Merilyn Read Movies
- 2003
Tom Green: Roadkill focuses on the misadventures of Tom Green and his dead pet racoon, Racky. Obscenity and laughs ensue in various uncensored segments that were deemed too gross for TV. Like Tonsil Hockey and Something Smells Funny, Roadkill is an unadulterated, carcass-humping good time for any Tom Green fan.
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 2000
Tom Green, infamously grotesque comedian/actor, began performing on a Canadian cable access channel before having his controversial show picked up by MTV in 1999. Total absurdity through gross gags and crazy antics fill the The Tom Green Show episodes in their entirety. In "Tonsil Hockey," Green entertains by French kissing everything in his path, and makes new paths at whim to stick his tongue into whatever bemuses. No, the title "Tonsil Hockey" is not a clever metaphor, but literal indeed. Typically Tom Green, the video is a set of shockingly hilarious skits. ~ Sarah Sloboda, All Movie Guide
- 1986
Based on the final "Babar" book by Jean de Brunhoff, this animated special was also the first cartoon rendition of Babar and his friends since 1968. At the invitation of King Babar, the benevolent elephant regent of Celesteville, Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus) heads down from his headquarters "North of Boromir" for the purpose of spreading some Yuletide spirit during the summer months. Unfortunately, the pesky Retaxes the Rhinoceros, convinced that he won't be getting any Christmas presents, intends to sabotage the Jolly Old Elf's visit. The dilemma is solved in a most gentle, nonviolent fashion, in the tradition of the original "Babar" short stories. Adapted for television by the author's son Jean de Brunhoff, Babar & Father Christmas made its American debut on December 5, 1986, courtesy of the HBO cable service. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jim Bradford, Louise Villeneuve, (more)
