MEDUSA: DARE TO BE TRUTHFUL
A film review by Ken Johnson
Copyright 1993 Ken Johnson
51 min., not rated, Comedy/Documentary/Music, 1992, B&W/Color, Made-for-cable-television Director: John Fortenberry Cast: Julie Brown, Chris Elliot, Bob Goldthwait, Tom Kenny, Carol Leifer
This film is comedienne Julie Brown's spoof of Madonna's documentary MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE. Brown, a ditsy singer, films her "Blonde Leading the Blonde" tour and makes it into a movie. The film follows Madonna's almost exactly, except the events are comical. Like Madonna's, this film is filmed in black and white, except for concert footage, which is in color.
MEDUSA: DARE TO BE TRUTHFUL was originally aired on Showtime and has just been released onto video cassette. I, who happened to like MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE, fully enjoyed this film. I only recommend this film to people who have seen Madonna's film, because otherwise most of it will not be as humorous as it could be. I recommend that if you haven't seen MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE, then rent the two films on the same night and watch Madonna's then Julie Brown's. On a scale of zero to five, I give MEDUSA: DARE TO BE TRUTHFUL a four. MEDUSA: DARE TO BE TRUTHFUL is not rated and contains explicit language and adult situations.
This is a great film for those who are fans of the comedienne Julie Brown, or those that think Madonna is over exposed and riding on a high horse. Unfortunately for those of you, who like me, are fans of Bob Goldthwait, he is not on for very long in this film. I was a little disappointed with that, but Julie Brown made up for it. Chris Elliot (of the canceled FOX sitcom "Get a Life") does a better job in this than he did in "Get a Life", but that doesn't say much. He is not the main attraction in this film, and I don't think that he adds anything to it.
This film is excellently written. The similarities between this and MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE are plentiful, except in this film all the events have been twisted around until they meet Brown's wishes. This film is extremely stupid, but I didn't find myself noticing that until I was finished. This is certainly not a film that has great significance, but it is a enjoyable way to spend an hour.
-------- Ken Johnson blj@mithrandir.cs.unh.edu
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