Kelly-Preston Movie Reviews

That's what Alan Raimy, played by John Glover, nick-names his blackmailing victim, played by Roy Scheider, in this highly entertaining film. This movie features a trio of of bad guys that is unsurpassed. Roy Scheider finds himself meeting them face to ski mask after a brief affair with stripper "Cindy" played by a young Kelly Preston. Cindy worked at a strip club with Prince protege Vanity, as Doreen. Doreen just happens to be dating Bobby, part of the trio. Bobby is brought to low-life by a thoroughly demented Clarence Williams the Third (Mod Squad). There is a great scene where Bobby comes into Doreens apartment while she's asleep. Bobby thinks Doreen gave Scheider the info to find out who and where they are. To insure she's telling the truth when she says she never told him...he almost suffocates her with her own giant teddy bear. Then hilariously, after she is completely terrified, and he satisfied she's been truthful, he tells her to "get some rest." Sure! >There is also the pathetic Leo, third man in the trio, but he's more like Alan and Bobby's gofer. He's weak, and folds easily under pressure.>Meanwhile, Scheider's affair ends up video-taped by the trio while in a hotel with Cindy, and the trio then gets a hold of him to show him a video tape where they use his stolen gun to shoot and murder her. From there, the trio tries to extort money from Scheider, but all he and politcal wife Ann-Margret can afford is $52,000...hence the title.>This movie has a great feel, pacing, and really keeps you interested throughout. John Glover as Alan Raimy, leader of the gang, and porn king who runs an X-rated movie theatre, is highly amusing. He enjoys video-taping homemade porno movies, and calling Scheider "Sport." He thinks he's got Scheider just where he wants him, but finds out soon enough, his is a losers game. >This is a great John Frankenheimer masterpiece, and like many great films, will end up missed by most. If you've read this review though, maybe I've convinced you to check it out. You'll be riveted beginning to end, guaranteed.

This is a great thriller. The two leads Scheider and Glover, have never been better than here. I still rate the performances as their best ever. -This I'm sure, is partly because everything is right around them; the script, the directing, etc. It's just a very exciting movie. The rest of the actors involved are interesting too, but I found the wonderful Doug McClure sadly underused in this movie. -What a waste. Also look out for some famous faces from the adult film world; like Amber Lynn, Jamie Gillis, Tom Byron, and Frankenheimer-regular Ron Jeremy who got cut out of the disappointing "Ronin" recently. (Probably the reason it was so boring.) See this one instead.

Please put this out on DVD.My friends,and I have quoted this movie since 1986.John Glover should have been nominated for the oscar.

That's what Alan Raimy, played by John Glover, nick-names his blackmailing victim, played by Roy Scheider, in this highly entertaining film. This movie features a trio of of bad guys that is unsurpassed. Roy Scheider finds himself meeting them face to ski mask after a brief affair with stripper "Cindy" played by a young Kelly Preston. Cindy worked at a strip club with Prince protege Vanity, as Doreen. Doreen just happens to be dating Bobby, part of the trio. Bobby is brought to low-life by a thoroughly demented Clarence Williams the Third (Mod Squad). There is a great scene where Bobby comes into Doreens apartment while she's asleep. Bobby thinks Doreen gave Scheider the info to find out who and where they are. To insure she's telling the truth when she says she never told him...he almost suffocates her with her own giant teddy bear. Then hilariously, after she is completely terrified, and he satisfied she's been truthful, he tells her to "get some rest." Sure! >There is also the pathetic Leo, third man in the trio, but he's more like Alan and Bobby's gofer. He's weak, and folds easily under pressure.>Meanwhile, Scheider's affair ends up video-taped by the trio while in a hotel with Cindy, and the trio then gets a hold of him to show him a video tape where they use his stolen gun to shoot and murder her. From there, the trio tries to extort money from Scheider, but all he and politcal wife Ann-Margret can afford is $52,000...hence the title.>This movie has a great feel, pacing, and really keeps you interested throughout. John Glover as Alan Raimy, leader of the gang, and porn king who runs an X-rated movie theatre, is highly amusing. He enjoys video-taping homemade porno movies, and calling Scheider "Sport." He thinks he's got Scheider just where he wants him, but finds out soon enough, his is a losers game. >This is a great John Frankenheimer masterpiece, and like many great films, will end up missed by most. If you've read this review though, maybe I've convinced you to check it out. You'll be riveted beginning to end, guaranteed.

