Drowning Mona
During the opening credits, the despicable Mona Dearly (Bette Midler) is seen driving her Yugo into the Hudson River. This sets off an investigation headed up by Chief Rash (Danny DeVito), who quickly determines that Mona was murdered. Now his problem is that everyone who knew the woman is a possible suspect. Her self-described battered husband, Phil (William Fichtner), her unnaturally dumb son, Jeff (Marcus Thomas), and her son’s much-abused, good-natured landscaping partner, Bobby Calzone (Casey Affleck) all have motives. Complicating matters, Phil and Jeff were both having an affair with the same waitress (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Bobby is engaged to Chief Rash’s lovely daughter, Ellen (Neve Campbell). The comedy has its dark moments there is a grisly running joke about how Jeff lost his hand but the energetic cast, the film’s colorful palette, and quick pacing help make the film quirky fun.
Picking Up The Pieces
Tex (Woody Allen), a kosher butcher from New York under the witness protection program in Arizona, has a problem. He has just killed his wife, Candy (Sharon Stone), in a jealous rage, after discovering she’s having an affair with the local sheriff (Keifer Sutherland). He’s cut her body into pieces and has taken them to the Mexican border, but he’s lost one of her hands! A blind old village woman stumbles upon the hand, hits her head, and miraculously regains her eyesight. Soon thousands are flocking to the local church to see the hand of the ‘Madonna’ and miracles are granted to all who ask. But the village priest (David Schwimmer), who is in love with the town hooker (Maria Grazia Cucinotta) senses that the hand’s origin is not quite ‘virginal’. Tex, the Sherrif and the Priest all want something done with the hand, and the unpredictable outcome proves to be both magical and hilarious.
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