Quicksilver

Starring:Kevin Bacon, Jami Gertz, Paul Rodriguez, Rudy Ramos, Andrew Smith (III), Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Laurence Fishburne, Louie Anderson, Charles McCaughan, David Harris, Whitney Kershaw, Joshua Shelley, Georgann Johnson, Nelson Vails, Lou Dinos, Michael Kaye, Joel Weiss, Leila Kane, Dan Leegant, John Walter Davis
Director: Thomas Michael Donnelly
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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A hotshot stockbroker bets it all--and loses it all--in one day, effectively ruining all his customers while ending his career. So, naturally, he turns to that old stockbroker standby: he becomes a bicycle messenger. Kevin Bacon may have made this film simply to extend the strands of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game; it's hard to imagine any other reason. Otherwise, this mid-'80s film stands as yet another example of a movie influenced by MTV without understanding what MTV does. Eventually, Bacon leads the exploited masses of messengers in an uprising against unfair labor practices by the evil bosses. There's an original concept. Notable as yet another film to give a role to the dazzlingly untalented Jami Gertz. --Marshall Fine

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Jack used to work on Wall St........2007-04-23

Until one day, now he is a bike messager.

Wildcats versus Hawks - 6 to 6.......2007-01-27

This was on television earlier today. It's a horribly dated film. Bad pacing, bad music, with not much of a plot. Also, I'd suggest not eating at Dante's. And please, try not to kill the messengers.

The only movie that makes you want to be a NYC bike messenger.......2006-07-22

This movie should not be taken too seriously. It is about a Wall Street trader in the 80s who loses it all on one big gamble and chooses to follow his passion: riding bikes. Being a bike messenger in NYC is not lucrative, nor is it very appealing to anyone unless you really like to ride, which Bacon's character does. So the plot, while seemingly unrealistic, is at its most basic level about throwing away the business suit and choosing to do what makes you happy, regardless of the financial costs.

The movie is great if you're a fan of cycling, especially of fixed gear cycling. There are a number of scenes where the riders do some cool tricks, like when they are hanging out in front of the dispatch and when Bacon is in his ridiculously large warehouse loft. If you look closely at the bikes during the impromptu 'trick show' you'll see that they are specially geared bikes (maybe, 20-16 gearing) for doing those kind of tricks. Most of the scenes have Bacon riding a fixed gear bike, but some have him on with a freewheeler. The final chase scene of 'Bike vs Car' is just comical, but so is most of the movie.

I think it's definitely worth watching just for an entertaining throw-back to the 80s and to see Laurence (Larry) Fishburn and Paul Rodriguez in great roles. Highly recommended for cycling fans and anyone who's ever been or considered being a messenger!

Defense of Jamie Gertz.......2006-05-24

I'm writing because I thought Fine's review was bad.
I was interested in this movie because it has Jamie Gertz, who has proven to be a durable, dependable character actress. Mr. Fine may or may not have talent but he is not spectacular. Waspishness insults are passe and not becoming to a serious reviewer. Ms. Gertz, by contrast, turns an abundance of personality to good account through her career. I just don't know what "untalented" means in the context of this silly movie, but it was twenty years ago. Is the insult intended to be forthe movie or for her whole career since? kBad form and fuzzy thinking.

I think the movie is an attempt to imitate features of Flashdance: upbeat background music, meaningless but interesting visuals, skill display, romance, people with aspirations surviving at a humble level. Jamie Gertz is the "face" girl.

Fine entertainment for cycling fans, less so for others.......2005-10-10

I don't know where the editorial reviewer got the idea that there's an "uprising ... against the evil bosses" at the end of this movie. There's no such thing, the climax of the movie is a showdown on the street with a vicious drug dealer. Perhaps the reviewer didn't actually watch the movie...

There's lots of great footage of urban cycling, even if some of it is a tad unrealistic. It's a fast-paced movie with lots of cycling action and actually has a multiple interesting plot lines, not related to cycling.

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If you only want to read one review, read this one!
Protective Toys and Hands with Minds of their Own
Killer novelty teeth and jimmy hands...
Viva la piece of crap.
Irony? Horror?

