EPISODE FIVE
MY MOVIE'S BETTER MANIA I
Films Discussed
The Chaperone
Suburban Commando
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Runtime: 2:46:00
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Suburban Commando
| Suburban Commando | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Burt Kennedy |
| Produced by | Howard Gottfried |
| Written by | Frank Cappello |
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| Music by | David Michael Frank |
| Cinematography | Bernd Heinl |
| Edited by | Terry Stokes |
Production
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release date
| October 4, 1991 |
Running time
| 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $8 million[1] |
- Hulk Hogan as Shep Ramsey
- Christopher Lloyd as Charlie Wilcox
- Shelley Duvall as Jenny Wilcox
- Michael Faustino as Mark Wilcox
- Laura Mooney as Theresa Wilcox
- Larry Miller as Adrian Beltz
- Dennis Burkley as Deak
- Branscombe Richmond as Biker
- William Ball as General Suitor; his mutant form is played by Vincent Hammond
- Jack Elam as Colonel Dustin "Dusty" McHowell
- Jo Ann Dearing as Margie Tanen
- Roy Dotrice as Zanuck
- Tony Longo as Knuckles
- Mark Calaway as Hutch
The film received mostly negative reviews.[2][3][4] To date, the film holds a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews.[5] The film opened with $1.9 million. Overall, the film grossed a total of $8,002,361 in the United States. With a budget of $11 million, the film was not a commercial success.[1]
The Chaperone
| The Chaperone | |
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Official film poster
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| Directed by | Stephen Herek |
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| Screenplay by | S.J. Roth |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Jim Johnston |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Zunder |
| Edited by | Michel Aller |
Production
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| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Release date
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Running time
| 103 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million[1] |
| Box office | $14,400[2][3] |
- Paul "Triple H" Levesque as Ray "Ray-Ray" Bradstone[4]
- Ariel Winter as Sally Bradstone[5]
- Kevin Corrigan as Phillip "The Cat" Larue[6]
- Jose Zuniga as Officer Carlos Flynt[7]
- Annabeth Gish as Lynne Bradstone[8]
- Yeardley Smith as Miss Miller
- Kevin Rankin as Meyer "Goldy" Stenz[9]
- Enrico Colantoni as Dr. Marvin Etman[10]
- Ashley Taylor as Meredith
- Israel Broussard as Josh
- Darren O'Hare as Augie
- Lucy Webb as Dr. Marjorie
- Jake Walker as Ted
- Cullen Foster Chaffin as Simon
- Taylor Faye Ruffin as Brenda
- Camille Bourgeois as Bill
- Nick Gomez as Nick The Bus Driver
- J. D. Evermore as Theodore Del Muniz[11]
- Alec Rayme as Kevin
- Billy Slaughter as Father
The Chaperone met with negative reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 29% based on reviews from 17 critics.[12] Metacritic gives a score of 33/100 based on reviews from 11 critics.[13]
Eric Kohn of Indiewire graded the film a C-, saying that it had flat direction and a mediocre script and said "As a vehicle for WWE champ Paul "Triple H" Levesque, it's haplessly stuck on cruise control."[14] Nick Schager of Slant Magazine gave it half-a-star out of four, criticizing the script, direction and characters saying that "this hulk-with-a-heart-of-gold fable embraces banalities with a vigor matched only by its lack of imagination."
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
| Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Jake Kasdan |
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| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Chris McKenna |
| Based on | Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Henry Jackman[1] |
| Cinematography | Gyula Pados |
| Edited by |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing[2] |
Release date
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Running time
| 119 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90–150 million[4][5] |
| Box office | $962.1 million[6] |
Players
- Dwayne Johnson as Dr. Smolder Bravestone, an Indiana Jones-like archaeologist and explorer who is Spencer's avatar; he is the leader of his team.
- Alex Wolff as Spencer Gilpin, a nerdy gamer at Brantford High School. Panphobic; his experience as Smolder Bravestone helps him cope with his anxiety and develop assertiveness.
- Jack Black as Professor Shelly Oberon, a cartographer, cryptographer, archaeologist, and paleontologist who is Bethany's male avatar.
- Madison Iseman as Bethany Walker, a pretty, popular, self-centered teenage girl at Brantford High School.
- Kevin Hart as Franklin "Mouse" Finbar, a zoologist and weapons specialist who is Fridge's avatar.
- Ser'Darius Blain as Anthony "Fridge" Johnson, a Brantford High School football jock coasting on his athletic prowess who cares more about dating than studying.
- Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse, a Lara Croft-like martial artist, and dance fighter who is Martha's avatar.
- Morgan Turner as Martha Kaply, a shy and cynical intellectual at Brantford High School who believes that physical education is needless and who dislikes popular peers like Bethany and Fridge.
- Nick Jonas as Jefferson "Seaplane" McDonough, a young aircraft pilot in Jumanji who is Alex Vreeke's avatar.[9]
- Mason Guccione as Alex Vreeke, a teenage gamer who was trapped inside the Jumanji video game for two decades.
- Colin Hanks plays the adult Alex when he appears two decades later.
Game
- Bobby Cannavale as Russel Van Pelt, an archeologist-turned-mercenary and an enemy of Smolder Bravestone. He tries to retrieve the Jaguar's Eye, whose power possesses him.
- Rhys Darby as Nigel Billingsley, the main guide.
- William Tokarsky as Food Vendor
- Rohan Chand as Boy at Bazaar
- Marc Evan Jackson as Principal Bentley, who makes Spencer, Bethany, Fridge, and Martha clean up the basement as part of their detention.
- Carlease Burke as Miss Mathers, Spencer and Fridge's U.S. History teacher.
- Sean Buxton as Mr. Vreeke, Alex's father who discovered the Jumanji game.
- Tim Matheson (uncredited) as Old Man Vreeke. His narration at the beginning of the film implies that seeing his son teleported into the game had traumatized him. After Alex's return to him, he is a happy family man and close to his son and grandchildren.
- Maribeth Monroe as Bethany's English Teacher
- Missi Pyle as Coach Webb, Martha, Spencer and Bethany's gym teacher.
- Kat Altman as Lucinda, Bethany's friend.
- Marin Hinkle as Mrs. Gilpin, Spencer's mother.
- Tracey Bonner as Mrs. Johnson, Fridge's mother.
- Natasha Charles Parker as Mrs. Walker, Bethany's mother.
- Michael Shacket as Fussfeld, a friend of Spencer at Brantford High School who is infatuated with Bethany.
Dave White of TheWrap praised the cast and called the film a pleasant surprise: "Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle is the Christmas tentpole release that aims to please and succeeds, a funny family entertainment product that subverts more expectations than it was obligated to contractually".[50] David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a C grade, calling it unnecessary but mildly amusing: "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is further proof that even the stalest whiff of brand recognition has become preferable to originality. Only part of the blame for that belongs to the studios but after cannibalizing themselves for much of the last 20 years, Hollywood has clearly eaten their way down to the crumbs"
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