Production Company(ies)
HBO Max, High School Comedy, New Line Cinema, The SpringHill Company, Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures
 
Distributor
New Line Cinema
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Los Angeles, California, United States; Los Angeles Thirty Mile Zone, California, United States
 
MPAA / Certificate
R
 
Year of Release
1990
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Robin Harris, Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Adrienne-Joi Johnson, directed by Reginald Hudlin, written by Reginald Hudlin, produced by Warrington Hudlin, comedy, R rating, box office gross $26.4M, reviewed by Juan Carlos Coto, Owen Gleiberman, Vincent Canby, Marjorie Baumgarten, Ed Gonzalez, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Cory Woodroof, Kevin Carr, Justin Brown, Brandon Collins, Brian Costello, Richard Freedman, house party, teen comedy, New Line Cinema, George Clinton cameo, hip-hop culture, dance scenes, rap scenes, party sequences, high school house parties, 90s hip-hop comedy, sequels, infectious energy, modern black culture, soundtrack, humor, critic reviews, audience reviews, movie guides, TV guides, Fresh Kernels
 

Cast & Crew

Robin Harris

Christopher Reid

Christopher Martin

Martin Lawrence

Tisha Campbell-Martin

Pop

Christopher ‘Kid’ Harris

Peter ‘Play’ Martin

Bilal

Sidney

Robin Harris – Pop
Christopher Reid – Christopher ‘Kid’ Harris
Christopher Martin – Peter ‘Play’ Martin
Martin Lawrence – Bilal
Tisha Campbell-Martin – Sidney
Adrienne-Joi Johnson – Sharane
Director – Reginald Hudlin
Producer – Warrington Hudlin
Writer – Reginald Hudlin

 

Reginald Hudlin

Reginald Hudlin

Warrington Hudlin

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Reginald Hudlin
 
Writer(s)
Reginald Hudlin
 
Producer(s)
Warrington Hudlin

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Juan Carlos Coto

Owen Gleiberman

Vincent Canby

Marjorie Baumgarten

Ed Gonzalez

Miami Herald

Entertainment Weekly

New York Times

Austin Chronicle

Apollo Guide

HOUSE PARTY
 All Critics (31) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (2)
 It’s a view often lost in Hollywood’s Wonder Bread world. That’s why the Hudlins are a welcome pair. They celebrate modern black culture with no needless apologies.
 
 August 18, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Juan Carlos Coto
 Miami Herald
 TOP CRITIC
 September 7, 2011 | Rating: B+
 
 Owen Gleiberman
 Entertainment Weekly
 TOP CRITIC
 All of the performances are good and the soundtrack pulses with humor as well as decibels.
 
 May 20, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Vincent Canby
 New York Times
 TOP CRITIC
 This is the only House Party that counts.
 
 March 10, 2003
 
 Marjorie Baumgarten
 Austin Chronicle
 TOP CRITIC
 An aged piece of ghetto-lore that has become less black-counterpart to Heathers and Dazed and Confused than pristine example of serendipity in film.
 
 August 14, 2001 | Rating: 62/100
 
 Ed Gonzalez
 Apollo Guide
 TOP CRITIC
 There’s a lot more energy and social reality in this picture than one is accustomed to finding in teen exploitation movies; the cutting is often dynamic, and Hudlin generally does a good job of keeping things moving.
 
 January 1, 2000
 
 Jonathan Rosenbaum
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s the affable hangout movie that I kind of expected it to be, with a delightful George Clinton cameo, a great Robin Harris performance and one of the most “oh…oh dear” dated comedy bits of the early 90s.
 
 January 15, 2023
 
 Cory Woodroof
 615 Film
 Harmless and fun, this is a nice romp through 90s hip-hop culture.
 
 January 14, 2023 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Kevin Carr
 Fat Guys at the Movies
 Such a classic movie on so many levels, very well-written and it holds up really well.
 
 June 17, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Justin Brown
 Medium Popcorn
 Really fun, not too long, and I enjoyed myself as it kept going. Scenes with cops resonate today…
 
 June 17, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Brandon Collins
 Medium Popcorn
 ’90 hip-hop comedy marred by gay slurs. Lots of cursing.
 
