Siskel and Ebert: Worst of 1994

[@gor9027]

Ebert destroying “North” is definitely an all time great critic moment.

[@Stroheim333]

They try to compare "North" with a failed version of Mel Brooks. But obviously it is a thoroughly failed homage to Rob Reiner's father Carl Reiner! Rob tried to imitate his style in, for example, The Jerk and The Man with Two Brains.

[@ArthurCSchaperMR]

I loved it. Loved loved loved loved loved this criticism!

[@MovieLover1995]

That movie was such a pain the ass to sit through. I just kept begging and pleading for it to end.

[@thevoid99]

i had the unfortunate experience of seeing that film in the theaters. i was 13 years old and wow... what a shithole. that was one of the worst films i had ever seen in the theaters. it hasn't aged well and i'm not surprised that kanye named his child after that film fucking film. however, i still love that review roger ebert created.

[@Laceykat66]

@@ArthurCSchaperMR I liked it too. I could not understand how they were so hostile toward it.

[@texhula2874]

"The sex scenes in this movie would have been more interesting if they had eggs strapped to their foreheads." - Roger Ebert

[@justincoleman3805]

Grandma used to say that all the time. We had to have her put down.

[@sdot5389]

Ebert was a master of the zinger. An incredible writer.

[@zetetick395]

@@justincoleman3805 Did you make her float away on a big chunk of ice with a kitchen chair on it? (At least it might make for some company for poor Abe Vigoda)

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

John Candy didn't even want to do _Wagons East,_ but he was contractually obligated to do so...

[@Lamtitude]

@Sodham G'morris I never thought of that. I assumed he died due to his morbid obesity and smoking.

[@doddsino]

​@Sodham G'morris All I know is a box of Twinkies and a pack of Marlboros definitely helps with my emotional suppression.

[@sha11235]

@Sodham G'morris No, it was his weight.

[@thevoid99]

he had some debts relating to his canadian football team in which he was a minority owner and he needed the money. that is a terrible film and obviously he was phoning it in. it is such a shame he died so young and he did try to lose weight but it was this genetic illness he had and it lead to his morbid obesity.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

@@thevoid99 I still remember the local NBC station where I was living at the time, announcing that he had died from a heart attack while filming Wagons East. It was really sad since I had really enjoyed seeing him in various movies and his short lived but fun Saturday Morning Cartoon Camp Candy.

[@todd3563]

It's always funny to see Gene make Roger laugh.

[@215jmo]

I hate that I only really got to know who Siskel and Ebert were after they passed away. I love watching these compilations and reviews. RIP to two amazing cinephiles and souls

[@chonconnor6144]

I'm glad to have been a fan since the early 1990s but appreciate being able to watch their older reviews and enjoy them all again. Its really like getting a complete rundown of 1974-1999, nearly a quarter century of the best (and worst) film had to offer.

[@sha11235]

Yeah, it's sad because they could've still been around today if not for illnesses. But it's great to see these old shows again.

[@dionmcgee5610]

They were NOT friends. They were competing reviewers on competing newspapers and their lack of congeniality kept it feeling authentic.

[@sciencenate]

@@dionmcgee5610 nobody said they were… calm down

[@dionmcgee5610]

@@sciencenate I know. I sure was worked up about that particular characteristic of their early shows. Seem to recall I was responding to someone else and my reply must have skipped over. Not sure why it was so important to get that point across- but if you watched their very first program together on PBS (Sneak Previews?) their mutual antagonism was prominent in how they interacted- especially when they disagreed strongly about a movie. Strangely, i can remember the moment when I discovered the show existed- saw a promo for the weekend line-up, think it was on Sundays, 7;30- maybe 9:30- or 11:30pm? Tried to adjust my teenage schedule to see it. Only some weeks successful. Could have been on Friday nights when it started- anticipating the weekend.

[@jonatanwestholm]

Unbelievable that Uma was both in the best film of 1994, and one of the worst

[@michaelj.r457]

Julia Sweeney (SNL) also appeared in both one of the best and worst of 1994. She had a small role in Pulp Fiction the same year she starred in It's Pat.

[@cubeincubes]

"Forget saving the planet, save your movie selection" -Siskel 7:29

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

The director of _North_ sounds like a REAL "Meathead"... 🤨

[@connorbrennan4233]

It's sad because the director, Rob Reiner, had made some great films before then like This Is Spinal Tap, Misery, and When Harry Met Sally.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

@@connorbrennan4233 It just goes to you, you can't hit a homerun EVERY TIME you're at bat. Even Babe Ruth had his strike outs...

[@Blokewood3]

Rob Reiner directed The Princess Bride too.

[@branagain]

A Few Good Men was good, too.

[@sahej6939]

I think it tanked his career

[@NoirFan01]

I found my diary from 1994 and it included mention of movies I saw that year. That brought me to this video. Fortunately I saw none of these dogs. And, I have no memory of most of them.

[@chriscraven9335]

How can you tell that cute story, and not mention the movies that WERE in your 1994 diary?

[@sha11235]

Funny how in 1994 they agreed on both the best and worst film. Best: Hoop Dreams. Worst: North.

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@distinguishedflyer]

Same for 1996, when they agreed on Fargo & Mad Dog Time.

[@sha11235]

@@distinguishedflyer True, although they didn't do a double trashing of MDT. Guess they decided to put another bad film in there: Little Indian, Big City.

