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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780800121266 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 0800121260 Label: Columbia/Tri-Star Languages: Manufacturer: Columbia/Tri-Star Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Columbia/Tri-Star Release Date: September 30, 1997 Running Time: 118 minutes Studio: Columbia/Tri-Star Theatrical Release Date: October 02, 1992 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Dustin Hoffman plays a lowlife who happens upon a plane crash and rescues the passengers, but doesn't really care about the value of his deed or the attendant publicity when the media starts searching for the hero. Another fellow (Andy Garcia) steps into the gap and claims credit, and as his life changes for the better he takes on a messianic glow. Geena Davis is the cynical television reporter who pushes the latter's fame in order to keep her story alive, and this film, directed by Stephen Frears (Prick Up Your Ears), takes a few familiar jabs at a manipulative and voyeuristic press. This is essentially an unofficial remake of Meet John Doe, though it is less dramatic and forceful in the end than Frank Capra's classic. Chevy Chase has an oddly anachronistic part as Davis's editor (maybe he thought he really was in Meet John Doe), but the film belongs to Hoffman, who makes his character a slightly cleaned-up version of the actor's own Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - "Pardon The Vulgarity"The first time I have seen this film was over ten years ago, and recently it been nagging me out of nowhere. I have spent quite some time in getting this film on DVD, which is not available in an open market. Then, yesterday, I finally got a chance to see it once more. Once again, it did not disappoint me as I really enjoyed watching this movie. It is both humorous and full of good drama. And, I enjoyed the acting on Dustin Hoffman's part as he was delirious, especially his use of "pardon ... Read More Rating: - Still a great movie after all these yearsI liked the movie when it first came out and it is still a good one to watch. A timeless story with great actors. Rating: - OMG you won't believe how good this is!!Seriously one of our all time favorite movies. Never heard of it when it came out and saw it for the first time about a year ago and knew it was a classic that would be watched over and over again in our house. Acting is over the top great. Keeps you glued to your seat with an amazing plot. Rating: - Andy Garcia is yummyMost of the reviewers are commenting on Dustin Hoffman's character. The one to watch in this movie is Andy Garcia. You just want to wrap him up and take him home. What a cutie. This movie is worth watching. It is a fun, "feel-good" movie. Geena Davis is also great. Rating: - Great Film - Very Funny!A lowlife loser risks his life and inadvertantly saves a bunch of people trapped in a burning plane. Dustin Hoffman is terrific as a Ratso Rizzo type adult sleazebag, and Andy Garcia as a bum who takes credit for the rescue and goes from living in his car to fame as the hero who inspires the country to have faith in each other. Geena Davis,Joan Cusack,Chevy Chase and the rest of an excellent cast combine to make a very funny movie that leaves you feeling good at the end Read More |
