I actually grew up in the town that Trapped in Paradise was partially filmed in (coincidentally the same filming location for An American Christmas Carol - Elora, Ontario). Here's a random story... at one point in the film there's a three-legged dog that appears. That dog, Tripod, belonged to the local doctor. The crew saw the dog & his owner watching them filming once & decided to put Tripod in the film.
@@GerardPerry I haven't been up there up in some time (I live in Maryland) I saw some of my friends a few years ago. I'd like to check out Queen Esther when I have the time.
According to Jon Lovitz in an interview with the AV Club Nicolas Cage really did take over directing because George Gallos was telling everyone to do whatever they wanted and that made everyone mad because he wasn’t giving direction on set. Also during the filming of this movie George Gallo wrote Bad Boys with Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey in mind but his script for that movie was awful and after this movie bombed they rewrote Bad Boys and cast Will Smith and Martin Lawrence instead
Carvey & Lovitz did a Miami FL 🏈 Super Bowl ad for AmEx 💳 which is the reason they were considered for Bad Boys 1994 first. The actors wanted $ so the studio execs re did the story: characters for a younger Will Smith, Martin Lawrence.
You should do a video on Airheads (1994) with Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscemi. It’s a pretty solid comedy but the movie has sort of become forgotten about.
Honestly, I think everything in this movie works incredibly well. Those three had great chemistry and their banter was hilarious even if they didn't look like actual brothers. The humor is spot on and it has some really great quotable lines like "It's got scallions" and "OMG Guns!".
@@jculver1674 Jon Lovitz's song and stress relief exercise is probably my favorite part of the robbery That and when Dana Carvey drives off without them and Jon Lovitz asks "You didn't go out of your way did you?"
I honestly don't think he should get as much flake as he does. There is a GQ interview on here with him, and it's obvious he has a very deep and intimate knowledge and understanding of the art of acting. A lot of the things he does in film is a throw back to much older films or actors. But even without that, as you said, he always puts in effort. Even in all those very low budget movies he so often does now. I kinda wish he would have got some of Liam Neeson's action roles in the last ten years. 90's action Cage was the best :D
@@Gatorade69 I think he knows what he’s doing though and arguably it’s hard work to maintain that level of insanity throughout so many movies. But yeah it’s not very nuanced and he’s kinda always just super chaotic but he has some rlly good nuanced roles that do show he knows how to act
I found so many good overlooked movies from my youth on this channel. Never watched Summer Rental with John Candy before this channel. Never heard of it. You deserve so many more subscribers. Your videos are like chicken soup for the soul. I rewatch them while I clean. Merry Christmas Hats Off!
I still remember buying this on vhs back in the 90s. My grandpa used to have a trailer set up by the lake in Camp Pendleton and I bought this movie from a music and movie store on the base. Don’t know why that memory is so clear.
Flashback to 2010 and me having a very difficult surgey requiring lots of baths to soak for a few weeks. I am not a bath guy so my mom bought me a small little dvd player with a screen, and some shitty DVDs. This was one of them and I watched it so often, wow this brings back memories. Well, memories of sitting in a tub for 50min and watching this on a tiny screen. I can smell the humidity in the air lol, great movie.
I love how this channel always makes me fly to eBay to look up some random movie that I vaguely remember. And here I am, purchasing it quickly in order to introduce my son to another ALMOST CULT CLASSIC 😎! Thank you for having such a cool channel!!!!!
This movie used to show up at least once a year back when I used to live in Quebec and I'd watch it with my family and I loved it. While I still think the film is funny, maybe it's just me, but I also feel like there's some surprisingly emotional bits in it because I think at some point in life, some, if not many of us met some people that really are as kind, welcoming, helpful and generous as some of the characters shown in the movie so I think it does kindda have some of that Christmas spirit in it.
i think the premise of the movie is good. the tone and some of the performances are the films two biggest problems in my opinion. i think dana carvey was terrible and just made too many scenes awkward and uncomfortable (and not in a good way like steve carrell on the office).
