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Parenthood [DVD] [1990]

DVD ~ Steve Martin
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  • Actors: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, Jason Robards, Rick Moranis
  • Directors: Ron Howard
  • Writers: Ron Howard, Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
  • Producers: Brian Grazer, Joseph M. Caracciolo
  • Format: Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, German, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Uca Catalogue
  • DVD Release Date: 10 April 2003
  • Run Time: 118 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004D2WI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,846 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Ron Howard's 1989 hit, written by fellow family men Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (Splash, A League of Their Own), is an original comedy about contemporary life and the eternal responsibilities of raising children. Steve Martin has never been better than as a dedicated husband and father trying (and inevitably failing, as do most of us) to balance the demands of his kids and his job. The actor, like his character, throws himself into the part quite touchingly, particularly in a scene where a hired clown fails to show up at a children's party and Martin's character unabashedly provides the entertainment. Good as Martin is, this is actually an ensemble piece with numerous actors playing members of the same family, with cross-generational joys and disappointments in the air--and parents in conflict, children in love and so on. Jason Robards is very good as a patriarch who finally accepts the reality that the son he adores (Tom Hulce) is a major screw-up. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com


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DVD Special Features:

Production Notes
Cast and Filmmakers Notes
Languages in Dolby Digital Surround: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
Languages in Dolby Stereo: Czech
Languages in Dolby Mono: Polish, Hungarian
Subtitles: English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential viewing for parents and parents to be, 7 Jun 2002
By Andrew Farrow "Dealing with wheeling" (Devizes, Wiltshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Parenthood [VHS] [1990] (VHS Tape)
Anyone who's a parent will find themselves in this film. We see the lives of four different siblings (two brothers, two sisters) and how they bring up their children. One (Steve Martin) tries his best to be the father his never was: to be engaged with his children, supportive and attentive but struggling to balance this with work. Another (Rick Moranis) hothouses his daughter. Dianne Wiest is a single working mother trying to bring up two teenagers. Tom Hulce adopts yet another approach. So four different styles, four different ways of bringing up children, balancing home and work. And endless observations of the wonder and challenge of family life. The film also explores the relationships between the different siblings, their partners, their parents. Brilliantly observed, very funny, wonderfully touching - a gem. Essential viewing for anyone who is a parent, or who wants to get an insight into how families really work.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and Heartwarming, 13 Nov 2000
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This review is from: Parenthood [VHS] [1990] (VHS Tape)
One of Steve Martin's best mainstream rather than strictly comedic offerings, he stars with a terrific cast of actors who all serve to make this a wonderfully amusing and timeless movie. The main theme of the movie is obvious by the title use but it touches on other themes such as childrens relationships with other children and personality / learning differences, amongst others. It has some truly memorable moments of hilarity including an incident that involves an electrical blackout and an unexpected classroom interuption. I find it hard to believe that any one could not enjoy this movie as it has universal themes that no doubt have been used repeatedly but seldom to this effect. It is not contrived, manipulative of its audience or overdone in any way and of all the videos in my personal collection, this is the one I have found myself able to watch the most often. Excellent performances from Dianne Weist, Martha Plimpton and Rick Moranis and watch out for Keanu Reeves playing a sterotypical role with maximum effect and a very young Joaquin Phoenix. (known then as Leaf)
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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pathos vs Belly Laughs = you decide, 3 May 2004
By G. Webley "Big George" (Stony Stratocaster. England) - See all my reviews
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Ron Howard rarely makes a duff film, and this is one of his very best. And Steve Martin's best role (yes, even better than the Jerk) as well as Keanu Reeves only good film. The trials and tribulations of an extended family, played out for maximum human emotion by an ensemble of quality actors
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5.0 out of 5 stars Should be in everybody's top ten
Very clean wholseome family enteretainment although I suspect our American friends are trying to pass off a succesful group of families as somehow dysfunctional. Read more
Published 6 months ago by I. D. Clark

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent film with an a superb cast
I used to have this on video years ago and have finally bought this on DVD and it's a fresh today as it was 18 years ago. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dazman

4.0 out of 5 stars Warm Hearted Comedy
One of the things I like about this movie is its...lack of obnoxiousness. Other comedies throw their scenes in your face with little tact and no subtlety, but not so with this... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ron Howard's master class in making an ensemble comedy
"Parenthood" is a wonderful experience, because it does what comedy (at it's peak) does best: tell us the truth, with all it's humour and aching. Read more
Published on 30 May 2007 by Mr. T. COLEMAN

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