The stage curtains open ...
Mr. Barton: "I, uh ... don't mean to interfere in your marriage, Miss McGuinn, but it's dangerous messing around with a man's vehicles." Lou Ann: "You're right about that, Mr. Barton." (turns the ignition to the pink cadillac on and revs the engine). "Very, very right."
"Pink Cadillac" (1989) starring Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, and Michael Des Barres is a lightweight, action/comedy - but it is strong enough to keep you entertained for a couple of hours. I remember watching this one in the theaters back when it was first released, and though it is nowhere near one of Eastwood's best films, I still had a good time with it. It had been quite a while, years in fact, since the last time I saw it, so I decided to get my copy out and give it a spin.
Skip-tracer, Tommy Nowak (Eastwood), is sent to find Lou Ann McGuinn (Peters), because she skipped bail on a counterfeit money case that she unjustly took the fall for. She decides to steal her husband's pink cadillac and hit the road to find a better life for her and her 8-month-old baby girl. Unknown to her, there is $250,000 of real cash stashed away in the car (which she believes to be the counterfeit money) that belongs to a small, white supremacist group that her husband is a part of. Tommy catches up to her in Reno, and soon both he and Lou Ann are being pursued every which way for the loot by her husband and his gang. But when they take her baby from her, Tommy decides to go all the way to get her daughter back.
I had fun with this viewing of the film. To be honest, it really isn't that great of a movie to begin with, and it hasn't aged very well either. There is still something charming about it, though. Bernadette Peters plays off of Clint Eastwood very well ... sort of turning his "stick in the mud" character into someone who can see the lighter side of life. She was very cute in her role, and though it wasn't a peformance that would be considered award worthy, she carried it well. Clint Eastwood is no master of disguises, however, even though he tries. His attempt at being a radio DJ was pretty cringeworthy - but when he started kicking ass in the film, I was like... "Ahh. There we go! That's better!"
We also got an appearance from Michael Des Barres, who plays our film's main 'bad guy' who never changes clothes .. because that black leather outfit and pony tail is just TOO cool. Among other things, Des Barres is also known for being MacGyver's arch-nemesis, Murdoc, from the popular television series. All-in-all, this is not a film to recommend. It really is a guilty pleasure and one I've enjoyed over the years. Nothing to be taken too seriously. I give it a 7 stars out of 10 rating.
Mr. Barton: "I, uh ... don't mean to interfere in your marriage, Miss McGuinn, but it's dangerous messing around with a man's vehicles." Lou Ann: "You're right about that, Mr. Barton." (turns the ignition to the pink cadillac on and revs the engine). "Very, very right."
"Pink Cadillac" (1989) starring Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, and Michael Des Barres is a lightweight, action/comedy - but it is strong enough to keep you entertained for a couple of hours. I remember watching this one in the theaters back when it was first released, and though it is nowhere near one of Eastwood's best films, I still had a good time with it. It had been quite a while, years in fact, since the last time I saw it, so I decided to get my copy out and give it a spin.
Skip-tracer, Tommy Nowak (Eastwood), is sent to find Lou Ann McGuinn (Peters), because she skipped bail on a counterfeit money case that she unjustly took the fall for. She decides to steal her husband's pink cadillac and hit the road to find a better life for her and her 8-month-old baby girl. Unknown to her, there is $250,000 of real cash stashed away in the car (which she believes to be the counterfeit money) that belongs to a small, white supremacist group that her husband is a part of. Tommy catches up to her in Reno, and soon both he and Lou Ann are being pursued every which way for the loot by her husband and his gang. But when they take her baby from her, Tommy decides to go all the way to get her daughter back.
I had fun with this viewing of the film. To be honest, it really isn't that great of a movie to begin with, and it hasn't aged very well either. There is still something charming about it, though. Bernadette Peters plays off of Clint Eastwood very well ... sort of turning his "stick in the mud" character into someone who can see the lighter side of life. She was very cute in her role, and though it wasn't a peformance that would be considered award worthy, she carried it well. Clint Eastwood is no master of disguises, however, even though he tries. His attempt at being a radio DJ was pretty cringeworthy - but when he started kicking ass in the film, I was like... "Ahh. There we go! That's better!"
We also got an appearance from Michael Des Barres, who plays our film's main 'bad guy' who never changes clothes .. because that black leather outfit and pony tail is just TOO cool. Among other things, Des Barres is also known for being MacGyver's arch-nemesis, Murdoc, from the popular television series. All-in-all, this is not a film to recommend. It really is a guilty pleasure and one I've enjoyed over the years. Nothing to be taken too seriously. I give it a 7 stars out of 10 rating.