Clones here, clones there. You can move without stumbling over one somewhere. But now that Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) is back after having himself cryogenically frozen and sent into space, his associates figure he needs a family and they have artificially created his son, Scott (Seth Green), using his frozen semen. But Scott resents his father’s absence forcing the two of them to attend a Jerry Springeresque ‘fathers and sons’ group therapy session.

Director:  Jay Roach Writer:  Mike Myers Cast:
Mike Myers -  Austin Powers/Dr. Evil Elizabeth Hurley -  Vanessa Kensington Michael York -  Basil Exposition Mimi Rogers -  Mrs. Kensington Robert Wagner -  Number Two Seth Green -  Scott Evil Fabiana Udenio -  Alotta Fagina Mindy Sterling -  Frau Farbissina		Paul Dillon -  Patty O’Brien Charles Napier -  Commander Gilmour Will Ferrell -  Mustafa Joann Richter -  ’60s Model Anastasia Sakelaris -  ’60s Model Afifi Alaouie -  ’60s Model Monet Mazur -  Mod girl Mark Bringleson -  Andy Warhol

Did you ever just want to break into song in public? I sure do. I only wish I could carry a tune.

George Downes (Rupert Everett) is at a wedding rehearsal dinner with his friend Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) who is attending the nuptials of Michael O’Neal (Dermot Mulroney) and Kimmy Wallace (Cameron Diaz). He starts into “I Say a Little Prayer” and each of the guests joins in until the whole table is singing along. I don’t know about you but I was singing along with them.

Director:  P.J. Hogan Writer:  Ronald Bass Cast:
Julia Roberts -  Julianne Potter Dermot Mulroney -  Michael O’Neal Cameron Diaz -  Kimberly Wallace Rupert Everett -  George Downes Philip Bosco -  Walter Wallace M. Emmet Walsh -  Joe O’Neal Rachel Griffiths -  Samantha Newhouse Carrie Preston -  Mandy Newhouse		Susan Sullivan -  Isabelle Wallace Chris Masterson -  Scotty O’Neal Raci Alexander -  Title Sequence Performer #1 Jennifer Garrett -  Title Sequence Performer #2 Kelly Sheerin -  Title Sequence Performer #3 Bree Turner -  Title Sequence Performer #4 Cassie Creasy -  Flower Girl Lucina Paquet -  Kimmy’s Grandma

Periodically, I see a scene that is so striking it stays with me forever. Such is the case in this movie when an overhead camera pans through a room and we see Cory Luchessi (Tony Nappo) polishing the large table with cloths under his hands and under his knees swimming across the screen.

Director:  Dwight H. Little Writer:  Wayne Beach; David Hodgin Cast:
Wesley Snipes -  Detective Harlan Regis Diane Lane -  Nina Chance, Secret Service Agent Daniel Benzali -  Nick Spikings, Head White House Secret Service Agent Dennis Miller -  Detective Steve Stengel Alan Alda -  Alvin Jordan, National Security Advisor Ronny Cox -  President Jack Neil Diane Baker -  Kitty Neil, First Lady Tate Donovan -  Kyle Neil, First Son		Harris Yulin -  General Clark Tully Tom Wright -  Hal Cooper, Secret Service Agent Nicholas Pryor -  Paul Moran Charles Rocket -  Jeffrey Arthur Groves, Suicidal ICC Bureaucrat Nigel Bennett -  Burton Cash, Secret Service Agent Guarding Kyle Neil Tamara Gorski -  Ex-Girlfriend in Bar Douglas O’Keeffe -  John Kerry, Assassin Tony Nappo -  Cory Allen Luchessi, White House Janitor

It is hard to deny what you are. At the same time, it is nobody’s business but your own. How do you cope with events when someone finally says something that most folks have been thinking but are too polite to voice? That is the conundrum facing Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline). He doesn’t think he is but he hasn’t thought much about it while he hasn’t been able to evade all of the stereotypes that most people associate with being gay—his love of show tunes, his theatrical mannerisms and his waiting until his wedding to sleep with his fiancee. And then there is his attempt to absorb the rules on a motivational tape, “Be a Man,” while compulsively and frantically cleaning house to the music of ABBA.

Director:  Frank Oz Writer:  Paul Rudnick Cast:
Kevin Kline -  Howard Brackett Joan Cusack -  Emily Montgomery Matt Dillon -  Cameron Drake Debbie Reynolds -  Berniece Brackett Wilford Brimley -  Frank Brackett Bob Newhart -  Tom Halliwell Tom Selleck -  Peter Malloy Deborah Rush -  Ava Blazer		Lewis J. Stadlen -  Ed Kenrow Gregory Jbara -  Walter Brackett Shalom Harlow -  Sonya J. Smith-Cameron -  Trina Paxton Kate McGregor-Stewart -  Aunt Becky Shawn Hatosy -  Jack Zak Orth -  Mike Lauren Ambrose -  Vicky

Rod McCain (Kevin Kline) is a blustering billionaire who buys and sells just for the buzz it gives him. Management of one of his recent acquisitions, a British zoo, is in the hands of Rollo Lee (John Cleese), who is tasked to squeeze a 20 percent profit from the place or else. His idea to succeed is to posit the theory that violence is the only thing that sells and decides to purge the zoo of all but the dangerous animals.

His approach is complicated by the arrival of two Americans; newly hired marketing expert Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis) and McCain’s lout of a son Vince (Kevin Kline redux) who plans to transform the zoo into a corporate and celebrity sponsored theme park. Toss into the mix, Adrian ‘Bugsy’ Malone (Michael Palin), a zoo employee who is an obsessive walking encyclopedia chattering incessantly. Along for the ride are the staff who try to save their charges by convincing Rollo that the animals are dangerous, leading to some very creative misdirection.

I was quite taken by this movie once I realized that the reviews it got were undeserved and any salaciousness should have been reserved for the film editing.

Director:  Fred Schepisi; Robert Young Writer:  John Cleese; Iain Johnstone; William Goldman Cast:
John Cleese -  Rollo Lee Jamie Lee Curtis -  Willa Weston Kevin Kline -  Vince McCain/Rod McCain Robert Lindsay -  Sydney Lotterby Michael Palin -  Adrian ‘Bugsy’ Malone Ronnie Corbett -  Reggie Sea Lions Carey Lowell -  Cub Felines Bille Brown -  Neville		Derek Griffiths -  Garry Ungulates Cynthia Cleese -  Pip Small Mammals Richard Ridings -  Hugh Primates Maria Aitken -  Di Harding Michael Percival -  Ant Keeper Fred Evans -  Flamingo Keeper Lisa Hogan -  Sea lion Keeper Choy-Ling Man -  Parrot Keeper