Car 54, Where Are You? 1994  PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Fishman
Cast: David Johansen, Fran Drescher, John C. McGinley, Nipsey Russell, Rosie O'Donnell, Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, Al Lewis, Tone Loc
WELL, if you were a fan of the original 1960s television series, you may find some redeeming qualities in this film. If not, forget it, and check out another film. It is the same old story, no new twists and turns, but it will fill up an hour and a half on a rainy afternoon.
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Freejack 1992  R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Geoff Murphy
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Jonathan Banks, David Johansen, Amanda Plummer, Grand L. Bush, Frankie Faison, Vincent Schiavelli
Auto racer Alex Furlong (Emilio Estevez) is snatched by time travel into the year 2009. The intent is to use Furlong's body to house the soul of a tycoon, McCandless (Anthony Hopkins). Good chase scenes ensue with Mick Jagger as a bounty hunter.
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Let It Ride 1989  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Pytka
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly, Allen Garfield, Ed Walsh, Michelle Phillips, Mary Woronov, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Edson
When a gambler just cannot stay away from the track, the fun, though at times weak, begins.
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Light Years 1988 PG, 71 min.
Genre: Animation / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Gandahar
Director: Rene Laloux
Cast: Glenn Close, Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Grey, John Shea, David Johansen, Terrence Mann, Penn&Teller, Bridget Fonda
This animated film, based on Isaac Asimov's story, is about the adventures of Prince Sylvain (voice of John Shea) who time-travels to a future fantasy world to deal with an evil force that is threatening his world.
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Married to the Mob 1988  R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Oliver Platt, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Charles Napier, David Johansen, Joe Spinell, Captain Haggerty, Marlene Willoughby, Ellen Foley, O'Lan Jones, Anthony J. Nici
Angela (Michelle Pfeiffer) is not happy with her husband Frank "Cucumber" De Marco's (Alec Baldwin) occupation as a Mafia hit man. When Frank is killed by mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo (Dean Stockwell), Angela heads for New York with her son Joey (Anthony J. Nici) and plans to begin a new life away from the mob. Her plans go awry when Tony becomes attracted to Angela, and Tony's wife, Connie (Mercedes Ruehl), threatens to kill Angela. Meanwhile, FBI agent Mike Downey (Matthew Modine) is on Tony's trail and uses Angela as bait. Despite the fact that he falls in love with Angela, Mike reluctantly sets up a rendezvous involving Angela and Tony. Dean Stockwell received an Oscar nomination (Best Supporting Actor).
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Mr. Nanny 1993 PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Cast: Hulk Hogan, Sherman Hemsley, Austin Pendleton, David Johansen, Robert Hy Gorman, Madeline Zima, Mother Love, Raymond O'Connor, Kelly Erin-Welton, James Coffey
Sean (Hulk Hogan), a retired wrestler, is talked into being a bodyguard/nanny for the children of Alex (Austin Pendleton) who has developed a secret microchip and is now being threatened by the dastardly Thanatos (David Johansen). The kids have already frightened away other nannies, and Sean has his hands full dealing with them. When Thanatos attempts to kidnap the children, the adventure begins in this weak comedy/family flick.
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Nick and Jane 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Mauro
Cast: Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, James McCaffrey, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Gedde Watanabe, John Dossett, David Johansen, George Coe, Clinton Leupp
After finding her boyfriend in bed with another, Jane (Dana Wheeler-Nicholson) ends up falling in love with taxi driver Nick (James McCaffrey), who sped her away from her ordeal. This is a so-so sex comedy, with kinky people all over the place. It's not very imaginative, and there are probably better ways to spend the hour and a half it takes to get through this one.
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Scrooged 1988 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Bill Murray, Carol Kane, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bob Goldthwait, Robert Mitchum, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard, David Johansen, Michael J. Pollard
This story is taken from Charles Dickens' famous "Christmas Carol." This time around, it is a television executive (Bill Murray) who needs his conscience awakened. The three ghosts of Past, Present, and Future visit him in this at-times-funny film. Guest stars help make it watchable.
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990 R, 93 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: John Harrison
Cast: Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, David Johansen, William Hickey, Matthew Lawrence, Robert Sedgwick, Julianne Moore, James Remar, Rae Dawn Chong, Robert Klein, Steve Buscemi, Donald Van Horn, Paul Greeno, Alice Drummond, Philip Lenkowsky
Newspaper delivery boy Timmy (Matthew Lawrence) is imprisoned by mad cannibal housewife Betty (Deborah Harry) who plans to eat him. Timmy tries to forestall his fate by telling three horror stories. The stories include Arthur Conan Doyle's "Lot 249," in which a college student (Christian Slater) is confronted by a mummy he has raised from the dead. Stephen King's "Cat From Hell" features a millionaire (William Hickey) hiring a hit man (David Johansen) to track down a cat that killed his family, and "Lover's Vow" is about an artist (James Remar) who makes a deal with the devil.
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| 1. Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
2. Freejack (1992)
3. Let It Ride (1989)
4. Light Years (1988)
aka: Gandahar
5. Married to the Mob (1988)
6. Mr. Nanny (1993)
7. Nick and Jane (1996)
8. Scrooged (1988)
9. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
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