Quicksilver Highway
Starring: Christopher Lloyd , Matt Frewer , Raphael Sbarge , Missy Crider , and Silas Weir Mitchell
Director: Mick Garris
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Release Date: 2005-05-17

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Christopher Lloyd stars as Quicksilver, a delightful collector of oddities. After a newlywed couple's car breaks down, the husband goes off for help. Along comes Quicksilver in his Rolls Royce, offering the fearsome bride refuge. He then tells her a story of a traveling salesman who stops at a rustic little diner and is given a set of "chattering teeth" as a birthday present. He picks up a hitchhiker and trouble follows. In the second story, Matt Frewer plays a petty pickpocket who meets Lloyd in his house of oddities and is todl the story of a plastic surgeon whose hands stage a revolt against him for their independence.

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If you only want to read one review, read this one!.......2006-10-13

After having read dozens of King and Barker novels and seen a gazillion horror flicks in my life, you can trust me when I say to you that this is the silliest and most boring thing I've seen in a decade.

This movie, hell it's not even worth being called that, can't even scare your 5-year-old, believe me. In my personal opinion, Mick Garris and Chris Lloyd have had their days and should part from the silver screen forever..

Protective Toys and Hands with Minds of their Own.......2006-08-10

Enthusiastically given 5 stars. The stories are well done. And seeing the cameos by Clive Barker, Mick Garris's wife and John Landis was fun. Good production, good actors, good editing. If you like creepy but without the blood and guts, this would be a good place to start.

Killer novelty teeth and jimmy hands..........2005-07-13

I've always enjoyed a good horror anthology movie (although I'm not sure after watching this film it actually fits in that category), some of my favorites being (in no particular order) Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965), The House That Dripped Blood (1970), Tales from the Crypt (1972), Asylum (1972), The Vault of Horror (1973), and Creepshow (1982), so, when I Quicksilver Highway (1997) appeared on my radar, I was naturally curious...a curiosity that wasn't necessarily rewarded as I got around to watching it last night...this made for TV feature is based on two short stories, one titled `Chattery Teeth' by Stephen King, and another titled `The Body Politic' by Clive Barker, both well known authors in the field of horror literature. Adapted and directed by Mick Garris (Critters 2: The Main Course, Sleepwalkers), the film stars Christopher Lloyd (The Addams Family) and Matt Frewer (Max Headroom). Also appearing is Raphael Sbarge (Risky Business, My Science Project), Missy Crider (Gigli), Silas Weir Mitchell (The Whole Ten Yards), Bill Nunn (Spider-Man 2), Veronica Cartwright (Alien, The Right Stuff), and Cynthia Garris, who just happens to be married to the director and all of her credits happen to be productions her husband directed...whatever...

The film begins on a lonely desert highway where we see a recently married young couple stranded due to a flat tire and an even flatter spare...the knuckleheaded husband decides the only thing to do is to leave his wife, who's pregnant by the way, at the car and go off in seek of help, but not in the direction they came from (which would seem the logical choice, since one would know what was behind), but forward, into the unknown...anyway, while the woman waits nervously, aide appears in the form of a Rolls Royce with motor home (with a Victorian interior) in tow, driven by a weirdo named Aaron Quicksilver (Lloyd), who offers the safety of his company while waiting for the husband to return. He describes himself as a traveler and a collector of interesting stories and facts, to which he proceeds to relate a particularly stupid tale about a traveling salesman, a sinister hitchhiker (aren't they all), and a pair of murderous, oversized, chattering, novelty teeth (seriously). After this we switch to scenes of a carnival and we're witnessing a pickpocket on his rounds, ducking into an exhibition called `Exposition of Delightful Horrors' in hopes of eluding the police. Guess who happens to be running the exhibition? Aaron Quicksilver...who then begins to tell a tale of a successful cosmetic surgeon (Frewer) suffering from a severe case of the `jimmy' hands, in other words, his hands begin acting of their own accord, and even to the point where they begin plotting a revolt...a `digital revolution', if you will...

