The Pitch: California Split meets Lethal WeaponPrice of Admission: $3.50
When: May 28, 1994 at 1:15 pm
My Age: 13
Quote: I'm gettin' too old for this shit. - Danny Glover
The blockbuster Mel made right after his "I'm a real actor, not just People's 1st Sexiest Man Alive" role in The Man Without a Face. This disfigured role would be repeated by such sexy stalwarts as Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky, Sylvester Stallone in Copland, Charlize Theron in Monster, and to less sexier account, Kevin Spacey in Pay It Forward.
Maverick was an enjoyable summer trifle of a movie. Jodie Foster tries her hardest to pull off a sexy, come-hither poker playing sexpot to some degree of unsexy success ("Tayyy in da wiiind.") James Garner plays the old salt deputy that gits in the gander of Mel's schemes.
Synopsis: Mel has to collect enough money to play in a riverboat poker tourney. Jodie is a thief. Garner is the marshal. Mel and Garner take baths next to each other. Jodie says they have a lot in common. The two peak at each other's mavericks.
Up next: Irish Car Bombs that don't include Bailey's and a hangover.
