If Richard Grieko Could Kill

I've been waiting for the day when two Linda Hunt movies would be on TV at the same time. Not only did I get her on two channels; they were two consecutive channels. Truly a day to celebrate. The first of the two was the 1985 western Silverado starring Kevin Kline, Kevin Kostner, Danny Glover, and John Cleese. A fine movie, but one that will always take the back seat to her, in my opinion, Oscar worthy performance in the 1991 classic comedy, If Looks Could Kill. Any time an actor stars opposite Richard Grieko, they know they're part of something special. She really captured the role of the, what I like to call, Karl Rove to the movie's George Bush (lead antagonists for those of you not familiar with my political background). Her height is never an issue and even serves as a defining character attribute that makes her role believable, as it does in most of her films. I can understand how she didn't receive the credit she deserved in this movie after being completely overshadowed by Mr. Grieko's masterful performance as a high school senior confused for a CIA operative collaborating with British Intelligence on a mission to save all of Europe. Now that's a mouth-full! He does all this while successfully passing his French class that was keeping him from graduating high school. Someone tell me why we don't see Richard Grieko in any more feature films these days. For those of you who are still wondering who the hell Linda Hunt is, she was the principal of the school in Kindergarten Cop. Now that's a hell of a movie.