Yea I felt like it was really sweet in a way and I actually liked the family dynamics as well as the town changing the three brothers. I like how once they’re able to see the aftermath of their actions they realize what they’re really doing and can’t keep justifying it... because I feel like a lot of people just turn a blind eye to the consequences of their actions until it’s right in front of them.
Trapped in Paradise shares a lot of DNA with a movie called "Quick Change", a little-remembered crime comedy from 1990 starring Bill Murray, Geena Davis, and Randy Quaid as bank robbers trying (and failing) to get out of New York City before they're busted. If Hats Off hasn't covered it yet, "Quick Change" would make a great case study for Almost Cult Classics.
I saw this in the theatre when I was almost 16 years old and I loved it. I watched it a couple years ago for the first time in over 20 years and I shut it off about 20 to 30 minutes in
I showed my mum this movie after she came back from a work team building weekend. It holds a special place for us as an example of succeeding through ineptitude. I rewatch this as a double feature with The Ref aka Hostile Hostages
I loved it as a kid it was filmed mostly in a city in Ontario 15 minutes from when I grew up Niagara on the lake…a guy I grew up with a sister was an extra in the movie
If you haven't seen Folks! with Tom Selleck and Don Ameche you should, I think it's right up your alley. It stars Tom as a distanced son whose father (Don Ameche) has Alzheimer's and is suicidal because of this. It's a comedy! Hilarity ensues!
I was a kid when this movie was being filmed in Niagara-on-the-Lake and I can still remember all the fake signs and stuff they put up on the downtown storefronts. I guess it must have been filmed in the summer. The Dead Zone, based on the Stephen King novel, was also filmed in NOTL
I never heard of this movie until now. Also, I didn’t even know this video existed until I went to the TH-cam homepage because TH-cam can’t be bothered to notify me about every video a channel I’m subscribed to that I have the bell clicked on whenever a new upload is published. Thanks TH-cam.
“Jon Lovitz is more like Joe Besser” *DAMN* that was cold blooded! I kinda like Jon Lovitz but he’s only funny when he’s given a really good script, give him a bad one you get his performance from City Slickers II.
My great grandparents passed away two years ago and last Christmas, my cousins and I all got plastic containers with stuff that was found in their. A DVD of this movie was in mine. While it isn’t perfect, I do have to admit that part of what endears it to me is the fact that it belonged to my great-grandparents.
I live in one of the towns that this movie was filmed in, Niagara-On-The-Lake. It was kind of a big deal at the time it was filming, an uncle of a friend of mine actually ended up as an extra in it (I believe he was one of the police officers in the police station scenes). I, unfortunately, didn't get to see the movie until it was out on video, but my family had a blast picking out all the familiar landmarks. The bank was the old courthouse (it also served as a theatre for a while, part of the Shaw Festival), the restaurant they end up in after robbing the bank is The Stagecoach Restaurant (known affectionately by the locals as "The Roach"), and the bank manager's house is someone's actual house in NOTL (it's not far from the courthouse). Speaking of familiar locations, my old high school, Niagara District Secondary School, served as the police station I mentioned earlier. It's actually kind of weird because they really didn't dress it up that well and it's still very obviously a high school. The main office of the police station is the school's gym, and in some scenes you can still see our mascot, the Trojan, printed on some background objects. A couple other memories I have: At one point, a fuel truck labeled "Gales Fuels" passes the camera during a long shot. Gales is a chain of gas stations prevalent in the Niagara region, and the Gale family lives in Niagara-On-The-Lake. The original owner, Bob Gale, is now a councilor for the city of Niagara Falls. His daughter took over the business from him. The other memory I have is that, while filming, there wasn't enough snow on the ground, so the prop department had to used potato flakes to simulate it. After filming finished, any leftover potato flakes started turning green and moldy, which kind of left a lot of people annoyed and grossed out.
Saw this when it originally came out. An exciting cast for the time. I still thought it was good but with a cast like that it could have been a masterpiece. I've always looked at it as a classic, even though its a forgotten one. I still think one of the funniest scenes is when Richard Jenkins sees the 3 legged dog hobble out at the end and says: "We didn't do that did we?"
To be Frank I had forgotten this movie existed until my mom showed it to me again last year; instantly a new film to put in my Christmas movie marathon- cult classic status in the home.