[@distinguishedflyer]

​@@sha11235 True - in both 1992 & 1996 they agreed on the year's worst movie (Frozen Assets & Mad Dog Time), but they flipped a coin to decide who got to pick that film and who had to pick another one. In both instances Siskel won, so Ebert chose Shining Through (1992) & Little Indian, Big City (1996) instead. The only year - besides 1994 - where they agreed on the same film and both named it on the show was 1980 (I Spit on Your Grave).

[@badreligionbomb]

yeah cos 2 people from Chicago wouldnt lose their shit over a movie taking place in Chicago

[@zeeski7454]

I was 8 years old when North came out, and I think I hated it more than these 2 gentlemen did

[@FeverDog420]

On Deadly Ground was the last time Warners indulged Seagal. Look at him now.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

He's the reigning king of direct to video movies.

[@williamhowe1]

@@ricardocantoral7672 And also the court jester.

[@Xayjohns]

Exit Wounds was the last movie he did with Warner Bros.

[@Paulafan5]

@@Xayjohns It actually was a solid movie, but would have been better with someone else in it.

[@Xayjohns]

@@Paulafan5 Yeah it was

[@mjgyrosdude484]

Naked Dana Delany can NEVER be a worst of anything!

[@justincoleman3805]

Was she nude? I thought that movie was just pretending to be sexy.

[@donaldpaluga]

Eh, Marg Helgenberger is better looking😏

[@mjgyrosdude484]

@@donaldpaluga you're crazy!!! Dana is classy looking.Marg is trashy looking. It's not even close between them!

[@markelijio6012]

Naked Dana Delany can never be worst of anything! As of November 7, 1994, you'll see her along with Iman, Lorraine O'Brien and Marg Helgenberger in a series of print ads and television commercials for Hanes Silk Reflections Sheer Hosiery Collection. Its lovely tagline from November 7, 1985 thru today was "Nude with attitude." Narrated by Miss Kelly Bishop of the Chorus Line and Gilmore Girls fame.

[@cyanmanta]

Roger is not exaggerating. North really is that unfunny and offensive, even by 1994 standards. Thankfully, it didn't hurt Elijah Wood's career.

[@Fiveash-Art]

Frodo Lives

[@Harkness78]

6:21 Seagal might be the worst actor ever.

[@olaoluwaafolayan6554]

Hmmm I dunno... he gets some pretty stiff (all pun intended) competition from Jean Claude Van Damme lol

[@Harkness78]

@@olaoluwaafolayan6554 Van Damme isn't amazing, but still a lot better then Seagal.

[@olaoluwaafolayan6554]

@@Harkness78 I dunno it’s a close call for me honestly lol

[@travisfriedland9346]

He did hard to kill which was not too bad All Things Considered

[@Harkness78]

@@olaoluwaafolayan6554 No, literally Seagal is the worst actor of all time, #1. Van Damme isn't even in the bottom 100, there are thousands of actors Go watch Time Cop!

[@ParentsNightIn]

North is legit one of the worst movies I've ever seen. How in the universe did Rob Reiner of all people make this garbage?

[@Paulafan5]

The checks clear either way. lol.

[@ParentsNightIn]

@@Paulafan5 Not if the movie flops, which North did, hard.

[@birdmantd]

I did not realize it until I just looked it up but North was adapted from a book which has ok reviews. Same screenwriter as author Alan Zweibel who actually has done a lot of funny stuff. Reiner obviously had too much faith in Zweibel to adapt his book to the big screen.

[@spencerhensley5495]

Reiner said he wanted to make a small fable after Misery and A Few Good Men and everyone got mad at him because North wasn’t an important enough movie. Not the case Rob. What made people mad is you made nothing but good films some of which are classics before this and were unable to see how North wouldn’t work but chose to make it anyway. It was never going to really work and you were too talented to realize that. That is what made people mad.

[@markelijio6012]

@@spencerhensley5495 I was right. Nobody wants to work on this long awaited troubled production like "North" at Columbia in the first place because it was never going to work and you were too talented to realize that. That is what made people mad.

[@Xayjohns]

I watched "North" a couple of months ago. It wasn't even bad on a "so bad, it's good" level. It was just flat out bad. It got worse as it progressed. I couldn't believe it. Rob Reiner is a talented man, but this movie is draws. Lol.

[@devanhinskey9001]

I recently read Roger Ebert’s print review of “Milk Money” and it plays like the precursor to Screen Rant’s Pitch Meeting videos!

[@chonconnor6144]

I just read that review from your recommendation above and was not disappointed, perfect review of a terrible film. Ebert was a masterful writer, something sometimes overlooked due to his TV fame.

[@abrarqadir503]

@@chonconnor6144 he is a pretty mesmerizing writer

[@sha11235]

That could be an acting scene in a class, if you think about it. Hudsucker Proxy as well.

[@BookClubDisaster]

@@chonconnor6144 He did win a Pulitzer I believe.

[@rayceeya8659]

North has definitely stood the time as one of the worst movies ever made.

[@daakrolb]

Such a cool stroll down memory lane. Long live the 90’s!

[@williamhowe1]

This is a time capsule.

[@michaelmcdonald8452]

Yeah, everything on KZbin is

[@reneedennis2011]

​@@michaelmcdonald8452Yup.

[@peterkuykendall2367]

These are my choices for the worst movies of 1994. 1). It's Pat - unfunny comedy 2). North - unfunny comedy 3). Car 54, where are you? - unfunny comedy 4). Clifford - unfunny comedy 5). Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow - movie sequel that ruined the series 6). Beverly Hills Cop III - movie sequel that ruined the series 7). Milk Money - unfunny comedy 8). Mixed Nuts - unfunny comedy 9). Exit to Eden - unfunny comedy 10). Major League II - movie sequel that ruined the series Honorable Mention 11). Blank Check - not safe for kids

[@ricardocantoral7672]

There's a Car 54 movie ?

