- Actors: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider, Dorothy Tristan
- Directors: Alan J. Pakula
- Writers: Andy Lewis, David P. Lewis
- Producers: Alan J. Pakula, C. Kenneth Deland, David Lange
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English, French
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Georgian, Chinese, Thai
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Turner Home Ent
- DVD Release Date: 5 Feb 2002
- Run Time: 114 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005U2KC
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 44,134 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Respected businessman,Tom Gruneman, has disappeared, and his friend, detective John Klute (Donald Sutherland), is on the case. There is only one clue: An obscene letter written by Tom to a New York City call girl named Bree (Jane Fonda). Klute finds her and enters her tawdry world; gradually they fall for each other. As one clue leads to another, two of Bree's friends are killed, and it's clear that she is being stalked by a madman.
Fonda certainly deserved her Best Actress Oscar for this raw and powerful role. Bree is bold and confident on the job, but terrified of feeling any real emotion. She is vulnerable and afraid for her life, and even more afraid of actually caring for Klute. Sutherland is very good as the poker-faced detective who is initially repulsed by Bree's life. Roy Scheider has a small but memorable role as a ruthless pimp. Michael Small's eerie soundtrack is guaranteed to give you chills, and the taut script will keep you on the edge of your seat. This scary thriller (with no violence) has lost none of its intensity since 1971; it delivers top-notch performances.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Klute is more than good. Good films make you say to yourself “That was clever” or “Gee, I didn’t expect that”. Klute is a different animal; it is more involving and gets under your skin. It is a personal film. Maybe it’s just me but I really felt something after I watched it.
Klute is the last name of a detective (Sutherland) who is searching for a missing man. Much of the story focuses on a call girl named Bree (Fonda) the last person to see the missing person alive. The film explores the dark side of male sexual fantasy and effects on women which are involved in them. It is not a guilty pleasure movie or a heavy handed melodrama. It is a wonderfully mature, sensitive, subtle film which shows its subject matter in an honest light.
It is a unique film. A film that, in its own way, is so perfect. I could talk about how it was shot and the wonderful use of sound but I won’t. Klute is more than good, it is film to relate to, and treats its audience with considerable respect. It is movie which makes you feel something.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is a great movie - a landmark film in the history of cinema, as well as the careers of Jane Fonda and the late, great Alan J. Pakula. This is a very adult, very interesting, very strange thriller - unique. The story of a private detective forming a relationship with a prostitute to help solve a disappearance of his client's husband is interesting. However it is the attention to character that sets this film apart - and makes it a true 'classic'. Jane Fonda's first Academy Award winning performance is spellbinding - truly unforgettable. Watch out for the last scene when she has to deal with many emotions - sadness at the loss of her friend; fear for her life; betrayal of John Klute's employer; her unconcluded desire to stop being a prostitute - Ms. Fonda responds to such an emotionally cumulative scene with such artistry it is impossible to forget. Alan J. Pakula's direction never diverts attention from the characters or story - yet is vital to the eerie and interest provoking quality of the movie - quite an extraordinary feat. The use of music emphasises an eerie, desolate lonely life in the city - yet is beautiful and magical at the same time - this mirrors the contradictions in Jane Fonda's Brie Daniels character. This film never grows tiresome - trust me - watch it again and again.
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