- Actors: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese, Mark McKinney, Oliver Hudson
- Directors: Sam Weisman
- Writers: Marc Lawrence, Neil Simon
- Producers: Andrew G. La Marca, Christine Forsyth-Peters, David Madden, Philip E. Thomas, Robert Evans
- Format: Anamorphic, PAL
- Language English, German
- Subtitles: English, German, Swedish, Turkish, Danish, Polish, Icelandic, Dutch, Arabic, Finnish, Romanian, Bulgarian
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Paramount
- DVD Release Date: 5 Mar 2001
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000058CAX
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 51,452 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
This remake of Neil Simon's l970 comedy finds Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin as Ohio yokels cast adrift in Mayor Rudy Giuliani's sanitised New York City. With their son recently departed for Britain, the empty-nesters travel to the Big Apple for a job interview and are beset with all kinds of bad luck, starting with their flight being rerouted to Boston. Things only go downhill from there, of course, as they're mugged by an Andrew Lloyd Webber imposter, the high-tech multilingual navigation system on their rented Cadillac goes haywire, and their hotel reservations fall through. Although marred by some out-of-place slapstick and mawkish romance scenes, this film's not without its funny moments. The couple stumbles into a sexual-addiction encounter group and has to try to back out gracefully (not succeeding very well, of course). John Cleese is howlingly funny as he reprises his Fawlty Towers role of a cross-dressing hotelier, and Martin has a great drug-delirium scene, in which he's slipped a hit of LSD in jail (thinking it's aspirin). Just try not to think in terms of comparisons to Neil Simon's original and this remake works fairly well. --Jerry Renshaw, Amazon.com
Special Features
1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 5
German\Hungarian
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English German\Dolby Digital Surround Hungarian
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital Surround
Theatrical Trailer
Arabic\Bulgarian\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\German\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Swedish\Turkish
DVD 5
German\Hungarian
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English German\Dolby Digital Surround Hungarian
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital Surround
Theatrical Trailer
Arabic\Bulgarian\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\German\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Swedish\Turkish
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I was looking forward to seeing this movie being a fan of the Steve and Goldie partnership in previous films such as House Sitter. But what a disappointment! This is so laboured it's hard work to watch. The comic timing that made Housitter such a laugh is non-existent here. Even Steve and Goldie perform as if they are just going through the motions.
If you're a fan of Goldie and Steve's previous top-notch comedies then give this one a miss and save yourself the disappointment
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
What a laugh! i watched this movie with my sister and we were in creases the whole time. Steve martin and Goldie Hawn create the ultimate disaster couple. The comedy is very similar to the National Lampoon Vacation saga which is certinately not a bad factor. John Cleese(tranvestite hotel manager) is also hilarious I loved the part when he's dancing to Donner Summer's 'Bad Girls'. Worth buying at this cheap price.
Format:VHS Tape
This film remake, bares little resemblement to the wonderful,and absolutely hilarious original, starring, Jack Lemmon, and, Sandy Dennis.It comes nothing near. I love steve Martin, and Goldie Hawn, but, they are, let down by poor scriptwriting.
I found this new version, slow and boring, with not much to laugh about. Where as, the original, is so fast paced, well acted, and has laughs from start to finish, and must be one of the best comedy films ever.
I highly recommend looking at the original version its just so brilliantly funny, and forget the remake.
I found this new version, slow and boring, with not much to laugh about. Where as, the original, is so fast paced, well acted, and has laughs from start to finish, and must be one of the best comedy films ever.
I highly recommend looking at the original version its just so brilliantly funny, and forget the remake.
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