Literally just rewatched this movie this past holiday season. So glad you are featuring it on your channel. It definitely needed to be a little tighter in terms of plot and is messy at moments, but it also has a really fun story which ultimately makes me love to watch it every once in a while. Really appreciate your channel!
Movies like this are what should be getting remakes. A solid and fun premise that could easily be fixed with some rewrites and good talent. PS You would obviously need to bring Cage back. Give Lovitz and Carvey cameos as locals or maybe on the parole board.
I was 19 when this came out and I saw it on a whim. I watched it repeatedly over the years on hbo and Cinemax and still enjoy it now. It's not what I'd call a good movie but it is an enjoyable movie.
I remember seeing commercials for this movie and the HBO First Look of the movie. Nicholas Cage, Dana Carvey, and John Lovitz were perfect together as brothers.
Last year I started a tradition of watching 12 nights of Christmas Movies counting down to Christmas. They also had to be 12 movies I have never seen before. This was tonight’s movie as I stumbled under upon it on Disney+. The movie just didn’t do it for me at all, but to each their own it seems it’s more well known and loved then I thought. I was 8 when this movie come out and do not recall it ever coming out or hearing about it.
Just watched this yesterday when browsing Tubi for a Christmas movie I never seen before, since I always like checking out ones I haven't seen in addition to the ones I watch every year. I thought it was a very enjoyable, fun movie and enjoyed all 3's performances along with the rest of the cast
The newest Christmas Cult Classic to add to your Disney Plus binge. Once they add it of course "It's a 20th Century Fox production after all so the Mouse technically owns it."
@@chukzombi Then how come most people don't talk about it, it's never shown on TV and it's only ever gotten a DVD release that doesn't even have a Trailer on it.
That's one of my family's favorite Christmas movies. One we got into once we all became young adults and our parents lightened up a little bit. We love that movie.
Please do "The Ref" with Denis Leary and Kevin Spacey, one of the very few R -rated Christmas movies. It's so quotable! Has to be an Almost Cult Classic.
I movie hopped with my family and end up watching midway this film. Remembered years later for its Christmas nostalgia and found out the title again when searching Jon Lovitz. Been playing the dvd while working at home almost everyday this Dec. The music score was way too good. Thanks for reviewing this movie!
Another great movie! I saw your video onA Christmas Story and went downstairs and the damn thing was on. Maybe, this one will be when go down today. Lol
Great video. Love Nic Cage and love Christmas movies, so I always found it weird how this movie never really clicked with me. But your video definitely confirms a lot of suspicions that I had that its unevenness was probably due to production issues/creative differences. Any chance you'll do an Almost Cult Classics review for The Ref (1994)? Another great obscure Christmas movie from the same year as this one starring Dennis Leary and another actor who is probably not well liked nowadays...
This movie felt like an SNL film from a skit that never existed. A movie starring these three COULD have worked though in the right creative hands. I believe that
I saw this in the movies it's opening week... I loved this from the first time I saw it and still quote it to this day... it's zany and ridiculous... the performances are exaggerated and over the top... the plot is crazy and I think it's all hysterical... I still can't see scallions in a dish without yelling out, "it's got SCALLIONS"!... I still say, "alright you fashion queen"!... absolutely consider this a classic ... Fine Holiday Fun! 🎅🤶☃️🌲🤣
There are some underrated 90s Christmas films such as this film, The Ref and Mixed Nuts which I think have been forgotten about primarily because they are rather mean spirited and most people don't find bank robbing, kidnapping and mental health issues funny and part of the whole spirit of christmas which is a shame as these three films do have a heart and there is some redemption with the characters in the end
Hey Hats Off! Love the reviews and breakdowns. Have you seen “The Ref” with Dennis Leary and Kevin Spacey? Feels very almost cult classic-ish. Unless that’s on the table… Or in the oven… Either way, thanks for the vids.
I LOVE this movie. i watch it every few years... you just have to suspend disbelief a bit. Cage, Lovitz and Carvey are fabulous on their own and together are a fun treat.
I loved this movie when I first saw it at 9. Dana Carvey was Garth, I loved the Critic, and Cage I knew mostly from Honeymoon in Vegas. It seemed like a no-brainer.
