or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
More Buying Choices
Jasuli Add to Cart
£1.49
Springwood Media Add to Cart
£1.75
Amazon.co.uk Add to Cart
£3.90
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 

Fun With Dick And Jane [DVD]

Jim Carrey , Téa Leoni , Dean Parisot    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
Price: £1.45 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Sold by themediamerchants and Fulfilled by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want delivery by Wednesday, 22 May? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
Learn about LOVEFiLM
Amazon’s film and TV subscription service with unlimited access to thousands of titles to watch instantly, many in HD at no extra cost. Go to LOVEFiLM for title availability. Enjoy a 30-day free trial and watch across many devices including the Kindle Fire. Learn more at LOVEFiLM.com

Frequently Bought Together

Fun With Dick And Jane [DVD] + Yes Man [DVD] [2008] + Liar Liar [DVD] [1997]
Price For All Three: £9.36

Buy the selected items together

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Product details

  • Actors: Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Richard Jenkins, Angie Harmon, John Michael Higgins
  • Directors: Dean Parisot
  • Producers: Jim Carrey, Brian Grazer
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Dutch, English, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Dubbed: Italian, Spanish
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent.
  • DVD Release Date: 22 May 2006
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000EWOOAQ
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,148 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

Reviews

From Amazon.co.uk

Remakes are always a gamble, so it's a pleasant surprise that Fun with Dick and Jane pays off with unexpected dividends. It's as entertaining as the 1977 original starring George Segal and Jane Fonda, and the teaming of Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni makes this a safe bet for comedy fans, in spite of a slapstick screenplay that fails to achieve its fullest potential. Rather than attempt a darkly comedic send-up of the Enron scandal that left thousands of stockholders in financial ruin, director Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) opts for a lighter, more accessible (read: commercial) satire of corporate greed and cynicism, beginning in the year 2000 when Dick (Carrey) gets a plum promotion as a mega-corporate communications director just as his boss (Alec Baldwin) is preparing to bail out before stock prices plummet. Dick's wife Jane (Leoni) has quit her job as a travel agent, so the corporate bombshell leaves them penniless and desperate, resorting to petty thievery and, eventually, plotting high-stakes revenge against the greedy executives who ruined their lives. As a send-up of financial distress in a ravaged post-Enron economy, Fun with Dick and Jane delivers laughs with just enough pointed humor to give it a strong satirical edge, and Carrey's reliable brand of zaniness is controlled enough to balance nicely with Leoni's more subtle (and woefully underrated) skills as a screen comedienne. And while the "special thanks" end-credits hint at the sharper, more biting satire this might have been, there’s enough fun with Dick and Jane to make this recycled comedy worth a look. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

Artist: Jim Carrey
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
With Fun With Dick and Jane certainly isn't going to set the world on fire, and it's penchant for placing slapstick over hard edged satire can be quite annoying, yet the movie remains somewhat cute and funny and silly, and it's 85 minute running time ensures that it doesn't wear out it's welcome. The critics ravaged this film when it came out last year, and in truth there are parts of it that are sloppily directed, and don't quite work, but it's really not that bad - fans of Tea Leoni and Jim Carrey will probably enjoy it.

Fun with Dick and Jane follows the travails of Dick and Jane Harper. Dick is a well-off executive, a bit jealous of a neighbor's special-order Mercedes but otherwise happily married to his travel agent wife and pleased to be the father of 6-year-old Billy. They're a kind-hearted off-beat and goofy couple, who are proud of their achievements, particularly when Dick ends up being promoted to vice president of communications at the corporate giant Globodyne.

While Dick sucks up to the Chief Financial Officer Frank Bascombe (Richard Jenkins) and the company's legendary chief executive, Jack McCallister (Alec Baldwin), Jane decides to quit her job on the strength of Dick's promotion. But his situation is a set-up. He's being made the company fall guy, tapped to announce Globodyne's quarterly projections as the company goes up in smoke. Suddenly he's out of a job and finds it next to impossible to get a new one.

