- Actors: Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston, Tchéky Karyo, Maureen Stapleton
- Directors: Griffin Dunne
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English, French
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: U
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 29 Oct 1997
- Run Time: 99 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0790732947
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 213,318 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Actor-director Griffin Dunne made his filmmaking debut with this ethically ambiguous and not-very-funny movie about a pair of jilted lovers (Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick) who conspire to break up a relationship between their ex-sweethearts (Tchéky Karyo and Kelly Preston). Part classic screwball comedy, part nightmare along the lines of Martin Scorsese's After Hours (in which Dunne starred), part tribute to Hitchcock's Rear Window, Addicted to Love is all over the map and seriously hampered by the sheer, unwarranted nastiness aimed at the innocent characters played by Karyo and Preston. The DVD release includes production notes, original theatrical trailer, optional widescreen and standard formats, and optional French and Spanish soundtracks. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Although not a commercial success, Amazon's reviewer could not be more wrong about this. This is a fab little movie, very un-Hollywood in its cruel charm and brave for someone like Ryan to even attempt given her status as the queen of feelgood romcoms.
Hilarious in parts with some truly great lines ('The only way she's going to be with you is if a spurt of semen projected her across the street and through your window!')and charming performances from the main leads including the excellent Tcheky Karyo (last seen in Luc Besson's 'Nikita')
But this is Ryan's movie and suggests a far broader range of comedic skills than most people give her credit for. Watch it on a Sunday afternoon and feel better about the week ahead
OK, so I'm crazy about her...does it show? ;-)
Hilarious in parts with some truly great lines ('The only way she's going to be with you is if a spurt of semen projected her across the street and through your window!')and charming performances from the main leads including the excellent Tcheky Karyo (last seen in Luc Besson's 'Nikita')
But this is Ryan's movie and suggests a far broader range of comedic skills than most people give her credit for. Watch it on a Sunday afternoon and feel better about the week ahead
OK, so I'm crazy about her...does it show? ;-)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As the title of this review indicates, this is one of the lessons they don't teach in school, and this is precisely what the film explores. Once the realization has been made that there is no way to return to the way things were, then the anger sets in and the bar is continually raised by the two protagonists on ways to exact vengeance, to entertaining - and possibly cathartic - effect for the viewer.
It is wittily written, smoothly directed and edited, lovely to look at and features a camera obscura. It is also one of the most European films I have ever seen come out of America - definitely to its credit. It is dark and light in all the right places and the actors (particularly Karyo, who is always a pleasure to watch) are right on form. Much has been made of the treatment meted out to "poor Anton," yet no one is entirely innocent in this film. That is one of its liberating joys.
All in all, one of the more important comedies of the 90's.
It is wittily written, smoothly directed and edited, lovely to look at and features a camera obscura. It is also one of the most European films I have ever seen come out of America - definitely to its credit. It is dark and light in all the right places and the actors (particularly Karyo, who is always a pleasure to watch) are right on form. Much has been made of the treatment meted out to "poor Anton," yet no one is entirely innocent in this film. That is one of its liberating joys.
All in all, one of the more important comedies of the 90's.
Format:DVD
Brilliant film! Really qwirky storyline but funny and romantic! Two relationships collide and obsession can cloud your judgement! Follow the story with the "Milkyway Man" on his quest for love!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Complete piffle!
My housemate and I lasted 10 minutes into this film before we turned off in disgust. Matthew Broderick's character is just creepy - even before his girlfriend dumps him he is... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2010 by Bookish
I'm the milkyway man!
This is a fantastic film and I can't understand why it's got such mixed reviews. I've watched it several times and am still to tire of it. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2008 by Sue Lewendon
Meg Ryan dishes the cutie pie image
Sam (Matthew Broderick) is a placid astronomer who travels to NYC to win back the affections of his girlfriend, Linda. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2007 by Jay
No real surprises or chemistry
Stick in the mud Sam (Matthew Broderick) stays home while his, looking for life, Linda (Kelly Preston) goes to the big city and is seduced by a French restaurateur (Tchéky... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2004 by bernie
vastly underrated
echoes of when harry met sally but funnier and the leading man can act. Buried in the middle is a pretend kiss scene which is sheer magic.
Published on 14 Aug 2004 by "offthebus"
Helps pass the time
It may be a filmmaking debut, but Griffin Dunne manages to create a reasonable film. Although some might consider it as not that funny the situation is that which we come to expect... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2000
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