Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5570 Films to Buy & Rent
Kiss Me Guido (1997)
- Dir. Tony Vitale
Feat. Nick Scotti, Anthony De Sando, Anthony Barrile
- Gay–straight comedy of mistaken identity (ala WEDDING BANQUET) set in New York's Little Italy has an authentic sub–cultural bent, but be…
Kull the Conqueror (1997)
- Dir. John Nicolella
Feat. Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere
- OTT high action follow–up to CONAN THE BARBARIAN sees Kevin Sorbo play Kull, a barbarian who becomes king but must fight an undead witch and…
Latin Boys Go to Hell (1997)
- Dir. Ela Troyano
Feat. Irwin Ossa, John Bryant Daula, Jenifer Lee Simard
- Torrid sexual intrigue, dance–club shenanigans and breakneck plot twists power this low–budget story of the New York Hispanic gay…
Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pre (Happiness Is in the Field) (1997)
- Dir. Etienne Chatiliez
Feat. Michel Serrault, Carmen Maura
- The director of TATIE DANIELLE puts a sly new twist on that most reliable of French film conceits – the 'imposter' genre.
Grouchy…
Liar Liar (1997)
- Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney
- After the ill–fitting CABLE GUY, Jim Carrey is back in a snug role as an unscrupulous attorney put under a spell to compulsively tell the truth…
Life Less Ordinary, A (1997)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter
- Round three for the creators of SHALLOW GRAVE and TRAINSPOTTING this time takes Ewan McGregor Stateside for a screwball comic–fantasy embroided…
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
- Dir. Joe Mantello
Feat. Jason Alexander, Stephen Spinella
- The exclamations–marks certainly fly in this spirited comedy of summer–weekend craziness and bad manners. Based on Terrence McNally's…
Ma Vie En Rose (1997)
- Dir. Alain Berliner
Feat. George Du Fresne, Michele Laroque, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey…
- Confusion envelops an idyllic French suburban household when their youngest son starts believing he is a little girl. Solemn regard for themes of…
Man Who Knew Too Little, The (1997)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley…
- Contrived spy comedy, in which a bumbling Bill Murray accidently inducts himself into various high level intrigues. Though nothing special, this…
Matchmaker, The (1997)
- Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Milo O'Shea…
- Political aide Janeane Garofalo is sent to an Irish coastal village to find or contrive some cosy, voter–friendly heritage for her senatorial…