[@peterkuykendall2367]

@@ricardocantoral7672, yes it was. It was not a good movie.

[@fromthehaven94]

@@ricardocantoral7672 It came from Orion Pictures, the same studio that had back to back Best Picture Oscar winners- Dances with Wolves and Silence of the Lambs. A lot of their mid 90's movies had a significantly delayed release due to bankruptcy.

[@1958Shemp]

The cartoon satire THE CRITIC postulated the following: If a movie title has a number GREATER THAN 2 after the title, it will likely suck Midas mufflers. I agree, altho I DID like the 3rd Austin Powers movie.

[@alwaysOPEN4business]

@@1958Shemp Goldmember didn't have 3 in the title tho..

[@jzummak]

Both of Ebert's choices for "Wagons HO!-rrible" starred River Phoenix. How sad.

[@Xayjohns]

As many times as I've watched this episode, I didn't know that Gene was saying "Horrible" when he said "Wagons Ho-rrible".

[@Radman1889]

18:57 - Absolute best moment of the show, ever!

[@aussieman3021]

That quote should be a meme because it's so worthy of it.

[@fromthehaven94]

Personally, "I took a long time to think of my worst movie of the year- a tenth of a second..." is much better.

[@jbvader721]

He has too f***ing nice!

[@clayz1]

The sparkly VHS artifacts at the lower edge make it look like Siskel and Ebert are in a hot tub.

[@stephenkissane4268]

Beverly Hills cop 3 isn't here

[@jjbeerj]

It was pure joy for me to read the print review of "North" back in '94...

[@widowrumstrypze9705]

Elijah Wood's very brief performance of the finale of Fiddler Ob The Roof's "If I Were A Rich Man" ALMOST made it worth it, lol! SO funny!

[@Dane_Youssef]

@@widowrumstrypze9705 You thought NORTH was funny?

[@ronaldwayne7092]

Fun fact: Exit to Eden was briefly banned in Saskatchewan. Lucky Saskatchewan.

[@fromthehaven94]

I worked at the theater in 1994-95 that would have Forrest Gump, Lion King, True Lies, Speed, Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, The Mask, and many other great movies. Exit to Eden wasn't one of them.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@fromthehaven94 More of a reason Films such as North, Trading Mom and Being Human got forgotten easily Christopher in 1994. If those 1994 films full of quality get out there, no one needs to waste their time on stereotypes in North or the boring sludge of Being Human

[@degaulle30]

Tbf it's such an unremittingly depressing place that film might have pushed the population over the edge. There could have been riots!

[@markelijio6012]

To be honest with you, Ronald, "Exit to Eden" was briefly banned in Canada. But Garry Marshall and his crew were shooting the entire film with three various locations: California, Hawaii and Louisiana to make all the right decisions, I guess shooting "Exit to Eden" just as beautiful as it should be.

[@drumtum]

That movie got an R rating from start so it would never make money. It is a very bad movie with a stupid script. Only good things were a couple of nude scenes yes. Probably the only reason to search it up now. But you don´t need to see the entire lousy movie to see those short nude scenes.

[@redandbluebulldog1508]

Watching these annual worst lists in succession (for the most part!) makes you realize the direction some actors careers were going at that time. Also, this again proves how crappy movies just disappear from public knowledge regardless of age. There are 80’s and 90’s films people go on and on about, still. You never hear anyone saying, last night we watched Being Human. or their favorite movie is Trading Mom. Silent Tongue?? What the- I’ve never heard of any of these!! River Phoenix is an icon, but good grief!! What was that?? Of course, this was my last year in college, I’m sure I had a lot going on then. To this day, I have never seen North. It just looks stupid and truly insulting. Ugh. How do these movies get made?

[@Blodia1990]

North is freely available on KZbin.

[@kendallandrews8691]

Yeah I am working from home and have been watching all their worst of the year shows. Good times. Most of them do just disappear, but a few are still pretty popular. Like they had Robin Hood Men in Tights on one of their worst lists, yet that is a movie a ton of people my age love. Also they have Tommy Boy and Happy Gilmore on their lists and of course those are both very popular by people of a certain age, but not surprisingly hated by them and other critics.

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

Ok, so, brace yourself, I still like Rapa Nui :D 7:38

[@CHEERSMEOW]

money

[@michaelmcdonald8452]

I'd be curious to hear you elaborate on how a movie you've never seen "looks insulting." I think you've just let Eberts infamous review tell you how to feel about it.

[@arkady714]

My only problem with watching these "worst of" shows is that they remind me of some embarrassing moments. I made the mistake of going to see Rapa Nui and am embarrassed all over again.

[@sahej6939]

Rapa Nui at least exposed me to the idea of going there!

[@arkady714]

@@sahej6939 The film really sucked. The dialogue was ridiculous, the subject matter uninteresting, the story made no sense, the acting 2nd rate and the characters not at all enjoyable. I went because my gf at the time wanted to see it. We both walked out of the cinema embarrassed.

[@markelijio6012]

This was one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my whole entire life. "Rapa Nui" was created by the same folks who did 1985's "Fandango": filmmaker Kevin Reynolds and producers Kevin Costner, Jim Wilson & Barrie M. Osborne. This was a TIG production and distributed by Warner Bros. in 1994.

