Bert Rhine Movies
Nicolas Cage stars in the below-par action film Firebirds -- a dying ember from Reagan-era nationalistic jingoism. In this Top Gun retread, Cage plays Jake Preston, a hotshot Army helicopter pilot who is being trained to use the U.S. Army's Apache aircraft to destroy the drug fields of a South American drug cartel. It up to his taskmaster instructor Brad Little (Tommy Lee Jones) to teach Jake humble lessons before he can be trusted to launch into the skies against the drug dealers. While Jake is trying to tame his egoism, he engages in a torrid love affair with flying ace Billie Lee Guthrie (Sean Young). The film was originally titled Wings of the Apache for the U.S. Army Apache assault helicopters that are prominently displayed in the film. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, (more)
- 1989
One's enjoyment of Road Lawyers and Other Briefs is contingent upon one's fondness for student film projects. Three of the segments in this four-part film are student-produced short subjects, with the expected sharp variance in quality. "Road Lawyers" is a broad takeoff of the Mad Max school, its single joke given away by its title. "Escape from Heaven" is all about a nun whose chattering piety drives everyone crazy. And "Hairline" concerns itself with...a hairline. The final segment of this omnibus feature is a gagged-up snippet from the 1951 Republic serial Radar Men From the Moon, which was "funny" enough originally without the overdubbed dialogue. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1986
A company called Above Board Productions was responsible for Girls of Malibu. If one were to misspell the word "Board," one might have a good idea of this tape's content. That's right, T & A fans: here we are at Malibu beach, and here come the girls. Some wear thong bikinis, some don't wear anything. Happy viewing! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1986
The redoubtable Bert Rhine, whose name is emblazoned on many an "under an hour" X-rated cassette, handled the production duties of Beverly Hills Call Girls. The ladies in question service "respectable" clients, who'd prefer to keep their names out of the papers, and some of the clients will go to any lengths to assure secrecy. So much for the plot; the film's true raison d'être is to display as much sin and skin as feasible. But get this: Beverly Hills Call Girls was put together by an outfit called Above Board Productions. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
