the Mind’s Chew Toy

Plot: John (Lee) has things pretty well in hand. Then, his niece Noreen (Blanchard) is accepted to Harvard, and reminds him of his promise to pay her college education. John turns to the only one he can: his friend Duff (Green), who convinces him the only way to get the money is to become a criminal. Will John’s decent life be able to survive this upheaval?

Plot: Chili Palmer (Travolta) is a mobster from Miami. En route to finding a man who owes the mob some money, he meets up with Harry Zimm, a low budget movie producer in LA. Being a huge fan of the movies, Chili wants in on Harry’s next picture. With “B” actress Karen Flores’ (Russo) help, Chili wants to get Martin Weir (Devito) for the picture. However, local muscle Bo (Lindo), and Chili’s new boss, Ray Bones (Farina), want Chili. Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard.