The Chamber/The Ghost and the Darkness/The Long Kiss Goodnight/Looking for Richard/Freeway

Episode aired Oct 12, 1996
TV-PG

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Talk Show

Siskel and Ebert review five new movies. Also, in "The Revolving Thumb", Siskel gives a thumbs up to strong roles for women in movies, and Ebert gives a thumbs down to outrunning fireballs i...Read allSiskel and Ebert review five new movies. Also, in "The Revolving Thumb", Siskel gives a thumbs up to strong roles for women in movies, and Ebert gives a thumbs down to outrunning fireballs in action movies.Siskel and Ebert review five new movies. Also, in "The Revolving Thumb", Siskel gives a thumbs up to strong roles for women in movies, and Ebert gives a thumbs down to outrunning fireballs in action movies.

Director
- Don DuPree
Stars
- Roger Ebert
- Gene Siskel

See production info at IMDbPro

YOUR RATING

Director
- Don DuPree
Stars
- Roger Ebert
- Gene Siskel

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
"The Viewer's Thumb" is announced as an upcoming segment, and subsequent episodes would feature entries from viewers.

Quotes
Roger Ebert:[reviewing "The Long Kiss Goodnight" ]The odd thing is, I preferred "Cutthroat Island"...
Gene Siskel:Ohhh! Roger! That was AWFUL.
Roger Ebert:... That was not- it was the same movie, it was just a pirate picture...
Gene Siskel:Oh, no no no.
Roger Ebert:... Instead of set today.
Gene Siskel:Oh, no no no.
Roger Ebert:But the stunts in that one were TRULY amazing.
Gene Siskel:No, this, this is a picture, and this picture has a very smart screenplay by Shane Black, there's some quirky dialogue in here, Samuel L. Jackson's character- they have an interesting, uh, chemistry between them, because it's not, uh, romantic, it's action-filled and smart and funny.
Roger Ebert:I really don't think this is a screenplay I'm going to be singling out as one of the great screenplays of the year.
Gene Siskel:I didn't either.
Roger Ebert:First of all, it couldn't have been written if "Pulp Fiction" hadn't existed.
Gene Siskel:I agree with you, but I'm telling you... well, Shane Black has had some other good screen credits.
Roger Ebert:[skeptical]Uh, sure, yeah. Do you remember, "The Last Boy Scout", wasn't that his?
Gene Siskel:That was his, and that had some very funny dialogue and quirky dialogue in it too. Very good.