'90s Comedy Favorites: 4-Movie Collection

Let It Ride (1989)

Racetrack-addicted cabbie Jay Trotter (Richard Dreyfuss) never had any luck...and he was on notice from angry wife Pam (Teri Garr) that he was a ticket purchase away from losing her for good. When the lure of a hot tip brings him back to the paddocks, he gets on the roll of his life...but is he going to know when to walk away? Flavorful and fractured farce based on Jay Cronley’s "Good Vibes" also stars Jennifer Tilly, David Johansen, Michelle Phillips, Allen Garfield, Cynthia Nixon. 86 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Cool World (1992)

The line between reality and fantasy is torn apart in director Ralph Bakshi’s mind-blowing blend of animation and live action. Jack Deebs (Gabriel Byrne) is an imprisoned artist drawn into a bizarre cartoon universe where he meets Holli Would (Kim Basinger), the pen-and-ink girl of his dreams longing to live in the real world. Brad Pitt co-stars as Frank Harris, a detective in the animated "Cool World," trying to stop Holli’s interdimensional escape. With Deirdre O'Connell, and Frank Sinatra Jr. as himself. 101 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Bebe's Kids (1992)

The hellraising children that sprang from the mind of comic Robin Harris come to life in this wild animated comedy. A guy meets the woman of his dreams and agrees to escort her and her son to Fun World amusement park, but when her neighbor’s uncontrollable kids decide to tag along, the dream date turns into his worst nightmare. Faizon Love, Tone Loc, and Nell Carter supply the voices. 72 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Beautician And The Beast (1958)

TV’s favorite nanny, Fran Drescher, plays Joy Miller, a New York beauty school instructor who is mistakenly hired to tutor the children of Eastern European dictator Boris Pochenko (Timothy Dalton). Once there, Joy proceeds to enlighten the citizenry to her own version of the American way and turn Boris into a more democratic ruler in this comical spin on "The King and I"; Michael Lerner, Phyllis Newman, Ian McNeice, Patrick Malahide also star. 107 min. C/Rtg: PG

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.