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I actually grew up in the town that Trapped in Paradise was partially filmed in (coincidentally the same filming location for An American Christmas Carol - Elora, Ontario). Here's a random story... at one point in the film there's a three-legged dog that appears. That dog, Tripod, belonged to the local doctor. The crew saw the dog & his owner watching them filming once & decided to put Tripod in the film.
That's very cool trivia I like it 🎅✌️
I lived in Lancaster for a year and a half back in the early 2000s. working at Sight and Sound.
@@mannyja I just went there with my church-to see Queen Esther.
@@GerardPerry I haven't been up there up in some time (I live in Maryland) I saw some of my friends a few years ago. I'd like to check out Queen Esther when I have the time.
Lol never knew it was filmed in Canada. Wasn't it a fictional place in Pennsylvania in the movie?
This movie will always have a special place in my heart . Of course alot of movies from this era hold that lol
I'd like to hold you in my arms
According to Jon Lovitz in an interview with the AV Club Nicolas Cage really did take over directing because George Gallos was telling everyone to do whatever they wanted and that made everyone mad because he wasn’t giving direction on set. Also during the filming of this movie George Gallo wrote Bad Boys with Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey in mind but his script for that movie was awful and after this movie bombed they rewrote Bad Boys and cast Will Smith and Martin Lawrence instead
Now I'm thinking about an alternate universe where an elderly Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey are coming back for BAD BOYS FOR LIFE.
@@JeonardShadby505 i want to see that
Directing is in Nics blood... His uncle and cousin both are.
Carvey & Lovitz did a Miami FL 🏈 Super Bowl ad for AmEx 💳 which is the reason they were considered for Bad Boys 1994 first. The actors wanted $ so the studio execs re did the story: characters for a younger Will Smith, Martin Lawrence.
@@KatraPlessuremeans nothing at all
You should do a video on Airheads (1994) with Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscemi. It’s a pretty solid comedy but the movie has sort of become forgotten about.
Love that movie!
That's cause it's a movie only a chad would love...Chad!
Wrong! Lemmy is god
I ain't fartin on no snare drum
PIP
put the monster away
Honestly, I think everything in this movie works incredibly well. Those three had great chemistry and their banter was hilarious even if they didn't look like actual brothers. The humor is spot on and it has some really great quotable lines like "It's got scallions" and "OMG Guns!".
Thing is, if you make a goofy movie, gotta stay goofy all the way, and if you take any of it BS seriously, it's your fault! Just enjoy it as is!
Vanity plates ... DUH
I thought the whole robbery scene was hilarious. "Did you bring the whole town?"
@@jculver1674 Jon Lovitz's song and stress relief exercise is probably my favorite part of the robbery
That and when Dana Carvey drives off without them and Jon Lovitz asks "You didn't go out of your way did you?"
You do what you do and I'll do what I do lol
Nick Cage is one of the most entertaining actors ever. Guy almost always gives it his all
I honestly don't think he should get as much flake as he does. There is a GQ interview on here with him, and it's obvious he has a very deep and intimate knowledge and understanding of the art of acting. A lot of the things he does in film is a throw back to much older films or actors. But even without that, as you said, he always puts in effort. Even in all those very low budget movies he so often does now.
I kinda wish he would have got some of Liam Neeson's action roles in the last ten years. 90's action Cage was the best :D
Always gives it his all ? I don't know about that. Entertaining ? Definitely.
@@Gatorade69 I think he knows what he’s doing though and arguably it’s hard work to maintain that level of insanity throughout so many movies. But yeah it’s not very nuanced and he’s kinda always just super chaotic but he has some rlly good nuanced roles that do show he knows how to act
Just saw a random movie called pig and it started nick, it was really good.
@@MedroffYT I saw that awhile back and I thought it was great as well
I found so many good overlooked movies from my youth on this channel. Never watched Summer Rental with John Candy before this channel. Never heard of it. You deserve so many more subscribers. Your videos are like chicken soup for the soul. I rewatch them while I clean. Merry Christmas Hats Off!