This is a great thriller. The two leads Scheider and Glover, have never been better than here. I still rate the performances as their best ever. -This I'm sure, is partly because everything is right around them; the script, the directing, etc. It's just a very exciting movie. The rest of the actors involved are interesting too, but I found the wonderful Doug McClure sadly underused in this movie. -What a waste. Also look out for some famous faces from the adult film world; like Amber Lynn, Jamie Gillis, Tom Byron, and Frankenheimer-regular Ron Jeremy who got cut out of the disappointing "Ronin" recently. (Probably the reason it was so boring.) See this one instead.

Please put this out on DVD.My friends,and I have quoted this movie since 1986.John Glover should have been nominated for the oscar.

After hiring the movie'Perfect' so many times, after the film I would always see this trailer for the movie 'Secret Admirer'. So for many years I always wanted to see it until finally a couple of years ago I got my wish, it got played on TV. Since then it's been played a couple more times and I must say, I dig this film. Sure it's not the absolute best film you will ever see, but there's something about it that charms me to love it. C.Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin and Kelly Preston are good in their roles. It ones of those movies that will always be in my collection of favourite films. Plus I love watching the trailer

Secret Admirer is the best movie i have ever seen. It is very good. C Thomas Howell stars in it and he is a fabulous actor. He is gr8t! I love him! His best friend is in love with him and he doesn't even know it. She writes him a love letter on the last dat of school and puts it in his locker. he thinks this other girl wrote it to him who is has a crish on. he writes that girl debbie a letter and gives it to his best friend to give to her for him but he doesn't sign the letter. she reads it before she gives it to her and its a good thing she does because it stinks. she writes a better letter and dbbie falls in love with them all. but in the mean time debbie's and Michael's (C Thomas Howell) parenst find htese letters and think they are for them to find out what happens please buy this movie and watch it... it's gr8t! hope u love it as much as i do...

This is a great flick. Mike is in love with a hot blonde and his friend Tony who is a girl with a guy name is in love with him. She writes him a love letter that gets passed around to everyone until Mike finally realizes Tony is in love with him and he loves her. Crazy high jinks and a great high school movie.

After hiring the movie'Perfect' so many times, after the film I would always see this trailer for the movie 'Secret Admirer'. So for many years I always wanted to see it until finally a couple of years ago I got my wish, it got played on TV. Since then it's been played a couple more times and I must say, I dig this film. Sure it's not the absolute best film you will ever see, but there's something about it that charms me to love it. C.Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin and Kelly Preston are good in their roles. It ones of those movies that will always be in my collection of favourite films. Plus I love watching the trailer

Secret Admirer is the best movie i have ever seen. It is very good. C Thomas Howell stars in it and he is a fabulous actor. He is gr8t! I love him! His best friend is in love with him and he doesn't even know it. She writes him a love letter on the last dat of school and puts it in his locker. he thinks this other girl wrote it to him who is has a crish on. he writes that girl debbie a letter and gives it to his best friend to give to her for him but he doesn't sign the letter. she reads it before she gives it to her and its a good thing she does because it stinks. she writes a better letter and dbbie falls in love with them all. but in the mean time debbie's and Michael's (C Thomas Howell) parenst find htese letters and think they are for them to find out what happens please buy this movie and watch it... it's gr8t! hope u love it as much as i do...

This is a great flick. Mike is in love with a hot blonde and his friend Tony who is a girl with a guy name is in love with him. She writes him a love letter that gets passed around to everyone until Mike finally realizes Tony is in love with him and he loves her. Crazy high jinks and a great high school movie.

This movie is one of the best I have seen in a long time. Julia Roberts does an amazing job with portraying her character and she handles all the emptions that go along with her character beautifully. You must see this movie.

This movie was excellent. It had comedy, love, and sad moments. And it when totally against what I expected to happen!! I am ashamed to say that I wanted the main guy to dump Cameron!!

All in all, a great film. I don't own it, but I just might buy it.

It's been a long time since I saw the movie years ago, so I thought I'd take a trip down memory lane with this 80's classic. I was a little disappointed.

The story itself holds a lot of promise and Danny DeVito and Chloe Webb perform spectacularly. The story is a well-woven tale of a family separated at birth.

The twins played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are the product of a Los Alamos experiment to create the most genetically advanced human being ever by mixing the genetics of several of the world's top performers in various professions from sports to science. The egg splits during incubation and all the good genes go into Julius (Arnold) and all the rest of the garbage goes into Vincent (DeVito). Julius is whisked away to a South Pacific paradise where he is given all the love, care, and education he can handle. He is told that his mother had died in childbirth. Vincent, on the other hand, is tossed away to an orphanage and told that his mother had abandoned him. Their mother, played passably by Bonnie Bartlett, was told that both sons died after birth.

