Day 13: Michael (1996)

History
The only thing I remember about this movie is the following piece of dialogue from the trailer:

Michael (John Travolta): "You know what John and Paul said right?"

Random dude: "The Apostles?"

Michael: "No, The Beatles."

Yeah. It's as bad as it sounds.

Random Connections
John Travolta - is famous, he plays Michael the angel in this movie.
Bob Hoskins - played Mario in Super Mario Brothers, and had a cameo in Spice World.
Andie MacDowell - does make-up commercials

Oh yeah and Norah Ephron, the director, gives herself a stupid cameo.

What's it about?
Tabloid writers get wind of an angel living with an old lady in Iowa. They want to bring him to Chicago to get a scoop. It's basically a road trip movie with an angel. There's romance, a dog and the world's largest non-stick frying pan.

Thoughts
There are three strikes against this movie from the beginning.

First of all, when you think of bad movies from 1996, you think of either Michael, One Fine Day or Eddie. The Phantom was good, even Broken Arrow isn't that bad, and Jingle All the Way is a damn masterpiece.

Secondly, Nora "Sleepless in Seattle" Ephron is the director. Now I'll admit, I liked You've Got Mail. But Bewitched was horrible, and so is Michael. In any case, it's a good bet that if she's directing a movie, it will involve something conventional WITH A CHARMING TWIST!

Third, my Dad got this movie for free when we got a DVD player in 1999, and I haven't seen it until NOW. If you want to convince someone to buy a DVD player, you probably should guarantee in writing that a movie like this will never see the light of day, not give it away for free.

Rating
AWW HELL NAW!