Queens Logic (1991)

Director:

Steve Rash

Writers (WGA):

Tony Spiridakis (story) &
Joseph W. Savino (story) ...

Release Date:

1 February 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Made right here in the neighborhood.

Plot:

When childhood friends Al, Dennis and Eliot get together for Ray's wedding, which may or may not happen...

Plot Keywords:

Gay Slur | Queens New York City | Italian American | Brooklyn Bridge | New York City

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kevin Bacon	...	Dennis
Linda Fiorentino	...	Carla
John Malkovich	...	Eliot
Joe Mantegna	...	Al
Ken Olin	...	Ray
Tony Spiridakis	...	Vinny
Tom Waits	...	Monte
Chloe Webb	...	Patricia
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Grace
Michael Zelniker	...	Marty
Kelly Bishop	...	Maria
Terry Kinney	...	Jeremy
Ed Marinaro	...	Jack
Wendy Gazelle	...	Kate
Jodie Markell	...	Inez

Runtime:

100 min | Germany:108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Carolco Pictures

Trivia:

Released straight to video in the UK.

Quotes:

Carla: Look, I only got two kids. I didn't adopt you, Al, I married you.

Movie Connections:

References "The Donna Reed Show" (1958)

Soundtrack:

Got to Be Real

Yawn

Another boring early 90s movie about desperate, unattractive males and the desperately conventional women who coo and giggle at them. What is comedic about this? Why is it considered entertaining to watch uninteresting, perpetual losers?

Self-conscious "homosexual" subplot is supposed to make it new and different. Fails.

Merits: Tom Waits, and a decent soundtrack. And perhaps a third: the Artisan DVD indicates Queens Logic was filmed in 1:33. That means no dizzying pan and scan.

It's movies like this that turned me towards the classics. Not even the presence of John Malkovich or Jamie Lee Curtis can redeem this criminal misuse of celluloid. 3/10. Get rid of it.