 March 23, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Brian Costello
 Common Sense Media
 One’s enjoyment of House Party, I suspect, will be largely dictated by one’s tolerance of teenage energy. Because there’s not much else going on in this amiable, but overlong and under-plotted movie.
 
 January 5, 2018
 
 Richard Freedman
 Newhouse News Service…

 

Plot
Kid sneaks out of his house to attend the ultimate house party, facing one calamity after another as he makes his way to Play’s house and the party of the school year in House Party.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Rapper Kid ‘n Play star in House Party, with Martin Lawrence in a supporting role.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
DENTSU Music And Entertainment, Nibariki Nippon Television, Network
 
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Milwaukee County Stadium – 201 South 46th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
R
 
Year of Release
1989
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon, Rene Russo, Wesley Snipes, directed by David S Ward, written by David S Ward, produced by Chris Chesser, Irby Smith, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Kevin Thomas, Dave Kehr, Elizabeth Maupin, Carrie Rickey, Angie Errigo, Richard Corliss, Allison Rose, John Ferguson, Roger Hurlburt, Kevin Carr, Peter Canavese, R MPAA rating, baseball, Cleveland Indians, Miami, showgirl, ticket sales, incompetent players, near-blind pitcher, injury-prone catcher, villainous tactics, can-do team spirit, potential winners, sports action sequences, funny performances, formulaic, predictable, light, silly humor, Paramount Pictures, Surround sound mix
 

Cast & Crew

Tom Berenger

Charlie Sheen

Corbin Bernsen

Margaret Whitton

James Gammon

Jake Taylor

Ricky Vaughn

Roger Dorn

Rachel Phelps

Lou Brown

Tom Berenger – Jake Taylor
Charlie Sheen – Ricky Vaughn
Corbin Bernsen – Roger Dorn
Margaret Whitton – Rachel Phelps
James Gammon – Lou Brown
Rene Russo – Lynn Wells

 

David S. Ward

David S. Ward

Chris Chesser

Irby Smith

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
David S. Ward
 
Writer(s)
David S. Ward
 
Producer(s)
Chris Chesser, Irby Smith

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
1 nomination
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Kevin Thomas

Dave Kehr

Elizabeth Maupin

Carrie Rickey

Angie Errigo

Los Angeles Times

Chicago Tribune

Orlando Sentinel

Philadelphia Inquirer

Empire Magazine

MAJOR LEAGUE
 All Critics (40) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (7)
 Ward directs his actors as adroitly as he has written for them, and the vulnerability that he allows his three stars to reveal is really what makes the movie work.
 
 May 6, 2014
 
 Kevin Thomas
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 It skims along agreeable surfaces, expertly balancing its comedy with melodrama and fulfilling expectations right on schedule.
 
 May 6, 2014 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Dave Kehr
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 It has its moments, but it also has long, slow stretches where you feel like standing up and wandering around and maybe going out to hunt up a beer. That’s fine for baseball, but it’s not the way movies are supposed to work.
 
 March 20, 2013
 
 Elizabeth Maupin
 Orlando Sentinel
 TOP CRITIC
 Somebody should tell Ward that winning isn’t everything. Character is. And this is what his movie lacks.
 
 March 20, 2013 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Carrie Rickey
 Philadelphia Inquirer
 TOP CRITIC
 If you’re looking for sophisticated wit keep going, but Major League is pleasant, undemanding fun.
 
 March 16, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Angie Errigo
 Empire Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Major League doesn’t try too hard or aim too high, but it is pretty funny.
 
 March 16, 2011
 
 Richard Corliss
 TIME Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s hard to believe that this fun, creative film is turning thirty years old but it still stands the test of time and is a joy to watch.
 
 July 4, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Allison Rose
 FlickDirect
 Amiable but predictable.
 
 October 31, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
 
 John Ferguson
 Radio Times
 Sheen, as an ace fireball pitcher called Wild Thing by the adoring fans, is excellent; so is Bernsen as a star-struck third baseman, whose portfolio is more important that a hard grounder in the hole.
 
