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Rated: R; Video Release Date: Jan 23, 2001; Genres: Comedy, Crime; With: Stephen Dorff and Melanie Griffith; Distributor: Artisan Entertainment

Like whacked-out Mickey Rooneys and Judy Garlands, director John Waters' motley band of ''guerrilla'' filmmakers -- led by Dorff's eponymous gonzo auteur -- put on their own show, kidnapping mainstream movie star Honey Whitlock (Griffith) to do it. The film has its moments -- the gang trashes a multiplex and shoots up the set of Gump Again, starring Kevin Nealon -- but Hollywood dreck is an easy target, and it's never clear what, exactly, these kids want to replace it with. They have their causes: pro-porn, anti-MPAA ratings, but in the end, the art they're fighting for is just plain bad. C


Posted Jan 26, 2001
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