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| Product Details |
| Seven members of a close-knit college group of friends are reunited fifteen years later after the eighth commits suicide. The funeral and reception lead to an extended weekend for all as they decide to spend time together pondering the recent events. Amidst a barrage of Motown classics, the members each offer little tidbits about their current lives while reminiscing about the past. In college, the absent and recently deceased Alex was the biggest and brightest star of the bunch but never seemed to get anywhere after being set loose in the real world. The slow acknowledgement that their champion never materialized leads the group in ever widening circles of thought. Discussions of their past lives and current bring about the realization that each has changed so much while remaining remarkably similar. Despite the tragic circumstances, the group disperses with renewed friendships and a newfound appreciation for life. |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Directors: |
Lawrence Kasdan |
| Actors: |
Jeff Goldblum · JoBeth Williams · Kevin Kline · Mary Kay Place · Meg Tilly · William Hurt |
| Stars: |
Glenn Close · Tom Berenger |
| UPC: |
043396018921, 043396026292, 043396026308, 043396026322, 043396050297, 043396511132 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 45min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 15th Anniversary Edition - Widescreen, VHS, VHS: 15th Anniversary Edition - Spanish Subtitled Version, VHS: 15th Anniversary Edition - Widescreen, VHS: 15th Anniversary Edition; Closed Captioned |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Self-Discovery |
| Release Date: |
1983 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS: 15th Anniversary Edition - Spanish Subtitled Version
- 2hr 10min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- January 26, 1999
- R (MPAA)
- 043396026308
- Sound Features: Surround, Stereo
, - VHS: 15th Anniversary Edition - Widescreen
- 2hr 10min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- January 26, 1999
- R (MPAA)
- 043396026292
- Sound Features: Surround, Stereo
, - VHS: 15th Anniversary Edition; Closed Captioned
- 2hr 10min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- January 26, 1999
- R (MPAA)
- 043396018921
- Sound Features: Surround, Stereo
, - VHS
- 1hr 43min
- Movies Unlimited
- R (MPAA)
, - VHS
- 1hr 45min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- April 06, 1996
- R (MPAA)
- 043396511132
, - VHS
- 1hr 45min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- May 01, 2001
- R (MPAA)
- 043396050297
- Sound Features: Stereo
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Barbara Benedek, Lawrence Kasdan |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/01/2003, p.137, Daniel Webb): "...The then fresh-faced Kevin Kline, William Hurt and Glenn Close excel as erstwhile '60s radicals, reunited in the '80s...", (09/07/1983, Cart.): "...All of [the actors] are given opportunities to shine, and all rise to the occasion with seeming effortlessness...", (09/23/1983, p.C14, Vincent Canby): "...[A] sweet, sharp, melancholy new comedy....The performances represent ensemble playing of an order Hollywood films seldom have time for...", (10/03/1997, p.57, Owen Gleiberman): "...It's an anthropological soap opera that casts a hushed, elegant spell...", (12/25/1983, p.II:15, Vincent Canby): Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1983" |
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