Jessica Lange

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One of the most Creative Films in Years...
Wonderful Message, a "definite recommend"
Sometimes Fiction is Better than the Truth
Nice
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Big Fish [Region 99]
Starring: Ewan McGregor , Albert Finney , Billy Crudup , Jessica Lange , and Helena Bonham Carter
Director: Tim Burton
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Edward Scissorhands (Widescreen Anniversary Edition)
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Widescreen Edition)
Sleepy Hollow
BEETLEJUICE (DVD)
Finding Neverland (Widescreen Edition)

ASIN: B0001GOH6Q
Release Date: 2004-04-27

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After a string of mediocre movies, director Tim Burton regains his footing as he shifts from macabre fairy tales to Southern tall tales. Big Fish twines in and out of the oversized stories of Edward Bloom, played as a young man by Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge, Down with Love) and as a dying father by Albert Finney (Tom Jones). Edward's son Will (Billy Crudup, Almost Famous) sits by his father's bedside but has little patience with the old man's fables, because he feels these stories have kept him from knowing who his father really is. Burton dives into Bloom's imagination with zest, sending the determined young man into haunted woods, an idealized Southern town, a traveling circus, and much more. The result is sweet but--thanks to the director's dark and clever sensibility--never saccharine. Also featuring Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, Danny DeVito, and Steve Buscemi. --Bret Fetzer

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One of the most Creative Films in Years..........2007-05-21

If you see this film for no other reason, watch it for the dazzling cinematography. You can't help but be swept up into this magical world and wondering how such a fantasy could possibly be real. If you enjoyed The Princess Bride, Secondhand Lions, The Wizard of Oz, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory you are sure to enjoy Big Fish.

Wonderful Message, a "definite recommend".......2007-05-12

Great movie. Great message. This is one of those movies that I enjoy watching again and again.

Sometimes Fiction is Better than the Truth.......2007-05-09

Tim Burton's return to genuine film making is a welcome endeavor indeed. Here he creates a film that reminds me of what great film making is all about: fantasy, love and reflecting on the human spirit. I scoffed at a review that compared Big Fish to The Wizard of Oz when Big Fish first came out, but upon viewing it the comparison is really not hyperbolic at all and is actually quite justified. There is a unique carelessness and an innocence that resides perfectly and constantly in both films. To me, both films are truly a breath of fresh air and hope.

Big Fish is a book written by Daniel Wallace and is the delightful story of Edward Bloom, who has reached the twilight of his life and surrounds himself with his son, daughter-in-law and his wonderful wife Sandra. Eddie has seemingly lived a fantastic life of lies and exaggerations and his son has grown to call his bluff on more than one occasion. In fact, his son returns not just to possibly say good-bye to his father, but to attempt to get him to spill the beans on the truth of who his old man really is. Eddie of course, stands by his stories and brushes off his son's accusations nonchalantly. Most of the film we see Eddie revisit his life as a whole, seen through only his own stories. How he once befriended a 12 foot man; how he arrived in a town that was paradise, once to early and once too late when he turned it back into paradise again; how he joined the circus for three years so he could find out pieces information once a month from Amos the ringmaster about the girl Eddie was sure would be his wife and how Sandra would believe Eddie to be dead in war but he would return. The stories are full of details that would clearly indicate they are false but sometimes they are just better that way. Eddie is a mythological figure and that is just fine with him and as a viewer it's fine with me as well.

Eddie is played by Albert Finney who is in turn mirrored by Eddie's youthful version, the outstanding Ewen MacGregor who once again proves his versatility. Jessica Lange plays the older Sandra and she is played as a youngster by the talented Alison Lohman who carries as much energy and beauty as you could expect for a role with so little dialogue and so much importance. She is a real find and makes you fall in love with her right along with Eddie. Helena Bonham Carter brings her talents to the roles of The Witch and Jenny (or all of the other important women in Eddie's life). Steve Buscemi shows up, which is always a pleasant surprise and of course Amos is played by Danny DeVito who is as enjoyable as ever. The flat Keanu Reeves clone Billy Crudup is perhaps the only drawback, but he is a safe casting call as Eddie's son and does what he can in discovering that his father is exactly what he says he is and more.

Let me just add that I believe Big Fish is a family film. I don't see why it shouldn't be rated PG rather than PG-13. The language rises above the prime time television level once, there is blood only in a comedic and romantic fight sequence that has a truly admirable message and there is a women's nude rear displayed briefly and non-sexually. This is not grounds for a PG-13 movie. I would bring a seven year old to see this. In fact, my guess is that the movie was directed at this demographic. When content is not exploitative, it is not really inappropriate. I can't see why Rock Diesel films get PG-13ed when the message is nothing short of "Kill the bad guys, make a lame joke, drive and crash really cool vehicles and get the dirty chick". Anyway, Big Fish may be about a guy who is stretching the truth but the characters' hearts couldn't be more firmly in the right place. The scene when Eddie fills an entire field with Sandra's favorite flower and stands in the middle of the field, outside of her window and calls out to her comes to mind. It brings joy to my heart in a way that only a film like The Wizard of Oz can, and a small child should never ever miss that kind of message. Big Fish is a smart film that really generates a ton of emotion and convincing special effects. I don't doubt for a moment that more work went into the effects than money. This film carried a sense of hope, pride, real love, respect, fantasy and the crucial element that films of these tainted times often forget: natural and unforced optimism.

Then there is Tim Burton. He is the filmmaker that can put all of these elements together and for the first time tug at your emotions as well. Two things make this film better than Burton's other work. Firstly, it is real and doesn't dwell on being over-stylized and under-dramatized. Secondly, it is pure, clean and full of moments we can all relate too. Tim Burton has made a film that will alienate his older fans who haven't matured like he has, without "selling out" (he's done that before) and he has made a film that the whole world can watch, enjoy and discover this unique filmmaker. I'm glad that he saved some of his real film making inspiration for this wonderful little story.

Nice.......2007-05-08

Big Fish is a moving and subversively profound film.
Those who approach it with specific expectations may well find it "boring", "useless", or "stupid".
Others willing to just go with the experience can enjoy the marvelous story telling and affection Tim Burton manages to create.
A treasure of a movie, IMO.

Movie.......2007-03-25

This is a wonderful movie. It is a great story with a lot of adventure.

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I'm Waiting...
Great movie, greater meaning behind it.
Tootsie
Tootsie never gets old
HOFFMAN WAS ROBBED !

Tootsie [Region 99]
Starring: Doris Belack , Dabney Coleman , Geena Davis , Charles Durning , and Ellen Foley
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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Kramer vs. Kramer [Region 99]
9 to 5 - Sexist, Egotistical, Lying Hypocritical Bigot Edition - Widescreen
The Graduate
Annie Hall
Some Like It Hot (Collector's Edition)

ASIN: B00003CXD0
Release Date: 2001-05-29

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One of the touchstone movies of the 1980s, Tootsie stars Dustin Hoffman as an out-of-work actor who disguises himself as a dowdy, middle-aged woman to get a part on a hit soap opera. The scheme works, but while he/she keeps up the charade, Hoffman's character comes to see life through the eyes of the opposite sex. The script by Larry Gelbart (with Murray Schisgal) is a winner, and director Sydney Pollack brings taut proficiency to the comedy and sensitivity to the relationship nuances that emerge from Hoffman's drag act. Great supporting work from Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, and pre-stardom Geena Davis. But the film finally belongs to Hoffman, who seems to connect with the character at a very deep and abiding level. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

I'm Waiting..........2007-06-22

The only thing this movie lacks is a deluxe edition on DVD with commentaries, featurettes, interviews, etc., etc. This is classic comedy, well deserving of its status. So why is the DVD release a bare-bones one with only chapter selection, trailer and printed cast bios the only bonus features? Then again it's not now generally available, which probably means an anniversary edition is in the offing and I've wasted my money buying the currently almost-available version. It's a gem and yes, Dustin Hoffman was robbed. He should have had the Oscar for best actor...or even best actress...no matter who the competition was!

Great movie, greater meaning behind it........2007-06-21

Tootsie is a great movie. I loved it as a kid and will still watch it anytime it's on. Dustin Hoffman played Dorothy which such class and he recently elaborated on why he took the part on AFI's 100 Years/100 Films special. He said to his wife that he had to play the part and she asked why. He said because he would make an "interesting looking" woman and he began to realize all of the wonderful women he never had a chance to know in his life because of their interesting appearances and just dismissing them, as Dorothy was dimissed. He was almost in tears as he said this, which teared me up. It's THAT passion that he put into the character of Dorothy and made the story so much more than the script intended.

Tootsie.......2007-05-12

Tootsie is an extremely funny, well-made movie for ages 15 and up. It is an inside look at acting and the acting market as well as a look at people and life itself. The acting and direction are top rate; the pace is non-stop. The story involves a talented actor (Dustin Hoffman) who cannot find work until he makes an impulsive and desperate decision. This decision forces him to look not only at how people treat other people, but also how HE has been treating people in his life.

Tootsie never gets old.......2007-04-03

I saw this movie when it came out in the 80s and loved it. I hadn't seen it in years and have a 15 year old son now, so I bought it to share with him. He laughed all the way through it as I still do. Tootsie never ages- fun and entertaining then and now.

HOFFMAN WAS ROBBED !.......2007-03-27

This is one of the greatest comedies ever made! Hoffman is so convincing that you forget sometimes he isn't a woman. I almost think they gave him an Oscar for "Rain Man" because he was robbed for this film! The whole cast is excellent especially Murry. Don't miss this one...it will zap you in the pah-doo-bees! It deserves a deluxe treament DVD release.

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A good movie message but a litlle bouring.
Oversized Outstanding Tall Story of a Life
Embellished Dreams and Aspirations and Truth
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY...

Big Fish [Blu-ray]
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter , Steve Buscemi , Brandon Carroll , Danny DeVito , and Albert Finney
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B000M9BPEY
Release Date: 2007-03-20

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Throughout his life Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, portrayed by five-time Best Actor Oscar nominee AlbertFinney (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Erin Brockovich, 2000), he remains a huge mystery to his son, William (Billy Crudup). Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures in this marvel of a movie.

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A good movie message but a litlle bouring........2007-05-07

A good movie with a message for everyone but don't really interestin.

Oversized Outstanding Tall Story of a Life.......2007-02-05

Albert Finney and Ewan McGregor as the older and younger Edward Bloom are outstanding. This is a wonderful and hauntingly beautiful movie on the meaning of truth as we sum up our lives and try to put meaning to it all. This is an important work from director Tim Burton.

Embellished Dreams and Aspirations and Truth.......2007-02-01

At the time of its release BIG FISH seemed like a big departure from the type of films that Tim Burton was directing. BIG FISH is still refreshing if not just a little strange. Nonetheless, it does not fail to entertain and it does keep you mildly captivated.

There are depictions of outrageous to intimate slices of one man's life. Credibility and embellishment is an ethereal thing.

Depending on how much truth and perhaps the importance of truth itself is found in these events, there eventually there comes the pay-off. What is really true in life anyway?

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY..........2007-01-21

This is, indeed, a magical, mystical movie about fathers and sons, which is based upon the book "Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions" by Daniel Wallace. The book is a perfect vehicle for Director Tim Burton's signature melange of reality and fantasy. The story is that of a father and his son, their estrangement, and their eventual reconciliation. It is a beautifully realized film that will bring tears to one's eyes.