Things start to get desperate as Dick and Jane go from shopping for a hot tub to working at the local box store and volunteering for product testing. They eventually end up pulling robberies at convenience stores with their son's squirt gun to make ends meet. It's a quick fall for the couple, to be sure, but the earlier scenes are more amusing than Dick and Jane pulling robberies. Their crime spree lasts about 10 screen minutes, until they decide to swindle Dick's ex-boss.

Fun with Dick and Jane makes no apologies about it's send up of the Enron scandal and the film, as a whole, gets a lot of mileage out of being set in our current age of corporate excess. Disgraced executives at places like Enron and Tyco are given prominent "special thanks" in the closing credits. But this propensity towards politically correct satire works in fits and starts. The third act is perhaps the strongest with a silly revenge plot that allows Carry and Leoni to exploit their natural rapport and comic timing to great effect.

The script is of this movie is the real problem - it isn't nearly as acerbic and biting as it should be and it lacks real sting. Sure, we get send-ups of Ken Lay, George W. Bush and corporate greed, but the lines lack punch. Most of the energy is put into dumb action, generating intermittent laughs.

There's no doubt Carrey and Leoni get the physical comedy right and they also convey the required chemistry for a couple that once scheduled dates for sex and now find lawlessness a spontaneous turn-on. But mostly they're asked to flail around in over-the-top "funny" acts. While the premise is as timely as ever and the two leads instantly likable, Fun With Dick and Jane just lacks the clout to make it a truly memorable social satire. Mike Leonard April 06.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars See Dick and Jane 15 May 2006
By Mark Baker TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Meet Dick Harper (Jim Carrey). He's an employee of a mega corporation on his way up the corporate ladder.

Meet Jane Harper (Tea Leoni). She works at a travel agency to support their middle class lifestyle.

Together, the Harpers have a new house in the suburbs, a son named Billy, a dog named Spot (of course), and a servant named Blanca.

In 2000, Dick's big promotion finally comes. He's now the VP of Communications for his company. He encourages Jane to quit her job to stay home with Billy, an idea she loves.

On his first day in his new position, he goes on a cable outlet to counter the bad news in the media about his company. While he announces to the world that everything is fine, the FCC announces a full-scale investigation and stock prices plummets.

Dick's initial reaction is to not worry. After all, they've got savings. Certainly he can get a new job in a couple months. But as the months go by, nothing happens. All of Dick's former co-workers are also trying to get the limited number of jobs in the area. Dick's desperate attempts to get any kind of job only lead to failure. Finally, out of desperation, Dick and Jane turn to crime. But when they have a chance to get revenge on Dick's former boss (Alec Baldwin), can they pull it off?

I was interested in seeing this movie for one reason and one reason alone - they filmed a scene about half a mile from my house. I'm not a Jim Carrey fan, so I was expecting to hate the movie. Plus I didn't like the sounds of the plot. When I got a chance to attend a test screening the end of October, I jumped. I figured this was a way to see the movie without wasting money. I enjoyed every minute of it.

In spite of how the plot sounds, this really is a comedy. Maybe because I don't think that way, I've never been able to understand how a black comedy works. All I know is, this one does. The humor seems to come from the absurd. What is happening on the screen is so absurd it really is funny. The scene shown in the trailer where they are asking if the muffins are low fat before taking them is a perfect example. Even while the comedy is coming from absurdity, it is grounded in reality. The likelihood of these events happening to these people is slim to none, but you believe it could happen when watching the movie.

Of course, being a Jim Carrey movie, there is physical comedy as well. The scene of him racing other applicants to a job interview comes to mind. He does an amazing job in one scene being a puppet with invisible strings.

A big thing that helps the movie is the characters. They truly are likable. Even when they start breaking the law, you can't help but root for them to win. Mr. Carrey and Ms. Leoni deserve lots of credit for bring these characters to life with such skill.

