Starring:
Val Kilmer
Genre:
Comedy
Year:
1983?
Rating:
4.5 of 5
From
the maker of Airplane... this movie was Val's first "hit" if you can call
it that. A spoof of war movies and Elvis flicks... this movie has
more bad jokes than an Asylum email. The story beings as Nick Rivers
(Val) begins
a journey to West Germany (at that point, still under control of
Communism)
Here the "American Rock and Roll Star" Nick Rivers, is invited
to perform for the
world VIA live satellite from West Germany. Meanwhile
the comedic adventures
and music thrives in this most interesting adventure.
Before long, Nick
and his friends discover the hidden secrets of the Germans
including the "Polaris
Mine." According to Dr. Flammond, Nick is as useful
to the Germans as
"A truck-full of dead rats in a tampon factory." Be sure to
watch for an entire
scene filmed backward (including speaking) as well not-so-phony
dog poo, and a skeet shootin granny. The greatest thing about
this movie, is they
know it is bad, which makes it good! The
sound track is great... Nick sings "Tutti Fruity" and "Skeet Shootin"
along with "Are you
lonesome tonight?" (A Macys commercial he made up when he
got lost in Macys
as a boy and then started to work in their pre-teen
maternity section
during the semi-annual Lincoln's Birthday Sale). A highly
recommended movie...
I have it on video. Come over and watch it. I promise
I
won't quote the *whole* movie.