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Free Enterprise [DVD] [1998]

DVD ~ Rafer Weigel
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Rafer Weigel, Eric McCormack, William Shatner, Carl Bressler, Ethan Glazer
  • Directors: Robert Meyer Burnett
  • Writers: Robert Meyer Burnett, Mark A. Altman
  • Producers: Allan Kaufman, Dan Bates, Ellie Cornell, Mark A. Altman, Mark Gottwald
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Prism Leisure
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Jan 2003
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004YVGL
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 63,708 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Set in LA among the same narcissistic, vain and pop culture-obsessed generation already celebrated in Kevin Smith's Clerks and Doug Liman's Swingers, Free Enterprise is a smart-aleck comedy that consciously holds a mirror up to the lives of twenty- and thirtysomethings everywhere. Anyone who grew up in the shadows of Star Trek and Star Wars will find plenty to laugh about and identify with here. The loose premise follows two self-professed geeks: Mark (Eric McCormack), in a delightful spin on Logan's Run, is agonising about reaching his 30th birthday before he has achieved anything much at all, while his slacker pal Robert (Rafer Wiegel) neglects his daytime editing job to woo a comic-reading, nerdy yet totally babelicious wish-fulfilment girlfriend. The great joy of the movie, however, is not the constant parade of witty movie in-jokes, but the appearance of William Shatner as himself. He plays a washed-up, boozy actor desperately touting to anyone who will listen his idea for "William Shatner's William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: The Musical" (words W. Shakespeare, music W. Shatner), displaying all the while a refreshing gift for comic understatement. Shatner brings real pathos and self-deprecating humour to the depiction of the gulf between the other characters' hero-worship of his on-screen persona and his subjective reality as a misunderstood actor. By the time he gets round to performing a mind-boggling bizarre rap version of Marc Anthony's soliloquy, the ageing Captain Kirk has redeemed himself, both in the eyes of the characters and the viewing audience. --Mark Walker


Special Features

16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Dolby Digital 2.0
Animated And Scored Menus
Trailer
2 TV Spots
Audio Commentary By Robert Meyer Burnett
Making Of Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Screen Tests
No Tears For Caesar Music Video
Motion Main Cast And Crew Biographies And Filmographies
Production Notes

Ebionics Glossary Of Free Enterprise Phrases
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Been There, Really, I have....., 21 Jan 2004
By James Cameron "Artist / Filmmaker / Nerd" (a world of my own) - See all my reviews
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This is a wondefully written and acted romantic comedy about two major SCI-FI fans whose lives are changed by jobs, women and William Shattner.

An all star cast and beautiful 16x9 picture along with a story that any long term or life long sci-fi fan can relate to (I certainly did!!!) this is a must have for anyone looking to laugh at themselves and the madness that is love and trek!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars There but for the grace of ...., 14 Sep 2003
By Mr. M. Poole "mykepoole" (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a warm, wonderful film that will appeal to every sci-fi fan, and those who live with them and wish to understand them! It is laugh out loud funny to anyone with even a passing knowledge of Star Trek. William Shatner is great as a send up of himself, trying to get a Shakespearean film project off the ground - a rap musical of Julius Caesar with himself scripting, writing the music, directing and starring...

Watching the two talented leads (one of whom stars now in Will and Grace) was like watching my alternate life, had I not met my wife and been saved. We're both fans, but not the sort that believe that Next Generation was a fly-on-the-wall documentary...

This is hugely funny, deeply respectful of the original material and a rewarding evening's viewing. Watch and see...

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8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Free Enterprise - a hilarious sci-fi film thats a must, 28 Nov 2000
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I love watching classic Sci-Fi films and adore Startrek the original series. When at work we often quote famous lines and everybody has to guess were it's from. This is not a star trek film. This is not a William Shatner film. This is a film about people like me.

The film is basically about a group of 4 or so friends, who are science fiction junkies. It talks about their jobs, their girlfriends, and their obsession with science fiction memorabilia and movies. The two main characters are opposites of each other. One is relaxed and dates lots of girls, the other is retentive but highly successful. They bump into Shatner, who turns out to be pretty messed up, they discover Shatner's obsession to play every character in Shakespeare Julius Caesar, as a musical!!! Trek fans, be warned - Will Shatner's appearance is minimal - but very funny.

I loved the incessant references to various science fiction shows and movies. Logan's Run is possibly one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time, and there were just about as many references to each of Logan's Run, Star Trek, and Star Wars. However, there are references to dozens of other science fiction movies and they are all used as part of there day to day language, each with there own meaning.

As a final note. I always enjoy movies like this, especially when they use a vast vocabulary.

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