Word: quaid
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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DRAGONHEART (May 31). Can Dennis Quaid ever star in a hit movie? Maybe, if he plays a medieval bounty hunter and his sidekick is a chummy beast animated by suave computer graphics and voiced by Sean Connery. It's Braveheart meets Pete's Dragon: burly whimsy on the hoof...
KINGPIN (July 12). One of three summer sport comedies, along with Eddie (Whoopi Goldberg as coach of the New York Knicks) and Tin Cup (Kevin Costner as a golfer). This one could be the Color of Money of bowling--former pro Woody Harrelson recruits Amish phenom Randy Quaid for a big payday. But the Farrelly brothers (Dumb & Dumber) ain't Scorsese. For a start, they have a fascination for prosthetic-hand gags; there are nine, just in the trailer. Rude and obvious. We laughed nine times...
Well, yes, Eddie (Dennis Quaid) is having an extramarital affair. And, yes, his wife Grace (Julia Roberts) finds out about it. And, for sure, there's hell to pay before they sort of sort...
...what she wants. And she breezes through every scene, tossing out off-the-cuff, sardonic zingers with a grace one doesn't often see in today's movies. Sedgwick is no abrasive Roseanne Barr type--she is utterly feminine in short skirts and sheer hose, even as she knees Quaid in the groin and announces, "Well I feel better...
Rowlands, Duvall, Quaid and Aull, who was chosen for the part in a nation-wide talent search, all turn in strong performances; Quaid should be given recognition for bringing out the likable side of his character, and not allowing Eddie to become a one-dimensional villain-husband...