After collaborating on the three Maniac Cop movies – and after they both bailed on Maniac Cop 3 before it was finished – director William Lustig and screenwriter Larry Cohen teamed up again on the 1996 slasher Uncle Sam. Now...
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With $31 million domestically and another $20 million overseas, Street Fighter should at least break even for Paramount, even if it seems unlikely to be a blockbuster.
Street Fighter delivers wild fights, nostalgic callbacks, and plenty of laughs in a flawed but entertaining adaptation that embraces the games’ chaotic spirit.
Part Michael J. Fox comedy, part gruesome ghost story, Peter Jackson’s 1996 cult classic 'The Frighteners' flopped at the summer box office—but built the foundation for Weta and 'The Lord of the Rings'. Here is why it still rips.