A recent one I liked was Mad Dog Time, which was way out
there. Jeff
Goldblum plays a guy who makes his money through showdowns
with all
contenders, while both are seated at desks, with their guns
in front of
them. Gabriel Byrne has been running the biz, while crime
boss Richard
Dreyfuss (Vic) has been in a sanitarium. The movie starts the
day
before "Vic is geting out." Incidentally, Goldblum has been
with Vic's
girl (Diane Lane) while he was away, after dumping her
sister, Ellen
Barkin. Everyone in the movie is positioning themselves to
capitalize
on whatever insanity occurs when Vic comes home. It is set in
this odd
timeless time where various ideas of 20s, 50s and 60s cool
all co-exist.
It's pretty wild and fun.
Mark
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