Destiny Turns on the Radio Movie Review 1995

Mystic figure Johnny Destiny (Tarantino) dabbles in the lives of various stock characters in Las Vegas after emerging from a glowing swimming pool. Three years after this grand entrance, he enlists escaped con Julian and partner Thoreau (McDermott and Le Gros, respectively) to help him return to his place of origin. Julian has other plans, which involve getting his ex, Lucille (Travis), back from sleazy casino owner Tuerto (Belushi). Aggressively cheezy, dime novel dialogue and threadbare, convoluted plot wastes talents of interesting cast. Too much time and energy spent trying to be hip. Sadly, Tarantino's only participation was in front of the camera.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Viva Las Vegas!, Heists, Unexplained Phenomena, Escaped Cons, Romantic Adventures, Scams, Stings & Cons

Screenplay

Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone

Cast

Dylan McDermott, Nancy Travis, James LeGros, Quentin Tarantino, Allen (Goorwitz) Garfield, James Belushi, Tracey Walter, Bob(cat) Goldthwait, Richard Edson

Cinematography

James L. Carter

Director

Jack Baran

Music

Steven Soles

Producer

Gloria Zimmerman, Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone, Raquel Carreras, Keith Samples, Peter Martin Nelson, Rysher Entertainment, Savoy Pictures