Richard Gabourie Movies
- 1989
- R
Police recruit two young car-wash attendants to go undercover in this forgettable exploitation feature. Posing as waiters in a retirement home, they uncover a plot involving the drugging of horses to win bets on the races. Dean Stockwell walks through his routine role of the scheming police detective who tracks the drug runners. The two undercover agents soon are targeted for elimination by the vile villains. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jeff Schultz, Laura Cruickshank, (more)
David Steinberg explores the history of Hollywood and the star system in this behind-the-scenes peek at the glamorous life. From the first screen tests to the lavish premiere, this revealing documentary traces such cinematic innovations as the introduction of sound and color, and features appearances by such Hollywood legends as Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and Shirley Temple. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Hosted by comedian David Steinberg, this DVD highlights the role of celebrities during the Second World War. Whether it was propaganda films, bond sales activities, or the Command Performance radio programs, Hollywood was there -- even Donald Duck argued that it was important to pay his taxes in support of the war effort. Showbiz Goes to War also features wartime appearances from Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Jane Russell, Ronald Reagan, Gary Cooper, Frank Sinatra, and many more. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
In this complex spy caper, Nicole (Genevieve Bujold) is a Canadian broadcast journalist working on assignment in the former U.S.S.R. She is there to cover a visit by the Canadian prime minister, but along the way she discovers an unethical experimentation on children involving the use of steroids. She is also involved in smuggling out a girl for emergency brain surgery and develops a romantic liaison with Lyosha (Michael York), a bureaucrat in the Soviet press corps. A Jewish businessman she knows just happens to be in Russia, and she asks him to help her in the smuggling attempt. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Geneviève Bujold, Michael York, (more)
- 1979
- R
Weak dialogue and a muddy plot undermine this crime drama about the Mafia's attempt to not only fix a championship fight, but to have the defending champion killed off in the ring. Frank Renzetti (Tony Curtis) is the ring owner who contacts the Mafia with this idea and Blake (Richard Gabourie) is his nemesis. Blake is a violent, mean cop who is rather misogynist but at least he hates the bad guys. The problem is that for the viewers as well as Blake, it is very difficult to tell who the bad guys are. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tony Curtis, Richard Gabourie, (more)
Busher is a card and pool shark who is on the run from some of the many people he has cheated. An orphaned 12-year-old boy wants to join him in his journeys, and together they scam their way across the underbelly of Canada. This tragic story won 11 Canadian Film Award nominations. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Gabourie, Chris Langevin, (more)
