When they find a frozen caveman in their back yard, two high school outcasts thaw him and introduce him to modern life while he in turn gets them to actually enjoy life.
A fire-fighting cadet, two college professors, and a geeky but sexy government scientist work against an alien organism that has been rapidly evolving since its arrival on Earth inside a meteor.
Director:
Ivan Reitman
Stars:
David Duchovny,
Orlando Jones,
Julianne Moore
In a coma, a cartoonist finds himself trapped within his own underground creation and must find a way to get back, while racing against his popular but treacherous character, Monkeybone.
Director:
Henry Selick
Stars:
Brendan Fraser,
Bridget Fonda,
John Turturro
At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreck havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
Three band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head D.J. refuses to play them.
Director:
Michael Lehmann
Stars:
Brendan Fraser,
Steve Buscemi,
Adam Sandler
Dr. Evil is back and has invented a new time machine that allows him to go back to the 1960s and steal Austin Powers' mojo, inadvertently leaving him "shagless".
Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets up with a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a wealthy, powerful man, and a sensitive caring guy. But, as could be expected, the Devil must put her own little twist on each his fantasies.Written by
MrGreen
The scene in the classroom where Elizabeth Hurley is teaching was actually shot in London, England and was a re-shoot of the same scene. However, due to Brendan Fraser had already starting work on The Mummy Returns, Fraser was only available for a day or two in-between so Director Harold Ramis and his crew had to travel to England and shoot the scene. See more »
Goofs
When Dan is in the basketball fantasy, they have his name as Lamar. See more »
Quotes
[the Devil is reading Allison's diary]
Elliot Richards:
You can't read that, that's private stuff!
The Devil:
You're telling me, listen to this. "Last night was the most incredible night of my life. I never did get any of the guys' names, but I brought them back home and all five of them banged me like a Salvation Army drum".
Elliot Richards:
What?
The Devil:
Kidding.
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Meena Devi (Goddess Mix)
Written by Mitch Marcus and Jim Wilson
Performed by Tulku
Remixed by Steve Snow (uncredited)
Courtesy of Triloka Records See more »
Even though Elizabeth Hurley plays The Devil she is a goddess.
Brendan Fraser is certainly adequate to the job of playing Elliot Richards but Ms. Hurley steals the film.
She is perfectly cast as the `Princess of Darkness' and seems to truly enjoy exposing her darker side.
Brendan Fraser turns in a real acting tour d'force playing eight different characters. Possibly because of all the widely divergent characters he is playing he is not truly great in any of them though he is hysterically funny due primarily to the superb script by Larry Gelbart (of television's M*A*S*H fame), Harold Ramis (who also directed) and Peter Tolan from the original screen play by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
The Devil's demons (which appear in nearly every scene in one form or another) are great supporting roles played by Orlando Jones, Paul Adelstein and Toby Huss. They provide just the right touch of devilish humour, charm and wit. Another bit of casting genius and writing is Gabriel Casseus as Elliot's cellmate who expounds on the soul and is later seen playing chess with The Devil (who cheats, of course).
In fact all of the supporting characters were perfectly cast and brilliantly executed.
The script was so tight and well written that it was almost actor-proof. It was even able to carry a moral message without slamming the audience in the head with it.
To paraphrase an idea from the film you get out of life [and this film] what you put into it.
This was an all-around good film with good direction, good jokes, good acting, excellent make-up (especially on Brendan Fraser by Ben Nye, Jr.) and a good yet unobtrusive score. I recommend it highly.
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Even though Elizabeth Hurley plays The Devil she is a goddess.
Brendan Fraser is certainly adequate to the job of playing Elliot Richards but Ms. Hurley steals the film.
She is perfectly cast as the `Princess of Darkness' and seems to truly enjoy exposing her darker side.
Brendan Fraser turns in a real acting tour d'force playing eight different characters. Possibly because of all the widely divergent characters he is playing he is not truly great in any of them though he is hysterically funny due primarily to the superb script by Larry Gelbart (of television's M*A*S*H fame), Harold Ramis (who also directed) and Peter Tolan from the original screen play by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
The Devil's demons (which appear in nearly every scene in one form or another) are great supporting roles played by Orlando Jones, Paul Adelstein and Toby Huss. They provide just the right touch of devilish humour, charm and wit. Another bit of casting genius and writing is Gabriel Casseus as Elliot's cellmate who expounds on the soul and is later seen playing chess with The Devil (who cheats, of course).
In fact all of the supporting characters were perfectly cast and brilliantly executed.
The script was so tight and well written that it was almost actor-proof. It was even able to carry a moral message without slamming the audience in the head with it.
To paraphrase an idea from the film you get out of life [and this film] what you put into it.
This was an all-around good film with good direction, good jokes, good acting, excellent make-up (especially on Brendan Fraser by Ben Nye, Jr.) and a good yet unobtrusive score. I recommend it highly.