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Above-average Hope fare about a once model couple who, after nineteen years of apparent bliss, have decided to call it quits. The only trouble is that no one remembered to call their daughter. The fun begins when she arrives home with plans to marry Gleason's son, a wacky musician. The mod humor was outdated by the film's premiere, but viewers now have enough distance to understand and appreciate the intended angle.DVD Features:Region 1Keep Case
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While in prison, Trevor Finch (Christian Slater), an ex-convict specializing in identification falsification, meets a magician and jewel thief, Micah (Richard Dreyfuss). Together, they bust out and take on new identities, planning to dig up a pile of diamonds that Micah buried under a tree. Unfortunately, their plans are foiled when Finch chooses to use the name Cletis Tout. Cletis Tout was a
journalist who sold the press incriminating pictures of a gangster murdering a prostitute. Now the mob is after Finch, thinking he's the real Tout. To make matters worse, Micah contacts his headstrong daughter Tess (Portia De Rossi), to help them find the diamonds. After Micah is knocked off by the mob, Finch and Tess embark on a journey to find the diamonds themselves, only to discover a low security prison surrounds the spot where the diamonds are buried. Putting a unique narrative spin on the film, WHO IS CLETIS TOUT? is told entirely in flashback as Critical Jim (Tim Allen), a hit man hired by the mob to kill Tout, holds Finch at gunpoint forcing him to describe his journey.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: TrailerInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection
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DYSFUNKTIONAL FAMILY takes place at the crossroads of Eddie Griffin's stand-up comedy routine and his actual life. As the title of the film suggests, Griffin frequently exploits his family experiences for stage material, much to the alternating delight or chagrin of his mother, uncles, and friends. On stage, Griffin recalls meeting his father for the first time, his school days in Kansas City, and numerous beatings he received from his mother. Spliced between these dramatic moments are shots of Griffin walking around his old elementary school and the house in which he grew up. These biographical landscapes make Griffin's performance feel poignant, providing the viewer with the actual settings and characters from which he draws his material. When the film cuts between Griffin onstage and his mother at home relaying the same story--the two versions are often so completely in synch, it suggests Griffin's act is no act at all, just a presentation of his life itself. Most of Griffin's performance provides commentary on sex or race relations in the United States, and his exhibitionistic mode of comedy (if he's not climbing the curtains, he's falling down) and profane candor seem to either attract or alienate audience members both in the film and those watching it.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Deleted Scenes Featurette - 1. A DYSFUNKTIONAL PREMIEREInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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Hollywood`s tradition of remaking classic movies continues with this 21st-century updating of the 1976 romp, THE BAD NEWS BEARS. Acclaimed director Richard Linklater (THE SCHOOL OF ROCK, DAZED AND CONFUSED) pays respect to Michael Ritchie`s original film by updating it rather than reinventing it. Stepping into the tough-to-fill shoes of Walter Matthau, Billy Bob Thornton plays the liquor-swilling, foulmouthed Morris Buttermaker, who has agreed to coach a Little League team for the paycheck. Unfortunately for him, his assembled team consists of the league`s most inept outcasts. Gradually, however, Buttermaker`s determination wins out, to the point where he recruits an ex-girlfriend`s gifted daughter, Amanda Whurlitzer (Sammi Kane Kraft), to step onto the pitcher`s mound. The team is complete when local bad boy Kelly Leak (Jeffrey Davies) lends his overflowing talent to the cause. Soon, the Bears are climbing their way to the top of the standings, resulting in a championship showdown with the Yankees, who are managed by the ridiculously pompous Coach Bullock (Greg Kinnear).As with 2003`s THE SCHOOL OF ROCK, Linklater proves he has an uncanny ability to draw out compelling performances from child actors. But it is Thornton who steals the show. Incorporating elements from his characters in BAD SANTA and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, his variation on the Morris Buttermaker character is another finely crafted achievement, a reprehensible man who somehow remains likeable and compelling. The script from Glenn Ficarra and John Requa throws a few modern curveballs into the mix, yet they still remain faithful to Bill Lancaster`s original vision, resulting in a crowd-pleasing film that is definitely not intended for young children.
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ENCINO MAN - A caveman is resurrected and, with the help of a couple of prankster students, goes California when he hits the local campus.THE SON IN LAW - A fun and funky college student from the big city is invited by a beautiful straightlaced college co-ed to spend Thanksgiving vacation at her parents' midwest farm. Does he shock them with his offbeat habits or will he win them over?DVD Features:Region 1Keep Case2- Disc SetDisc 1 - ENCINO MANLetterboxedAdditional Release Material: TrailersDisc 2 - SON IN LAWLetterboxedAdditional Release Material: Trailers
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