The father in question is Ed Bloom (Albert Finney) who loves to tell, at least it seems so to his son, Will (Billy Crudup), tall tales about his past. The son becomes estranged from his father on his wedding day, when his father tells one tall tale too many for Will's tastes. For the next several years, Will communicates only with his mother, Sandra (Jessica Lange).

When his father becomes seriously ill, however, Will and his wife rush to his side. Father and son take final stock of each other, and the seemingly tall tales continue. As his father gets progressively worse, Will, feeling that he really does not know his father, embarks on a journey to discover for himself, once and for all, the man his father really is. What he discovers is that his father was not so off the mark with his stories, and he finally begins to appreciate who his father really is and the impact that he has had on others. It allows Will to be able to say goodbye to his father in a way that his father understands and to be at peace with the man whom he discovered his father to be.

The film takes the viewer on a ride through some of Ed Bloom's tall tales, in a series of vignettes, where the viewer sees a young Ed Bloom (Ewan McGregor) living an almost fantastical life. We see him meet the love of his life, Sandra, as a young girl (Alison Lohman). We see him as a circus worker, a soldier, a traveling salesman, and even a bank robber. We see some of the people that cross section his life: a giant, a diminutive ringmaster, a witch, and singing Siamese twins. Ed even comes across a perfectly heavenly town full of wonderful, happy people.

This is simply a marvelous film with fantastical elements reminiscent of "Forrest Gump" and "The Princess Bride". Wonderful performances are given by veteran actors Albert Finney and Jessica Lange. Look for the very touching bath tub scene, where, fully clothed, the love between Ed and Sandra is palpable. Albert Finney, in the role of the senior Ed Bloom, is exceptional as a raconteur of the first order. Ewan McGregor is remarkable as the charismatic, younger Ed Bloom, infusing the role with a joie de vivre that is as infectious as it is engaging.

Jessica Lange is terrific as the senior Sandra Bloom, grounding her relationship with her husband with a steadfastedness born of years of mutual love and respect. Alison Lohman is simply lovely as the younger Sandra, imbuing her character with a beautiful sense of innocence and longing. It is interesting that both Alison Lohman and Ewan McGregor strongly resemble their more senior co-stars.

Billy Crudup is excellent as the angry Will Bloom, the son who needs to reconcile his image of his father with the man his father actually is. Robert Guillaume is masterful in the small role of the senior Dr. Bennett. The rest of the stellar cast is superlative, though Danny DeVito's southern accent needed a bit more work. The direction, however, is deft, and the cinematography is brilliant. This is an absolutely exceptional film. I really enjoyed it immensely, even though I initially viewed this film most reluctantly, and only after much persuasion by my son. I am certainly glad that I did. This film has made me a fan of Tim Burton. It is filmmaking at its best. Bravo!

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Worth watching again and again
Verás a uno de los mejores villanos del cine reciente
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excellent movie
A Highland Legend brilliantly portrayed!

Rob Roy
Starring: Liam Neeson , Jessica Lange , John Hurt , Tim Roth , and Eric Stoltz
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Braveheart
Michael Collins
The Last of the Mohicans (Director's Expanded Edition)
Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves
Gladiator - Extended Cut (Three-Disc Special Edition)

ASIN: 079283366X
Release Date: 1997-10-14

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One of the most invigorating period adventures to hit the big screen in decades, this lavish, brilliantly directed film drew critical and audience raves when it was released in 1995. Inspired by historical fact and larger-than-life legend, the intelligently scripted story takes place in Scotland in 1713, when Highland farmer and clan leader Rob Roy MacGregor (Liam Neeson) is forced to borrow money from the duplicitous aristocrat Marquis of Montrose (John Hurt) to help his clan survive a harsh winter. When Montrose's vile henchman (Tim Roth) schemes to dishonor MacGregor and his wife (Jessica Lange) and take the money for himself, the rugged Highlander must take courageous action to preserve his integrity. What follows--along with some of the finest sword-fighting ever filmed--is a tale of courage and valor destined to become an enduring movie classic. Tim Roth received a well-deserved Oscar nomination (for Best Supporting Actor) for his indelible performance as the foppish but deadly villain Cunningham, and both Neeson and Lange bring an earthy, sensual quality to their passionate roles. Boasting a wealth of breathtaking scenery and high-intensity action, Rob Roy is further blessed by a splendid supporting cast (including Brian Cox and Eric Stoltz), and the lush soundtrack by Carter Burwell strikes a perfect balance of romanticism and vigorous dramatic energy. --Jeff Shannon

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Academy AwardÂ(r) nominee* Liam Neeson and Best Actress OscarÂ(r) winner** Jessica Lange give extraordinary performances as the legendary hero who refused to let his enemies destroy his honor and the loyal woman who gave him the courage to fight. Boasting "the best direction, acting, writing and technical credits [and] one of the great action sequences in movie history" (Roger Ebert), Rob Roy is a thrilling, powerful adventure and "one of the best films of the year" (GeneSiskel). When a harsh winter threatens the majestic Scottish Highlands, Rob Roy MacGregor (Neeson) is forced to borrow money from the less-than-noble Marquis of Montrose (John Hurt) to provide for his clan. But when Montrose's henchman (Tim Roth, in an OscarÂ(r)-nominated*** performance) conspires to take the wealth for himself, Rob is thrust into the most challenging battle of his life...one that escalates into an exhilarating climax that will captivate you to the film's finalframe. *1993: Actor, Schindler's List **1994: Blue Sky ***1995: Supporting Actor

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Worth watching again and again.......2007-04-13

Were there ever two finer men to grace the screen than Eric Stoltz and Liam Neeson? My eyes were constantly doing battle over which beauty to feast upon! Ah, but I digress!

