North (1994 Box Office Flop)

In the third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1994, we’re talking about the year’s biggest box-office flop, director Rob Reiner’s much-maligned North. Written by Alan Zweibel (based on his novel) and starring Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jon Lovitz, Matthew McCurley and an all-star lineup of unfortunate supporting players, North grossed $7 million on a budget of $40 million and was nominated for six Razzies.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/north-1994), Mick LaSalle in the San Francisco Chronicle (https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Rob-Reiner-s-North-Is-Distastefully-Bad-3049784.php) and Rita Kempley in the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/northpgkempley_a0a479.htm).

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