If you like Summer Rental check out The Great Outdoors
You need to watch NIGHT OF THE COMET FROM THE 80'S GREAT CULT CLASSIC MOVIE 🎥
I still remember buying this on vhs back in the 90s. My grandpa used to have a trailer set up by the lake in Camp Pendleton and I bought this movie from a music and movie store on the base. Don’t know why that memory is so clear.
I don't know why I love this movie...but it's one of my favorites around Christmas time. I quote it often.
Flashback to 2010 and me having a very difficult surgey requiring lots of baths to soak for a few weeks. I am not a bath guy so my mom bought me a small little dvd player with a screen, and some shitty DVDs. This was one of them and I watched it so often, wow this brings back memories. Well, memories of sitting in a tub for 50min and watching this on a tiny screen. I can smell the humidity in the air lol, great movie.
I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid. My brother and I were SNL fans and Cage is always entertaining so we loved this movie.
I love how this channel always makes me fly to eBay to look up some random movie that I vaguely remember. And here I am, purchasing it quickly in order to introduce my son to another ALMOST CULT CLASSIC 😎! Thank you for having such a cool channel!!!!!
This movie, and SCROOGED, are probably my two favorite Christmas/Holiday movies! When i was a kid, i think HOME ALONE 1&2 were my favorites 🤔🤗😎
I had never even heard of this movie but Nic Cage flipping out is always entertaining. No one can do it quite as good as him.
This movie used to show up at least once a year back when I used to live in Quebec and I'd watch it with my family and I loved it. While I still think the film is funny, maybe it's just me, but I also feel like there's some surprisingly emotional bits in it because I think at some point in life, some, if not many of us met some people that really are as kind, welcoming, helpful and generous as some of the characters shown in the movie so I think it does kindda have some of that Christmas spirit in it.
i think the premise of the movie is good. the tone and some of the performances are the films two biggest problems in my opinion. i think dana carvey was terrible and just made too many scenes awkward and uncomfortable (and not in a good way like steve carrell on the office).
Yea I felt like it was really sweet in a way and I actually liked the family dynamics as well as the town changing the three brothers. I like how once they’re able to see the aftermath of their actions they realize what they’re really doing and can’t keep justifying it... because I feel like a lot of people just turn a blind eye to the consequences of their actions until it’s right in front of them.
Trapped in Paradise shares a lot of DNA with a movie called "Quick Change", a little-remembered crime comedy from 1990 starring Bill Murray, Geena Davis, and Randy Quaid as bank robbers trying (and failing) to get out of New York City before they're busted. If Hats Off hasn't covered it yet, "Quick Change" would make a great case study for Almost Cult Classics.
Guilty pleasure I watch every Christmas. Another is Mixed Nuts, which was released a couple weeks after this one.
What do ya mean a bad trailer? Its so damn bizarre, I gotta see what the hell its about. Its a great trailer. Im walking here!
One of my favorite movies to watch every December.
I remember this movie being on cable all the time randomly in the middle of the day like 20 years ago
Carvy is that type of actor similar to Mike Myers, they either REALLY work with their cast, or they REALLY don't.
"You do what you do, and I do what I do" - my dorky dad quoted this line for years lmao
This line is the only thing I remember from the movie.
I saw this in the theatre when I was almost 16 years old and I loved it. I watched it a couple years ago for the first time in over 20 years and I shut it off about 20 to 30 minutes in
Perfectly timed with the last ''In praise of shadows'' video.
I enjoyed this movie, haven't seen it in a while. 94 was arguably the best year in movies ever, so I can see why it would get lost.
1985 will have that argument with you
I saw this movie for the first time this year. It's no "Family Man", but it isn't bad
I thought everybody already agreed it was 1974, followed by 2007? I personally prefer 1972 and 1985.
80’s we’re great, but in the 90’s -1994 was my favorite year .
I showed my mum this movie after she came back from a work team building weekend. It holds a special place for us as an example of succeeding through ineptitude. I rewatch this as a double feature with The Ref aka Hostile Hostages
I was one of about 40 total people that saw this in theaters. I still have a big soft spot for it
LOL. I was 8 when i saw it, loved it. " is got scallions!"
