Siskel & Ebert (1996)
Season 9, Episode 24
This episode takes a look at the Sean Connery thriller JUST CAUSE, the Adam Sandler comedy BILLY MADISON and the interactive MR. PAYBACK. Only three films are actually reviewed during this episode but all three lead to some high entertainment and especially the comments made about Sandler whose career was just starting to take off during this era. It's funny to think that as of my writing this he's still out there doing the same type of film. The interactive MR. PAYBACK obviously never took off so it's easy to call it a failure. The two also take a look at the Oscar-nominations including HOOP DREAMS being overlooked. Of course, its director would be overlooked yet again decades later when he did LIFE ITSELF, a film based on Roger Ebert's book.
Season 9, Episode 24
This episode takes a look at the Sean Connery thriller JUST CAUSE, the Adam Sandler comedy BILLY MADISON and the interactive MR. PAYBACK. Only three films are actually reviewed during this episode but all three lead to some high entertainment and especially the comments made about Sandler whose career was just starting to take off during this era. It's funny to think that as of my writing this he's still out there doing the same type of film. The interactive MR. PAYBACK obviously never took off so it's easy to call it a failure. The two also take a look at the Oscar-nominations including HOOP DREAMS being overlooked. Of course, its director would be overlooked yet again decades later when he did LIFE ITSELF, a film based on Roger Ebert's book.