Geheimsache Schweinebacke (1984)

Geheimsache Schweinebacke: Directed by Paul Bartel. With Nancy Allen, Don Peoples, Catherine Schultz, Richard Blackburn. A tabloid reporter and her new photographer, who’ve recently started working for the mayor of New York City, stumble upon evidence of conspiracy and political corruption that may involve their beloved mayor.

“This jaw-droppingly unfunny, embarrassing u0026quot;satireu0026quot; on tabloid publications and political corruption has no pacing, no timing, no humor, no brains, no nothing. Paul Bartel has always been–for the most part, anyway–a good director with a wicked sense of humor, as the black comedy u0026quot;Eating Raoulu0026quot; and the hilarious parody u0026quot;Death Race 2000u0026quot; have shown, so God only knows what happened here, but this disjointed mess is virtually unwatchable. It makes Sylvester Stalloneu0026#39;s hideous so-called comedy u0026quot;Oscaru0026quot; look like a sophisticated drawing-room farce by Noel Coward. An embarrassment for all concerned. Youu0026#39;ll lose brain cells just reading the video box cover. Youu0026#39;ve been warned!”