I loved it as a kid it was filmed mostly in a city in Ontario 15 minutes from when I grew up Niagara on the lake…a guy I grew up with a sister was an extra in the movie
If you haven't seen Folks! with Tom Selleck and Don Ameche you should, I think it's right up your alley. It stars Tom as a distanced son whose father (Don Ameche) has Alzheimer's and is suicidal because of this. It's a comedy! Hilarity ensues!
"McDonnell's..." "-hungry Pop?" "...yes..."
Gonna have to second that motion, Folks! is 100% up Joe's alley.
This one is very under rated. Good thing you brought it back. And yeah, Nick Cage being... Nick Cage.
@Newsbender Is not that great... Happy?
Any movie Joe watched more than once as a kid = Almost Cult Classic!
I was a kid when this movie was being filmed in Niagara-on-the-Lake and I can still remember all the fake signs and stuff they put up on the downtown storefronts. I guess it must have been filmed in the summer. The Dead Zone, based on the Stephen King novel, was also filmed in NOTL
It was filmed in the Winter, a very cold and icy one.
I never heard of this movie until now. Also, I didn’t even know this video existed until I went to the TH-cam homepage because TH-cam can’t be bothered to notify me about every video a channel I’m subscribed to that I have the bell clicked on whenever a new upload is published. Thanks TH-cam.
“Jon Lovitz is more like Joe Besser”
*DAMN* that was cold blooded!
I kinda like Jon Lovitz but he’s only funny when he’s given a really good script, give him a bad one you get his performance from City Slickers II.
Or The Critic.
And it's *Dave* Firpo, not Frank
Jon Lovitz's big problem in modern Hollywood was his looks & the lack of 🤩 "rizz" . He had some success with films like High School High.
As I recall, the parts with the Furpos' mom being held hostage by the gangsters were among the funniest bits. Plus, who doesn't love Madchen Amick?
My family and I love this gem. We always quote "I smell scallions" 🤣
My great grandparents passed away two years ago and last Christmas, my cousins and I all got plastic containers with stuff that was found in their. A DVD of this movie was in mine. While it isn’t perfect, I do have to admit that part of what endears it to me is the fact that it belonged to my great-grandparents.
Awesome movie anybody who would put it down must have no sense of humor ! I watch this every year and will continue to watch it 👍
One of my favorite movies. Ever. Thanks for reminding me. 💜
I live in one of the towns that this movie was filmed in, Niagara-On-The-Lake. It was kind of a big deal at the time it was filming, an uncle of a friend of mine actually ended up as an extra in it (I believe he was one of the police officers in the police station scenes). I, unfortunately, didn't get to see the movie until it was out on video, but my family had a blast picking out all the familiar landmarks. The bank was the old courthouse (it also served as a theatre for a while, part of the Shaw Festival), the restaurant they end up in after robbing the bank is The Stagecoach Restaurant (known affectionately by the locals as "The Roach"), and the bank manager's house is someone's actual house in NOTL (it's not far from the courthouse).
Speaking of familiar locations, my old high school, Niagara District Secondary School, served as the police station I mentioned earlier. It's actually kind of weird because they really didn't dress it up that well and it's still very obviously a high school. The main office of the police station is the school's gym, and in some scenes you can still see our mascot, the Trojan, printed on some background objects.
A couple other memories I have: At one point, a fuel truck labeled "Gales Fuels" passes the camera during a long shot. Gales is a chain of gas stations prevalent in the Niagara region, and the Gale family lives in Niagara-On-The-Lake. The original owner, Bob Gale, is now a councilor for the city of Niagara Falls. His daughter took over the business from him. The other memory I have is that, while filming, there wasn't enough snow on the ground, so the prop department had to used potato flakes to simulate it. After filming finished, any leftover potato flakes started turning green and moldy, which kind of left a lot of people annoyed and grossed out.
That movie looks absolutely amazing
I’ve always loved this movie. It’s a must watch every year.
Saw this when it originally came out. An exciting cast for the time. I still thought it was good but with a cast like that it could have been a masterpiece. I've always looked at it as a classic, even though its a forgotten one. I still think one of the funniest scenes is when Richard Jenkins sees the 3 legged dog hobble out at the end and says: "We didn't do that did we?"