 March 20, 2013
 
 Roger Hurlburt
 South Florida Sun-Sentinel
 The absurdity of the Indians winning the pennant in 1989 helped make the film a lot of fun, and it was a great little fantasy for Tribe fans back in the day.
 
 November 23, 2009 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Kevin Carr
 7M Pictures
 A meat and potatoes ’80s movie, that maybe doesn’t ‘taste great,’ but at least is ‘less filling.’ [Blu-ray]
 
 May 24, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Peter Canavese
 Groucho Reviews
 Sometimes funny comedy set in major league baseball with plenty of bawdy slapstick.
 
 March 8, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Steve Crum
 Video-Reviewmaster.com…

 

Plot
Rachel Phelps is the new owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball team. However, her plans for the team are rather nefarious. She wants to move the team to Miami for the warmer climate and a new stadium. To justify the move, the team has to lose, and lose badly. So she assembles the worst possible team she can. Among these are a past-his-prime catcher with bad knees, a shrewd but past-his-prime pitcher, a young tearaway pitcher (and felon) with a 100 mph fastball but absolutely no control, a third baseman who is too wealthy and precious to dive, a voodoo-loving slugger who can’t hit a curve ball and an energetic-but-naive lead off hitter and base-stealer who can’t keep the ball on the ground. Against the odds, and after the inevitable initial failures, they iron out some of their faults and start to win, much to Ms Phelps’ consternation.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The casting in Major League is quite good, featuring Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Bob Uecker, and Wesley Snipes.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Romaine Film Corporation,
 
Distributor
Universal Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Dyersville, Iowa, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG
 
Year of Release
1989
 

 
Genre(s)
Fantasy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, Burt Lancaster, directed by Phil Alden Robinson, written by Phil Alden Robinson, produced by Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, Fantasy, Box Office, Budget, PG, reviewed by Duane Byrge, Michael Wilmington, Dave Kehr, Richard Corliss, Mat Snow, Nell Minow, Fico Cangiano, Rene Jordan, Joe Leydon, David Nusair, Mark Jackson, Epoch Times, Danielle Solzman, actor, director, writer, producer, critic, baseball, family, Iowa, ghosts, Shoeless Joe Jackson, fairy tale, sentimentality, humor, father-son relationships, redemption, missed connections, faith, imagination, optimism
 

Cast & Crew

Kevin Costner

Amy Madigan

James Earl Jones

Gaby Hoffmann

Ray Liotta

Ray Kinsella

Anni Kinsella

Terence Mann

Karin Kinsella

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Kevin Costner – Ray Kinsella
Amy Madigan – Anni Kinsella
James Earl Jones – Terence Mann
Gaby Hoffmann – Karin Kinsella
Ray Liotta – Shoeless Joe Jackson
Timothy Busfield – Mark

 

Phil Alden Robinson

Phil Alden Robinson

Charles Gordon

Lawrence Gordon

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Phil Alden Robinson
 
Writer(s)
Phil Alden Robinson
 
Producer(s)
Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 3 Oscars
7 wins & 13 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Duane Byrge

Michael Wilmington

Dave Kehr

Richard Corliss

Mat Snow

Hollywood Reporter

Los Angeles Times

Chicago Tribune

TIME Magazine

Empire Magazine

FIELD OF DREAMS
 All Critics (65) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (57) | Rotten (8)
 In Costner, writer-director Robinson has found the perfect player for a personal-stakes game, a guy with a leg-it-out intensity and kidlike enthusiasm. It’s Costner’s eye-on-the-ball exuberance that carries Dreams past its often mechanical aesthetic.
 
 April 21, 2017
 
 Duane Byrge
 Hollywood Reporter
 TOP CRITIC
 All of this would work better if Robinson built up the reality of the town more, made the citizens a more palpable presence, as Frank Capra did in Hollywood’s greatest fable-fantasy, It’s a Wonderful Life.
 
 March 20, 2013
 
 Michael Wilmington
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 The sentimentality, of which there is plenty, is nicely balanced by a humor of ironic pragmatism, as when Ray, having built his baseball field as a monument to human dreams, decides to charge tourists $20 a head to visit it.
 
