A bar owning rabble rousing beach bun of a man, John Wayne, tries to clean up himself and the island he inhabits when the daughter of the local doctor comes by to visit. Her father "went native" with an island woman who died. He had two children by her.
The rather convoluted story left me somewhat puzzled. It's pretty to look at and cute in its way. I just don't see any reason to go out of your way to watch.
Library: DVD; Bandon & Myrtle Point. VHS; Bandon, Lakeside & North Bend.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057007/
Amazon: Donovan's Reef
Dr. Weitzman, played by Dennis Boutsikaris gets the idea to take his patients from a sanitarium to a baseball game. These denizens of the mental ward end up on the street after their doctor stops to let one of them go to the bathroom. He stumbles upon a crime and gets injured.
Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle and Stephen Furst represent four different aspects of emotional illness. Each guy has his own set of quirks and stresses with each other. Ultimately they come together to save their doctor, but it's more about how much they each grow and learn to trust each other.
I expect more from these great actors. I didn't really find anything truly outstanding or insightful about the performances. They chose to show up for a paycheck and not really to do the best film they could. Hence the rating of Soso.
Library: DVD; Coquille. VHS; Coquille and Lakeside.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097235/
Amazon: The Dream Team
Martin Lawrence stars as an angry security guard who thinks he knows everything. While partnered with his nemesis, Steve Zahn, the hapless guards uncover a smuggling plot. Lotta running and jumping from these LAPD rejects as they try and thwart these bad guys.
Murry, my husband, liked it more than I did so maybe it's a guy thing. I would just not bother. The plot's alright but it just didn't hold my interest.
Library: Bandon, Coos Bay, Lakeside and North Bend.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271668/
Amazon: National Security
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