An American comedy directed by Thom Eberhardt, starring Kurt Russell, Martin Short and Mary Kay Place.
A business man who is bored with his life inherits a boat. He takes his family to pick it up and hires a captain to pilot it. The captain turns out to be more interesting than they expected and they have adventures together.
This is one of the movies that I grew up watching on TV. The plot is simple, but effective. The characters are stereotypical, yet entertaining. The audio and video reek of the time period. Upon my re-watch, I noticed that there is a continuity error in the scene with the argument over the guns. The father is shown holding them when they should be on the table. Whoops! Overall, sentimental value over actual quality. I rate this good.
A science fiction directed by Thom Eberhardt.Everyone in the world is very excited to see the return of the comet that supposedly killed the dinosaurs. They are all outside to watch except for a few people who just happen to be indoors where they can't see it. Everyone outside turns to dust and the few survivors wake up the next morning in a city that is empty, besides a few zombies. At the same time, government scientists have hidden in their base and go out to find survivors to make an antidote for the zombie disease.This is very post-apocalyptic and also very '80s. That about covers it, but I want to mention a funny scene towards the end. 4 people are standing at an empty street, waiting for the traffic light to change because they are still upholding the old values of society. 1 person across the street tells them that they are insane and just starts walking across. Right then, a car speeds onto the scene and stops just short of the person crossing the street. The driver says "you shouldn't have been crossing against the light!". I'm rating this o.k.
