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by 20th Century Fox
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DVD
PACINO,AL
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Actors: Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld, Bob Dishy, Bob Elliott
Life is getting complicated for Broadway playwright Ivan Travalian (Pacino). His flaky wife Gloria (Weld) is moving in with her lover, his director hates his new play and his leading lady (Cannon) is a terrified movie star who's never been on the stage. With five children to look after (most of them Gloria's), a budding romance with his leading lady, and a producer (King) demanding a rewrite, it's no wonder the emotionally and financially unstable Ivan starts to exhibit all kinds of irrational behavior.
During a downturn in his career, Al Pacino starred in this unfortunate comedy about a guy coping with a new romance, a house full of kids, and a new play--and doing a bad job of it. Pacino is a playwright who is convinced that he's about to have his first stage success. As opening night approaches, his wife bolts from the marriage, abandoning him with five kids (only one of whom is his). While he tries to juggle rewrites and a potential entanglement with a flighty actress and a demanding producer and director, he also has to solve his baby-sitting woes. Talk about trying to do it all. If only the material was as funny as Pacino, who may have made this film out of allegiance to its writer, Israel Horovitz, whose play The Indian Wants the Bronx gave Pacino one of his breakthrough roles in the early 1960s. --Marshall Fine
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| Might have bought this |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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Well ... WAKE UP DVD MANUFACTURERS! I would have gladly purchased this but after reading reviews that the beginning and final scene were cut, I won't. YOUR LOSS! These DVD releases and re-releases SHOULD contain ALL scenes, director's cuts, deleted scenes, extras, commentaries, etc. This is what makes them worth buying.
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| Not worth your money: this DVD is missing the final scene of the film! |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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Let me get this straight: I really like this film alot. It is a rare Pacino-comedy and he is really good in it. But this DVD version is not worth your money. Why? Well, for some reason that only Fox executives can understand, they cut the final scene from the film - even though it was really funny, heartwarming and a perfect ending for the story. So, until those people at Fox Home Entertainment get their mind right and decide to release the film in it's integral version, you should not buy it. Simple as that.
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| Pacino as the Perfect Pop |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Very charming movie with great acting all around. Adorable kids, Pacino in a comedic role for a change, Dyan Cannon - so beautiful in a rare appearance. A rich wonderful experience. No violence but full of gentle drama yet beyond Disney. A classic on my list.Author! Author!
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| almost perfect |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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Lesser known Pacino film, but fun to watch again. The video quality is superb, especially those who have widescreens at home. There are two options on audio, Stereo and mono. I started watching it in Stereo on my Dolby digital system, but found that I had to switch to mono. The stereo sounded a bit synthetic, unnatural.
My biggest problem here was the "missing" final scene. At first I thought my DVD was malfunctioning, only to discover that Fox must have re-edited it for some reason that only they can understand. It was badly done, too. For those familiar with the film, on the part where Pacino says to his youngest son- "It means Heraldo gets his snake"- Pacino's mouth isn't even moving. The frame is frozen and the credits roll. Then, on the music overdub you can actually hear (if you listen closely) the sounds of kids laughter on the last scene that they cut, suggesting that something was missing. Again, those not familiar with the film won't notice. But, to those of us who are familiar with it, it's rather annoying and disappointing.
WHAT'S THE REASON? My guess is marketing. At some future release, they'll come out with a DVD with the final scene in tact, as well as the kid's interviews on some sort of "Where are they now" feature. This way, fox will get everyone to buy the DVD again and make profit once again on the film. Just look at how many different versions George Lucas has on "Star Wars." It's all in the marketing.
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| Cut Scenes |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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Does anyone know why FOX dropped the last scene from the the DVD release?
I notice that other reviewers are baffled too, so any info posted here would be helpful. Thanks.
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