[@dondee5439]

At the 5:33 mark, Steven Seagal stars in the film ON DEADLY GROUND (1994).

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Steven Segal actually appears on siskels 1992 BEST movie list for under siege

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@fromthehaven94]

That movie's director also made The Fugitive.

[@markelijio6012]

@@fromthehaven94 That's Andrew Davis, best known for his directing chores from Stony Island to The Guardian.

[@PeterMayer]

Yikes...why?

[@markelijio6012]

@@PeterMayer Because he hasn't directed another feature after The Guardian, that's why. So he's doing a lot of commentary tracks and provides healthy introductions of all projects such as The Fugitive. His company, Chicago Pacific Entertainment was based on the Disney lot in Burbank, California.

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

Sisley & Ebert didn’t see “It’s Pat: The Movie”. If they had, it would have definitely made this list. It may have even beaten “North” for worst movie of 1994.

[@DestinyPifer]

Wagon's East is one of my favorite movies! I still get emotional at the end over it being John Candy's last film. I just loved that actor! Exit to Eden was horrible.

[@jeffcarlin5866]

Clifford is a COMEDIC MASTERPIECE. The critics hated it, but it is HILARIOUS.

[@kellymiller1891]

@@markelijio6012 My List Worst of 1994 is, 1. The Air Up There. 2. Cabin Boy. 3. House Party 2. 4. Body Snatchers. 5. Blue Chips. (Although the scene when Nick Nolte's Character keeps walking out and walking inside the locker room and swearing, is just so funny). 6. 8 Seconds. 7. Monkey Trouble. 8. Major League 2. 9. Serial Mom. 10. The Crow. 11. Beverly Hills Cop 3. 12. Speed. 13. Getting Even with Dad. 14. Wolf. 15. True Lies. 16. The Client. 17. It Could Happen to You. 18. The Mask. 19. AIRHEADS. 20. Police Academy Mission to Moscow. 21. Quiz Show. 22. The River Wild. 23. Interview with the Vampire: the Vampire Chronicles. 24. Star Trek Generations. 25. Cobb. 26. Dumb and Dumber. 27. Legends of the Fall. 28. Street Fighter. 29. The Madness of King George.

[@markelijio6012]

@@kellymiller1891 Obviously, The Client, True Lies, The Madness of King George, Dumb & Dumber, Quiz Show, Interview with the Vampire, The River Wild, Wolf, The Crow, Speed, Airheads, The Air Up There, 8 Seconds, It Could Happen to You, Star Trek Generations, Major League 2 and Legends of the Fall were very fun movies while Cobb, Blue Chips, Police Academy: Mission to Moscow, Serial Mom, Monkey Trouble, Cabin Boy, Street Fighter, Getting Even with Dad and Body Snatchers were now becoming cult hits and New Line's House Party 3 & Paramount's Beverly Hills Cop 3 did pretty well. But of course, that's my brightest opinion.

[@markelijio6012]

The 1991 film was now owned by MGM since 1997 and Time Warner since 1998.

[@markelijio6012]

It received an 1991 notice date at the end.

[@spencerhensley5495]

I really like it a lot also but Martin Short himself said it was too weird for the room in 94 when it debuted. I think it was too weird seeing him go from Three Amigos and Father of the Bride as grownup roles to a 40 year old playing a ten year old. It probably came across as awkward and unbelievable in 94. But because Shorts other works have enough of a following I think it has grown to be more loved with time and it certainly has. Elizabeth Taylor, David Letterman, Nicolas Cage, Nancy Meyers Harold Ramis and even Steven Spielberg are some of the famous names in Hollywood who apparently loved the movie and Short said he is often asked about it when people see him in public and Mary Steenburgen has said the same thing. It just needed time to build an audience and eventually did.

[@SouthJerseySam]

A damn shame Trading Mom was Andre The Giant's last film role before his death. You could tell he wasn't at 100% during his scenes.

[@sha11235]

I didn't even know he was in it, until it was mentioned.

[@SouthJerseySam]

I didn't know either until I saw a clip online a while back

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Funny that 2 of the worse films of 1994 center around using shopping for new parents as gimmicks for children films. Clearly this is an idea that shouldnt be resurrected.

[@donaldpaluga]

He wasn't 100% during The Princess Bride

[@SouthJerseySam]

@@donaldpaluga Maybe not but they hid it well enough. Trading Moms, however, didn't.

[@Paul8820]

Does anyone have the best of '94 episode. The Mask, Pulp Ficton, Shawshank, Quiz Show, Ed Wood, Gump, Speed, Lion King, Natural Born Killers, lot of great movies in 1994.

[@LordMalice6d9]

1994 was one of the best years for movies. But ghere were a lot of turkeys as well.

[@keithdoherty3178]

They have their best of

[@roderickstockdale1678]

Above The Rim

[@markelijio6012]

@@roderickstockdale1678 Above the Rim was great fun!

[@markelijio6012]

"Above the Rim" was great fun! This low-budget sports picture with an excellent cast and crew was released in 1994 and it was from the creators of TV's Emmy nominated long running sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" with Will Smith for NBC Universal: Benny Medina and Jeff Pollack whose first picture this was. Shot on location in New York City. Produced and Released by New Line Cinema, a Time Warner Company.

[@Wiz83]

Exit to Eden has sexy Dana Delaney in her prime, so that's one redeeming part of it.

[@reneedennis2011]

The movie reeks, however.