Also, as I've hinted at before, the story holds together well. The writers take time making the situations believable. Because of that, the story takes time getting where we know the movie is going, but you truly need that time to understand why Dick and Jane turn to a life of crime.

Not that the movie drags at all. It starts out strong and keeps moving from one funny situation to another until the ending, which I absolutely loved.

I have recently found out this movie is a remake of a 1977 movie with the same title and plot starring George Segal and Jane Fonda in the title rolls. Since I haven't seen that movie, I can't compare the two. What I can tell you is this movie seemed fresh and funny to me.

Since what I saw was a test screening, things can change. Frankly, I don't see how they can make the movie any better. Based on what I saw, this is a winner and I will certainly pay money to see it again.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Stephen Kennedy TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This movie turns out to raise a few chuckles, and make you wince at a few scenes of familiarity when couple go through hard time financially -and makes you feel satisfied the bad guy gets his come uppance. Does that not make it a success? Well, yes and no -for the material and the participants could and should have made it much more. The original was not a softie movie, it was bitingly satirical, and this movie could have been too.

Likewise, while Tea Leoni is as good as always, Carrey over eggs the pudding a little - someone playing the role straighter would have got more laughs. This is, after all, funny only when we can see something we can relate to. Having said that, he still has his physical comedy touch and can fall around funnier than anyone else - this just should have been a better movie than that.

Kudos should go to Richard Jenkins (Who plays the deceased father in the tv show 'Six Feet Under'), as the former executive who both contributes to our couples initial downfall and helps them on their subsequent redemption.

All in all, this is a success as a forgettable comedy to while away a quick one and a half hours - it made me laugh. If you are looking for a little more satire or anything deeper, then look elsewhere.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars dickand jane
this is a brilliant remake of and old film,but with my hero jim carrey,and its just another addition to my personal collection,,.cheers...
Published 5 months ago by David A. Stephen
4.0 out of 5 stars Again, almost aburdly and almost menacingly relevant for 2012
I have a personal fondness for Jim Carrey and this comedy begins by being laugh out loud funny before really becoming increasingly menacing under all the fun - partly because it is... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ms. Sarahjane Mackenzie
5.0 out of 5 stars very very good!
I don't understand the problem about this film. It's definitely one of Carrey's funniest films of the decade. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dan
3.0 out of 5 stars Average humour
Watched this last night. I am sorry but I find Jim Carrey a little annoying these days, it seems he struggles so hard to be funny. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jackiesmackie
4.0 out of 5 stars Who thought corporate takeovers could be fun...
Fun with Dick and Jane is not your average out and out, screaming with laughter, Jim Carret fix. Jim Carrey is actually a very accomplished actor, and it shows in this film with... Read more
Published 15 months ago by William Templar
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant movie
Although silly title 'Fun with Dick and Jane' seems more appropriate for a porno movie, the film is brilliant, touching, warm, sad and funny at the same time. Read more
Published 23 months ago by WRW-ER
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyably madcap comedy with great lead performances
Tea Leoni and Jim Carey are a successful high flying couple until he's suckered into being the fall guy in a media feeding frenzy as his company crashes under the weight of... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2010 by Benminx
5.0 out of 5 stars So funny
We first saw this film on TV this year. We laughed out loud and couldn't understand why it is not better known considering Jim Carrey is in it. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2010 by A. J. Richards
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun with Jim
Fun with Dick and Jane is the best comedy with Jim ever. I wish for the same commitment with someone I love.
Published on 3 Jan 2010 by B. Balazikova
5.0 out of 5 stars it would be a crime to miss it
A great film, there is not one bit in this film that i did not find funny my dad hates JIM CARREY but in this my dad loved him, when i went to see this i was in stitches. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2008 by zac pope
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Feedback


themediamerchants Privacy Statement themediamerchants Delivery Information themediamerchants Returns & Exchanges