Why the Atrocious ‘Shout’ Couldn’t Derail Travolta’s Career

For die hard movie fans, the list of bad movies that fished us in with great trailers is tall and varied.

Near the top of that list for me is Jeffrey Hornaday’s “Shout” (1991). A slick trailer, set to Jeff Lynne’s catchy “Lift Me Up,” had me fooled. In fact, that rousing song plays for almost its entirety in the trailer but isn’t even in the movie!

It begins with a montage of a town at sunrise, with views of a movie theater showing “Shane,” and an empty barbershop, in which a cat sits in a chair cleaning itself, all presented with a heavenly glow.

Despite being so early in the morning, the townsfolk, who all appear like Norman Rockwell figures, come out to see what the fuss is about, all sporting perfect hair. Clearly, we’re about to watch a complete fantasy....

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Oct 10th 2021
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