Chopper Chicks in Zombietown 1989  R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dan Hoskins
Cast: Jamie Rose, Catherine Carlen, Kristina Loggia, Martha Quinn, Don Calfa, Billy Bob Thornton, Lycia Naff, Vicki Frederick, Gretchen Palmer, Nina Peterson, Ed Gale
The title alone suggests the fact that this is another entry in the Troma list of wild and wacky flicks. A tough motorcycle gang of women head into a town where a mad scientist has created an army of zombies, which are depleting the town's population. Lots of sex, gore, comedy, and action. It's not great art, but it's not boring.
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Howard the Duck 1986 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Romance
Director: Willard Huyck
Cast: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Ed Gale, Chip Zien, Tim Rose, Steve Sleap, Peter Baird, Mary Wells, Lisa Sturz, Jordan Prentice, Liz Sagal, Dominique Davalos, Holly Robinson Peete
Comic book character "Howard the Duck" is brought to "life" in this film. Howard is mistakenly transported to Cleveland from his extraterrestrial homeland. In Cleveland, he meets and befriends a rock star, Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson), who helps him avoid authorities until he can return to his home.
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Mom and Dad Save the World 1992  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Greg Beeman
Cast: Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Jon Lovitz, Dwier Brown, Kathy Ireland, Thalmus Rasulala, Wallace Shawn, Eric Idle, Debbie Lee Carrington, Danny Cooksey, Tony Cox, Ed Gale
Emperor Tod Springo (Jon Lovitz) beams up Marge and Dick Nelson (Teri Garr and Jeffrey Jones) to his planet with plans to make Marge his wife before destroying Earth. But Dick–by reliving Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers adventures–comes to Marge's rescue and, in the process, saves Earth as well.
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 The Polar Express 2004  G, 92' min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Hayden McFarland, Peter Scolari, Michael Jeter, Steven Tyler, Phil Fondacaro, Debbie Lee Carrington, Ed Gale, Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak, Nona Gaye, Chris Coppola, Charles Fleischer, Isabella Peregrina
Late on Christmas Eve, Billy (Hayden McFarland) is lying in bed hoping to hear Santa's sleigh, which will relieve his doubts about Santa. Instead of the jingle of the sleigh, a magic train, driven by a kind conductor (Tom Hanks), appears, and Billy climbs aboard for a trip to the North Pole. Billy and the other kids on board arrive at Santa's workshop where Santa gives Billy a sleigh bell. The next morning, on Christmas Day, Billy wakes up at home and finds the sleigh bell under his Christmas tree. Animation in "The Polar Express" reflects the drawings in Chris Van Allsburg's 1986 Caldecott Medal winning book and uses motion capture (using a computer to develop a virtual 3-D image of the actor) to enhance the story. Visually stunning. The film received three Academy Award nominations.
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Tiptoes 2003 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Matthew Bright
Cast: Gary Oldman, Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale, Peter Dinklage, Patricia Arquette, Debbie Lee Carrington, Bridget Powers, David Alan Grier, Dana Sessen, Ben Foster, Ed Gale, Cherub Freed
Steven's (Matthew McConaughey) girlfriend Carol (Kate Beckinsale) is pregnant, and now she worries that the baby may be a dwarf like Steven's twin brother Rolfe (Gary Oldman). To complicate matters, Carol falls in love with Rolfe. Not much here.
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| 1. Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989)
2. Howard the Duck (1986)
3. Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
4. The Polar Express (2004)
5. Tiptoes (2003)
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