 March 20, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Dave Kehr
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 Despite a lovely cameo turn by Burt Lancaster, Field of Dreams is the male weepie at its wussiest.
 
 March 16, 2011
 
 Richard Corliss
 TIME Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Too idiosyncratic and witty merely to wallow in sentimentality, Field Of Dreams will surely stand as a classic update of what made Old Hollywood so magical. It’s still a wonderful life.
 
 March 16, 2011 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Mat Snow
 Empire Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Instant baseball classic for whole family.
 
 December 24, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Nell Minow
 Common Sense Media
 TOP CRITIC
 A wonderful, sentimental tribute to father-son relationships everywhere and the lovely game of baseball. A sports classic. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 July 1, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Fico Cangiano
 CineXpress Podcast
 The maximum pleasure offered here is seeing how far the delirium of the original book can reach… winning my admiration. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 June 21, 2022
 
 Rene Jordan
 El Nuevo Herald (Miami)
 Situated somewhere between third base and The Twilight Zone, “Field of Dreams” is a modern-day fairy tale about a noble quest for a grand design.
 
 August 13, 2021
 
 Joe Leydon
 The Moving Picture Show
 …a deliberately-paced yet progressively absorbing drama…
 
 July 31, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 David Nusair
 Reel Film Reviews
 “Field of Dreams” resonated so powerfully with people wishing for a return to traditional values, plus confirmation that parallel dimensions, karma, and clairvoyance exist, that the actual movie-set field in Iowa became a major tourist attraction.
 
 December 13, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Mark Jackson
 Epoch Times
 Field of Dreams is baseball perfection.
 
 June 21, 2020 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Danielle Solzman
 Solzy at the Movies…

 

Plot
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella hears a voice in his corn field tell him, “If you build it, he will come.” He interprets this message as an instruction to build a baseball field on his farm, upon which appear the ghosts of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other seven Chicago White Sox players banned from the game for throwing the 1919 World Series. When the voices continue, Ray seeks out a reclusive author to help him understand the meaning of the messages and the purpose for his field.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels doesn’t have anything goofy or funny or odd to say about Field of Dreams, but they do mention that Kevin Costner stars as Ray Kinsella.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Bandai Visual Company, Cine Qua Non Films, Engine Film
 
Distributor
Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Garfield High School – 5101 E. 6th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG
 
Year of Release
1988
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama/Biography
 
Keyword(s)
starring Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy Garcia, Will Gotay, Ingrid Oliu, directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Tom Musca, Drama, Biography, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Lynn Darling, Chris Chase, Eleanor Ringel Cater, Linnea Lannon, Joe Pollack, Gene Siskel, PG, Los Angeles, high school, teacher, math class, underdog drama, inspirational figure, California, calculus test, scores, questioned, Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros
 

Cast & Crew

Edward James Olmos

Jaime A. Escalante

Lou Diamond Phillips

Angel Guzman

Rosanna DeSoto

Jaime A. Escalante

Angel Guzman

Fabiola Escalante

Dr. Ramirez (Educational Testing Service)

Pancho

Edward James Olmos – Jaime A. Escalante
Lou Diamond Phillips – Angel Guzman
Rosanna DeSoto – Fabiola Escalante
Andy Garcia – Dr. Ramirez (Educational Testing Service)
Will Gotay – Pancho
Ingrid Oliu – Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Escobar

 

Ramón Menéndez

NA

Tom Musca

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Ramón Menéndez
 
Writer(s)
NA
 
Producer(s)
Tom Musca

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
11 wins & 7 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Lynn Darling

Chris Chase

Eleanor Ringel Cater

Linnea Lannon

Joe Pollack

Newsday

New York Daily News

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Detroit Free Press

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

STAND AND DELIVER
 All Critics (61) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (55) | Rotten (6)
 As a paean to the idea that one individual can still make a difference in this world, Stand and Deliver does just that.
 
 August 12, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Lynn Darling
 Newsday
 TOP CRITIC
 I won’t tell the end, I’ll just say this is a wonderful movie. Olmos is superb, funny, strong; Lou Diamond Phillips makes a terrific wise-guy student But then, everybody’s terrific. You come away feeling cheered and hopeful.
 
