a man-child to be exact, I enjoyed this movie. I thought it was SO COOL. However, I have since grown up. And since I have, I now realize just how big a pile of dung this movie really is. There is absolutely nothing redeeming about this thing.
First off, the acting was not exactly Oscar worthy - more like a cast-load of Razzie-worthy performances. None of the principle actors went on to do anything that came even close to noteworthy.
Wings Hauser, the bad guy of the piece, had only one role that was any good, that of a racist WWII Army Lt. in A Soldier's Story. From then he went on to eventually play a drunken former military person, who lives in a trailer and cares for his niece, on an episode of JAG. Now, I was a big fan of JAG, but that is hardly indicative of a stellar career.
Season Hubley's only claim to fame was about a 3-minute part as a scared women in Escape From New York. She was killed before we even got a good look at her face - and her husband was the star of the movie.
Then we have Re-Run as a sugar pimp and the unforgettable Nina Blackwood as a prostitute who was ravaged to death by Hauser's character. Other than her stint as an MTV VJ, can anyone tell me what else Nina did of note? Yeah! I couldn't either.
The rest of the cast list is peppered with names whose careers ended just a couple of years after this movie. Many have never been heard from again.
It is amazing how one's taste in movies can grow and refine as one gets older. I wish this was not such a stark and vivid reminder.
First off, the acting was not exactly Oscar worthy - more like a cast-load of Razzie-worthy performances. None of the principle actors went on to do anything that came even close to noteworthy.
Wings Hauser, the bad guy of the piece, had only one role that was any good, that of a racist WWII Army Lt. in A Soldier's Story. From then he went on to eventually play a drunken former military person, who lives in a trailer and cares for his niece, on an episode of JAG. Now, I was a big fan of JAG, but that is hardly indicative of a stellar career.
Season Hubley's only claim to fame was about a 3-minute part as a scared women in Escape From New York. She was killed before we even got a good look at her face - and her husband was the star of the movie.
Then we have Re-Run as a sugar pimp and the unforgettable Nina Blackwood as a prostitute who was ravaged to death by Hauser's character. Other than her stint as an MTV VJ, can anyone tell me what else Nina did of note? Yeah! I couldn't either.
The rest of the cast list is peppered with names whose careers ended just a couple of years after this movie. Many have never been heard from again.
It is amazing how one's taste in movies can grow and refine as one gets older. I wish this was not such a stark and vivid reminder.