I liked this film SO MUCH BETTER than Braveheart (which, frankly, bored me to tears!). Magnificent pagan pageantry, music and dancing frame the story of love, loyalty, honor, bravery, integrity, family, betrayal and trust so clear, so artfully created, and with such breathtaking beauty!

Not to be given short shrift is the story of women as property, chattel to be violated at will in battle, those who pay the price for the decisions of their men. Rape as a weapon of politics and property (honor violated) is a crushing testament to women's place in herstory.

"Honor is what no man can give you, and none can take away," says Rob Roy, "Woman is the heart of honor."

Rob Roy is nothing if not a man of honor. He will not swear false witness even against a man he has no respect for, he will not lie, cheat or steal and chooses only men of honor to surround him. When his best friend disappears with money borrowed as an investment, he refuses to believe he has been duped. There is nothing but honor around Rob Roy MacGregor.

This becomes crucial when Rob Roy speaks the truth of his rage to those in power. To accuse him of lying would be ludicrous, as everyone knows Rob Roy MacGregor doesn't lie. It is the best defense anyone has against being disbelieved.

A beautiful movie. Powerful themes. Worth watching again and again.

Verás a uno de los mejores villanos del cine reciente.......2007-02-15

¿Por qué Hollywood recurre, tan a menudo, a actores británicos para los papeles de malvados? Pues, porque (sin desear ofender a nadie) son los mejores.
Así lo demuestra nuestro querido Tim, con o sin peluca -así lo prefiero yo-. La mejor escena es el duelo final donde, además de ser malo, estás guapísimo.
¡Queremos verte más a menudo!
Dejas huella.

Ridicuouls.......2006-11-22

The film was fencing about all right, until the last sword scene. To pretend that someone can halt an expert swordsman at bay by grabbing the blade of his sword with, of all things, his bare hand, so that the attacker can neither plunge it past his grip or pull it out, is just outrageously silly. That this simple point should have eluded most of the reviewers on this site is, to say the least, almost as amazing. It is so silly it just metastisises over any enjoyment one might have had of the whole. Incredible that any one seeing this Munchausen fib when it was shown at the theatre,wouldn't have risen for his seat whith a loud "Oh, please, come on!!"

excellent movie.......2006-11-10

Just made an extended visit to Scotland last summer and it made the movie all the more interesting because I had actually trod on some of the soil where Rob Roy's adventures took place. Good entertainment for history buffs.

A Highland Legend brilliantly portrayed!.......2006-09-30

Here we have one of those films that is as enjoyable in the tenth or so viewing as the first! The landscape of Scotland is generously displayed throughout. Liam Neeson plays the part of Rob Roy MacGregor, the legendary outlaw of the Highlands, as only he can. I doubt there was anyone else who could have played the part so naturally. In this story, Rob Roy finds himself forced to fight a guerrilla war against Marquis Montrose, a string of events resulting from the criminal acts of the Marquis' vile employee, Archibald Cunningham. Cunningham robbed the clan of a monetary loan, murdered Rob's best friend, and raped Rob's wife. However, Rob Roy, a true Highlander and man of honor, settles this issue by the sword, putting an end to Cunningham! The duel is one high point of the film, another memorable scene is a meeting between rival aristocrats Marquis Argyle and Marquis Montrose, in which Cunningham is introduced. I won't give away the dialogue!

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Fantastic!
Well executed, entertaining, musical
Eclectic Mix
"Bye, bye love"....
a true masterpiece

All That Jazz - Music Edition
Starring: Roy Scheider , Jessica Lange , Leland Palmer , Ann Reinking , and Cliff Gorman
Director: Bob Fosse
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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Cabaret
A Chorus Line
Fosse
Fame
Chicago (Widescreen Edition)

ASIN: B000MNOY0W
Release Date: 2007-04-03

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Choreographer-turned-director Bob Fosse (Cabaret, Lenny) turns the camera on himself in this nervy, sometimes unnerving 1979 feature, a nakedly autobiographical piece that veers from gritty drama to razzle-dazzle musical, allegory to satire. It's an indication of his bravura, and possibly his self-absorption, that Fosse (who also cowrote the script) literally opens alter ego Joe Gideon's heart in a key scene--an unflinching glimpse of cardiac surgery, shot during an actual open-heart procedure.

Roy Scheider makes a brave and largely successful leap out of his usual romantic lead roles to step into Gideon's dancing pumps, and supplies a plausible sketch of an extravagant, self-destructive, self-loathing creative dynamo, while Jessica Lange serves as a largely allegorical Muse, one of the various women that the philandering Gideon pursues (and usually abandons). Gideon's other romantic partners include Fosse's own protégé (and a major keeper of his choreographic style since his death), Ann Reinking, whose leggy grace is seductive both "onstage" and off.

Fosse/Gideon's collision course with mortality, as well as his priapic obsession with the opposite sex, may offer clues into the libidinal core of the choreographer's dynamic, sexualized style of dance, but musical aficionados will be forgiven for fast-forwarding to cut out the self-analysis and focus on the music, period. At its best--as in the knockout opening, scored to George Benson's strutting version of "On Broadway," which fuses music, dance, and dazzling camera work into a paean to Fosse's hoofer nation--All That Jazz offers a sequence of classic Fosse numbers, hard-edged, caustic, and joyously physical. --Sam Sutherland

Album Description

1995 reissue of the soundtrack to director Bob Fosse's acclaimed 1979 musical co-starring Roy Scheider and Jessica Lange. Ralph Burns arranged & conducted all 14 tracks, whichinclude performances by George Benson, Sandahl Bergman and Ben Vereen with Scheider. A Spectrum/ Karussell release.

