Siskel & Ebert: 7-30-94

Note: I hated this Movie. Hated, Hated, Hated, Hated this Movie. Hated it. Hated every stupid a- Roger Ebert. Yes, his infamous review of "North" is included there in high quality along with the rest!

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert reviews "The Client" (A Suspense Thriller from the Best Selling Novel by John Grisham about a district attorney protecting her young witness of a murder. Directed By: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro and Anthony LaPagia.); "Lassie" (A Family Drama with the legendary collie who helps a new kid in a small farm town. Starring: Tom Guiry, Helen Slater and Frederick Forrest.); "It Could Happen to You" (I'm glad they changed the title, it's too obvious and a dead giveaway, Gene! Anyway, it's a wonderful romantic comedy about an honest bet a cop makes to a beautiful waitress in New York by winning the lottery leaving his wife furious! Directed By: Andrew Bergman. Starring: Nicholas Cage, Rosie Perez and Bridget Fonda.); "North" (Rob Reiner's Bizarre Fantasy Family Comedy with an all-star cast about an a smart outcast trying to find the perfect parents around the world and yes, I'm one of the few people who defended it for several reasons! And I don't care what Ebert (who started this rant), Siskel and everyone else thinks even though I respect each of their opinions! From writer, Alan Zwebel. Starring: Eiljah Wood, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Both from "Seinfeld), Bruce Willis, Matt McCauley, Jon Lovitz, Dan Aykroyd, Reba McEntire, Kathy Bates, John Ritter, Faith Ford, Scarlett Johansson in her screen debut and Alan Arkin.) and "Barcelona".

Home Video: Ebert's pick are three great films that were buried treasures, "Household Saints", "Body Snatchers" (1993) and "My Neighbor Totoro" (1988). And a recap of Today's program!

Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.