In Hollywood of the 1920s, Tom Mix (Bruce Willis), Hollywood's biggest cowboy star, has been hired to play Wyatt Earp. Earp (James Garner) has been hired as a technical expert. The... more
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Advantages: Brosnan puts in a brilliant perfromance. Good script, easy to follow plot and overall very enjoyable Disadvantages: It seemed to appear from nowhere, very little coverage
...as such, no storyline or dramatic devices, we just got to watch two young people talking and flirting and getting to know each other. Everything worked perfectly, the dialogue, the body language, the chemistry between the two, it might almost have been a documentary made by secretly filming two people so real did it seem. Somehow that has all been recaptured in Before Sunset. This time the film is one long uninterrupted conversation between the pair, the film takes place in 'real time' as the clock ticks towards the time when Jesse must go to the airport for his flight home. Though this must undoubtedly have been a challenge to film, it is never made into a gimmick and does not distract from the essence of the film.
Whereas in the first film the drama that kept you glued to the screen was the burgeoning romance between Jesse and Celine...
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Actor(s): Bruce Willis, James Garner, Mariel Hemingway, Patricia Hodge, Kathleen Quinlan, Malcolm McDowell, Jennifer Edwards, Dermot Mulroney
Director(s): Blake Edwards
Genre: Comedy
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1988
Running Time: 1 hour 42 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: Set in 1929 Hollywood, the story revolves around the legendary Tom Mix, who is making his first talkie western, an epic story about the life and times of Wyatt Earp, the famous lawman. When Earp, who is still alive, is hired as technical adviser on the movie, egos clash and the two become uneasy partners, until a real-life murder calls for some real Wild West skills to be applied to Hollywood.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 14/10/2002
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: CDR 11366
Barcode: 5035822136632
DVD Description
In Hollywood of the 1920s, Tom Mix (Bruce Willis), Hollywood's biggest cowboy star, has been hired to play Wyatt Earp. Earp (James Garner) has been hired as a technical expert. The two collide and inadvertently become a vivid backdrop for a shocking murder mystery. Academy Award Nominations: Best Costume Design.
Dubbing Sound: LCRS 4.0 English Mono French German Italian Spanish
Professional reviews
Review: "...It's both an affectionate valentine to the movies and a Raymond Chandler-esque murder mystery....There are fine performances -- especially Garner's -- and Edwards gives the film a great, voluptuously comic look..." (Los Angeles Times, p.C1, 29/04/1988)
...as such, no storyline or dramatic devices, we just got to watch two young people talking and flirting and getting to know each other. Everything worked perfectly, the dialogue, the body language, the chemistry between the two, it might almost have been a documentary made by secretly filming two people so real did it seem. Somehow that has all been recaptured in Before Sunset. This time the film is one long uninterrupted conversation between the pair, the film takes place in 'real time' as the clock ticks towards the time when Jesse must go to the airport for his flight home. Though this must undoubtedly have been a challenge to film, it is never made into a gimmick and does not distract from the essence of the film.
Whereas in the first film the drama that kept you glued to the screen was the burgeoning romance between Jesse and Celine...
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