Penny Thoughts ‘12—The Dead Pool (1988) **

R, 92 min.

Director: Buddy Van Horn

Writers: Steve Sharon, Durk Pearson, Sandy Shaw, Harry Julian Fink (characters), R.M. Fink (characters)

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson, Evan C. Kim, David Hunt, Michael Currie, Michael Goodman, Jim Carrey

Maybe he thought he could scare that chair so much it would just spontaneously produce President Obama. That’s a little more plausible than having a major car chase take place between a veteran iconic police officer and a radio controlled bomb car. “Make my day.” Indeed.