Passenger 57

1992 Action Film

Director: Kevin Hooks

Writer: David Loughery & Dan Gordon

Cinematography: Mark Irwin

Running time: 84 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: He's an ex-cop with a bad mouth, a bad attitude, and a bad seat.

Cast:

Wesley Snipes as John Cutter

Bruce Payne as Charles Rane

Tom Sizemore as Sly Delvecchio

Alex Datcher as Marti Slayton

Bruce Greenwood as Stuart Ramsey

Robert Hooks as Dwight Henderson

Elizabeth Hurley as Sabrina Ritchie

Michael Horse as Forget

Marc Macaulay as Vincent

Ernie Lively as Chief Biggs

Duchess Tomasello as Mrs. Edwards

William Edward Roberts as Matthew

James Short as Allen

Joel Fogel as Dr. Bauman

Jane McPherson as Nurse

Scotty Coyote as stunt double for Bruce Payne

Plot

An airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.

Awards: None

Trivia

Passenger 57 was scheduled to air on a Starz Entertainment Group channel the night of 9/11. What with the themes of terrorism on an airplane, the broadcast was obviously cancelled. 

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5 star out of 5 stars

The Omega Man

1971 Science Fiction Film

Director: Boris Sagal

Writer: John William Corrington & Joyce H. Corrington

Cinematography: Russell Metty

Running time: 98 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: Pray for the last man alive. Because he's not alone.

Cast:

Charlton Heston as Neville

Anthony Zerbe as Matthias

Paul Koslo as Dutch

Rosalind Cash as Lisa

Eric Laneuville as Richie

Plot

Army doctor Robert Neville struggles to create a cure for the plague that wiped out most of the human race.

Awards: None

Trivia

Charlton Heston had read the original novel on an airplane coming back to California, and was very interested in a modern adaptation of the book; he was totally unaware of the fact it had already been made into a film long before - The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent. 

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5 star out of 5 stars

Vegas Vacation

1997 Comedy Film

Director: Stephen Kessler

Writer: Elisa Bell

Cinematography: William A. Fraker

Running time: 93 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: This time the Griswolds are on a roll.

Cast:

Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold

Marisol Nichols as Audrey Griswold

Ethan Embry as Russell "Rusty" Griswold

Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie

Miriam Flynn as Cousin Catherine

Shae D'Lyn as Cousin Vicki

Wallace Shawn as Marty the Blackjack dealer

Julia Sweeney as Mirage desk clerk

Wayne Newton as himself

Siegfried & Roy as themselves

Toby Huss as young Frank Sinatra impersonator/fake ID salesman

Christie Brinkley as "Girl in the Red Ferrari" from the first film

Sid Caesar as Mr. Ellis

Jerry Weintraub as "Gilly from Philly"

Plot

When Clark Griswold puts his mind to something, we soon realize he hasn't got one. Still, nothing stops him when the vacation bug hits. This time, he's chosen Las Vegas, the new family entertainment capital of America! 

Awards: None

Trivia

Only Vacation film that does not include a reference to the Walley World amusement park (the original film revolved around visiting the park, Clark had a T-shirt for it in European Vacation, and Clark and Eddie drank egg nog from Marty Moose (mascot of the park) glasses in Christmas Vacation.)

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5 star out of 5 stars

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989 Christmas Comedy Film

Director: Jeremiah Chechik

Writer: John Hughes

Cinematography: Thomas E. Ackerman

Running time: 97 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: There's No Place Like Home For A Holiday!

Cast:

Chevy Chase as Clark W. "Sparky" Griswold, Jr.

Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Smith Griswold

Randy Quaid as Cousin "Eddie" Johnson

Juliette Lewis as Audrey Griswold

Johnny Galecki as Rusty "Russ" Griswold

John Randolph as Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Sr.

Diane Ladd as Nora Griswold

E. G. Marshall as Arthur "Art" Smith

Doris Roberts as Frances Smith

Miriam Flynn as Cousin Catherine Johnson

Cody Burger as Cousin Rocky Johnson

Ellen Hamilton Latzen as Cousin Ruby Sue Johnson

William Hickey as Uncle Lewis

Mae Questel as Aunt Bethany

Sam McMurray as Bill

Nicholas Guest as Todd Chester

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Margo Chester

Brian Doyle-Murray as Mr. Frank Shirley

Natalia Nogulich as Helen Shirley

Traci Kochendorfer as Downtown Shopper

Nicolette Scorsese as Mary, the lingerie counter clerk

Devin Bailey as Clark Griswold, Jr. (age 9)

Plot

The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.