The twins set out to find their mother in the hopes of putting the family back together. The main obstacles in their way are Vincent's criminal associates hounding them, the head of the experiment who is unwilling to help them, and their own disbelief in the veracity of the whole broken family story.

The twins complement each other well. Julius is a case of booksmarts, and Vincent is well-schooled in street smarts. Vincent has no faith in others, but Julius shows him how to open himself up to family. It's very touching in certain scenes.

However, two performances were not up to par. The first is Kelly Preston's portrayal of Marnie was bad. We get no sense of her as a real character, only as a sexpot lusting after Julius. She brings no depth to the character of Marnie, and despite her judicious flaunting of her 'talents' she comes across as nothing more than background noise.

Arnold's playing of Julius is likewise flawed, but more because of his lack of experience playing in a non-action movie. His best scenes are when he is lifting, breaking, throwing, or generally doing muscle-work. The portrayal of Julius really suffers when Arnold is trying to emote or appear intellectual. Still, Arnold is doing his best, and this is still one of his first comedic roles, so he gets cut some slack.

I liked this movie when I first saw it years ago. I don't know if I liked it that much when I saw it more recently. Everything seems to be put together well, but something rubbed me the wrong way. I'm giving it 3 stars as my own rating, but I think others may enjoy this movie a lot.

With this movie Arnold Schwarzenegger showed just how long those muscular legs are in terms of talent, range, and intelligence. This is a wry, wistful, and lovely movie that illustrates how easily Schwarzenegger could switch gears from the heavy action-oriented vehicles that had made him a star to more sentimental and purposeful films that intentionally made audiences both laugh and think. Indeed, hidden in all this well-choreographed slapstick is a self-deprecating kind of intelligent humor no one suspected the big guy to be capable of. Matched memorably with Danny Devito as the twin trapped with all the bad genetics even as Schwarzenegger ended up with the great genes and the life associated with it, the two work off each other in a movie so funny it is hard to try to describe.

Every thing about the sequences works, from Arnie's naïve wonder with all the new experiences to his ear-phoned airplane accompaniment to "Yackety-Yak". Watching him do something as straightforward as walking down the street in suit coat and Bermuda shorts becomes an exercise in comic genius, with both the scriptwriters and director Ivan Reitman working overtime to create this comic masterpiece. Devito is in rare form, and we find ourselves empathizing with this guy who discovers he came from the throwaway sperm that was used to create his brother, the wunderkind. No wonder his life has been a virtual wallowing in the wastelands! Yet from the first meeting there seems to be an almost magical connection between the twin brothers, and Reitman has scrupulously given us a repertoire of little aspects or facets of each that lend credibility to this idea of a familial bond.

This movie ensured Schwarzenegger's wider appeal to audiences beyond the action and sci-fi genre. Indeed, he repeated the comedic magic a few years later with "Kindergarten Cop", which while not as phenomenal a hit as was "Twins" was also an interesting diversion from what one would ordinarily come to expect from an Arnold epic. Also helping here is a strong supporting cast; including Kelly Preston as Arnie's love interest and Chloe Webb as Devito's enduring girl friend. This is a movie so full of rapid fire comic scenes such as the quick shot at Sylvester Stallone's self-conscious muscle-man pose poster for Rambo II that one recognizes the good-natured jibe at an action-star rival as all in good humor; Arnie and Sly were said to be at odds with each other at the time. And this is a movie the whole family can laugh at, and while there are some adult situations, there is not much blue language or objectionable behavior for a parent to worry about. I can highly recommend this film. Enjoy!

"Twins" is without a doubt one of the best comedy movies ever made. Julius (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Vince (Danny Devito) star as the unlikely twins who were separated at birth. Julius was raised on a tropical island and only knows good and what he has read in several books and Vince is a full time prisoner and troublemaker on the run. After trying for a long time, Julius convinces Vince that they're twins and before long they do some of the same things at the same time and they have a sense of each other even when neither one is anywhere in site, just like twins. However, even though they're twins, they still have their differences. Vince is still unwillingly getting into trouble, but he is getting better with the aid of Julius and they even start going places and hanging out together at times.

"Twins" is a great movie in every way. It's hilarious, it's got a great plot, it's even got its touchy parts, and best of all, Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger both do a great job. Whether they're getting into trouble, taking up for each other, or having a great time, they both do a great job and make this movie a classic. Kelly Preston also looks better than ever in this movie. I recommend "Twins" to anybody who likes great movies. It's a true classic.