Album Details

Accompanying Music to the Critically Acclaimed, Oscar Winning (For Best Art Direction, Best Score and Best Costume Design) 1979 Musical which features Musical Performances by Roy Scheider and Ben Vereen and also Stars Jessica Lange and Johnathan Lithgow. Includes the George Benson Standard "On Broadway", plus a Piece of Vivaldi's "Concert in G" and More.

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Fantastic!.......2007-06-18

A Fosse lovers must see. I was up for the main group of dancers for this movie oh so many years ago. I remember what I wore to the audition. We all showed up at the St. James theatre in NYC even though there was no audition notice in the trades and no announcement. I remember Fosse coming on the stage and laughing saying "how the hell did you all know about this...?" Well, word of mouth among the gypsies, that's how! He had already chosen his dancers but he liked to see what was around just in case. I was always called back and got to the last call back. Too bad right! Well the rest is history...get this dvd, it is a piece of history and a kind of dance, director, choreographer and discipline that no longer exists. SO sad!

Well executed, entertaining, musical.......2007-03-25

The film is appearantly a loose auto-biographical account of the film's director Bob Fosse (Cabaret, Chicago, Star 80). A scrutinizing look at obsession leading to self destruction and finally the transference of pain to others. The film has too many technical high points to mention. Choreography goes without mention and has been mimicked by modern artists, sometimes blatantly. The screenplay is complex enough to be interesting but remains in the realm of 'easily digestible.'

Eclectic Mix.......2007-02-24

Since I adore the movie, I can't help but love the soundtrack to All That Jazz. I'm not sure this CD would move every listener as it does me, but I see every scene as I listen and can't help but dance along now and then. Like the movie, this soundtrack is bittersweet and very raw in some places, cheeky and sentimental in others. For a Fosse junkie like me, it's a must have.

"Bye, bye love"...........2007-02-09

Loved the DVD and this CD is just as entertaining. George Benson oozes showmanship so much so that it comes across just listening. "On Broadway and Bye bye love" are the stand out's.

a true masterpiece.......2007-01-04

This movie changed my life. It is one of the best films I have ever seen. It's such a mesmerizring epic of a rather revolting, self-indulgent man. But he's sexy. He's interesting. The characters are allowed to take some time to develop - and not only Roy Scheider's. Sure his part is misogynic and oversexed, but the film isn't. It's so beautiful. The music is great - the initial audtitioning scenes and Benson's fantastic "On Broadway" is exquisite, for example.
It never gets cheesy, although one might fear that sexy "air hostesses" with leather peaked caps singing about eager services and airborne zestfulness, should end up in some tragic "Emanuelle on Broadway" kitsch.

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Wonderful life story of a rising star.
Not as Sweet as Daughter
This is special
Patsy Cline
A lovely movie

Sweet Dreams
Starring: Jessica Lange , Ed Harris , Ann Wedgeworth , David Clennon , and James Staley
Director: Karel Reisz
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Great Balls of Fire!
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ASIN: 0783114907
Release Date: 1999-06-22

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She wasn't a beauty queen, but country-music star Patsy Cline's voice was a thing of wonder: full-bodied, aching and dreamy at the same time. She came by the torchy emotions in her songs honestly, as shown in this biopic directed by Karel Reisz, rising from poor surroundings, literally forcing her talent on the Nashville establishment, all the while trying to survive an abusive marriage to a drinker. Though the script by Robert Getchell is standard Hollywood biography, the movie is more than watchable, thanks to a bone-deep performance by the always astonishing Jessica Lange and the counterpoint by Ed Harris as her loving but unreliable husband. The soundtrack features a basketful of Cline's hits, which Lange convincingly lip-synchs. --Marshall Fine

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Wonderful life story of a rising star........2007-03-24

I just can't say enough about how wonderful this movie is.
Even if you are not a big Patsy Cline fan, you will still be mesmerized by this story of her rise to fame.

Back in her day, you actually had to put more footwork into selling youself to the music industry, It wasn't like it is today. You didn't just get famous with a few phone calls and favors down the line. You actually had to have raw talent, the thing so many singers are lacking today, and boy did she have it !!!

Of course, through this movie, it is Patsy's true voice with Jessica Lange lip synching to it.I just love her crystal clear voice. Especially in "Sweet Dreams", "Crazy" and " I fall to Pieces". We also get to hear "Walkin after Midnight" as well as many other favorites.

Her story is pretty intriguing, too. Of her rise to fame, her marriage, her children, and then her sad plane crash.
I really think you will love this as much as I did. And it is a movie you will watch over and over because it is that good.

If you saw, and liked "Coal Miner's Daughter" - You will absolutely LOVE Sweet Dreams !!!!

Not as Sweet as Daughter.......2007-03-12

"Sweet Dreams" was good, but not as good as "Coal Miner's Daughter." Lange did a decent enough job lip-synching, but Sissy Spacek's performance in "Coal Miner's" was outstanding. Beverly D'Angelo as Patsy in "Coal Miner's" was actually more believable, both in terms of looks and actual singing. "Sweet Dreams" is still a should-see movie for any Patsy Cline fan.

This is special.......2007-01-10

Patsy Cline, Jessica Lange, what more do we need. Let me tell you this is a definitive example of Country Music at its best. I fell in love with Patsy in 1960 and the affair has lasted 46 years. Her music is timeless. This movie has a great cast, is well acted and is not the usual stumbling memorial to a star long gone. For CM enthusiasts or for those who haven't learned the truth yet but need converting, this is a classic movie with the BEST music and sound track.

Patsy Cline.......2007-01-09

If you like country music this is a must have. There will never be another singer like her. It is such a warm and heartbreaking story of her short life.

