A couple of movie questions.?

Question

There are two movies I've been trying to remember the names of but can't. Both sucked and were on HBO in the 80s.

First, I seem to recall it was Liza Minelli teaching retarded people how to put on a play. They used fluorescent paint and black lights?

Next, there was some movie that features that chick from the Keri lotion commercials. It was like an Indiana Jones rip-off. I think they sold her sister into white slavery and then some action guy shows up to save the day.

Anyway, its not fair for me to have to waist any more brain power on such crappy movies. So help!

I saw IMDB but I really thought it was retarded people (not a dance class) doing the blacklight stuff. Someone at work showed me a video of people doing blacklight stuff and I said, Oh they're just copying that Liza Minelli movie. And that is when the torture started.

Hallelujah... the other one is called Jake Speed!

Answer 1

The Liza Minnelli movie was called STEPPING OUT, but I think her students were mostly older people and similar other unlikely characters to be seen performing on stage -- not necessarily a cast of mentally retarded people (though there may have been one or two in the bunch).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102979/

I think the second one has me stumped. The only thing I can think of is ALLAN QUATERMAIN AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD, but I don't think that's probably what you're looking for.
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Answer 2

For movie questions, I always start with the Internet Movie Database.

Here are all of Liza Minelli movies: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0591485/

And here are the results of a search on "white slavery":
http://www.imdb.com/find?q=white+slavery&sourceid=mozilla-search

Answer 3

the first one is about the real people players. based on truth about a group of developmentally disabled adults who put on shows using black lights and props. very cool actually.i don't remember liza in it though. i don't know the second.