Synopsis: Shy youngster escapes the dreary pressures of his troubled nuclear family by spending lots and lots of time with the batshit crazy uncles he hardly knows. Wait, WTF?!?
Blurb From the VHS Jacket: “Sometimes you find your heroes in the most unlikely places.”
What Did I Learn?: 1) People get trapped in this own history unless someone shows them a way out. 2) There are only eight trustworthy people in the entire world. 3) Everything can be broken down to numbers. Science will be Earth’s salvation.
You Might Like This Movie If: You've always wanted to see Michael Richards become unstrung. (No, I'm not posting THAT clip).
Really?: See: “Synopsis” (And yes, this film is based upon a true story). Seriously, I realize Stephen is quite depressed living with his nuclear family, but I don’t understand why he would run away to live with his uncles. Arthur the hoarder (Maury Chaykin) seems like an odd-but-otherwise loveable weirdo, but Danny (Michael Richards) is an obnoxious, paranoid loon who sees anti-Semitic conspiracies everywhere, barges into Stephen’s school and accuses Stephen’s classmate of being a “young Hitler”, and even insists of changing Stephen’s name to Franz. This is weird, creepy behaviour, yet Stephen and his mom shrug it off, and Stephen somehow becomes more popular at school when he follows Danny’s lead.
Rating: Unstrung Heroes is best described as an interesting misfire. With such a star-studded cast and rave reviews, I expected something wonderful, but it’s difficult to work with both comedy and tragedy successfully, and Richards’ over-the-top Kramer-esque performance doesn’t really fit the tone of the film. Unstrung Heroes is touching in places, and I liked John Turturro’s performance, but I don’t think I’ll see it again. 6/10 stars.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114798/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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