Chasers
Morgan Creek Productions, USA, 1994.
Sailor Eddie Devane (William McNamara) has a last day in the service of U.S. Navy. Couple of shady deals should be still completed, selling a cargo of army pants and covering the tracks together with partner-in-crime Howard (Crispin Glover). He has already ordered a Porsche from Salesman Stig (Dean Stockwell). However Eddie gets a last duty to escort a prisoner to court. There's no way to avoid the duty so he has to go on a mission with tough chief petty officer Rock Reilly (Tom Berenger) who already hates him.
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| Rock & Eddie |
Due to technical error the prisoner they have to escort is a woman. Seductive Toni Johnson (Erika Eleniak) tries to escape on every possible occasion. Slowly the mismatched trio begins to develop fondness for each other. Nothing bonds better than little fist fighting and backstabbing.
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| Toni |
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| Happily strolling on the countryside |
Country music plays and quips fly. There is an amusing brief role from Gary Busey, he appears as pesky prison warden. This was the last feature film directed by Dennis Hopper, he appears here as pervy underwear salesman. Seymour Cassel appears as Master Chief Bogg.
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| Master Chief Bogg |
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| Sergeant Banger |
It is not very outstanding military comedy, with many ideas left half-way but has some fun scenes and is in some way entertaining. Berenger is pleasantly grumpy, Dwight Yoakam's songs and other country music are good and the story has a mild feel-good aftertaste. There is some nice southern country atmosphere with diners and roadhouses, 1970s-80s road comedies were perhaps the inspiration. There is some eye-candy for fans of William McNamara and Erika Eleniak, if you know what I mean. Still with the cast more fun could have been expected.
Rating: 
Average
Average
Starring: Tom Berenger, William McNamara, Erika Eleniak, Crispin Glover, Matthew Glave, Grand L. Bush, Dean Stockwell, Bitty Schram, Gary Busey, Seymour Cassel, Frederic Forrest, Marilu Henner, Dennis Hopper, Scott Marlowe, Jim Grimshaw, Mick McGovern, Charles Page, Richard Pelzman, Laura Cathey, Jim Bath, Michael Flippo, Rick Warner, Rob Priester, Gene Dann, Jon Rodgers, Michael Martin, Victoria Duffy, Michael O'Brien, Elizabeth Hawkins, Tony Donno, Wallace Wilkinson, Robert Pentz, Jackson 'Rock' Pinckney, Jimmie Lee Sessoms, Melissa Wyler, Ted Detwiler, Bob Dorough, John Christopher Stuart, Toni Prima, David E. Harshbarger, Matthew Sullivan, Justin Thaler
Director: Dennis Hopper
Director: Dennis Hopper
Tykkäsin aikoinaan tästä elokuvasta ja sanon sen tuossa aikamuodossa vain koska olen nähnyt sen viimeksi silloin kun se oli vielä suht' uusi tapaus ja silloinkin osa tykkäämisestä juontuu siitä, että pidin Eleniakia tosi söpönä. Sitä hän kyllä on muistikuvieni mukaisesti edelleenkin, vaikka eipä hänen elokuviinsa nykyään suuremmin törmäile. Jännää on kuitenkin esimerkiksi se, että siinä missä Baywatch yhdistetään (Hasselhoffin ohella) Pamela Andersoniin ja Buffy vampyyrintappaja Sarah Michelle Gellariin niin minulle molemmista tulee ensijaisesti mieleen Eleniak, koska se mitä Baywatchia katsoin oli juuri hänen aikakautensa ja Buffykin jäi pitkälti sen elokuvan varaan, jossa siis esiintyi Eleniak.
ReplyDeleteMä taas muistan Erikan pistämässä konnia kumoon Stevenin kanssa Kaappauksessa Merellä. Pamela ei koskaan hirveesti sykähdyttänyt, mutta olihan muita kuten Erika ja jollain myöhemmillä kausilla Kelly Packardin esittämä April.
DeleteVaan eikös Buffy-elokuvassa ollut Kristy Swanson?
Hitto niin olikin! Ehkä se Eleniakin kakusta hyppäämminen Kaappauksessa merellä sumensi ajatukset.
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