I Eat Movies #11: No Luck At All - P.I. Private Investigations (1987) / Let It Ride (1989)

The heat is on as cohosts Dino and Mike roll the die in I Eat Movies #11: No Luck At All - P.I. Private Investigations (1987) / Let It Ride (1989). Examining the feature film debuts of two noted music video and commercial mavericks, the underrated Clayton Rohner (Just One of the Guys) takes center stage as an innocent average joe who finds himself in the middle of a drug ring orchestrated by corrupt city cops. Nearly forgotten today as it was when it debuted, P.I. Private Investigations sits in good company with the likes of After Hours and Miracle Mile where extraordinary circumstances come crashing down on a most ordinary individual. Next up, after personal and professional setbacks sidelined him for much of the decade, Richard Dreyfuss (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) emerges like a phoenix as a lovable loser with a gambling problem whose luck might finally be turning around. Complimented by a winning ensemble cast including, the we-don't-deserve-her Teri Garr (Young Frankenstein) and David Johansen (Scrooged), Let It Ride comes up all aces for those willing to bet it all on a guy who uses a dingy bathroom stall like a church confessional. While your mouth's open from huffing and puffing through all this hot weather, take a bite out of I Eat Movies #11: No Luck At All - P.I. Private Investigations (1987) / Let It Ride (1989)!