Awards: None

Trivia

In the scene when the police storm into the Griswolds' house, the song "Here Comes Santa Claus" sung by Gene Autry is used for the background music. Randy Quaid (Cousin Eddie) is the third cousin of Gene Autry.

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5 star out of 5 stars

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985 Comedy Film

Director: Amy Heckerling

Writer: John Hughes & Robert Klane

Cinematography: Robert Paynter

Running time: 95 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: For over two thousand years, Europe has survived many great disasters. Now for the real test. Chevy Chase & his family are coming from America!

Cast:

Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold

Dana Hill as Audrey Griswold

Jason Lively as Russell "Rusty" Griswold

John Astin as Kent Winkdale

Mel Smith as London Hotel Manager

Gwen Nelson as Hotel Manager's Mother

Robbie Coltrane as Man in Bathroom

Maureen Lipman as Lady in the Bed

William Zabka as Jack

Willy Millowitsch as Herr Spitz

Erika Wackernagel as Frau Spitz

Paul McDowell as First English Motorist

Ballard Berkeley as Second English Motorist

Eric Idle as The Bike Rider

Victor Lanoux as The Thief

Massimo Sarchielli as The Other Thief

Moon Unit Zappa as Rusty's California Girl

Plot

The Griswolds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues.

Awards:

1. BMI Film Music Award-Charles Fox-BMI Film & TV Awards

Trivia

Throughout all four Vacation movies, Ellen refers to Clark by the nickname "Sparky". In the DVD commentary for this movie, Chevy Chase mentions that the nickname was actually Beverly D'Angelo's idea, and she even affectionately calls him by that nickname in real life to this very day.

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4 star out of 5 stars

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983 Comedy Film

Director: Harold Ramis

Writer: John Hughes

Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper

Running time: 99 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he                   went too far.

Cast:

Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold

Imogene Coca as Aunt Edna

Anthony Michael Hall as Russell "Rusty" Griswold

Dana Barron as Audrey Griswold

Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie

Christie Brinkley as Girl in Red Ferrari

John Candy as Officer Russ Lasky

Eddie Bracken as Roy Walley

Brian Doyle-Murray as Kamp Komfort Clerk

Miriam Flynn as Cousin Catherine

James Keach as Motorcycle Cop

Eugene Levy as Ed the Car Salesman

Gerry Black as Davenport

Frank McRae as Officer Grover

Jane Krakowski as Cousin Vicki

John P. Navin Jr. as Cousin Dale

Nathan Cook as Man Giving Directions

Mickey Jones as Mechanic

John Diehl as Assistant Mechanic

Michael Talbott as Cowboy

Henry Gibson as El Tovar hotel clerk

Randy Lowell as Wyatt Earp (as Randolph Dreyfuss)

James Staley as Motel Desk Clerk

Plot

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.

Awards: None

Trivia

The original ending of the film consisted of the Griswold family, after seeing that Walley World is closed, going to the Hollywood house of Roy Wally (Eddie Bracken), the owner of Walley World, and holding him and his family hostage and making them sing and dance Walley World theme songs before the police arrive to arrest all of them. This did not go over well with test-audiences and the in-park scenes with John Candy was a last minute alternate filmed over two weeks, four months after production ended. The original ending was deleted and is believed to be lost. Eddie Bracken never-less appeared as Roy Walley in both endings.

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5 star out of 5 stars

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985 Post-Apocalyptic Film

Director: George Miller & George Ogilvie

Writer: Terry Hayes & George Miller

Cinematography: Dean Semler

Running time: 107 minutes

Country: Australia

Tagline: Two men enter. One man leaves.

Cast:

Mel Gibson as "Mad" Max Rockatansky

Tina Turner as Aunty Entity

Bruce Spence as Jedediah the Pilot

Adam Cockburn as Jedediah Jr

Frank Thring as The Collector

Angelo Rossitto as Master

Paul Larsson as Blaster

Angry Anderson as Ironbar Bassey

Robert Grubb as Pig Killer

Helen Buday as Savannah Nix

Tom Jennings as Slake M'Thirst

Edwin Hodgeman as Dr. Dealgood

Plot

A former Australian policeman is rescued by a tribe of children when he is banished from a desert town and sent into the desert to die by the desert town's evil queen.

Awards:

1. Image Award-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture-Tina Turner-Image Awards

Trivia

George Miller lost interest in the project after his friend and producer Byron Kennedy was killed in a helicopter crash while location scouting. That may explain why Miller only handled the action scenes while George Ogilvie handled the rest. The film is dedicated to Byron Kennedy. 

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5 star out of 5 stars