This is a Tarantino movie. He didn't write or direct it, but executive-produced it. Surely must have been a blooper, because although it wallows in blood (don't all of his endeavours, predictably?) and scrambles to put a "just kidding" face on its darker impluses (don't all of his endeavours, again?), it never quite manages to emerge as a coherent or compelling film.

Angela Jones (the taxi driver in Pulp Fiction if you recall) is a Columbian in California smitten with murders. She takes up a job as a cleaning maid, not your ordinary maid but with a niche-business company that cleans up messes on crime scenes. On one of those scenes, she meets up with a real psychopath killer -- played with as straight a face as possible by Billy Baldwin -- who likes to hack women for dessert.

Intriguing pretext. Unfortunately, the actual movie while neat in bits and parts, is overall quite a boring fare. Jones, the ever so murky maid, has a grating type of naivette about her which is funny probably to people who like to see their women cutesy and hyper-melodramatic, but is annoying to me.

Not sure why this dud was produced. But sounds like with the likes of Kill Bill Quentin may well be developing a real taste for such gore which, if unsuccessful, can be shrugged off under the garb of "oh, it was a black comedy" or a spoof or some such weak-kneed toss-off.

(P.S. The movie goes by the name of "Fetish" in Japan)

Watchable, but not very entertaining. If you want a good dark comedy watch The Doom generation or Blood Simple. This movie falls short in too many ways to describe. The acting is mediocre at best, and the storyline drags. The concept is interesting, but they just don't do enough with it. Would do fine as a short film, but at feature lentgh it becomes, stretched too thin

If you enjoy quirky dark humor, disdain media's macabre obsession with murder and mayhem but find it all rather fascinating despite yourself, and don't get queezy at the sight of blood - lots of it, then this movie delivers. William Baldwin, a bit creepy anyway, is a particularly creepy serial killer. Angela Jones' innocent wide-eyed ghoulish lust and studiousness over accounts of gruesome murders is hypnotizing. And when the movie has ended and is rewinding itself, Angela's character should have assuaged any guilt you may have been harboring over your own small weakness for watching (films like this) or reading about grisly goings-ons.

This must be one of the best kept secrets of the '90s. A brilliant film straight to video, what a waste.
I cannot recall how many times I have watched my treasured video of this film but I know it never fails to entertain.
I just want to add my voice to those pleading for a DVD release.

This movie is a great independent action flick, i watched it on starz, HBO, cinemax, and its such a shame its out of print. Hopefully itll come back and on DVD. If it gets marketed more, im sure it will come out on DVD someday, i hope! PLEASE BRING IT ON DVD!!!

Run is a very good movie, I can honestly say that it's the type of movie that once yo start it, you don't want to walk away until you see how it ends. I don't know why it didn't do better than how it has done so far because if it received slightly more exposure I think people would really take to it. I almost feel as though you are missing out by not seeing this, and as I said in my "title" it should be out on DVD.

On my personal top 100 favorite movies list, "Run" comes in at #68. I know what your thinking...68!...that's it! Well considering that there are 1000's of movies out there, to even rank on a top 100 at all is pretty nice, I think.

I am giving a single star to this movie because Amazon will not allow me to give "zero stars."

There are some movies that shouldn't have been made. This is one of them. The film starts fine for a Tarantino movie. The usual violence, the psycho who robs a bank, the creatively offbeat dialog, etc. That's all par for the field.

But all that ends when the robbers take hostages and drive down to Mexico. The rest of the movie is an incredibly cheap and predictable sequence of horror-gothic effects and extra-super violence. There are even monsters and vampires that pop out of nowhere and God knows for what purpose.

If you enjoy bloodshed for bloodshed's sake, if you like to watch humans get mutilated for no reason whatsoever, and boringly long sequences of fighting with no plot points, then you are welcomed to watch this movie.

But if not, then stay away from it. Even George Clooney and Harvey Keitel were not enough to save this pure disaster.

