by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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| Sales Rank: | 13370 (lower is better) |
| Price Used: | $3.96 |
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| Release Date: | 2002-08-13 |
| Label: | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
| UPC: | 786936124972 |
| Binding: | DVD |
| Published By: | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
| ASIN: | B000065V3I |
| Category: | DVD |
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Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
Description
Rescued from drowning in the swimming pool of a nouveau riche Beverly Hills couple (Richard Dreyfuss, Bette Midler), a disconsolate bum (Nick Nolte) brings startling and hilarious changes to the entire household -- including the family dog, Matisse (Mike the Dog), in the most uproarious screen debut of the year). Expertly directed by Paul Mazursky, and featuring a stellar cast and a great hit song performed by the legendary Little Richard, you'll be up and laughing at the most outrageously funny, critically acclaimed smash hit comedy!
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This hilarious Hollywood retelling of the classic Jean Renoir French farce Boudu Saved from Drowning emerges as a wry commentary on society's excess and has distinguished itself as an instant classic. Paul Mazursky (Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice) directs and Nick Nolte (Cape Fear, The Prince of Tides) stars as a vagrant who decides to kill himself by jumping into the swimming pool of rich wire-hanger magnate Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, The Goodbye Girl). Dreyfuss takes the bum into his dysfunctional home and soon Nolte and his murky past are causing everyone, from Dreyfuss's wife (Bette Midler) to his maid and mistress (Elizabeth Peña) to reexamine their own lives. Featuring a neurotic dog, an anorexic daughter, a sexually confused son, and Little Richard as a neighbor, this riotous household and its strange yet sympathetic inhabitants are the ingredients for one of the freshest, funniest comedies in years. --Robert Lane
Customer Reviews
Richard,Bette and Nick deliver Oscar-worthy performances! - Reviewed on 2008-02-27
1 customer found this review helpful.
Richard Dreyfuss,Bette Midler and Nick Nolte deliver Oscar-worthy performances in this 1986 Buena Vista comedy about a wealthy couple(Dreyfuss and Midler) who take in a homeless man(Nolte). Beverly Hills factory worker Dreyfuss spots Jerry,the homeless man,one day while driving to work. Outspoken Midler refused to welcome Jerry but with her husband's persuasion,she reverses her decision. Bearded Jerry is shaved down to a moustache and he begins to enjoy his new life in the Beverly Hills mansion he now shares with the couple. One memorable scene is where a party is thrown and Little Richard Penniman,as himself,provides music on the piano(like he does professionally). Jerry ends up fed up living in the mansion that he decides to return to vagabond life. That decision is later reversed. Director Paul Mazursky is a very good friend of Dreyfuss's and Midler's and in fact,they,on separate occasions,would do more films together(MOON OVER PARADOR starring Dreyfuss and SCENES FROM A MALL starring Woody Allen and Midler).
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Book Subjects
- Adult Language
- Adult Situations
- Big Break
- Brief Nudity
- Bright
- Class Differences
- Color
- Comedies
- Comedy
- Comedy Video
- Comedy of Manners
- Domestic Comedy
- English
- Feature
- Feature Film-comedy
- Irreverent
- Madcap
- Movie
- Not For Children
- Nudity
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