 August 11, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Chris Chase
 New York Daily News
 TOP CRITIC
 Stand and Deliver is a rousing, stand-up-and-cheer movie that wears down the most cynical viewer in much the same manner that Escalante wears down his most unreachable students — with raucous humor and ruthless determination.
 
 August 11, 2021
 
 Eleanor Ringel Cater
 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 TOP CRITIC
 OK, it’s flawed. But goodness triumphs. Stand and Deliver is a great movie for anyone with a schoolbook, for anyone who thinks bad things can’t change, for anyone who thinks one person is not enough to make a difference.
 
 August 11, 2021 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Linnea Lannon
 Detroit Free Press
 TOP CRITIC
 There’s no question but that Jaime Escalante, the dedicated mathematics teacher of Garfield High School, deserves to be honored. And Edward James Olmos… turns in a superior performance as Escalante in a film based on truth.
 
 August 11, 2021
 
 Joe Pollack
 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 TOP CRITIC
 We all know what a difference an individual can make in a person’s life. Stand and Deliver portrays this powerful influence in a most entertaining manner.
 
 August 11, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Gene Siskel
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 …slow-moving yet mostly compelling…
 
 May 18, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
 
 David Nusair
 Reel Film Reviews
 As original as it is fascinating, because it’s based on intelligence and self-improvement, on the joy of learning, something that’s almost always ignored by the cinema. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 September 9, 2021
 
 Rene Jordan
 El Nuevo Herald (Miami)
 Director Menendez has skillfully captured both the school and the kids’ home environments. Nothing is prettified we are given barrio life in its beautiful-ugly rawness. Casting choices for the kids are generally brilliant.
 
 August 11, 2021
 
 Ruben Martinez
 L.A. Weekly
 Stand and Deliver has integrity and pride in the people it depicts.
 
 August 11, 2021 | Rating: B
 
 Marylynn Uricchio
 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 Stand and Deliver convincingly conveys the high that occurs when things are humming in a classroom, when the light dawns and a concept comes crystal clear.
 
 August 11, 2021
 
 Nancy Baele
 Ottawa Citizen
 The depth and enthusiasm [Olmos] he brings to the role is impressive. Also very good is Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba) as Angel, a sunglassed tough guy who wants to learn math but won’t admit it.
 
 August 11, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Michael D. Reid
 Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada)…

 

Plot
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a Hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods help gang members and no-hopers pass the rigorous Advanced Placement exam in calculus.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features Lou Diamond Phillips in a standout performance as one of the tough students who is inspired by the teacher’s dedication.
 

 
Ramón-Menéndez.jpg

 
Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures,
 
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Blackstone Hotel – 636 S. Michigan Avenue, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
R
 
Year of Release
1987
 

 
Genre(s)
Crime/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Andy Garcia, Charles Martin Smith, Billy Drago, directed by Brian De Palma, written by David Mamet, crime, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Richard Roeper, George Morris, Bob Thomas, Duane Byrge, Derek Malcolm, Carrie Rickey, Stephen Silver, Ed Travis, MPAA rating R, Art Linson produced, prohibition, gangsters, Eliot Ness, Al Capone, Chicago, period crime, lawmen, corruption, Irish-American cop, bootleg alcohol, Frank Nitti, tax evasion, minor players, period Chicago crime, top-notch cast, sharp look, slick, artful touches, classical gangster thriller, excellent performances, heavy on fiction, Chicago locales, palpable, real, loaded with ironies, personal, social, entertaining, uplifting, right beating might, style-over-substance, silly gangster film, serious drama, historical quirk, smallest error, indiscretion, downfall, watchable, ultimately empty experience, unintentionally silly performances, problematic script, provides just enough drama, not getting to grips with subject matter, sufficient depth, Oscar-winning films, far worse, truly untouchable
 