A lovely movie.......2006-11-02

One of my favorite movies of all time. Jessica Lange and Ed Harris both turn in heartbreaking performances, producing an achingly tender and moving portrayal of a complicated woman and her complicated relationship with the love of her life. It's also very sexy and understated, and the music is wonderful (Patsy Cline's voice). I understand that this isn't a very accurate account of Patsy Cline's real personality and life, but it certainly doesn't detract from the movie. If you like these actors, you'll love the movie.

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What Requiem for a Dream was for drugs, this is for depression
PROZAC NATION!!
Vincent Gallo as a chick.
A sensitive look at the world of mental illness
Lost Time

Prozac Nation
Starring: Christina Ricci , Jason Biggs , Anne Heche , Michelle Williams , and Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg
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ASIN: B00094ASC2
Release Date: 2005-07-05

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Fans of Christina Ricci will note that the saucer-eyed actress takes a big leap from deadpan-child and grumpy-ingenue roles with Prozac Nation, an adaptation of Elizabeth Wurtzel's bestselling book. Ricci puts her all into playing Lizzie, a self-absorbed Ivy League writer wannabe who alienates friends and family with her out-of-control mood swings and other chemical imbalances. Ricci is committed and convincing, but nothing she does ameliorates Lizzie's exasperating personality; spending 90 minutes around this person is an eternity of tantrums. Around to provide audience stand-ins are Jason Biggs, Michelle Williams, and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, all of whom disapprove of Lizzie's self-destructive behavior. Jessica Lange, professional as always, is Lizzie's brittle mother. If the movie really did capture the sense of the zeitgeist suggested by its grandiose title, or if it carried some intriguing stylistic urgency that carried us into its depressive labyrinth, perhaps Lizzie's journey would be palatable. But the long delay between Prozac Nation's shooting (in 2001) and its emergence on cable-TV and DVD is all too easy to understand. --Robert Horton

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Award winners Christina Ricci (CURSED, MONSTER) and Jessica Lange (BIG FISH, ROB ROY) star in this emotionally charged true story about a journey into excess! When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel (Ricci) earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations. Based on the best-selling autobiographical novel, PROZAC NATION also stars Michelle Williams (THE STATION AGENT), Anne Heche (JOHN Q), Jason Biggs (JERSEY GIRL), and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM).

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What Requiem for a Dream was for drugs, this is for depression.......2007-04-14

Like most movies with actual content, this move is underrated at 3/5 stars.

Great acting. Not a movie which appeals to everyone. But in my opinion, if it got across what it was trying to get across, then it is a quality movie. That's not to say everyone need like it. This is somewhat akin to someone who doesn't like spicy foods walking into a Thai restaurant and saying the food sucks.

Where Requiem for a Dream was designed to make you feel the highs and lows of drug abuse, this was meant for depression. I really thought it did a good job, just as Requiem did.

I have to say, my gut wrenched when she would go off on a rant when I knew she didn't mean to, I turned the sound down for a moment! She played the role well...perhaps too well? :)

We all have our problems, it's a shame if you take this movie at face value and think that: well she must have problems because her dad left. If you write it off like that, you miss the point. People are much worse off than her. Pain is not an absolute scale, its utterly relative to your life. Your parents don't need to be divorced to be depressed. This affects a lot of people and even more people are very ignorant about it.

PROZAC NATION!!.......2007-04-06

ALTHOUGH I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE BOOK THAT THIS FILM WAS BASED UPON, THE MOVIE WAS ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD!
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE FILM SHOULD BE VIEWED AS AN ACTING SHOWCASE FOR CHRISTINA RICCI!
HER PERFORMANCE WAS SPECTACULAR!
PROZAC NATION MIGHT JUST BE TELLING US ABOUT THE TYPE OF WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY AND HOW DEALING WITH OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES CAN BE RATHER DIFFICULT!
RICCI FANS SHOULD DEFINETELY SEE IT!!

Vincent Gallo as a chick........2007-03-05

Decent acting, but this forgettable memoir has all the gravitas of a Darlene-heavy episode of TV's Roseanne. The narcissism of this story is so advanced it appears oblivious to what a pedestrian diary of teenage angst it's reading from. Liz does something bad and gets yelled at. She yells back, then feels bad and cries. This describes nearly every scene. Mental illness has been done, and done better, on film. This ain't all that deep. Go watch "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" if you need to push this junk out of your brain.

A sensitive look at the world of mental illness.......2007-02-19

The beautiful Christina Ricci stars as Elizabeth Wurtzel, a young girl with a talent for writing, battling with severe mental illness and the background of a broken family.
She has to deal with an overbearing mother (Jessica Lange) and it seems going to Harvard will be a bright new chapter in her life.

However the life of drugs and sex at university is not always the best enviroment for someone as fragile as Elizabeth, and she begins to fall about, as she is abandoned by her friends and boyfriend.
Undoubtedly Christina Ricci's talent is what makes this a five star production.
A sensitive and hopefully revealing look at the world of depression and mental illnes , adapted from the book by Elizabeth Wurtzel. One has to understand the phenomenon to really sympathize with what Christina's character is going through, which her university friends clearly dont.
Two interesting things about the movie, regarding Christina Ricci's career.
This was Christina's first nude scene in a movie, and the second time , a Christina, a Christian has played the role of a Jewish character, the first time being the magnifficent The Man Who Cried.

Lost Time.......2006-12-12

Granted, I've not read the book. It seemed that the film left out vital parts of the story, or it was poorly edited/directed. It just seemed really choppy and inconsistent. The value of the plot is immense, I just didn't think that as a package the film delivered it well. The acting was great, though I constantly found myself thinking that Michelle Williams looked so much older than the rest of her peers that the illusion of college was broken for me. I wanted the film to be this deep commentary on our sanctioned drug culture via the mental health audience and I never felt that it got there. It was more a noncommital nontreatment of mental conditions.

