A bad-boy Hollywood director is terrorized by a pair of mass
murderers inspired by his violent films, in this tepid satire from
British playwright and first novelist Elton. It's Oscar night, and
Bruce Delamitri has just garnered Best Director accolades for his
ironic masterpiece Ordinary Americans (body count: 57) and has
embarrassed himself with a mawkish acceptance speech. He circulates
through the Governor's Ball, fawning over the big stars and spewing
rudeness at everyone else before leaving with Playboy model Brooke
Daniels. When he brings her home for the requisite seduction, she
pulls a gun on him and demands a screen test. He agrees, and the
two fall into each other's arms. They're interrupted, however, by
the arrival of Wayne and Scout, a.k.a, the Mall Murderers. These
attractive but amoral guys, inspired by the pointless violence of
Bruce's films, have come to wreak some unspecified havoc. After
they settle in for a drink, Wayne needles Brooke with provocative
questions while waifish Scout feigns mortification. Bruce's agent
is unfortunate enough to drop by uninvited (he's shot). Then
Bruce's ex-wife Farrah and daughter Velvet show up; Brooke gets
shot, and Wayne phones NBC. Two intrepid TV journalists, stripped
down to their underwear, are admitted into the house. Bruce faces
off against his captors for a live-TV debate about violence in the
movies. But as things get talky, the ratings drop, so Wayne shoots
Farrah. SWAT teams storm Bruce's house, and everyone is killed but
Bruce and Scout. Bruce's career is clearly at an end. Elton's
satire, meantime, scolds the usual suspects (the movie industry and
the media) for the usual reasons (shallowness, vanity, greed) and
condemns just about everyone, from the screw-loose psychopaths to
the irresponsible director to the viewing public who crave (have
been conditioned to crave?) bloodshed. There are a few lukewarm
laughs here, but, overall, it's one more tired exercise in
Hollywood-flogging. (Kirkus Reviews)
Set in the Beverly Hills home of Oscar winning movie director Bruce
Delamitri, Popcorn is a satirical comedy thriller with the
firepower of a hit squad. When notorious killers Wayne and Scout
interrupt Bruce's passionate introduction to Brooke Daniels, a nude
model and actress, they want more than an autograph from their
cinematic idol. Wayne intends to use Bruce's "art" as justification
for murder. Events are disrupted by the arrival of Bruce's soon to
be ex wife and spoiled teenage daughter and his producer. However,
Wayne means to succeed whatever the cost.5 women, 4 men
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