[@Wiz83]

@@reneedennis2011 True, although I enjoyed watching it as a 12-year old for obvious reasons.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@markelijio6012 Okay. Thanks.

[@dionmcgee5610]

The only redeeming part.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

Also in 1994: My Summer Story, with Mary Steenburgen and Charles Grodin. A much better film that got overlooked because it had almost no advertising.

[@stoogefest16]

It also had the unfortunate distinction of being a comedy that wasn’t particularly funny. I happen to like the film, but that’s due mostly to how it’s production design captures the look and feel of mid-20th century American culture in the midwest. Aside from that, it doesn’t effectively channel the comic ingenuity of Jean Shepherds source material.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

@@stoogefest16No I noticed that as well. I got bored and finally read all of his books during lockdown. In God We Trust was hilarious. The others are kinda meh. And out of all his movies and TV shows, only A Christmas Story was side-splitting cut busting hilarious. Ollie Hopnoodles Haven of Bliss was just OK.

[@drumtum]

City Slickers 2 wasn´t bad. Ok the first one was better but i enjoyed the sequal aswell.

[@sahej6939]

As a youngster I was excited for Cowgirls get the blues, but so disappointed. I’ve never heard of silent tongue. This is completely accurate Years Worst! amazingly Segal is living in Russia now on that Russian oil money! Egotistical Vanity is accurate 🎉cops and robbersons and Clifford are absolutely terrible!!! I was shocked it was Tcm!

[@grkpektis]

When I was a kid to me movies were either boring or amazing nothing in between, then I saw that POS movie North and realized movies can be horrible

[@mikeydashank3897]

Can't help but dance to that theme song every time

[@twmax6525]

18:58 The movie critic line of the century!

[@Stroheim333]

Siskel & Ebert try to compare "North" with a failed version of Mel Brooks. But obviously it is a thoroughly failed homage to Rob Reiner's father Carl Reiner! Rob tried to imitate his style in, for example, The Jerk and The Man with Two Brains, and failed miserably.

[@markelijio6012]

The two films with Steve Martin between 1979 and 1983 were funnier than ever.

[@Larkinchance]

In 1994, I was still a movie goer.. It's 2024 and I've never heard of these films

[@themovieguru1094]

Quite heartbreaking and depressing at the same time that John Candy's final movie was not only a box office bomb, but also a critical failure, unfortunately.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

I'd give ANYTHING to see their review of Fifty Shades of Grey. Because that movie really is a throwback to the kinda SHIT they'd make in the 90s for horny audiences like Exit to Eden.

[@timdaugherty4014]

I love what Roger says about the unnamed cinemtagrapher.

[@sha11235]

I wonder who the cinematographer was. That's the correct spelling.

[@Laceykat66]

Wow, I am amazed at how many of these I have never even heard of. Thanks

[@dollarcostbackpacker1226]

Yes, funny to see the ones you didnt like but your friends did.

[@theprogressingdrummer1631]

Interesting to see the stinkers in an otherwise great, great year for films. Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Lion King, Clerks to name a few, maybe the greatest year for films in my lifetime.

[@markelijio6012]

After the rousing success of "Made in America" with Ted Danson and Whoopi Goldberg at Warners, Emmy Award winning filmmaker Richard Benjamin has directed the cult comedy, "Milk Money" with Ed Harris and Melanie Griffith. Released in the fall of 1994 by Paramount Studios. It was from the creators who gave us "The Money Pit."

[@branagain]

Steven Spielberg was one of the producers of Money Pit.

[@markelijio6012]

@@branagain Thanks.

[@sha11235]

Another bad film.

[@markelijio6012]

@@sha11235 This cult film was owned by Paramount Domestic Television, a Viacom Company when it was now aired on Paramount Plus since July 2004 while Trifecta Entertainment & Media continues to aired this on Movies!, THIS, WNYW, WWOR, WPIX, WGN, WLNY among others since June 2006.

[@BunnymanVids]

I miss them. I watch their old shows to find movies to watch

[@carlodrudd8391]

I really enjoyed the Martin Short movie "Clifford."

[@markelijio6012]

He was dropped out at Sony because he's not the right guy for the picture.

[@benjaminbarrera214]

I did as well! I watched it recently because I remembered how much these two hated it. and I was hoping to see how terrible it was for myself. But not at all. Turns out some people get it, Clifford is supposed to be a weird, twisted kid and Martin Short was perfect for that. Also, I realized Clifford and his uncle were two of a kind, both extremely intelligent and creative. The uncle is a brilliantly imaginative and successful architect. However, something went wrong with Clifford and his talents were used for his cruel pranks. When he says he doesn't know what he'll do if he doesn't get his way, it's not a threat because he honestly doesn't know! Clifford is out of control and he knows it. This told me his uncle also could have become a twisted weirdo under the wrong circumstances. So the way the movie goes was completely true to the characters and the premise. I think most people were too distracted by Martin Short playing a kid that they didn't bother to look further. But a child actor could not have pulled off the weirdness of Clifford, that's why Martin Short had to be in this movie. Also, those two characters were much smarter than the average audience member, so the audience couldn't see why these two behaved they way they did. Maybe that was the real problem with people getting this movie.

[@TimFrith24]

Did Major League II, Jimmy Hollywood, Serial Mom, Baby's Day Out, Blank Check, and Richie Rich make the list of Siskel & Ebert's worst films of 1994 or did they get snubbed?

[@christorrence1114]

Rapa Nui bird egg race was accurate, complete with the egg secured inside a reed basket tied to his forehead. Sorry history seems so crazy but it is true.

