The House Bunny

After completing unfunny comedies “Scary Movie 4” & “My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” Anna Faris pitched an idea about a Playboy bunny evicted from the mansion who becomes depressed and takes a path to drug addiction. Sceenwriters, Karen McCullah & Kristen Smith suggest a lighter and feel-good tone like their big hit, “Legally Blonde.” This time, have […]

Flashback Review: The Animal

Thanks to “Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore,” Adam Sandler’s career launched him as a leading man starring in notable comedies “The Waterboy,” “The Wedding Singer,” and “Big Daddy.” Adam founded his production company, Happy Madison named after his two successful hits. Besides starring in his own movies, he produces and supports projects for his pals, […]

Mixed Nuts (Sony’s Flops Vol. 1 #13)

“Mixed Nuts” was released in 1994. (same year The Santa Clause came out) it was a critical and commercial failure only making $6.8 million. Not enough to recoup its $20 million budget. I admit, I never heard of Mixed Nuts. I just happened to look it up on Peacock. I thought about watching it for […]

Flashback Review: The Benchwarmers

2006 had some good comedies including “Idiocracy,” Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny,” “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” and one of my all-time favorites, “Borat.” Although many movie goers laughed their butts of praising them, they had to endure unfunny stinkers like “The Shaggy Dog,” “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties” and the […]

Flashback Review: The Longest Yard (2005)

In 1974, a sports comedy titled, “The Longest Yard” starring Burt Reynolds. It’s about a disgraced football player named, Paul Crewe. He’s sent to prison after stealing his girlfriend’s car while drunk. The warden gives Paul a chance to assemble a group of convicts as football players to compete against the guards in a football […]

Flashback Review: Mr. Deeds (2002)

2002 (the year Jenna Ortega was born) was a great year for films. My favorites from that year are listed below. Maybe someday, I’ll write a Top 24 ranking my picks in a future editorial. One movie in particular came out the same year as Adam Sandler’s first dramatic film “Punch-Drunk Love and one of […]