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Subgenre Sampler

 
Mr. WrongMr. Wrong (1996)
Dir. Nick Castle
Feat. Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman
Ellen DeGeneres, of TV's 'Ellen', playing the dating game of the 90s, meets a handsome stranger only to find his 'perfect' veneer is a creepy…
MultiplicityMultiplicity (1996)
Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin
This attempt to repeat the successful formula of GROUNDHOG DAY falls short by making less of its high concept. Instead, its left to ride on the comic…
My Fellow AmericansMy Fellow Americans (1996)
Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd
Fanciful political comedy supposes two foul–mouthed, grumpy old ex–Presidents (Jack Lemmon, James Garner) framed and on the run from…
Mystery Science Theatre 3000Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (1996)
Dir. Jim Mallon
Feat. Trace Beaulieu, Michael J Nelson, Jim Mallon
Movie version of a popular cable show in which a B–movie (in this case, THIS ISLAND EARTH) is mercilessly heckled by a trio of 'witty'…
Nutty Professor, TheNutty Professor, The (1996)
Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith
Eddie Murphy finds what used to make him funny in this surprisingly inspired refresher of the Jerry Lewis comedy classic about a nerdy college…
Operation Dumbo DropOperation Dumbo Drop (1996)
Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Danny Glover, Ray Liotta
A comedy based on a real–life military assignment – to deliver a full–size live elephant to a remote jungle village by any means…
Pallbearer, ThePallbearer, The (1996)
Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, David Schwimmer
Reunited with high–school crush Gwyneth Paltrow, mommies boy David Schwimmer gets invited to be pallbearer and speechmaker at the funeral of…
PalookavillePalookaville (1996) Recommended
Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese
A finely crafted comic 'indie' about three amiable New Jersey–ites who hope that petty crime will deliver unto them the American Dream. The…
Pretty Village, Pretty FlamePretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sadjan Dragojevic
Feat. Dragan Bjelorgrlic, Nikola Kojo
Seen in flashback from a ward in triage, the Bosnian war is portrayed in a riveting counter–play of nihilism and theatre, as a band of Serbian…
RidiculeRidicule (1996) Recommended
Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant
Delightful Cesar–winning comedy set in the Court of Louis XVI in 1700s France where the King grants favours to those endowed with only the…

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