[@sahej6939]

but did it need a movie?

[@markelijio6012]

@@sahej6939 Yes, that was Kevin Costner, the man who was behind the scenes in the making of "Rapa Nui" with his pal, filmmaker Kevin Reynolds.

[@reneedennis2011]

Thanks. I didn't know about that.

[@drumtum]

Michael Caine liked the house he bought after Jaws 4. He must have loved the mansion or Island he probably bought after On deadly ground. I rather rewatch Jaws 4, thats how bad On deadly ground is.

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup. 😂

[@donaldpaluga]

Thanks to When Time Ran Out Paul Newman started the Newman's Own food line

[@MarkElijio-u5x]

@@donaldpaluga "When Time Ran Out" opens in theaters on Friday, April 11, 1980 with an stellar cast for Warner Bros. The only film was Oscar nominated for best achievement in costume design in 1981.

[@markelijio6012]

Clifford and The Favor were the worst movies which Orion ever made. In fact, they're been shelved around 1990 or 1991 and completed together in 1991 or 1992 and got an 1992 copyright date at the end. They were box-office bombs and didn't made money. Other troubled movies such as Rupa Nui, Milk Money, Exit to Eden, Wagons East, On Deadly Ground, City Slickers II, Cops and Robbersons, Silent Tongue, Get the Blues, North and Trading Mom were all bombed badly at the box-office. It also ruined the cast and crew whose careers were all been blacklisted in Hollywood but some others were survived for the fullest including Grammy-Award winner Reba McEntire.

[@sha11235]

Clifford had a 1991 copyright release.

[@markelijio6012]

@@sha11235 That's what they said at the end. But thanks for reminding me as well too.

[@simonandsimon2352]

Wow, two Palance flicks in there. i actually love city slickers 2.

[@bigjohn08865]

I liked it. It wasn't as good as the first but I thought it was funny

[@scottaznavourian3720]

'Are you following this?' That one lost me when you said river Phoenix spent weeks sitting next to his dead wife. Who appears to still Be moving?

[@sha11235]

And River was dead by this time, which is the irony.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Think the moving is more the wind blowing her dead head over?

[@christophertaylor9100]

Yeah On Deadly Ground was the start of Segal making awful movies

[@djcease1996]

Nah. *Fire Down Below* 1997 was great.

[@danmcdaid]

Clifford is great, and they ALMOST showcase how great it is here by playing the best scene from the film.

[@MovieLover1995]

Clifford is one of my biggest guilty pleasures.

[@sahej6939]

That’s quite an opener

[@MovieLover1995]

@@markelijio6012 It also got canned for a few years. Until they finally decided to release it in 1994.

[@markelijio6012]

@@MovieLover1995 Thanks. You're the Best.

[@markelijio6012]

Made in 1990 and shelved for 2 years due to Orion's financial difficulties. Nobody didn't see the movie. After most of the film's problems such as writing which Steven Kampmann & William Porter were fired off from the film because of the indie production company, MBST Organization and its co-owners Larry Brezner and David & Norman Steinberg were also walked off from the set. So Orion was re-folded into Columbia Pictures under Sony Pictures Entertainment since 1988 and partnered with Seagram's Universal Pictures along with Regency Enterprises, Le Studio Canal Plus, Alcor Films and Polar Entertainment to help bring Clifford to the big screen. Assembled by the director, producers, writers and other key artists behind 1989's Who's Harry Crumb.

[@markula_4040]

Clifford and North released in the same year. How did the film industry manage to survive?

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Remember this Mark, 1994 saw releases of The Shawshank Redemption, The Lion King, Mask and The Little Rascals. North and Clifford couldnt stop the year from being good

[@sha11235]

Clifford actually was on the shelf for three years due to Orion's financial difficulties so it was originally supposed to come out in 1991. That's why that's the copyright year on it. They should've kept it locked in a vault like Frogmen.

[@markelijio6012]

While Metro Goldwyn Mayer owns most of the Orion television/feature film library in 1997 it was very clear that Warner Home Video distributed many titles on video, laserdisc, DVD and blu-ray under Time Warner from 1998 - present.

[@Lamtitude]

Clifford and Milk Money are enjoyable movies. Not saying Siskel and Ebert were wrong to dislike them.

[@Silenced23]

The Eskimo scene...geezzzz....that brown spray tan.

[@WaitingtoHit]

Clifford is actually really funny. If you’re up for a bizarre and totally absurd comedy, take a chance on it. This is one instance where the dynamic duo of movie critics got it wrong.

[@TheWinstonSlip]

No

[@boydl]

yes

[@miguelservetus9534]

So many great lines. “A bad Billy Jack movie..”. “Games I wouldn’t play at my children’s birthday party.”

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

"When it came to write my newspaper review of this movie I don't know, something just came over me. My fingers on the keyboard had little minds of their own. I was rolling along writing my usual scathing but civilised comments when suddenly a sinister inner force took over and I found myself typing, and I quote "I hated this movie, hated, hated, hated, hated this movie!, hated it!, hated every simpering stupid bacon audience insulting moment of it!" ". Priceless

[@mrwassef]

Poor Robin Williams hahaha I swear he’s the actor I’ve seen the most frequently on these “Worst Movies...” specials haha.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Funny enough that 2 themes of bad films of 1994 for Roger and Gene were confusing films featuring natives such as Silent Tongue or family films trying to use shopping for parents as their gimmick such as North

[@donaldpaluga]

With Sly giving him a run for his money

[@reneedennis2011]

​@@donaldpalugaYup.

