Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "road movie"

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Death Race 2000 *** (1975, David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone Griffeth) – Classic Movie Review 8946

Director Paul Bartel’s 1975 exploitation classic Death Race 2000 stars David Carradine as leather-clad sports driver champion Frankenstein, who battles tough opponents Chicago challenger Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone), cowgirl killer Calamity Jane (Mary […]

Sep, 28

The Hit **** (1984, Terence Stamp, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Laura del Sol, Bill Hunter, Fernando Rey) – Classic Movie Review 8545

The 1984 British movie The Hit is a tough, slightly arty but nail-biting crime thriller directed with flair by Stephen Frears with much of the ironic neo noir style he shows in Gumshoe and The […]

Jun, 03

Hawks *** (1988, Timothy Dalton, Anthony Edwards, Janet McTeer) – Classic Movie Review 8466

Apparently, in life, people are either hawks or pigeons. Director Robert Ellis Miller’s 1988 comedy drama Hawks stars Timothy Dalton, in between his Bond films The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill, and Anthony Edwards. […]

May, 14

Stranger Than Paradise *** (1984, John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson) – Classic Movie Review 8250

Writer-director Jim Jarmusch’s 1984 black and white road-movie comedy drama Stranger than Paradise is aimless yet charming. It turns a lazily hipster eye on two New York deadbeats Willie and Eddie (played by John Lurie […]

Mar, 17

Play It to the Bone *** (1999, Woody Harrelson, Antonio Banderas, Lolita Davidovich) – Classic Movie Review 7794

Writer-director Ron Shelton’s 1999 boxing movie Play It to the Bone is a quite hard-hitting drama about best friends Cesar Dominguez (Antonio Banderas) and Vince Boudreau (Woody Harrelson), washed-up middleweight boxers who dream of one […]

Nov, 16

Smokey and the Bandit II *** (1980, Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Sally Field, Dom DeLuise, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick) – Classic Movie Review 7559

Director Hal Needham’s 1980 action comedy sequel Smokey and the Bandit II (aka Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again) brings Burt Reynolds back from the 1977 hit original Smokey and the Bandit as truck driver […]

Sep, 11

Road to Utopia **** (1946, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour) – Classic Movie Review 6974

Director Hal Walker’s 1946 Road to Utopia is the fourth comedy film in the seven film ‘Road to …’ series, starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, filmed in 1943 but not released until 1946, Road to Utopia received an […]

Apr, 28

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