Cast & Crew

Kevin Costner

Sean Connery

Robert De Niro

Andy Garcia

Charles Martin Smith

Eliot Ness

Jim Malone

Al Capone

Agent George Stone

Giuseppe Petri

Kevin Costner – Eliot Ness
Sean Connery – Jim Malone
Robert De Niro – Al Capone
Andy Garcia – Agent George Stone, Giuseppe Petri
Charles Martin Smith – Agent Oscar Wallace
Billy Drago – Frank Nitti

 

Brian De Palma

David Mamet

Art Linson

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Brian De Palma
 
Writer(s)
David Mamet
 
Producer(s)
Art Linson

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
11 wins & 16 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Richard Roeper

George Morris

Bob Thomas

Duane Byrge

Derek Malcolm

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Reader

Associated Press

Hollywood Reporter

Guardian

THE UNTOUCHABLES
 All Critics (71) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (58) | Rotten (13)
 “The Untouchables” is heavy on the fiction, but thanks in large part to those great Chicago locales, it feels palpable and real.
 
 June 1, 2022
 
 Richard Roeper
 Chicago Sun-Times
 TOP CRITIC
 To paraphrase William Butler Yeats, the moral, psychological, and emotional center of The Untouchables, like that of all of De Palma’s movies and like that of Reagan’s administration, simply cannot hold.
 
 May 9, 2022 | Rating: 1/4
 
 George Morris
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 The Untouchables is a terrific movie, full of the same brand of fierce vitality that made the 1930s gangster films so compelling.
 
 July 17, 2019
 
 Bob Thomas
 Associated Press
 TOP CRITIC
 While overtly melodramatic, The Untouchables is a perceptive and hard-driven actioner. It’s an intriguing character confrontation, loaded with ironies, both personal and social.
 
 June 5, 2018
 
 Duane Byrge
 Hollywood Reporter
 TOP CRITIC
 The Untouchables is two hours of fairly solid entertainment, an eventually uplifting parable about right beating might, cast in the form of a Warner Brothers social realist picture of the thirties.
 
 March 20, 2018
 
 Derek Malcolm
 Guardian
 TOP CRITIC
 A deeply satisfying and entertaining Prohibition gang-buster directed with a Tommy gun’s rat-tat-tat.
 
 June 25, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Carrie Rickey
 Philadelphia Inquirer
 TOP CRITIC
 A gorgeously-mounted, well-acted, and all-around fantastic motion picture, featuring all-time greats of the form on both sides of the camera- it’s just a shame that almost nothing in it is true (35th anniversary)
 
 June 16, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Stephen Silver
 Tilt Magazine
 I’d argue that De Palma’s Untouchables more than cements its status as a crime/action classic based almost solely on its iconic style alone.
 
 June 5, 2022
 
 Ed Travis
 Cinapse
 Even though David Mamet’s script takes a few too many historical liberties for my tastes, The Untouchables reinvents the genre.
 
 May 31, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Danielle Solzman
 Solzy at the Movies
 Though the film doesn’t explore this as much as might satisfy those interested in the moral quandary at the heart of the film, there’s no denying its place in cinema history.
 
 May 31, 2022
 
 Douglas Davidson
 Elements of Madness
 The characters become moral forces rather than human beings, and the story has the tinny resonance of a cheap western. It’s fabulously entertaining for what it is, but its lack of ambition leaves you a little depressed.
 
 April 21, 2022
 
 Stephen Hunter
 Baltimore Sun
 The Untouchables is an entertaining cop vs. mob, action drama, that includes good performances, but it’s too melodramatic. Full review in Spanish
 
 March 29, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Fico Cangiano
 CineXpress Podcast…

 

Plot
After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone rules Chicago with an iron fist. Though Prohibition Agent Eliot Ness attempts to take Capone down, even his best efforts fail due to widespread corruption within the Windy City’s police force. Recruiting an elite group of lawmen who won’t be swayed by bribes or fear, including Irish-American cop Jimmy Malone, Ness renews his determination to bring Capone to justice.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Sean Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables.
 