[@jonhammer7109]

Haa his rant was like a horrible Billy jack movie...I was thinking it. He said .

[@markelijio6012]

"My Summer Story" was released in the fall of 1994, produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Universal Pictures. It was a sequel to the 1983 cult hit, "A Christmas Story." Filmmaker Bob Clark and his longtime collaborators were returning back for the sequel. Charles Grodin & Mary Steenburgen were headed an excellent cast in this family sequel to "A Christmas Story" that becomes an cult following for generations to come.

[@sha11235]

They didn't see it.

[@markelijio6012]

@@sha11235 Seen on syndication.

[@ReverendBenzo]

I'm surprised Color of Night didn't make it. I guess you can't include every turkey.

[@Paulafan5]

It was cheesy but wasn't as bad as the stuff on this list.

[@TheTristianNetwork]

What about "It's Pat"

[@jbvader721]

Color of Night had its issues, don't get me wrong. But, it was not "North" levels of bad.

[@sha11235]

@@TheTristianNetwork They didn't see it. And one they should've included was Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, which they originally said would be on this show.

[@FeverDog420]

Silent Tongue? Never heard of it.

[@1958Shemp]

Sometimes studios KNOW they have a BOMB on their hands but they are obligated (on some level) to release it...so it gets released to play 5 theaters on the North American continent and quietly dies/fades away. I knew some friends that saw NORTH -- one lady (in her late 30s or so) said, "If I was 12 I might've liked it."

[@MarkElijio-u5x]

@@1958Shemp Carolco was the producer behind this long awaited troubled production along with Wagons East! Both were distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment in the fall of 1994.

[@HoldenNY22]

Evem Cowgirls GEt the Blues was a Novel before it became a Movie. It inspired me to become a Novelist. It was so bad that I knew that I could write a better book than what his name did.

[@mixboy79]

I actually liked Milk Money. I went to see it in the theaters, I was also 14 lol

[@reneedennis2011]

Milk Money is a guilty pleasure of mine.

[@mixboy79]

@@reneedennis2011 likewise lol. I still enjoy it

[@spencerhensley5495]

Kind of surprising that both picked North only because in previous worst of shows they always did a coin flip and whoever won got to pick the years worst film if they both agreed it was such. I think Gene probably gave Roger a pass because he knew deep down inside Ebert hated it more than he did and wanted to give him another chance to vent about its awfulness. I personally don’t think it’s as bad as it’s reputation suggests but some scenes like the Hawaii and Alaska one they highlight are very tasteless unfunny and offensive. Before this whenever you saw A Rob Reiner film during the opening credits you could expect very high quality entertainment as every movie he made was great. But after North with maybe one or two exceptions we pretty much can expect that it will be both a critical and box office bomb. Reiner went from being on the level of Steven Spielberg to now being a director that makes low quality direct to video or streaming types of movies.

[@reneedennis2011]

Wow!

[@sha11235]

This time around they just did the same film and after that they decided it would better for just one critic to do it so the other critic could pick another bomb to dump on.

[@distinguishedflyer]

They did the same thing for 1980 (I Spit on Your Grave). It seems that if they both hated the film enough, they forwent picking different titles.

[@Al_NERi]

Every time Rob Reiner obnoxiously lectures on Twitter the replies should simply read " North"

[@boydl]

i like rob reiner and i like north but i laughed out loud reading this - cheers

[@KernelHughes]

A bad movie doesn't disregard his other opinions

[@ParticleLarry]

Or any movie he has made after he made when Harry met Sally

[@bombfog1]

Yes, he is quite an awful man.

[@Bone237]

​@@KernelHughesYeah, but his morbid obesity makes me disregard his opinions on smoking cigarettes and other health topics.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

That scene where they push dad out to sea was hilarious. They had a stool for him. "Bye Dad!"

[@c-puff]

Hilariously the things they describe in Rapa Nui are both historically accurate 😭

[@destinypifer5772]

I might be the only one who really liked Wagon's East and totally mourned John Candy!

[@markelijio6012]

@Dean F.Everybody's coming together like families and friends to pay an mourning tribute to John Candy, who died in March 1994.

[@dionmcgee5610]

@@markelijio6012 miss second city tv alum Candy, and miss his occasional supporting actor roles"Stripes" "JFK" but not the movies he headlined.

[@markelijio6012]

@@dionmcgee5610 Thank you very much. Thank you.

[@scottfischer6029]

Rosie O'Donnell in lingerie ,HARD PASS

[@markelijio6012]

For "Exit to Eden" (1994), Emmy Award winner Ellen Mirojnick who was the film's costume designer for Garry Marshall's cult adaptation at Universal Studios. She did an awesome job for designed many costumes such as lingerie and other wardrobe stuff for the cast like Dana Delany, Iman and Rosie O'Donnell.

[@markelijio6012]

Since 1994, Emmy/Tony winning legend Rosie O'Donnell has been associated with Hanes Hosiery, makers of Hanes/L'eggs Hosiery and Hanes Her Way Legwear. Today, she lives in California, New York and Florida with her five wonderful children. Because no matter what else anybody prefers, the Lady Prefers Hanes: A Whole New Feeling (November 7, 1985-present).

[@magicsinglez]

I kinda like Rapa Nui. I didn;t sit through the whole thing, only saw part of it on television. So many movies, only seen a part of them. In fact, some of my FAVORITE movies, I’ve never seen the beginning of the movie. . .

