Suddenly the Choices Run the Gamut
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After last week’s poor selection, the video cup runneth over this weekend. New tapes range from the thoughtful to the violent to the comedic.
“Awakenings” (RCA/Columbia, no list price, PG-13). Moving dramatization of Dr. Oliver Sacks’ account of his work with patients suffering from a neurological disease. Directed by Penny Marshall, the film stars Robin Williams as the physician and Robert De Niro as a patient who comes out of a near-catatonic state after being treated with an experimental drug.
“New Jack City” (Warner, $92.99, R). One of the most successful ($44-million gross) of the 1991 films by black directors, this violent drama follows the rise and fall of a New York City drug lord. Directed by Mario Van Peebles, the movie features Wesley Snipes, Judd Nelson, rapper Ice-T and a best-selling soundtrack.
“He Said, She Said” (Paramount, no list price, PG-13) is a humorous examination of a romance, told from both sides. Starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Perkins, the film is divided between Ken Swapis and Marisa Silver.
“King Ralph” (MCA/Universal, no list price, PG). Passable slapstick brightened by the performance of “Roseanne’s” John Goodman as an American lounge singer who suddenly finds himself the heir to the British throne.
“Psycho IV: The Beginning” (MCA/Universal, $79.95, R). If you were hoping for “The End,” no such luck. The periodically institutionalized Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) has become a horror-flick institution.
“Paris Trout” (Media, $89.98, R). Dennis Hopper stars in this harrowing adaptation of Pete Dexter’s novel about weird folks and happenings in a Southern town.
“Eve of Destruction” (Nelson, no list price, R). Thriller about a murderous android.
