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Brian Damage · 09-06-2007, 09:21 AM

"Caddyshack II" (1988)
So many terrible movies staring “Saturday Night Live” cast members, so little space on the Internet. Who’s responsible for an inordinate percentage of dusty flicks stinking up video stores across the country? Here’s a clue: He’s Chevy Chase, and you’re not. Chase — one of the best things about the original “Caddyshack” — pops in and out of this tepid sequel. But he’s not even the worst part: Dan Aykroyd — a future Oscar nominee, mind you — turns in a horribly hammy performance by inexplicably aping Bill Murray’s inspired character from the first flick, groundskeeper Carl.

Brian Damage · 09-06-2007, 09:21 AM

"Nothing But Trouble" (1991)
Chase and Aykroyd strike again. In this freakishly bizarre “comedy,” Chase and Demi Moore get stopped for speeding and held captive in a creepy backwater town full of horrific characters. With much more in common with one of this year’s “torture porn” horror movies than a funny popcorn movie, “Nothing But Trouble” leaves a disturbing ring around the cinematic tub. Enrobed in terrible rubber-appliance makeup, Aykroyd plays a crotchety small-town judge who’s literally falling apart. (He won the Razzie award for worst supporting actor for this. Congratulations, Dan.) The set design is intriguing, but any other way you slice it, this is an oddly unpleasant hour and a half.

Brian Damage · 09-06-2007, 09:22 AM

"Funny Farm" (1988)
I realize a lot of people have a fondness for this movie. A lot of people also have a fondness for sauerkraut; that doesn’t make it right. Likely hoping to capture the same fish-out-of-water frustration that worked so well in “Vacation,” New Yorker Chase (yes, again with the Chase) and his wife buy a supposedly bucolic home in Vermont. Surprise! It’s not nearly as perfect as they’d hoped. The “Newhart”-meets-crystal-meth townspeople, falling-apart house and wacky encounters with wildlife give Chase plenty of opportunity to shtick it up. The movie tries for a mix of cartoony goofiness with a Big Lesson learned. Instead, it ends up as painful to watch as the doorknob that hits Chase in the nuts.

Brian Damage · 09-06-2007, 09:22 AM

"Corky Romano" (2001)
Chris Kattan may not have forced as many stinkers on the unsuspecting public as, say, former SNLer Rob Schneider, but “Corky Romano” is bad enough to win him a spot on this list. I’m sure eight-year-old boys think this movie is their generation’s “Citizen Kane,” but for the rest of us, it’s cringingly crummy. Kattan plays an assistant veterinarian who’s forced by his mobbed-up family to go undercover as an FBI agent. So how do we know that the preternaturally perky Corky isn’t exactly the best choice for the job? He enjoys singing along to A-Ha and Duran Duran, and has a bumper sticker that reads “Free Hugs” — that’s why. Plus, he dresses up like a girl scout. Subtle comedy, it’s not. Best part of this movie? It’s only 86 minutes long.

Brian Damage · 09-06-2007, 09:22 AM

"Boat Trip" (2003)
Dear Horatio Sanz: For the love of Lorne Michaels, please start making better choices or 10 years from now you’ll end up on a list like this as the guy who knocked Chevy Chase off the top spot. Back in 2003, I picked “Boat Trip” as the worst movie of the year, and it still stinks like decomposing fish. Straight buddies Sanz and Oscar winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. (“Show me the money,” indeed) accidentally book themselves on a gay cruise. Yes, it’s as jam-packed with bad taste and flat-falling gags as you’re probably imagining. Probably even more so. Are you imagining Cuba Gooding dressed in drag, Roger Moore as a fey passenger and the depressingly predictable mugging that takes place when the Swedish Sun Tanning Team gets stranded on board the ship? Sorry to make you go through that. But at least you didn’t have to watch the movie.

Mikado · 09-06-2007, 02:41 PM

I would add , any movie with:

Mike Myers
Adam Sandler
John Balushi
Billy Crystal
Martin Short
or Chris Farley

I know, a lot of you will disagree with some of these choices, but, we all have our own tastes.

Courtnee · 09-06-2007, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikado

I would add , any movie with:
...
or Chris Farley

CHRIS FARLEY IS A GOD.
A GOD

TJL · 09-06-2007, 07:44 PM

They left off a few movies based on recurring SNL characters that stunk miserably.

Superstar
It's Pat
A Night At The Roxbury
Stuart Smalley Saves His Family
That one with Tim Meadows.

I know it's really easy to rank on Chevy Chase, but gimme a break MSNBC.

Rene · 09-07-2007, 12:05 AM

vegas vacation and taxi were awful

catlover79 · 09-07-2007, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJL

They left off a few movies based on recurring SNL characters that stunk miserably.

Superstar
It's Pat
A Night At The Roxbury
Stuart Smalley Saves His Family
That one with Tim Meadows.

I know it's really easy to rank on Chevy Chase, but gimme a break MSNBC.

The less said about these flicks, the better.

I actually LIKED Funny Farm, MSNBC. So there.

treky · 09-08-2007, 12:28 AM

I thought FUNNY FARM was pretty good; not good but not bad either.

treky · 09-08-2007, 12:29 AM

"SUPERSTAR" was STUPID!!!!!!

09-06-2007, 09:21 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Bad movies starring former SNL-ers (MSNBC) "Caddyshack II" (1988) So many terrible movies staring “Saturday Night Live” cast members, so little space on the Internet. Who’s responsible for an inordinate percentage of dusty flicks stinking up video stores across the country? Here’s a clue: He’s Chevy Chase, and you’re not. Chase — one of the best things about the original “Caddyshack” — pops in and out of this tepid sequel. But he’s not even the worst part: Dan Aykroyd — a future Oscar nominee, mind you — turns in a horribly hammy performance by inexplicably aping Bill Murray’s inspired character from the first flick, groundskeeper Carl.
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09-08-2007, 12:28 AM	#11
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09-06-2007, 09:22 AM	#3
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	"Funny Farm" (1988) I realize a lot of people have a fondness for this movie. A lot of people also have a fondness for sauerkraut; that doesn’t make it right. Likely hoping to capture the same fish-out-of-water frustration that worked so well in “Vacation,” New Yorker Chase (yes, again with the Chase) and his wife buy a supposedly bucolic home in Vermont. Surprise! It’s not nearly as perfect as they’d hoped. The “Newhart”-meets-crystal-meth townspeople, falling-apart house and wacky encounters with wildlife give Chase plenty of opportunity to shtick it up. The movie tries for a mix of cartoony goofiness with a Big Lesson learned. Instead, it ends up as painful to watch as the doorknob that hits Chase in the nuts.

09-06-2007, 02:41 PM	#6
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	I would add , any movie with: Mike Myers Adam Sandler John Balushi Billy Crystal Martin Short or Chris Farley I know, a lot of you will disagree with some of these choices, but, we all have our own tastes.

09-08-2007, 12:29 AM	#12
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