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Forbidden Zone   1980     2 and a half stars    R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Richard Elfman  
Cast: Herve Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell, Gisele Lindley, Jan Stuart Schwartz, Marie-Pascale Elfman, Virginia Rose, Gene Cunningham, Phil Gordon, Hyman Diamond, Matthew Bright, Danny Elfman, Viva, Joe Spinell, Martin von Haselberg

  The Hercules family has moved into a new home in Venice, California. In the basement is a door they are forbidden to open, but daughter Frenchy (Maria-Pascale Elfman) does not heed the warning, opens the door, and steps inside. She has entered the Sixth Dimension where she catches the eye of King Fausto (Herve Villechaize). But, Queen Doris (Susan Tyrrell) becomes jealous and puts Frenchy in a prison cell with the Ex-Queen (Viva). Now, Frenchy's fate rests with her brother Flash (Phil Gordon) and Grampa Hercules (Hyman Diamond) who try to rescue her. When they fail, her friend Squeezit Henderson (Matthew Bright) steps in, but many problems lie ahead. Music by the Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo–whose founder, Richard Elfman, directed this film.



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Herve Villechaize King Fausto
Susan Tyrrell Queen Doris/Ruth Henderson
Gisele Lindley The Princess
Jan Stuart Schwartz Bust Rod, the Servant Frog
Marie-Pascale Elfman Susan B. "Frenchy" Hercules
Virginia Rose Ma Hercules
Gene Cunningham Huckelberry Jones/Pa Hercules
Phil Gordon Flash Hercules
Hyman Diamond Grampa Hercules
Matthew Bright Squeezit & Rene Henderson
Danny Elfman Satan
Viva Ex-Queen
Joe Spinell Squeezit's Father
Martin von Haselberg Harry Kipper

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Freeway   1996     3 and a half stars    R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Matthew Bright  
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Amanda Plummer, Michael T. Weiss, Brooke Shields, Wolfgang Bodison, Dan Hedaya, Bokeem Woodbine

  This satire of crime stories features Reese Witherspoon as young Vanessa who escapes the clutches–for a while–of the villainous Bob Wolverton (Kiefer Sutherland).


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Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby   1999     bomb    R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Bright  
Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Gallo, Maria Celedonio, David Alan Grier, Michael T. Weiss, April Telek, Max Perlich, John Landis, Bob Dawson, Jennifer Griffin

  In a twist on the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, Crystal (Natasha Lyonne) and Cyclona (Maria Celedonio) escape from a juvenile prison and kill and steal on their way to Grandma's/Sister Gomez's (Vincent Gallo) house.

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Tiptoes   2003     1 star    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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Movie Quick Pick
1. Forbidden Zone (1980)
2. Freeway (1996)
3. Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999)
4. Tiptoes (2003)


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