Okay, I'm not really sure what kind of look they were going for when they made Christopher Lloyd up the way they did, but he comes off like some unholy hybrid of Liza Minnelli and Carol Burnett...which is pretty creepy (in a sleazy sort of way), but really didn't put me in the mood for receiving tales of terror (of which there are none here, by the way)...and I love the fact that the only people Lloyd's character could get to listen to his particularly lame stories are those who were essentially trapped into doing so...you see, the newly married woman got stuck with him because night was falling and the coyotes began howling, while the thief was forced into Quicksilver's company to avoid being arrested...and both of these people asked virtually the same question after the end of each tale in that of `Is their any point to your story?' So essentially what you have is a cross-dressing, psuedo-metaphilosophical, freaky deaky traveling around the back roads of America in a Victoria style motor home telling pointless stories to people whose only other choices beyond listening to said stories are incarceration or death? Great premise for a film...as far as the movie itself, the production values were decent, the actors professional (I hope Lloyd got paid really well for having present himself in such a manner), the direction capable, the music exceptional (composed by Mark Mothersbaugh) with the main weakness being in the material. This just served to confirm my ardent belief that not every bit of literature necessarily deserves to be turned into a movie or TV show, even if they're based on material written by the likes of Clive Barker or Stephen King. I haven't read either of the stories these adaptations are based on, so I couldn't tell you if this was a case of weak source material or just a rather lame adaptation. Did Stephen King really write a story about a pair of chattering novelty teeth coming alive and biting people to death? Perhaps the once deep waters of inspiration have since suffered a drought...maybe it was from his Bachman days...as far as the Barker story, I'm sure it came across much better on paper than it did on screen. There were some comical moments, specifically with regards to the hands `communicating' with each, talking about freedom and revolution in high pitched voices sound a lot like those little Brownie characters from the George Lucas/Ron Howard film Willow (1988). One aspect that did creep me out a little was the fact the director had his wife Cynthia cast in the 2nd story, as the surgeon's wife, specifically the scenes when her character and Frewer's began making out, all while her husband was behind the camera giving direction...so he got paid to film his wife, who is also got paid, making out with another man? That's beautiful...I know, I know...actors and directors are supposed to be professionals, but still, wouldn't you feel the least bit off watching your spouse getting it on with another?

The original full screen format (it was a made for TV movie, remember?) looks very sharp and clean, and the audio comes through clearly. There are actually some special features including a recent interview with Matt Frewer (9:32) where he talks about his experiences filming his piece, tending to get a bit gushy about director Mick Garris probably because Garris continues to help keep him employed by putting him in other King televised and big screen adaptations like Riding the Bullet (2004) and "Desperation" (2005). Also included is a commentary track with director Garris and his wife/actress Cynthia Garris, who happened to be in the film for all of about 10 minutes so I'm sure she'll have a lot to offer...she is really hot, though, but that's not really something that'd come through on a commentary track. Along with these features, there's also a trailer, a storyboard gallery, and a teleplay, which is on the DVD-ROM portion of the DVD.

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Viva la piece of crap........2005-07-13

Lesson learned don't go to the video store without your glasses. Love Clive Barker, and usually don't mind Stephen King, but this looks like it could have been a pilot for a Night Gallery wannabee series that (thankfully) never made it to air. What do you get when you have a pregnant bride stranded in the desert, a pseudo leather queen in a bad wig, killer chattering teeth, and body parts that yearn to be emancipated. Not Funny, not scary, Just plain dumb. The only good thing I found was, Matt Frewer plays his part well even though the material just didn't work on film.

Irony? Horror?.......2005-04-26

Oh man, what a bad movie. But then, what exactly did they want with that movie from the beginning? It's pretty entertaining and reminded more of the Twilight zone stories but both stories and the stuff in between is light years away from the standart of both story tellers. I know 'the body politics' by Barker from the book 'inhuman conditions' in which much much better stories could've been taken into this short story movie.

When all the separated neighbours' hands have a meeting on the rooftop (they're planning rebellion against the bodies, trying to convince other hands to get 'independant' by cutting themselves off the arms and enjoy freedom) at the climax of the second story, the protagonist decides to fake the hands and become their leader only to make them follow him when he jumps. Add some cartoon voices going "wheeeeawhoooo" (the screaming hands)... this movie has to be a joke. A funny twilight zone episode. A bad one.

Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock

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Amazing and Historical
Straight From the Horse's -- er -- Dog's Mouth
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Rockin' at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock
Starring: Big Brother & the Holding Company , The Grateful Dead , Howard Hesseman , Jefferson Airplane , and Quicksilver Messenger Service
Director: Mary Works
Manufacturer: Monterey Video
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ASIN: B0009GX2JG
Release Date: 2005-07-05

Description

With music by The Charlatans, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Lynne Hughes, Mark Unobsky, Dan Hicks, Alice Stuart, Ph Phactor Jug Band, Final Solution, Wildflower, Boston Wranglers, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service

Directed By: Mary Works

Their names and music became legendary: Big Brother & the Holding Company, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the house band - The Charlatans. If the psychedelic sixties were born in the dancehalls of San Francisco, then they were conceived in a saloon in Virginia City, Nevada where the musicians carried Winchesters & the kitchen served French gourmet meals.

The psychedelic era fostered cultural growth and artistic expression. The Red Dog Saloon was the incubator for the lightshow and psychedelic poster art, an entire lifestyle that truly defined a remarkable era and defied classification as it weaved it's tapestry of free love and music, which the Grateful Dead would spread around the world.

Filmmaker Mary Works (assistant editor "Titanic", "Saving Private Ryan") was entrusted with access to the lives, antics and attics of this unique extended rock and roll family that grew out of these wild times.

DVD Features - A conversation with the filmmakers, Where are they now?, Jim Marshall Photo Gallery and Interview

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Amazing and Historical.......2007-02-05

This DVD says it all--the history, the music of the era, the culture of the 60s San Franciso-Virginia City, NV scene that helped to create it..amazing Charlatans.

Straight From the Horse's -- er -- Dog's Mouth.......2007-01-30

I gave this DVD every star available. It is solidly produced and presents a robust explication of a Movement which is taken for granted now, but was, lest we forget, ephemeral and wildly improbable in the extreme. Yet it happened. Chaos theory spins a tale of the "butterfly effect" which can eventually power a hurricane on the other side of the Earth. How did the long hair of the Hippie's actually come about? Were Hippies "slobs", "bums", "idiots"? No, they were perfectionists, actually, as any Grateful Dead roadie could endlessly testify. The accessability of the story is perhaps too clear and immediate for viewers to credit on first viewing. This film will get under your skin. It is neglected, discounted anthropology. It is important.

The only footage of the Charlatans are on this DVD.......2007-01-21

I have to agree with some aspects of the negative reviews found here: Yes, if you're looking for stories revolving around the popular bands of the area, don't buy it. Actually, only buy this, if you heard or read of the Red Dog Saloon before. Because then it's safe to assume that you are really familiar with the development of the music scene in San Francisco in the 60s. Because then you don't have to rely on this DVD to learn who the Grateful Dead or Jefferson Airplane were.

If the Red Dog Saloon does ring a bell, buy this DVD. Buy it, because it contains the only known footage of the Charlatans, the real pioneers. True: If you listen to their sound you would never guess that they were the spearhead of the music scene back in 64 and 65. But that's not the point. This DVD basically explains why the Charlatans worked as a band, as an image and as a visual focus point that drew people because it was way cool.

Also to be seen on DVD: Excerpts of the Red Dog Reunion concert back in the early 90s with the Charlatans and Big Brother And The Holding Company. Lynne Hughes is there, too. The background of the Light Machine is explained. Interviews with people from the scene less famous than the typical names associated with it. Oh yes, and music. Music that is virtually forgotten by most of us today but still belongs and is easily identified as part of the dawn of psychedelic rock.

The bottom line: Great if not fantastic DVD for people interested in the background of the music scene. It concentrates on the Red Dog and leaves therefore little room for the more famous bands of the area. But that was not the intention. The DVD is a joy to watch. It is great to listen to the interviews. I will treasure this DVD.

Psychedelic Music Backstory .......2006-04-16

I consider this an essential documentary of the sixties music scene. It's a story that might well be lost without this film.

If you're expecting a Grateful Dead video, like all the other videos from this company, then don't bother buying this one.

I'm really quite shocked by the one star reviews of this fascinating video. I guess either you get it or you don't.

