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Christmas Shopping: VHS : Coupe de Ville |
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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781558802728
Format: Import, NTSC
ISBN: 155880272X
Release Date: July 07, 1998
Theatrical Release Date: March 09, 1990
Editorial Review:
From Amazon.com:
When producer Joe Roth was named head of Walt Disney Studios in 1998, he was always cited as the first studio head who had also worked as a movie director. What no one ever seemed to mention is that Roth was a wholly mediocre moviemaker, as evidenced by this film and his other two titles (including Revenge of the Nerds 2). This formula comedy, set in the summer of 1963 (which, as everyone knows, was the summer before America lost its innocence with the Kennedy assassination), is about three brothers whose tyrannical father (Joseph Bologna) commands them to jointly drive a brand-new Cadillac from Detroit to Florida, where Dad will present it to their mom as a birthday present. And God help them if they get so much as a scratch on it. The brothers--an uptight control freak (Daniel Stern) and two variously goofy types (Arye Gross and Patrick Dempsey)--have never gotten along. You can see where this one's heading before the car even gets out of Michigan. --Marshall Fine
Average Rating: 
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First of all, how do you confuse Alan Arkin with Joseph Bologna? Embarrassing. I worked with the director of this movie, Mike Binder, back in his stand-up comedy days at the Comedy Store and I can fairly state that this film is simply a beautiful work; a combination of hilarity and wonderfulness. Anyone who loved Mike's stand-up routines, will go on to love his smart-as-a-whip screenplay and story in "Coupe Deville", and the twists and turns will not only crack you up, but will tug at ... Read More
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As others have said, ignore the Editorial Review. ... The father is brilliantly played by Alan Arkin--one of his best performances this side of Glengarry Glen Ross. As one reviewer said, if the Editorial Reviewer lists Joseph Bologna as the father, you have to wonder if he even watched. Is Coupe De Ville formulaic? Yes. But who cares. Not everything has to be high art. It's an enjoyable, funny, warm-hearted look at the complicated relationship between 3 brothers. Of course one is strict, the other ... Read More
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As "rseeman" said, ignore the editorial review. If reviewer Marshall Fine didn't like the film, I can live with that. But the amount of inaccuracies in the review is inexcusable. Firstly, the father, Fred, is played by Alan Arkin, and is not particularly tyrannical, merely cranky. Joseph Bologna plays his brother, Uncle Phil. Secondly, the car isn't brand new - its 9 years old (its a 1954 Cadillac - the film is set in 1963). Thirdly, while one of the younger brothers (played by Arye Gross) is supposed ... Read More
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Disregard the editorial review posted by Amazon.com. If you need a reason, simply consider the fact the reviewer says the father in the movie was played by Joseph Bologna (Alda was the father, Bologna had a small part as an uncle). I wonder if the reviewer even watched this one.
This is an excellent movie. It isn't about whether you can guess what will happen, it's about the relationship of these three brothers growing in ways their father knew would happen on the journey. Well worth your ... Read More
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I think this movie is awesome and the best part about it is that it is so hilarious. It will keep you laughing throughout the entire movie. If you have brothers/sisters then you can relate to this movie because it is so true about how siblings fight and how they act.
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