Second Chance Cinema

105 - Street Fighter

(Original Air Date: February 19th, 2018)

Street Fighter^[a] is a 1994 action film written and directed by Steven E. de Souza, based on the video game series of the same name produced by Capcom. Distributed by Universal Pictures in the United States and Columbia Pictures internationally, the film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia (in his final theatrical film role) along with supporting performances by Byron Mann, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen and Wes Studi. Loosely following the plot of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, the film focuses on the efforts of Colonel Guile (Van Damme) to bring down General M. Bison (Julia), the military dictator and drug kingpin of Shadaloo City who aspires to conquer the world with an army of genetic supersoldiers, while enlisting the aid of street fighters Ryu (Mann) and Ken (Chapa) to infiltrate Bison's empire and help destroy it from within.

The film was commercially successful, with a worldwide box office gross approximately three times its production costs, and its home video releases and television broadcasts were also profitable, with the film earning Capcom a return of ¥15.5 billion ($165 million) from the box office and home media. It was not well-received by critics for its campy tone, unfaithfulness to the source material, and overblown effects. However, Julia's performance as M. Bison was praised by critics and garnered him a posthumous nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Saturn Awards. The film was Julia's final theatrical performance, as he died of stroke two months before the film's release; the film is dedicated to his memory.

 

HAIKU--
"Great video game.
Raul Julia's last movie
Vaya con Dios." - MC

104 - Saving Silverman

(Original Airdate: January 12th, 2018)

Saving Silverman (internationally titled Evil Woman) is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black and Amanda Peet. Neil Diamond has a cameo role playing himself. In the film, Darren Silverman's longtime friends try to save him from marrying his controlling new girlfriend, whose behavior threatens the friends, their band, and Darren's chance at happiness with his lifelong true love.

The film was remade in Telugu as Thotti Gang in 2002 and Hindi as De Taali in 2008.

HAIKU--
"Darth Vader with tits.
We've got to Save Silverman!
Come-en-uh-yay-ha!" - MC

103 - Congo

(Original Airdate: January 12th, 2018)

Congo is a 1995 American science fiction action-adventure film based on the 1980 novel by Michael Crichton. It was directed by Frank Marshall and stars Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson, Grant Heslov, Joe Don Baker and Tim Curry. The film was released on June 9, 1995, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2] It received negative reviews, but performed better than expected at the box office.^[3]

Haiku--
"She good gorilla
Now, Tim Curry stop eating
my sesame cake!" - MC

102 - Jurassic Park 3

(Original Airdate: January 12th, 2018)

Jurassic Park III is a 2001 American science fiction action film^[3] directed by Joe Johnston and written by Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. It is the third installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and the final film in the original Jurassic Park trilogy, following The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). It is also the first film in the franchise not to be directed by Steven Spielberg, as well as the first not to be based on a novel by Michael Crichton; however, the film features characters and ideas by Crichton. Sam Neill and Laura Dern reprise their roles from the first film. New cast members include William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan and Michael Jeter. The plot follows a divorced couple who deceive paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant into helping them find their son, who has gone missing on Isla Sorna.

After the release of Spielberg's Jurassic Park, Joe Johnston expressed interest in directing a sequel, which Spielberg agreed to. Universal Pictures announced the third film in June 1998, with a release scheduled for mid-2000. A draft written by Buchman was rejected five weeks ahead of filming in favor of a simpler story idea suggested by David Koepp, the writer of the previous two films. Payne and Taylor were hired to rewrite the earlier script by Buchman, who made further revisions to their draft. Filming lasted five months, beginning in Hawaii in August 2000 before moving to California. A final draft of the script was never completed during production, a circumstance Johnston considered quitting over. Jurassic Park III features a combination of computer-generated and animatronic dinosaurs. A Spinosaurus replaces the Tyrannosaurus from previous films as the principle dinosaur antagonist.

Jurassic Park III premiered on July 16, 2001, and was theatrically released on July 18. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was successful at the box office, grossing $368 million worldwide to become the eighth highest-grossing film of 2001; however, it is the lowest-grossing installment in the franchise to date. In 2015, it was followed by Jurassic World, which started the Jurassic World sequel trilogy.

Haiku--
"Dr. Alan Grant
Talking Velociraptors
William H. Macy." -MC

101 - Boiler Room

(Original Airdate: January 12th, 2018)

Boiler Room is a 2000 American crime drama film written and directed by Ben Younger and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin, and Jamie Kennedy. The film was conceived when screenwriter Ben Younger interviewed for a job at brokerage firm Sterling Foster. Younger said, "I walked in and immediately realized, 'This is my movie.' I mean, you see these kids and know something is going on."^[3]

The film was nominated for several awards including a Black Reel Award, a British Independent Film Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards. It won the Special Jury Prize at the 2000 Deauville Film Festival.


Haiku--

"Stock brokers are bad
Giovanni Ribisi
Ben Affleck is great?" - MC

Season Three Trailer

MC and Spro are back! And they are bringing all their friends! Join the hosts of Second Chance Cinema along with Rudy, Lee Charles, and Jeremy as they explore the caverns of cinema to find the hidden gems. 

Rain Check Announcement

Today was supposed to be our Be Kind, Rewind Episode for a movie that had a lot of action in it. Because of the current political climate, and recent tragedies of gun violence, we didn't want anything said in the episode back in the Fall of 2018 to be misconstrued as if said today. 

The episode will be aired, but Spro needs an extra week to edit the fantastic GREMLIN'S 2 to be aired April 9th, 2021. 

Then, Season 2's DREDD (with Jeremy!) will be aired April 13th!

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