Seth and Richard Gecko (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) are two "...mean motor scooters..." on their way across the mexican border with a motor home and hostages (Harvey Keitel and Julliette Lewis). Their rendevou is at a bar called the "Titty Twister" which is appropiately open from Dusk 'tll Dawn. "One night is all that stands between them and freedom, but it's going to be one Hell of a night". Another masterpiece by Director Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, El Mariachi, Four Rooms and the new release, The Faculty), his use of the camera is so unique showing the audience a different point of view. George Clooney plays a cool (very cool) runaway thief, his portrait of the character is done to perfection, I would like to see George in other roles like this. Tarantino plays his psycho brother who doesn't know the difference between real life and make believe. Keitel plays a faithless preacher along with Lewis. I own this film and I watch it atleast 2 or 3 times a month. The fantastic camera work, twisted plot, unique dialogue (e.g. The scene when George is giving the 3 rules to a hostage) makes this one of my favourite films.

This is one of my favorite films, it combines the raw kinetic action stylings of Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, The Faculty) with the dialogue and character writing skills of Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, True Romance) in a gore filled splatterfest that no film has yet to live up to. It features George Clooney in he breakout role as Seth Gecko, escaped convict, bank robber, murderer. Seths brother Richard (played by the films scribe Quentin Tarantino) broke him out of jail, they then made their way across country and down to the boarder... As much praise as I can give this film I can also say that this film does have a few flaws. Theres somewhat of a dichotemy when Seth is the big tough guy who takes no [stuff] from anyone is punched out by Jacob, and old man preacher, Seth stands up and retaliates in no way and almost apoligizes. I found that to be rather annoying and one of my all time top ten movie screw ups... This film also features an annoying chinese kid, with a clearly white american father (I'm not racist nor is this a racist comment but...) but his reasons for having the father he had were never revealed. The boy did also backfired on him, every time he tried to act tough or do something heroic he was stomped thouroghly. This I found to get a little old after his third attempt to protect his sister and he's smacked across the room. All in all I give this film 5 stars because it truely is one of the great films of all time... at least in my humble oppinion.

I am giving a single star to this movie because Amazon will not allow me to give "zero stars."

There are some movies that shouldn't have been made. This is one of them. The film starts fine for a Tarantino movie. The usual violence, the psycho who robs a bank, the creatively offbeat dialog, etc. That's all par for the field.

But all that ends when the robbers take hostages and drive down to Mexico. The rest of the movie is an incredibly cheap and predictable sequence of horror-gothic effects and extra-super violence. There are even monsters and vampires that pop out of nowhere and God knows for what purpose.

If you enjoy bloodshed for bloodshed's sake, if you like to watch humans get mutilated for no reason whatsoever, and boringly long sequences of fighting with no plot points, then you are welcomed to watch this movie.

But if not, then stay away from it. Even George Clooney and Harvey Keitel were not enough to save this pure disaster.

Seth and Richard Gecko (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) are two "...mean motor scooters..." on their way across the mexican border with a motor home and hostages (Harvey Keitel and Julliette Lewis). Their rendevou is at a bar called the "Titty Twister" which is appropiately open from Dusk 'tll Dawn. "One night is all that stands between them and freedom, but it's going to be one Hell of a night". Another masterpiece by Director Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, El Mariachi, Four Rooms and the new release, The Faculty), his use of the camera is so unique showing the audience a different point of view. George Clooney plays a cool (very cool) runaway thief, his portrait of the character is done to perfection, I would like to see George in other roles like this. Tarantino plays his psycho brother who doesn't know the difference between real life and make believe. Keitel plays a faithless preacher along with Lewis. I own this film and I watch it atleast 2 or 3 times a month. The fantastic camera work, twisted plot, unique dialogue (e.g. The scene when George is giving the 3 rules to a hostage) makes this one of my favourite films.

This is one of my favorite films, it combines the raw kinetic action stylings of Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, The Faculty) with the dialogue and character writing skills of Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, True Romance) in a gore filled splatterfest that no film has yet to live up to. It features George Clooney in he breakout role as Seth Gecko, escaped convict, bank robber, murderer. Seths brother Richard (played by the films scribe Quentin Tarantino) broke him out of jail, they then made their way across country and down to the boarder... As much praise as I can give this film I can also say that this film does have a few flaws. Theres somewhat of a dichotemy when Seth is the big tough guy who takes no [stuff] from anyone is punched out by Jacob, and old man preacher, Seth stands up and retaliates in no way and almost apoligizes. I found that to be rather annoying and one of my all time top ten movie screw ups... This film also features an annoying chinese kid, with a clearly white american father (I'm not racist nor is this a racist comment but...) but his reasons for having the father he had were never revealed. The boy did also backfired on him, every time he tried to act tough or do something heroic he was stomped thouroghly. This I found to get a little old after his third attempt to protect his sister and he's smacked across the room. All in all I give this film 5 stars because it truely is one of the great films of all time... at least in my humble oppinion.