Jeff Young Movies
- 1991
Complete versions of "Holy Wars," "The Punishment Due" and "Hangar 18" are among the six pieces shown in this collection from Megadeth. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1988
- R
Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons, and Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Steven Tyler are among the Heavy Metal artists interviewed in The Decline of Western Civilization 2: The Metal Years. This follow-up to filmmaker Penelope Spheeris' classic 1981 "punk" documentary The Decline of Western Civilization is a bit more reflective and word-dominated than its predecessor, but no less entertaining. One striking aspect of the film is its before-and-after comparisons of the impact of MTV. Heavy Metal newcomers tend to overpraise the cable service, while the "oldsters" implicitly decry the mainstreaming-and in some cases, homogenizing--of their best work. Interestingly, Spheeris' own style has become more mainstream in the years since Decline of Western Civilization, thanks to experience gleaned on such dramatic films as Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) and Dudes (1987). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anthony Joseph Perry, Steven Tyler, (more)
- 1988
- PG
Arliss Howard plays a baby-faced undercover cop, posing as a high school student. Howard is investigating the murder of a teacher, a task made difficult when his own brother (Loren Dean) becomes the primary suspect. Meanwhile, the ersatz student falls in love with Alexandre Powers, the daughter of the school's gym instructor. Before long, Howard is having trouble separating his "real" self from his fictional persona: he event develops a crush on home-room teacher Suzy Amis! Director Martha Coolidge and scriptwriter A. Scott Frank seem to be having a lot of fun pushing the credibility envelope in the amusing but unnecessarily convoluted Plain Clothes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Arliss Howard, Suzy Amis, (more)
- 1980
"Big Ragu" Carmine (Eddie Mekka) has always yearned for an opportunity to strut his stuff as a "tough guy"--and to make some extra cash in the bargain. Now, it seems, he has been handed a golden opportunity; Carmine has accepted a job as a collector for a shady loan shark named Waldo (Billy Sands). Appalled at the prospect of Carmine making his living by breaking bones, Laverne (Penny Marshall) and Shirley (Cindy Williams) do everything in their power to dissuade him from this questionable career move. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
