Everyone has their favorite bad movies. Near the top of my list is an early 1990's gem called The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. It's one of those moviesd which is so ludacris and poorly acted you just have to love it.
The film stars shock comic Andrew Dice Clay as a "Rock N Roll Detective". He's a crude, arrogant and sexist pig. He's also behind on his bills because the rock stars pay him in gifts instead of cash. However, the death of rock Bobby Black (played by Vince Neil), sets off a chain of wild and crazy events for Fairlane.
The movie has a lineup of co-stars which includes Wayne Newton, Lauren Holly, Maddie Cornman, Ed O'Neill, Priscilla Presley and Robert Englund. Appearing in cameos are Gilbert Gottfried, David Patrick Kelly, Tone Loc and Morris Day.
You really can't expect much from a cast like that. Ed O'Neill is the most disappointing as it appears he just played his role as Al Bundy in the form of the jaded Detective Amos. And Priscilla Presley is just...well...yeah. Lauren Holly has her moments in this movie but she totally could have stolen the show with some extra effort.
I can't say all the acting is bad. Maddie Cornman is hilarious as airheaded groupie ZuZu Petals. Robert Englund is obviously having a blast as a perpetually smiling hitman and Wayne Newton is delightfully sleazy as record executive Julian Grendel. Andrew Dice Clay is great as the lead role. His cocky swagger and crass demeanor is exactly what you'd expect from him.
What's amazing about this movie is it landed director Renny Harlin to job of directing Die Hard 2, which to this day is still the best movie on his resume. Some of the other cinematic masterpieces on Harlin's list are Cliffhanger, Cutthroat Island, Deep Blue Sea, 12 Rounds and Exorcist: The Beginning.
I'm not going to go on and give away a lot of the plot details other than murder and a counterfeit CD scam. But this is a movie you all should grab if you see it in a bargain bin somewhere. It's crudely hilarious and a great way to kill 90 minutes on a rainy Saturday afternoon when there ain't shit else to do. It will have you laughing from start to finish, most of the time for the wrong reasons.
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