This looks like one of Cage's best roles. Oddly fitting for a comedy, which now that I think about it, sounds like a genre he should do more.
To be Frank I had forgotten this movie existed until my mom showed it to me again last year; instantly a new film to put in my Christmas movie marathon- cult classic status in the home.
Literally just rewatched this movie this past holiday season. So glad you are featuring it on your channel. It definitely needed to be a little tighter in terms of plot and is messy at moments, but it also has a really fun story which ultimately makes me love to watch it every once in a while. Really appreciate your channel!
I just watched this last night. Love this movie, Alvin is the best 😂
Movies like this are what should be getting remakes. A solid and fun premise that could easily be fixed with some rewrites and good talent. PS You would obviously need to bring Cage back. Give Lovitz and Carvey cameos as locals or maybe on the parole board.
This is definitely an underrated Christmas classic. The critics were way too harsh. Compare this to Ghostbusters 2016
uh... what? Ghostbuster 2016 is total garbage lol
@@utubeisCensorred IKR?
I was 19 when this came out and I saw it on a whim. I watched it repeatedly over the years on hbo and Cinemax and still enjoy it now. It's not what I'd call a good movie but it is an enjoyable movie.
"I took four lefts."
"FOUR LEFTS IS A CIRCLE!"
Any movie with Donald Moffett can't be all bad. One of the best character actors ever.
He's wonderful in this one. #Godspeed, good sir
This was one of my favorite Christmas movies. I've waited every year and hoped it would be shown on tv (there was no internet nor Netflix back then)
I feel like Family Man and Jingle All the Way fall into this category too.
I ended up watching this the another day as it's on Disney Plus now.
Glad you finally did this one. It's always been a guilty pleasure of mine.
This and "Mixed Nuts" make for a good double feature
Yes ❤
I remember seeing commercials for this movie and the HBO First Look of the movie. Nicholas Cage, Dana
Carvey, and John Lovitz were perfect together as brothers.
Last year I started a tradition of watching 12 nights of Christmas Movies counting down to Christmas. They also had to be 12 movies I have never seen before.
This was tonight’s movie as I stumbled under upon it on Disney+. The movie just didn’t do it for me at all, but to each their own it seems it’s more well known and loved then I thought. I was 8 when this movie come out and do not recall it ever coming out or hearing about it.
I hope "the night they saved Christmas" from 84' is on your list, best Xmas tv movie ever
This is a part of my Christmas viewing each year. Underrated flick
I to this day quite frequently quote Carvey saying "You do what you do and I do what I do".
This film is a guilty pleasure of mine. It grows on you.
I’ve never heard of this film. But cherish each of the three. I’ll be watching this movie soon. Thanks.
I just watched this movie the other day and I loved it. Funny you reviewed this today.
Just watched this yesterday when browsing Tubi for a Christmas movie I never seen before, since I always like checking out ones I haven't seen in addition to the ones I watch every year. I thought it was a very enjoyable, fun movie and enjoyed all 3's performances along with the rest of the cast
The newest Christmas Cult Classic to add to your Disney Plus binge. Once they add it of course "It's a 20th Century Fox production after all so the Mouse technically owns it."
Personally I hope you'll talk about the Ref with Dennis Leary. It's a pretty enjoyable if a little dark Christmas movie that needs more love.
The Ref is a classic film. i dont think anyone would even call it a cult classic. its right up there with Bad Santa.
@@chukzombi Then how come most people don't talk about it, it's never shown on TV and it's only ever gotten a DVD release that doesn't even have a Trailer on it.
That's one of my family's favorite Christmas movies. One we got into once we all became young adults and our parents lightened up a little bit. We love that movie.
Please do "The Ref" with Denis Leary and Kevin Spacey, one of the very few R -rated Christmas movies. It's so quotable! Has to be an Almost Cult Classic.
"Great. I just beat up Santa Claus."
One of my favourite Christmas movies and was mostly filmed 15 minutes from here I grew
Up
One of the most underrated Christmas movies with « surviving Christmas » ever.
Classic tradition in my family. It's just a fun and ridiculous movie.
