Kipper Kids Movies
Former frontman for The Police, Sting performs in Italy on this video. In addition to a look behind the scenes, the film contains performances of "Don't Stand So Close to Me," "Every Breath You Take," "Fragile," and over a dozen more favorites from every phase of his lengthy career. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sting
Making great fun of the '70s, this lively sci-fi comedy centers on a trio of time travellers who go into the past in hopes of retrieving the Constitution to celebrate America's 300th birthday. Unfortunately, the travelers end up in 1976 not 1776. The trouble is, they don't realize it. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- David Cassidy, Olivia D'Abo, (more)
- 1989
A strange man who had come to Blue Moon hoping to hire a bodyguard abruptly drops dead in the office. Subsequently, David (Bruce Willis) and Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) find themselves "babysitting" their would-be client's corpse. The plot may be wrapped around a missing lottery ticket and a strange tattoo--and then again, maybe it isn't, who knows? The episode's title refers to a lengthy dream sequences in which Maggie finds herself in the Afterlife with some suspiciously familiar-looking ghosts and goblins. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1981
Avant-garde filmmaker Werner Schroeter created this cinematic view of the Nancy Experimental Theater Festival in France taking advantage of the emphasis on "experimental" and thereby mirroring the spirit of the festival in the composition of his film itself. Clips of the performers as they go through their paces (jumping into a fountain at dawn, imitating penguins, satirizing a musical revue, and generally being quite expressive) are intermixed with commentary by Schroeter and Mostefa Djadja, and interviews are held with characters as diverse as an ex-university professor who is now a street person but has a lot to say about the festival and life in general. This montage of performances, commentary, and interviews has a fitting counterpoint in the musical accompaniment of works by Mahler, Beethoven, Puccini, and other well-known composers. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mostafa Djadjam, Werner Schroeter, (more)
Oingo Boingo fans and midnight movie mavens will love this bizarre black-and-white feature packed with music, madness, and members of the Elfman clan. The story revolves around the Hercules family, who live in a house that just happens to hide a secret entrance to the Sixth Dimension in the basement. When daughter Frenchy (Marie-Pascale Elfman) skips school one afternoon, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the forbidden door, and winds up a prisoner in this alternate world. King Fausto (Herve Villechaize), the diminutive leader of the Sixth Dimension, is enamored with the beautiful young Frenchy and keeps her in the same cell as his favorite concubines, despite the disapproval of Queen Doris (Susan Tyrrell). Frenchy's brother, Flash (Phil Gordon), follows her into the Forbidden Zone with Gramps (Hyman Diamond) in tow, intending to save her, but they too are captured and must call school chum Squeezit (Toshiro Baloney, aka Matthew Bright) for help. Squeezit tries to assist, but ends up captured and decapitated by Satan (Danny Elfman), though this development doesn't keep his disembodied noggin from flying about and informing King Fausto that the Queen is planning to dispose of his beloved Frenchy. The appearance of the King's first wife and the kidnapping of his topless daughter further confuse matters, but everything is wrapped up neatly with an elaborate song and dance number at the conclusion. ~ Fred Beldin, Rovi
- Starring:
- Herve Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell, (more)