Rockin' at the Red Dog isn't boring - it's hip, man, you dig?

What happened to the Thirteenth.......2006-03-16

Floor Elevators? I know it is always debateable as to who coined the term psychedelic and who was the first "psychedelic" band. I don't know for sure. History is fickle at best in this area, but I do think that in any psychedelic movie the Elevators should certainly at least be mentioned, as well as some other bands of the era...but it is always the Grateful Dead, Big Brother, Quicksilver, and the San Francisco bands that are mentioned. Don't get me wrong. They belong there and I still enjoy their music--especially Quicksilver's--but where are Roky Erikson and the Thirteenth Floor Elevators?

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Through The Years
Outstanding Doyle Lawson DVD!!
Doyle's best
An incredible bluegrass gospel collection
THROUGH THE YEARS WITH DOYLE LAWSON

Through the Years
Starring: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Manufacturer: Mountain Home
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Release Date: 2005-11-29

Customer Reviews:

Through The Years.......2007-01-30

Every perfomance was excellent. What a line of talent that played with Doyle Lawson over the past 25 years. I thoroughly enjoyed this DVD from start to finish.

Outstanding Doyle Lawson DVD!!.......2006-12-08

This DVD of Doyle Lawson and various bandmembers that have had the privelege to perform with him throughout the years is amazing! It is almost as good as being in the audience at one of his concerts! If you like bluegrass music, you'll LOVE this dvd. Even if you don't care for bluegrass music, you will still like this dvd. The music is so uplifting! Some of the best bluegrass music that has ever been heard!

Doyle's best.......2006-02-21

This is the best, of the best. I've always been a fan of Doyle Lawson in music, but this is the best DVD i've ever seen.Just to be able to see his band members from when I first started to listen to his music (1980)is like an answered prayer.

An incredible bluegrass gospel collection.......2006-01-20

I got this for my mom for Christmas and we watched it, off & on, for over three days. This is certainly one of the most enjoyable Lawson efforts ever.

THROUGH THE YEARS WITH DOYLE LAWSON.......2005-12-03

THROUGH THE YEARS, WHAT A GREAT DVD. AS A BIG FAN OF GOSPEL BLUEGRASS AND DOYLE LAWSON, THIS DVD IS WHAT I HAD HOPED IT WOULD BE. I JUST STARTED REALLY LISTENING TO GOSPEL BLUEGRASS ABOUT THREE TO FOUR YEARS AGO, AND DOYLE LAWSON WAS THE FIRST LIVE BAND I SAW AND HAVE BEEN HOOKED SINCE. THIS DVD GOES BACK TO THE MEMBERS OF DOYLES BAND OVER 25 YEARS AND THE CURRENT BAND. WHAT A LINEUP. RUSSELL MOORE OF IIIRD TYME OUT. WHAT A GREAT SINGER. RAY DEATON ALSO FROM IIIRD TYME OUT. JIM MILLS, GREAT BANJO PLAYER FROM RICKY SKAGGS. HUNTER BERRY WITH RHONDA VINCIENT. RANDY GRAHAM,BARRY ABERNATHY,OWEN SAUNDERS, DALE PERRY,JOHN BOWMAN,JIMMY VAN CLEVE,JIMMY HALEY,STEVE GULLEY.THE MUSIC IS GREAT. CURRENT BAND MEMBERS BARRY SCOTT, JAMIE DALEY,TERRY BAUCOM,JESSE STOCKMAN,AND OF COURSE DOYLE LAWSON ARE GREAT.
IM SURE I LEFT OUT A COUPLE OF THE OTHERS GUYS ON THIS DVD BUT THEY WERE ALL GOOD. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DVD. ITS WORTH THE MONEY.
THE DVD IS FULL OF GREAT MUSIC, 32 SONGS. THE GOSPEL SONGS ARE TOUCHING AND FROM THE HEART. GOD HAS BLESSED THEM AND THEY HAVE BLESSED MANY WITH THIER MUSIC.
THANKS DOYLE LAWSON FOR THE GREAT DVD. KEEP DOING GODS WILL THROUGH MUSIC. I KNOW THE FANS WILL KEEP LISTENING. I WILL.

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