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All-American Murder (1991)
Good movie... Definitely NOT deserving the negative comments I've been reading here
Listen, I've seen this movie a hundred times, showing it to friends and family as a lark. It's a hilarious buddy-movie/murder-mystery with witty, punny-yet-intelligent dialog ala Clue. No, there's nothing groundbreaking here, and the production values are what you would expect from something that, I believe, went straight to video. But why should that matter? This film is completely unpredictable, and has such classic lines as "The dean has knocked off more undergraduates than Kent State." (Hilarious, if you know some basic American history and get the double-ententre.) Most movies these days require that even simple verisimilitude fly out the window, so suspend disbelief, enter with no expectation, and enjoy. It'll keep you guessing, and laughing, until the very end.
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
This movie is hilarious and artfully made
Top to bottom this movie is incredibly funny and made with clear love for the product. I've been reading some of the posts on this site about this film, and it seems that people either love it or hate it.
The lovers, like me, can say that, for example, the scene mid-movie when the girls are literally climbing the charts is a wonderful shot, worth every penny. That the humor is a witty satire of today's (and any day's, really) pop culture. Contrawise, the haters have nothing to say but that they hate the movie - when pressed for a point, they can't produce. This is a classic case of people just missing the point.
Listen to the directors' commentary as well, one of the more fascinating ones I've seen.