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Director Bob Keen joined the project at the request of executive producer Noel Cronin, after the original director was fired and the film's budget cut by 60%. [4] The original script was written by Paul Adam; it was about a father trying to get closer to his daughter and explored the cruelty of hunting and animal poaching. [4]
There were five main film critics on Spill.com. With the exception of Coleman, they used aliases on the site due to legal issues. They were Coleman, founder of the site and main host; Chris Cox as Cyrus, previously part of The Reel Deal; [10] Martin Thomas as Leon, part of The Reel Deal and defunct Behind The Screens; [11] and Film.com, C. Robert Cargill as Carlyle, and Tony Guerrero as The Co ...
Americathon (also known as Americathon 1998) is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Neal Israel and starring John Ritter, Fred Willard, Peter Riegert, Harvey Korman, and Nancy Morgan, with narration by George Carlin.
The program, which began in mid-2004, is a continuation of the pair's earlier program The Movie Show, which aired on SBS One from 1986 to 2004. The pair left SBS after expressing dissatisfaction with high-level decisions. The weekly half-hour program consists of film reviews and discussions as well as interviews with cast and crew members.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 56% based on 81 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Though full of good intentions, Focus somehow feels dated, and pounds away its points with a heavy hand." [5] On Metacritic the film has a score of 53% based on reviews from 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [6]
Nathan Rabin reviewed the film favorably for its DVD release, writing, "Rudolph's predilection for the lush glamour of classic films might make him an odd director for a Meat Loaf vehicle, but 1980's Roadie (just released on a no-frills DVD) is a marriage made in heaven rather than the shotgun wedding it initially appears to be".
The length of the music video is 7:42, compared to the 10:15 single version. Actors include Robert Patrick as Kenny's father, Greg Trock as Kenny, Will Estes as the grieving friend (young Meat Loaf), Joshua Diaz as the childhood iteration of Meat Loaf, and an unidentified model as "The Beauty on the Edge of Town".
The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, scoring a 30% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 56 reviews, with the site's consensus stating: "Melanie Griffith gets kudos for her performance, but the movie just doesn't seem to come together." [1] The film had a score of 46 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 27 reviews. [2]