 
Brian-De-Palma.jpg

 
Production Company(ies)
Amigo Media,
 
Distributor
Warner Bros., Warner Home Vídeo
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
London, England, UK
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including comic horror violence, substance abuse, language and sex references
 
Year of Release
1986
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Musical
 
Keyword(s)
starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin, John Candy, Bill Murray, directed by Frank Oz, written by Charles B Griffith, Howard Ashman, comedy, musical, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Walter Goodman, Pat Graham, Richard Corliss, Variety Staff, Geoff Andrew, Janet Maslin, Levi Stubbs, PG-13, David Geffen, Warner Bros., Warner Home Vídeo
 

Cast & Crew

Rick Moranis

Ellen Greene

Steve Martin

Vincent Gardenia

Tichina Arnold

Seymour Krelborn

Audrey

Orin Scrivello

D.D.S.

Mr. Mushnik

Rick Moranis – Seymour Krelborn
Ellen Greene – Audrey
Steve Martin – Orin Scrivello, D.D.S.
Vincent Gardenia – Mr. Mushnik
Tichina Arnold – Crystal
Tisha Campbell-Martin – Chiffon
Levi Stubbs – Audrey II (voice)
Director – Frank Oz
Producer – David Geffen
Writers – Charles B. Griffith, Howard Ashman

 

Frank Oz

Charles B. Griffith

David Geffen

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Frank Oz
 
Writer(s)
Charles B. Griffith, Howard Ashman
 
Producer(s)
David Geffen

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
2 wins & 14 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Walter Goodman

Pat Graham

Richard Corliss

Variety Staff

Geoff Andrew

New York Times

Chicago Reader

TIME Magazine

Variety

Time Out

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
 All Critics (51) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (5)
 Levi Stubbs’s big voice explodes from the insatiable plant, and there’s a knockout turn by Steve Martin and Bill Murray as a sadistic dentist and his masochistic patient.
 
 January 9, 2018
 
 Walter Goodman
 New York Times
 TOP CRITIC
 The best moments in this 1987 release belong to Dr. Steve Martin as a dentist with a professional yen for pain.
 
 May 25, 2011
 
 Pat Graham
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 You can try not liking this adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical hit — it has no polish and a pushy way with a gag — but the movie sneaks up on you, about as subtly as Audrey II.
 
 August 25, 2008
 
 Richard Corliss
 TIME Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 A fractured, funny production transported rather reluctantly from the stage to the screen.
 
 August 25, 2008
 
 Variety Staff
 Variety
 TOP CRITIC
 This wild and witty musical is great fun.
 
 June 24, 2006
 
 Geoff Andrew
 Time Out
 TOP CRITIC
 A full-blown movie musical, and quite a winning one.
 
 May 20, 2003
 
 Janet Maslin
 New York Times
 TOP CRITIC
 One of the more delightful aspects of Little Shop of Horrors is how well it blends tragic characters and bloody murder with a genuine, heartfelt romance – an unlikely balance.
 
 February 12, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 Ellen Greene shows off her formidable singing ability, while Steve Martin is hilarious as the sadistic dentist Orin Scrivello.
 
 August 31, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 A pulp pop twist on the original Roger Corman horror comedy that’s funny, fun, catchy, and well worth its reputation.
 
 October 1, 2014
 
 Felix Vasquez Jr.
 Cinema Crazed
 Comic book creepiness, jazzy tunes, and fab cast.
 
 December 19, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Joly Herman
 Common Sense Media
 As a whole, the story is uninteresting, most of the characters contrived, and the vast majority of the 94 minutes is almost instantly forgettable, especially the man-eating plant from outer space.
 
 August 4, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Blake French
 Filmcritic.com
 Oz was no doubt hired to handle the plant monster puppet, but his brisk, lightweight direction spreads satisfyingly across the entire movie.
 
 July 4, 2008
 
 Jeffrey M. Anderson
 Combustible Celluloid…

 

Plot
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik’s, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day as Seymour is seeking a new mysterious plant, he finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper. Soon enough, Seymour feeds Audrey’s sadistic dentist boyfriend to the plant and later, Mushnik for witnessing the death of Audrey’s ex. Will Audrey II take over the world or will Seymour and Audrey defeat it?
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Steve Martin and Bill Murray make inspired cameos as a sadistic dentist and his masochistic patient.
 

 
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