[@whyaddnamehere]

This is one of the few worst lists I agree with. There wasn't 1 movie on it I liked.

[@dollarcostbackpacker1226]

Clifford was so cringe, before cringe was a thing. Kinda loved it.

[@boydl]

you get it - i feel the same

[@mr.vidjagamez9896]

Its funny because he really is playing such a detestable little shit the entire time.

[@MicahMicahel]

@@boydlTucker Carlson is really funny in it too.

[@booksteer7057]

I can see "North" being retold in a sweet little children's book about a boy who wishes he had different parents but finds that out of all the WONDERFUL different couples he meets that his own parents are the best for him.

[@UltimateCharm]

When it came time to write my newspaper review on this movie, I dunno, something just came over me. My fingers on the keyboard had little minds of their own. I was rolling along, writing my usual scathing, but civilized comments, when suddenly, a sinister inner force took over and I found myself typing, and I quote, "I HATED THIS MOVIE! HATED! HATED! HATED! HATED! HATED THIS MOVIE! HATED IT! HATED EVERY SIMPERING, STUPID, VACANT AUDIENCE-INSULTING MOMENT OF IT!" unquote and so on. - Roger Ebert

[@johnnyvee3339]

Rapa-Nui really! I thought that was quite good.

[@jayNicks10]

Hmm, when they reviewed Ace Ventura Pet Detective, they said it was gonna be on their worst of the year video. That didn’t happen. Haha.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Guess the absurdity of Rapi Nui, the unsexiness of Exit To Eden, confusion of Silent Tongue and the one note stereotypes of North won out in the end

[@alonealien1474]

I remember watching "Clifford" on TV around the early 2000s and finding it insufferable. Glad the great Siskel and Ebert agreed with that assessment.

[@sha11235]

They did not say this at any point, but Clifford was actually on the shelf for three years due to Orion's financial difficulties. They should've kept it there forever.

[@nolancho]

Way to sound unnecessarily pretentious, kid. 😂

[@johnsimms8845]

I loved watching this when I was younger. Kind of makes me feel sad foe how things ended for them. Unfortunately I guess that happens to everyone, including me.

[@scottmccurdy6493]

I'm trying to figure out the logic of "On Deadly Ground." If I have this right, then "reversing the valves" means that if you blow up an oil refinery, it won't cause an oil leak. So where does the oil go? If it would normally go to the sea, I guess it goes to the sky? But then... Wait... My head hurts.

[@Jbaxter85]

These are the movies they didn't mention Beverly Hills Cop 3 Blankman Dumb & Dumber The Getaway Ace Ventura Getting Even With dad Airheads Highlander 3 The Flintstones Lightning Jack Color of Night The Cowboy Way Little Giants The Specialist Exit to Eden Richie Rich The Pagemaster

[@andrewhoyle1521]

Noooo not dumb & dumber! Everything else I agree with though

[@andrewhoyle1521]

Airheads has its moments

[@Jbaxter85]

@@andrewhoyle1521 I found it annoying & embarrassing dumb & dumber

[@DrRiddlez2015]

You're on Crack...Ace Ventura & Dumber are Classics

[@andrewhoyle1521]

@@Jbaxter85 why??

[@CubanPete1990]

Hey What about The Shadow (1994)?!

[@Mrx2848]

That's a good movie.

[@sha11235]

Roger liked that one.

[@danmcdaid]

It's not so bad. It's a mess, but it's got gusto.

[@markelijio6012]

@@danmcdaid Lots of action, suspense, humor, romance and sheer energy!

[@FeverDog420]

Trading Mom, WTF is that?

[@thrillington2008]

Kinda a low point for Sissy Spacek but a decent curiosity when you're in your teens in the early 2ks

[@fromthehaven94]

The kind of movie actors make, especially when they have young children, and want their children to see them in something age-appropriate.

[@markelijio6012]

@@fromthehaven94 Of course.

[@markelijio6012]

@@thrillington2008 Of course.

[@bigjohn08865]

​@@thrillington2008 A young Schuyler Fisk shows up briefly in TRADING MOM

[@justincoleman3805]

Clifford is brilliant.

[@michaelmcdonald8452]

Clifford is hilarious, I think the concept was just a little too bizarre for S&E.

[@Xayjohns]

I watched it some months ago, and it just came across as just an obnoxious "bad little kid" movie and nothing more than that. I just didn't think it was all that funny.

[@sahej6939]

Not funny at all

[@michaelmcdonald8452]

@@sahej6939 cool, thanks

[@BillyOGrady]

worst audio of 1994

[@scottylewis8124]

Gene cracking up at rapa nui made me chuckle

[@branagain]

This almost makes me want to see just how bad North is.

[@connorbrennan4233]

Me too, but I'm resisting.

[@scottyunitedboy2925]

you don’t, you really really don’t. I didn’t get past the first 10 minutes

[@aussieman3021]

Same with me too. I got so angry with that movie, I even hit my head with a book repeatedly hard like a spastic. I don't know why I wanted to watch North even though Siskel & Ebert and The Nostalgia Critic's reviews pretty much showed us everything that was wrong with the movie. Maybe I wanted to experience what the Angry Video Game Nerd referred to as "high-stress, anger-inducing masochism".

[@spencer10182]

Go back and watch any movie Rob Reiner made before North instead. I am sure some may need rewatched and are a far better use of time than watching North. Rewatch Spinal Tap.

[@branagain]

@@spencer10182 I love Spinal Tap.