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Fantastic!
Well executed, entertaining, musical
Eclectic Mix
"Bye, bye love"....
a true masterpiece

All That Jazz
Starring: Sandahl Bergman , Chris Chase , Kathryn Doby , Erzebet Foldi , and Nicole Fosse
Director: Bob Fosse
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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A Chorus Line
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Fame
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ASIN: B00003CX8U
Release Date: 2003-08-19

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Part tragic, part comic, this outrageous look at life in the fast lane is the Academy Award-winning musical about Bob Fosse's excessive life in show business. Played by Roy Scheider, Fosse's alter-ego drives himself over the edge and soon finds he is caught between a recurring fantasy about his death and the reality of a near-death experience. Dazzlingly presented, this electrifying story about the perils of pushing yourself too hard is filled with Fosse's legendary song-and-dance choreography.

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Interviews With Roy Scheider
5 Bob Fosse Clips
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Running Time 123 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Fantastic!.......2007-06-18

Well executed, entertaining, musical.......2007-03-25

Eclectic Mix.......2007-02-24

"Bye, bye love"...........2007-02-09

Loved the DVD and this CD is just as entertaining. George Benson oozes showmanship so much so that it comes across just listening. "On Broadway and Bye bye love" are the stand out's.

a true masterpiece.......2007-01-04

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Underrated; Haven't Seen the Original Though
Steamy and deffinately not for the faint hearted
PAN & SCAN MARGINALIZES THE PRESENTATION
A movie about fate and lust...
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Starring: Jack Nicholson , Jessica Lange , John Colicos , Michael Lerner , and John P. Ryan
Director: Bob Rafelson
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ASIN: 079073219X
Release Date: 1997-08-20

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In The Postman Always Rings Twice Jack Nicholson teamed up again with his Five Easy Pieces and King of Marvin Gardens director Bob Rafelson for this 1981 version of James M. Cain's hardboiled novel of lust and murder. This version takes a much grittier (and sexually explicit) approach to the material than the slick 1946 MGM version starring John Garfield and Lana Turner. Nicholson plays Frank Chambers, a drifter who happens upon a roadside diner run by Cora Papadakis (Jessica Lange) and her swarthy Greek husband, Nick (John Colicos). Sparks fly, and before you can say l'amour fou, Frank and Cora are making the beast with two backs on the kitchen table. One thing leads to another and they conspire to murder Nick. The movie is still a little too cold and distant to fully convey a hot-blooded passion that leads to murder, but it is a strangely haunting and disturbing film nevertheless. The screenplay is by David Mamet, the photography is by the great Sven Nykvist (Ingmar Bergman's cinematographer), and watch for Anjelica Huston in a supporting role. --Jim Emerson

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Underrated; Haven't Seen the Original Though.......2006-09-17

Director Bob Rafelson reunited with his "Five Easy Pieces" star Jack Nicholson on this film, which also stars Jessica Lange, Anjelica Huston, and briefly Christopher Lloyd (also reunited with Nicholson from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"). When Rafelson set out to make this film (which had already been adapted from the novel into a 1946 film starring Lana Turner), he wanted to take a detour from the original. In 1946, you weren't really allowed to show sex so the film had destroyed the whole vision of the novel. So, Rafelson has been adamant about not calling this a remake. I've never seen the original or read the book, so this is my first exposure to the material. Having said that, there's something about this film that's kind of funny...There is no postman. When we meet drifter Frank Chambers (Nicholson), he just scammed a restuarant owner named Nick (John Colicos) out of a free meal. About to leave, Nick offers him a job and Frank accepts. Problem is, Frank can't contain his feelings for Nick's wife Cora (the beautiful Jessica Lange). After Nick and Cora begin having an affair, Cora tells Nick that the only way they continue is if Nick is killed. After a failed attempt, they cool off for awhile...But eventually realize that it's something that must be done. The first hour of the film is spectacular, it sags a little in the second hour (causing me to almost give it 4 stars). But the performances are so good and the ending is so beautifully done (some complain it's abrupt, but it works to suit Nicholson's character). I don't know how this film is compared to the book and movie that inspired it, but it's a great movie. For people just looking for nudity, this isn't your movie. The sex scenes are pretty graphic, but the only nudity is Anjelica Huston side-boob.

GRADE: A-

Steamy and deffinately not for the faint hearted.......2006-07-03

Quite a different interpretantion in comparison with the version with Lana Turner. This is deffinately for people who are not conservative when it comes to sex, hate, disloyalty, etc. The performances are excellent. Jack Nicholson has always been my favourite actor and here he is his old evil self. Jessica Lange is very sensual and acts her part well. A very satisfying film when it comes to substance and something more than just sensation. Highly recommended for the serious movie fan.

PAN & SCAN MARGINALIZES THE PRESENTATION.......2006-02-26

Unfortunately, the image is cropped to full screen. Ironically, the trailer included on the disc is in 16X9!

A movie about fate and lust..........2006-02-01

Jessica Lange and Jack Nicholson star in a very dark tale of two lovers who sought freedom from their grim, quietly desperate lives in each other's arms. Unfortunately, their quest to remain together leads to the destruction of several lives, and quite possibly their own. The movie is primarily set in a rural area, where Lange's character works at a small roadside diner owned by her husband, a Greek immigrant. One of the most important elements of the film is that it never really demonizes the antagonists, and this is true with respect to the husband character - he has his faults, but he doesnt appear to be overly domineering or abusive. In any event, as fate would have it, one day a drifter appears at the diner, Nicholson's character, and soon he and Lange are making love on her kitchen work table, in one of several extremely graphic sex scenes which are peppered throughout the movie. Now, only Lange's husband stands in the way, and Nicholson and Lange decide to get rid of him. The rest of the movie depicts their attempts on the husband's life and the consequences of their actions, without judgment from the filmmakers, as the story moves to its ultimate, and ultimately shocking, conclusion.