Wowsers, same writer as Midnight Run?! One of the best films of the 80's!
Even world class athletes have their off days.
I love this movie!! One of my favorites at Christmas time!
"It's tough to find a more divisive christmas movie than trapped in paradise."
Black christmas 2019- "Hold my 'men's tears' mug."
I rented this once when I was a kid. Haven’t watched it since. I’ll have to check it out again.
i remember seeing this in the theatre. i really still enjoy this movie.
Dude!! I just found your channel and I've been binge watching it since 2 days ago. Great work my friend
I movie hopped with my family and end up watching midway this film. Remembered years later for its Christmas nostalgia and found out the title again when searching Jon Lovitz.
Been playing the dvd while working at home almost everyday this Dec. The music score was way too good.
Thanks for reviewing this movie!
Another great movie! I saw your video onA Christmas Story and went downstairs and the damn thing was on. Maybe, this one will be when go down today. Lol
Thanks, Joe. I'd nearly forgotten this one - nice trip down memory lane.
Great video. Love Nic Cage and love Christmas movies, so I always found it weird how this movie never really clicked with me. But your video definitely confirms a lot of suspicions that I had that its unevenness was probably due to production issues/creative differences.
Any chance you'll do an Almost Cult Classics review for The Ref (1994)? Another great obscure Christmas movie from the same year as this one starring Dennis Leary and another actor who is probably not well liked nowadays...
Great movie. Watched this every year in the 90's. It seemed to be on repeat every December.
I remember loving this as a kid, but I’ve never re-watched it
One Christmas movie I always watch every holiday season
The trailer took a tip from Home Alone’s trailer. Anything with Nic Cage usually gets my interest, and this one is no exception.
Cool! I just watched this on monday. Good movie.
You mentioning Midnight Run reminds me that I need to watch it again. Its been a long time.
This movie felt like an SNL film from a skit that never existed. A movie starring these three COULD have worked though in the right creative hands. I believe that
I saw this in the movies it's opening week... I loved this from the first time I saw it and still quote it to this day... it's zany and ridiculous... the performances are exaggerated and over the top... the plot is crazy and I think it's all hysterical... I still can't see scallions in a dish without yelling out, "it's got SCALLIONS"!...
I still say, "alright you fashion queen"!... absolutely consider this a classic ... Fine Holiday Fun! 🎅🤶☃️🌲🤣
Love this movie. I watch it every Christmas. Also The Ref.
You HAVE to do a video on Gone Fishin'
We watched this film for our podcast (Caging Greatness) and it surprised all of us. I really like this movie.
There are some underrated 90s Christmas films such as this film, The Ref and Mixed Nuts which I think have been forgotten about primarily because they are rather mean spirited and most people don't find bank robbing, kidnapping and mental health issues funny and part of the whole spirit of christmas which is a shame as these three films do have a heart and there is some redemption with the characters in the end
I love mixed nuts and trapped in paradise... my wife likes the ref, ive never seen it... looks like ive got a new movie to hunt for
Love this series. Would love to see an episode about Disorganised Crime, futs right in.
Hey Hats Off! Love the reviews and breakdowns. Have you seen “The Ref” with Dennis Leary and Kevin Spacey?
Feels very almost cult classic-ish.
Unless that’s on the table…
Or in the oven…
Either way, thanks for the vids.
Time forgot for sure. I saw this movie in 94/95 and haven't thought about it since I saw the thumbnail to this video.
I LOVE this movie. i watch it every few years... you just have to suspend disbelief a bit. Cage, Lovitz and Carvey are fabulous on their own and together are a fun treat.
I loved this movie when I first saw it at 9. Dana Carvey was Garth, I loved the Critic, and Cage I knew mostly from Honeymoon in Vegas. It seemed like a no-brainer.
I actually never seen or heard of this movie. Thanks for sharing!
This movie reminds me of snowed in winter breaks (back when we used to have snow from November through February)
This is a great movie! Used to come on cable TV all the time.
Dana Carvey channeling Mickey Rourke is awesome :D
And Nic Cage almost played Superman/Clark Kent. Wow.
great channel brings me back to my vhs laced childhood