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Spy HardSpy Hard (1996)
Dir. Rick Friedberg
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning
Leslie Nielsen is back for another round of movie send–ups in what increasingly seems like an exhausted genre. A barrage of hits and misses…
Tremors 2Tremors 2 (Tremors 2 Aftershocks) (1996)
Dir. S. S. Wilson
Feat. Fred Ward, Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver
Sequel to the outrageous tongue–in–cheek creature feature TREMORS (1990), with supersucking desert worms returning to terrorise the oil…
Trigger HappyTrigger Happy (Mad Dog Time) (1996)
Dir. Larry Bishop
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum, Gabriel Byrne
Grinning mob–boss Richard Dreyfuss is fresh out of the asylum, gunning down wisecracking old friends and enemies alike. Old friends is indeed…
Day Today, The (TV Series)Day Today, The (TV Series) (1995)
Feat. Steve Coogan
Newscasting spoof with anchorman Christopher Morris (Chris Morris) and sportscaster Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) who could be mistaken for the real…
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While You're Drinking Juice in the HoodDon't Be a Menace to South Central While You're Drinking Juice in the Hood (1995)
Dir. Paris Barclay
Feat. Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans
Gleeful sendup of the 'hood–drama genre (Boyz in the Hood, Menace II Society etc.), resounds with the impact of juicy cheapshots hitting home,…
Dracula: Dead and Loving ItDracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Leslie Nielsen
Another blockbuster spoof, three years too late from the once funny Mel Brooks in which Leslie Nielsen does his NAKED GUN–in–a–cape…
Low Down Dirty Shame, ALow Down Dirty Shame, A (1995)
Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Keenen Wayans, Charles S. Dutton, Jada Pinkett Smith
An action–packed send–up of big loud gun–fests from Keenan Ivory Wayans, who also charms his way through the knowing cliches as a…
Attack of the 50ft WomanAttack of the 50ft Woman (1994)
Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin
Remake of the 1958 classic is a cheesy spoof of the B–movie genre with Hannah in strapping form as the she–beast who avenges her…
Bodyguard from BeijingBodyguard from Beijing (1994) Recommended
Dir. Yuen Kwai
Feat. Jet Li
Jet Li is "The Bodyguard" in this delightful parody of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston smash. A gourmet chop suey of action, humour and simmering…
From Beijing with LoveFrom Beijing with Love (1994) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Anita Yuen
Exceedingly funny James Bond spoof, perhaps the finest Hong Kong export since Jackie Chan. Assigned to retrieve a national treasure from corrupt…

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