, 2005, March 14, 2006
 

Cast & Crew

Alex Etel

Damian Cunningham

Lewis Owen McGibbon

Anthony Cunningham

James Nesbitt

Damian Cunningham

Anthony Cunningham

Ronnie Cunningham

Dorothy

The Poor Man

Alex Etel – Damian Cunningham
Lewis Owen McGibbon – Anthony Cunningham
James Nesbitt – Ronnie Cunningham
Daisy Donovan – Dorothy
Christopher Fulford – The Poor Man
Pearce Quigley – Community Policeman

 

Danny Boyle

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Graham Broadbent

Andrew Hauptman

Damian Jones

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Danny Boyle
 
Writer(s)
Frank Cottrell Boyce
 
Producer(s)
Graham Broadbent, Andrew Hauptman, Damian Jones

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Nell Minow

Jamie Russell

Roger Moore

Nancy Churnin

Eleanor Ringel Cater

Movie Mom

BBC.com

Orlando Sentinel

Dallas Morning News

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

MILLIONS
 All Critics (160) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (140) | Rotten (20)
 February 18, 2012 | Rating: A-
 
 Nell Minow
 Movie Mom
 TOP CRITIC
 A subversive fable from one of the UK’s most engaging filmmakers, Millions sees director Danny Boyle transform a kiddie movie into a painfully accurate portrait of British consumerism.
 
 May 21, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Jamie Russell
 BBC.com
 TOP CRITIC
 [A] delightfully wise and surprisingly heartwarming morality tale.
 
 April 8, 2005 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Roger Moore
 Orlando Sentinel
 TOP CRITIC
 Millions offers a deft mixture of reality and fantasy in unexpected places.
 
 April 2, 2005 | Rating: B+
 
 Nancy Churnin
 Dallas Morning News
 TOP CRITIC
 There’s grief here. And greed. But happiness, humor and hope as well.
 
 April 1, 2005 | Rating: B+
 
 Eleanor Ringel Cater
 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 TOP CRITIC
 A charming cash cow with cute twists to its tale.
 
 April 1, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Bruce Westbrook
 Houston Chronicle
 TOP CRITIC
 To say Millions is a lovely parable would almost do it a disservice, as that suggests that it succeeds more as a moral lesson than as the charming, funny, and touching bit of entertainment that it is.
 
 October 11, 2018
 
 Megan Basham
 WORLD
 Danny Boyle’s only great film featuring “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” is an urbane, thoughtful fable of Lego-bright color, vast imagination and a stout belief in meaningful displays of humanity, charity and altruism without stooping to sermons.
 
 September 19, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Nick Rogers
 The Film Yap
 if you’re a sucker for adorable, freckle-faced kids, you may not be able to resist the infantile wiles of this movie
 
 August 20, 2010 | Rating: .5/4
 
 Jay Antani
 Cinema Writer
 A sweet film about struggling with loss, your faith, and family…
 
 April 29, 2009
 
 Felix Vasquez Jr.
 Cinema Crazed
 A significant part of the film’s appeal emanates from Alex Etel’s amiable personality that glows through his performance of a boy attempting to live up to his greatest potential.
 
 April 18, 2009 | Rating: B+
 
 Cole Smithey
 ColeSmithey.com
 Sprinkled with a heady dose of magic realism, this film is lovely.
 
 December 7, 2007 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Amber Wilkinson
 Eye for Film…

 

Plot
Brewster is a minor league baseball player. Unknown to him, he had a (recently deceased) rich relative. In order to test if Brewster knows the value of money, he is given the task of disposing of $30m in 30 days. Brewster isn’t allowed to have any assets to show for the $30m or waste the money in any way. If successful, Brewster gets to inherit $300m. The biggest problem of all however, is that Brewster can’t tell anyone what he’s doing, so everyone thinks he’s crazy. Add to this the fact that if he fails, two scheming trustees will get their hands on the money, Brewster’s task is not an easy one.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features James Nesbitt in the role of the father.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
LGBTQ Stories, Social, Topical
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
United States
 
