If Looks Could Kill (1991)

[JimDandy 10]

"Teen" heartthrob Richard Grieco starred in this movie, which was apparently supposed to bridge his career from small screen to big screen.

This movie has Linda Hunt AND Roger Daltrey.

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102095/

[Joven 373]

*shoots Juicy Melon Jim in the face with silenced machine pistol* Bonjour, I am Pierre and I'm your new bus driver.

 

 

Bumping this because for some reason out of the blue I started thinking about this movie.

 

It basically has the lamest villains where the main physical threat comes from a 70 year old woman who uses her necklace as a weapon.

 

An assassin prostitute who is thwarted by stooge level bumbling on the part of our hero trying to get condoms out of a Pringles can and she takes a rocket to the face.

 

Massive coincidence upon massive coincidence which propel our hero onwards through the story. (and his raging bone for the europy chick he is kinda teamed with.)

 

Bond reject gadgets, like suction cup sneakers (which they completely redesigned basically in a half hour because they were like loafers before).

 

Reluctant hero who basically tries to just steal the high tech spy car until he's finally dragged into the plot. (does the car ever come into play other than briefly once when he's accidentally shooting missiles at things when he's trying to roll the windows down?). Also, it's a car which normally doesn't have much extra space, and any space it would have had would be filled by missiles and pneumatic whatsits after being turned into a spy-mobile...so how did it have 4 spare tires in it?

 

This is basically a lamer, less funny, less thought out and coherent version of Bill Murray's "The Man Who Knew Too Little" (or that's a funnier more coherent version of this, since it came out later, whatever)

[Rattrap007 52]

YES!! I want to see this again, but the problem is availability. I can't find it in stores nor on netflix streaming or itunes..

 

I agree it should be done because it is an 80s teen version of James Bond (other than James Bond Jr.) and is kinda far fetched. It was silly and stupid. But again they like to do ones you can actually see. I don't see this ever happening.

[JoseAlbertoRomo 2]

I Fucking love this movie!!! It's so bad and do cheesy that It's a definitive must watch. I was able yo buy a copy but only through the Warner shop from their movie archive. You have to order it special made though. I would definitely order and send HDTGM a copy if they wanted to. It's that good.

[Johnny Unusual 525]

 

This does look bad. I remember seeing this as one of films on HBO but never watched it. I assumed based on the write up that it was some subpar thriller. But this looks BIZARRE!

[seanotron 2307]

I know this came out in the 90s but I still have to assume the attempt to make Richard Greico happen was fueled by leftover 80s cocaine.

[AngelMartinez 0]

 

Richard Grieco! What else is there to say?

[TheFrenchTeacher 0]

Don't forget Roger Rees and Gabrielle Anwar. I love this stupid move.

[SeanSaunders 0]

This movie is like if James Bond Jr was a live action movie, and it is amazing! I desperately want to hear this discussed on HDTGM.

[dickhoff3 81]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVBsURJF0yg

 

If Looks Could Kill for your consideration. I couldn't believe no one had suggested this. I don't think Richard Grieco has mad an HDTGM appearance yet. He plays an 18 year old who looks like he's 35 and rocks a varsity jacket and head phones pretty much the entire movie. This movie is perfectly early 90's bad/good.

[joel_rosenbaum 1269]

I think this movie just needs to get done. If only for closure.

 

I did see this movie and remember maybe about 3% of it; must have been awesome, though.

[Benny King 0]

The Richard Greico classic. Enjoy and I hope you pick this movie. 

Benny King

https://youtu.be/TOPXRwUYXa0

[nthurkettle 148]

I remember even as a heartless teenage boy being shocked by Grieco's transition from head-bobbing high school student to bullet-spraying spy; and how this was supposed to be funny? When we get into the climax, he doesn't even take a beat before he starts gunning down stunt randos. He's like "welp, I guess it's mass murder time. Wokka wokka."

[LifeMovesPrettyFast14 1]

I just called the number to tell them they should do this movie. I guess if I would if checked the forum I could of saved myself, not 1 but 2 calls. Still worth it. 

[Funkdog78 16]

This movie is bananas lol. Best quote ever is from the French teacher ‘the bar’s closed!!!!’

[ackeyjo 15]

YES. Greatest movie ever. Needs to be done.

[Kubwell 2]

You guys gotta do this Grieco flik!

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

As delightful as this is i'm going to have to insist that if they start doing terrible Richard Grieco movies they start with his knockoff Thor movie. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sunita 7]

YES! If Looks Could Kill is the greatest. Soon I'll have to start a podcast called How Has How Did This Get Made Not Done This Yet? And this will be the first episode.

[Funkdog78 16]

This is a gem of a flick the gang should have fun with it

[Funkdog78 16]

Guess no one believes me lol but I'll say it again, this is one would be a fun HDTGM show.  Such a crazy silly movie that had a full on box office launch n everything.

[MichaelKatsimbris 6]

I saw this as a kid (probably too young), but I must admit I still knew in the back of my head that this would not be a movie to seek out and show to other people as thought it were a good movie. I plan on rewatching it though to see how much the rose colored glasses of childhood have affected my memory.

[Funkdog78 16]

Yeah it’s been a long time since I last watched it but even then I knew it was a pretty whacky gnarly flick. I feel it’s ripe for HDTGM since it was a legit box office movie. Plus it has the French teacher lol.