The Pitch: Patriot Games meets Far and Away meets the Anarchist's CookbookInfluence: The Devil's Own, Goodwill Hunting, Arlington Road, S.W.A.T., The Departed
Price of Admission: $3.50
When: July 6, 1994 at 4:30 pm
My Age: 13
Quote: I've come to create a new country called chaos, and a new government called anarchy. - Tommy Lee McJones
Unfortunately, this is not the softcore Blown Away starring the two Coreys and Nicole Eggert from Charles in Charge and Baywatch. Which, I did see part of in the mid-90s sometime, probably on HBO or Cinemax. This was Corey Haim's followup to a movie I almost forgot about called Prayer of the Rollerboys. Which is the coolest movie title about small wheel-based transportation since Gleaming the Cube.
But enough Corey diversion. Back to the Blown Away at hand.
Synopsis: Jeff Bridges is a bomb squad expert living in that Irish Only area called Boston. His real-life pops Lloyd plays the Untouchables Sean Connery mentor to his Kevin Costner. Lebowski is leading a double life as an ex-I.R.A. bomber. His old Irish bomber buddy, Tommy Lee Jones, has decided to terrorize him and Boston with a series of MacGyver(Scottish?) bombs. Obligatory U2 song. Tense Speed-like thecarwillblowupifyoubrake ending, cued up to a 4th of July performance by the Boston Pops.
To keep the Emilio-ness of the past ticket stubs, this movie was directed by the guy who directed Judgement Night.
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