Siskel & Ebert & The Movies: 5-9-87

Note: A very rare episode with just two movie reviews and a special, "Home Video" segment with Commercials intact that's missing from Larry Koehn's website.

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert reviews "Gardens of Stone" (An underrated romantic war drama about an Army veteran who serves as a guard for the Arlington National Cemetery dealing with saving lives of young recruits being sent in the Vietnam War and finding ways to teach them. From writer, Ronald Bass. And director, Frances Ford Coppola. Starring: James Caan in his comeback role since "Thief", James Earl Jones, Anjelica Huston, D.B. Sweeney, Mary Stuart Masterson and Lawrence Fishburne. The film had a limited release and didn't do well at the box office. Should have been wider for Memorial Day Weekend.) & "River's Edge" (A powerful dark and disturbing teenage tale about drug-abuse friends sticking together and protecting someone whose responsible from a horrific murder down the river. This was long before "Twin Peaks" had that plot element. Written By: Neal Jimenez. Directed By: Tim Hunter. Starring: Crispin Glover, Daniel Roebuck, Ione Skye, Joshua Miller, Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper (Before they collaborated in "Speed" 7 years later).

Plus, on the "Home Video" segment, a Special Look at "The Criterion Collection" Laserdiscs with incredible classics such as "King Kong"; "Citizen Kane"; "Swing Time" and "The Magnificent Ambersons". (All came in these silver-gray jackets with the size of the disc itself!) And a recap of Today's program!

Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.