Jon Moritsugu Movies
- 1993
An American sitcom family is parodied in this scathing satire that is part of the Independent Television Service's "TV Families" series. The family is comprised of Japanese-Americans fit into the typical Anglo sitcom family mold. The results are hilarious as they deal with drugs, sexuality, discrimination, aging, and the perils of parenting. Ma loafs around in the house dressed in her lovely bedroom clothes taking the life-support drugs of ailing Grandpa. Dad, the perfect TV dad, has a secret urge to murder his sick father. Their daughter is a pregnant cheerleader addicted to sex; their twins boys are total opposites. Kazumi is a drug addict with a space case for a girlfriend. Marvin is the classic computer nerd who secretly lusts after men in uniforms. Surrounding this family are drug-dealers looking to collect on owed money, cheerleaders on a vendetta, and a family lawyer looking for new prospects for the kiddie-porn industry. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sharon Omi, Ken Narasaki, (more)
- 1991
This low-budget black-and-white satire is apparently the first one directed by the perpetually quirky Jon Moritsugu, who went on to help create Mod Fuck Explosion Terminal USA and Fame Whore. The story, anything but pornographic, concerns the very low-key but very stylish lives of two beatnik youths in the 1960s, who are almost too hip to breathe. Their favorite hangout is the Cafe Camus, and their most exciting date was spent hunting rats in the sewers, and everything that is even remotely interesting to anyone else is simply too boring for words to them. One highlight of the film is its musical soundtrack, which was released by Matador Records. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Victor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth Canning, (more)
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