Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995)

• Year: 1995
• Released: 28 Apr 1995
• Country: United States
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112854/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/destiny_turns_on_the_radio
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Crime, Comedy, Fantasy
• Runtime: 102 min
• Writer: Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone
• Director: Jack Baran
• Cast: Dylan McDermott, Nancy Travis, Quentin Tarantino
• Keywords: heist, expectant father,

	4.5/10
	16% – Critics
	21% – Audience

Destiny Turns on the Radio Storyline

Johnny Destiny burns into Las Vegas in his hot Plymouth RoadRunner, stopping only to pick up a stranger stranded in the desert. But then, things aren’t always as they seem. Anything can happen in that town of many possibilities…especially since there’s been some weird electrical disturbances. As the stranger, fresh out of prison, tries to put his life back together–to recover his money from an old bank heist and the girl he lost in doing the job–something keeps interfering with his plans. Is it fate…or just Destiny?—Tad Dibbern

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Destiny Turns off the Tarantino

Aside from an earlier comment written about this movie, I happen to believe that DESTINY TURNS ON THE RADIO is a fine indie film. The dialogue is actually quite pungent with one-liners and gritty ‘over-the-top’ tough-guy-ness which makes it rather enjoyable. The story takes place in Las Vegas where an animistic spirit in the form of a man, Johnny Destiny (played by Tarantino), brings luck and good fortune to whoever he comes into contact with. The cast is idealistic and sparked with character, especially in the cases of wacky Thoreau and angry Julian (played respectively by James Le Gros and Dylan McDermott), and in a surprise casting move with comic veteran James Belushi as Tuerto, casino manager of The Stardust and new lover of the befallen Lucille (Nancy Travis of ‘SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER’). Johnny Destiny is the somewhat loose glue binding all of these characters together, which is a far stretch I’ll admit, but the fun is in how it plays out, the excessive Las Vegasy overacting (which shouldn’t be mistaken for real acting) and the quips of the dialogue. The only problem with this film, however, is that Tarantino’s acting is horrid and somehow his association with this movie lumped it into a generic Tarantino-esque category, making its viewers somewhat upset due to the overwhelming lack of F-words, point-blank gunpoint stand-offs, and bloody faces. What DESTINY TURNS ON THE RADIO does offer, however, is a magical, mystical feel in a city where lady luck is prayed upon every second, and characters who obviously take themselves too seriously only to learn that success and fortune can fade in the flash of a lightning bolt. Other interesting and great casting mentions go to Bobcat Goldthwait and David Cross.

Enjoyable Movie

I picked up Destiny on the Radio on VHS years ago on the grounds that it had Quentin Tarantino slapped on the boxed cover. Sure enough the film was no match for either Revoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction, but it was a very like-able film. Destiny on the Radio is one of those films you can just sit back and enjoy scene by scene, it has a lot of reply value. It does not feature a gripping storyline, it does not really have an outcome, it’s just one of those movies that drifts from scene to scene with a whole cast of characters. I’m not even sure i got the movie, i’m sure even sure the viewer is supposed to get the movie. To some it up, the best thing is go out and form your own opinion. I have seen far worse movies and one thing is for sure, Destiny on the Radio is more enjoyable than Star Wars Episode 1, 2, 3 and the Jurassic Park movies.

Lightning should have struck the writers and producers…

Prison escapee heading for Las Vegas is given a ride by Johnny Destiny, a mystery man and walking fortune cookie. Destiny may be playing havoc with the crook’s life, for nothing goes right once he hits town: the money he robbed three years ago is missing and his girl Lucille is now a lounge singer involved with a mobster. Sort of a surreal, would-be noir filmed in blazing colors, written by the team of Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone–who don’t seem to know anything about Vegas (the film is an outsider’s fantasy-version of Las Vegas). Overacted by the cast, although Quentin Tarantino retains his wily charm and charisma as Johnny (one misses the crackling dialogue typically found in his screenplays, however). Jack Baran attempts a certain style in his direction, but this whole stew seems left over from the 1980s. * from ****