MPAA / Certificate
NR
 
Year of Release
1985
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Michael Greene, Tom Tarpey, Garry Marshall, Maggie Roswell, directed by Albert Brooks, written by Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Neil Jillett, Bob Thomas, Kirk Ellis, Jason Bailey, Nick Schager, Roger Ebert, Brian Eggert, MPAA rating R, Marty Katz produced, Marty Katz Productions and The Geffen Company production co, road trip, satire, American culture, Las Vegas, Winnebago, cross-country, advertising job, liquidate assets, roulette wheel, misguided, suburban life, neurotic, yuppies, satire on American fantasy, cultural jabs, leaving it all behind, finding oneself, Easy Rider, National Lampoon’s Vacation, satire on greed, hedonism, panic
 

Cast & Crew

Albert Brooks

David Howard

Julie Hagerty

Michael Greene

Tom Tarpey

David Howard

Linda Howard

Paul Dunn

Brad Tooley

Casino Manager

Albert Brooks – David Howard
Julie Hagerty – Linda Howard
Michael Greene – Paul Dunn
Tom Tarpey – Brad Tooley
Garry Marshall – Casino Manager
Maggie Roswell – Patty
Director – Albert Brooks
Producer – Marty Katz
Production Company – Marty Katz Productions, The Geffen Company

 

Albert Brooks

NA

NA

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Albert Brooks
 
Writer(s)
NA
 
Producer(s)
NA

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Neil Jillett

Bob Thomas

Kirk Ellis

Jason Bailey

Nick Schager

The Age

Associated Press

Hollywood Reporter

Flavorwire

Lessons of Darkness

LOST IN AMERICA
 All Critics (39) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (2)
 The script is rarely funny and often far too talkative, and the small amount of action is flat-footed. Brooks and his co-star, Julie Hagerty, do not show enough sparkle in their acting to make up for these deficiencies.
 
 April 4, 2022
 
 Neil Jillett
 The Age (Australia)
 TOP CRITIC
 Brooks, who wrote the script with Monica Johnson, is a highly original comedic spirit.
 
 October 22, 2018
 
 Bob Thomas
 Associated Press
 TOP CRITIC
 Too often, things are simply too painfully accurate to be particularly funny. Still, it’s hard to fault Brooks’ resolutely adult intelligence, and Lost in America – almost in spite of itself, really – is easily his most consistently amusing work to date.
 
 March 19, 2018
 
 Kirk Ellis
 Hollywood Reporter
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s an endlessly funny and often uncomfortable piece of work, featuring some of the sharpest, deftest writing Brooks and frequent collaborator Monica Johnson ever crafted.
 
 August 6, 2017
 
 Jason Bailey
 Flavorwire
 TOP CRITIC
 An amusingly bumpy ride.
 
 May 4, 2005 | Rating: B
 
 Nick Schager
 Lessons of Darkness
 TOP CRITIC
 Lost in America is being called a yuppie comedy, but it’s really about the much more universal subjects of greed, hedonism and panic. What makes it so funny is how much we can identify with it.
 
 October 23, 2004 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Roger Ebert
 Chicago Sun-Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Lost in America is unquestionably Brooks’ funniest, most cynical, yet most insightful film, and the height of his wincing scenarios about disenchanted creatives.
 
 February 14, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 There’s a fantastic scene featuring a hilarious turn by director Garry Marshall.
 
 November 1, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 Cautions us to be careful what we wish for.
 
 March 29, 2021
 
 Rob Aldam
 Backseat Mafia
 …a solid piece of work…
 
 March 17, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
 
 David Nusair
 Reel Film Reviews
 Brooks’ Lost in America is a well-directed and effortlessly entertaining satire of the Reagan era.
 
 September 8, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Nicholas Bell
 IONCINEMA.com
 Even when sizable blunders burst into unimaginable proportions, it’s difficult to be mad at these personas; they’re funny when they bicker and charming when they reconnect.
 
 September 6, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins…

 

Plot
A yuppie couple quits their jobs and sets out on a cross-country road trip to find themselves and discover America, but their idealized notion of the American experience is shattered when they lose their savings in Las Vegas in the comedy film “Lost in America.”
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film Signed in on Fresh Kernels.
 

 
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