Search and Destroy Movie Review

Once again, I'm giving a movie an extra half bone for the presence of Illeana Douglas, because she's such a scene-stealing treat to watch. (And that's no mean feat in a flick that co-stars Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, and John Turturro.) Until 1996's Grace of My Heart was released, I combed the video shelves for ANY movie with Douglas in it: 1991's Cape Fear, 1993's Alive and Household Saints, 1994's Grief, 1995's To Die For, and this flick by David Salle, which might have been even wilder if Michael (Twister, Nadja) Almereyda had directed his own screenplay. Someone, PUHLEEZE make the terrific Illeana Douglas a name above the title STAR!!!

1994 (R) 91m/C Griffin Dunne, Dennis Hopper, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken, John Turturro, Illeana Douglas, Ethan Hawke; Cameos: Martin Scorsese; D: David Salle; W: Michael Almereyda; C: Michael Spiller, Bobby Bukowski; M: Elmer Bernstein. VHS, LV, Closed Caption