9. Jeff Goldblum Vs A CGI Angel - Hideaway (1995)
Recovering after a near-fatal car accident, Jeff Goldblum realizes he has the ability to slip down CGI wormholes and witness the crimes of teenage psycho Jeremy Sisto, which of course the cops dont believe for a second. Next time you have a gut feeling, says one helpful officer, try Alka Seltzer. We know Something Bad has happened because Sisto should be in the morgue, having offed himself before the opening credits, but instead he became a guinea pig in dad Alfred Molinas resuscitative trials. Disguising himself as a blind man in order to obtain Goldblums address (why not?), Sisto blows the ruse by saying, Ill see myself to the door, which probably wasnt meant to be funny, but never mind. Arriving chez Goldblum, hes met by wife Christine Lahti (Running On Empty) who in a scene doubtless familiar to the novels devotees, kicks his ass while calling him a skinny little fuck. However, Dean Koontzs original novel hasnt been well and truly trashed until Sisto and Goldblum transform into CGI angels (one red, one blue) for their climactic encounter in an abandoned amusement park. Again, one for devotees.
Ian Watson
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
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