The movie does drag at points, and some of the characters seem unnecessary, but the point is never lost on the audience - both fate and lust, while they draw two people together magnetically, can spell disaster.

GOING POSTAL.......2006-01-21

Director Bob Rafelson reportedly wanted to do this remake of the 1946 classic (in 1981) because he wanted to present a steamier, sexier version. Casting Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange in the leading roles, Rafelson indeed upped the thermometer in this tale of lust and murder. He plays a drifter who cons his way into a job at a remote tavern, where he finds himself attracted to the older owner's lusty young wife, Cora. Of course, once they become attached, Cora wants hubby Nick (the late John Colicos) out of the way permanently and so they conspire to kill him---twice, when the first attempt fails.
I had a hard time feeling any empathy with either Nicholson or Lange. Colicos seems to be an allright husband, and since there's no background as to why Cora married him, it's hard to understand why she chooses murder instead of just leaving him. He's not an abusive husband; he seems affectionate, and although they aren't wealthy, they seem to have a good life. So when the murder occurs, most sympathy goes to Colicos.
Nicholson and Lange are top notch as always, but their inevitable tragic end seems more deserving than tragic. Not a great movie, but well done nonetheless.

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DARYL is a Great movie with polictical undertones
My Review on the first robot movie !
Great family movie
A machine becomes human when you can't tell the difference anymore
"what's a hooker?"

D.A.R.Y.L.
Starring: Mary Beth Hurt , Michael McKean , Kathryn Walker , Colleen Camp , and Josef Sommer
Director: Simon Wincer
Manufacturer: Paramount
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ASIN: B0002V7O38
Release Date: 2004-10-19

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The series D.A.R.Y.L. explores the life of a young boy named Daryl who demonstrates profound talent in all areas of his life. From solving advanced mathematics to dominating difficult video games on his first try, Daryl continues to awe everyone in his town including his foster parents. Consequently, the government has a hidden interest in Daryl that threatens his very existence.

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DARYL is a Great movie with polictical undertones.......2007-03-20

I saw this movie many years ago and just watched it again. The technology and plot were just as refreshing as when I first saw it.

It seems strange the world has not progressed beyond this point, but the military is still in charge and there are still victims of its struggle for power. D.A.R.Y.L.(Digital Analyzing Robotic Youth Life form) is a young boy played by Bret Oliver (Never ending story, Cocoon) who was created as an experiment. The intent was to create the perfect soldier, but it backfired and Daryl became a "Real Boy" with extraordinary powers. With the help he escapes his Laboratory home and I given to a foster family while his "real" parents are found. They fall in love with him but the military want him "terminated" and he is recaptured. His captures are surprised by his growth and human abilities so that save him and he is returned to his loving family and friends. A story of intrigue, love, compassion, sacrifice and friendship well worth having.

A great movie and a must have for collectors.

My Review on the first robot movie !.......2007-03-15

Corny science fiction less favorite of mine not even in the top 10 !
Afi took the idea on a better approache of this movie about a boy robot !

Great family movie.......2007-02-09

D.A.R.Y.L has always been one of our favorite family movies. It shows that love doesn't have to be about your own biological children but also about children of your heart....even if they are little robots (lol).

A machine becomes human when you can't tell the difference anymore.......2006-11-11

I like this film. It is a delightful story of an android boy who when exposed to humanity becomes one of us. It explores the naivety of sheltered youth coming of age and trying to learn the things of the world, from a different point of view. Touching and emotional. A very good "feel good" movie that is sure to hold your interest as you watch with anticipation as to how the plot will unfold. Very good casting and acting, film quality and sound. A good family film. You will be taken back a bit to your own youth as you watch D.A.R.Y.L. learn about love, affection, the basics of human emotion and acceptance in a world that is very much alien to him. I recommend this film whole heartedly.

"what's a hooker?".......2005-12-03

Sure it's about as syrup heavy on the compassion scale as an 80's movie can get, but where else will you find such an incredible story of humanity as in D.A.R.Y.L. ?

Government builds a robot child different than the cyborgs we've seen before. This is not a terminator type robot with a metal endoskeleton covered by flesh, this is a true human boy with a computer for a brain.
One of the research scientists sets Daryl free in the woods and there is where the adventure truly begins. He is taken in by a group home for boys and then sent to live with foster parents until someone comes to claim him. Daryl meets the boy next door, nicknamed Turtle and starts to understand what friendship is all about. His foster dad, played by Laverne & Shirley's "Lenny" Mike Mckean in a completely normal dad role, teaches Daryl baseball while Turtle's sister gets him into video games. His foster mom is surprised to find his incredible talent at piano playing and the fact that he irons his own clothes. It's all going so well that you just know trouble is on the horizon.
The other two researchers on the project show up to claim their "son" Daryl and bring him back to the lab to study his memory banks on what he's learned. Plus, even more grim is the fact the military wants Daryl to go to the scrapheap. The deadline is on to save this all too human child from being the target of the military's junk pile. The film then becomes an action filled thrill ride that is truly unforgettable.

What makes this film rise above it's all too Hollywood heavy handed emotionalism is the one fact that is inescapable about Daryl: (played perfectly by Barrett Oliver) He really IS human, and can grow up just as a normal boy with a human brain can. This movie is still just as enjoyable to watch as it was when it hit theaters in the mid 80s. Anytime I am asked about a movie with family values to the hilt, true compassion and adventure without talking down to kids, this is the movie I recommend. 6 stars

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