A Tiger's Tale

I agree with Roger Ebert's '87 review; this movie is unfocused. Concentrate on the Ann-Margret and young man's relationship with an open mind. The relationship may not be common but if realism were the criterion for excellence in a movie, what (I include "documentaries" and "news footage") would qualify?

This movie is mainly for Ann-Margret fans and those who like a little twist to the confusions of life, at whatever age.

Ann-Margret is great in this movie. This is just a simple story of the boy next door falling in love with his girlfriends mother. Kelly Preston's performance in this movie is probably the best part. This movie is good fun. It's definetly worth checking out!

Sexy Ann- Margret still has what it takes! This wonderful overlooked drama/comedy has everything! Kelly Preston plays her daughter that cannot hold onto her boyfriend after he meets Ann- Margret! She still has to be one of the sexiest screen talents around! This 1987 film was not received well by the critics but is worth seeing! Especially if you love Ann-Margret!

This film essentially takes place in the small town of Fairchilds, Texas with a young man by the name of "Bubber Drumm" (C. Thomas Howell) helping his veterinary father take care of several animals, to include a large tiger. As it so happens, Bubber is dating the prettiest girl in high school named "Shirley Butts" (Kelly Preston) who doesn't really care that much for him and basically flirts with a number of other boys on the side. Not that it really matters, because Bubber is more attracted to Shirley's mother "Rose Butts" (Ann-Margret) anyway. So, in order to help matters, he encourages his best friend "Randy" (William Zabka) into dating Shirley while he secretly pursues Rose. For her part, Rose has been quite lonely since her husband left her for another woman and, as a result, she finds it extremely difficult to resist Bubber's continuous advances. What neither of them realize, however, is just how spiteful Shirley will act once she finds out--and this eventually creates an unexpected problem for both of them. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that, for a comedy, there really wasn't that much humor to be found in this film. Likewise, even though it had a number of solid actors, other than Ann-Margret and C. Thomas Howell, none of the others really had much of an opportunity to showcase their talents. Be that as it may, while certainly not a great comedy by any means, I suppose it passed the time well enough, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

A Tiger's Tale has C. Thomas Howell who is the owner with his father Charles Durning of a full grown tiger has been going out with Kelly Preston. One night Preston's mom Ann-Margret catches getting busy with Howell, she kind of likes what she sees. The two of them are kanoodling soon enough.

This brat pack film I'm sure did well enough in the red states. Ann-Margret sure looks good enough for every young man's older woman fantasy. Howell is likeable if a bit of a lunkhead.

Nothing great here, but enjoyable.