The Producers (DVD) Standard Version What do a down-and-out Broadway producer, his anxiety-attack-prone accountant, a go-go dancing Swedish secretary, and a Nazi playwright have in common? They`re all part of Mel Brooks`s wild and wacky first film, THE PR...
What do a down-and-out Broadway producer, his anxiety-attack-prone accountant, a go-go dancing Swedish secretary, and a Nazi playwright have in common? They`re all part of Mel Brooks`s wild and wacky first film, THE PRODUCERS. In this hysterical farce, rapacious but lovable producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) hasn`t had a hit in years and resorts to fulfilling sexually crazed little old ladies` fantasies for extra cash. But when he meets his new meek, neurotic accountant, Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder), the two accidentally come up with a plot to oversell shares in a surefire flop musical and make off with the profits. The plan sends the new partners-in-crime on a search for the worst play ever: SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER, written by an ex-Nazi (Kenneth Mars) whose only friends are the filthy city pigeons he keeps on his roof.
Inspired, manic performances by all involved, along with Brooks`s lively direction--which affectionately alludes to such MGM Golden Age musicals as SINGIN` IN THE RAIN--make THE PRODUCERS both referential and highly original as it moves along swiftly to the ultimate musical climax.
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Director: Mel Brooks
ACTORS: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars, Estelle Winwood
Dragon Ball Z - Frieza: Super Saiyan Goku (DVD)
The enormously popular anime series DRAGONBALL Z continues, and Goku is finally Super Saiyan Goku and ready to take on Frieza. Contains episodes #79 Power of the Spirit, #80 Transformed at Last, and #81 Explosion of Anger. Edited version suitable for ages six and older.NR"
Paycheck (VHS) Spanish Subtitled Adapted from a mind-bending sci-fi thriller by Philip K. Dick, the slick and riveting PAYCHECK is directed by John Woo (THE KILLER, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II)--the king of artful gunfighting flicks--who shows off his agil...
Adapted from a mind-bending sci-fi thriller by Philip K. Dick, the slick and riveting PAYCHECK is directed by John Woo (THE KILLER, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II)--the king of artful gunfighting flicks--who shows off his agility here with flat-out, white-knuckle cinematic entertainment. Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck) is a high-paid engineer who works on hush-hush computer inventions and technology for shady companies. Later, his memory is wiped clean, so he has no recollection of his work. His so-called friend Rethrick (Aaron Eckhardt, the master of smarmy mean-spiritedness, as in IN THE COMPANY OF MEN) offers him enough money to retire by working on a project at Rethrick`s company, Allcom. When Jennings emerges three years later, sans memory, he tries to collect his paycheck. At the bank, he`s handed a manila envelope filled with cryptic items he doesn`t recognize, and told he voluntarily forfeited his entire paycheck. He also has a stunning girlfriend named Dr. Rachel Porter (Uma Thurman) who is likewise ensnared in the conspiracy. Jennings must somehow piece together the clues he left for himself, and find out why everyone is out to kill him. As usual, Dick`s story is the basis for a killer script that travels from point A to Z with gripping immediacy. The clues left for Jennings are amusing writerly devices, intricately pieced together. Woo clearly enjoyed choreographing the wild gunfighting and chase sequences (slo-mo bullets aplenty), sending Affleck and Thurman on the run with a BMW motorcycle.
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Director: John Woo
ACTORS: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore
Stories to Remember - The Snow Queen & The Wild Swans (DVD)
The narration of Sigourney Weaver, the music of Jason Miles and an animated format bring to life two classic fairy tales. Weaver tells the tales of The Snow Queen and The Wild Swans in these two episodes fromt the STORIES TO REMEMBER series.NR"
ACTORS: Sigourney Weaver
Candy (DVD) Limited Edition Tin Christian Marquand`s CANDY follows the adventures of a gorgeous, naive young woman (Ewa Aulin) who sets off into the world on a journey of sexual discovery. Along her personal yellow brick road, she encounters a wac...
Christian Marquand`s CANDY follows the adventures of a gorgeous, naive young woman (Ewa Aulin) who sets off into the world on a journey of sexual discovery. Along her personal yellow brick road, she encounters a wacked-out poet (Richard Burton), an enigmatic Mexican gardener (Ringo Starr), an evil general (Walter Matthau), a lascivious guru (Marlon Brando), and a wily surgeon (James Coburn), all of whom want their own personal taste of Candy. Can she fend them off in time to save her own soul?
With a script by Buck Henry (THE GRADUATE) based on the novel by Terry Southern (DR. STRANGELOVE), CANDY is a wacky send-up of Voltaire`s CANDIDE and one of the zaniest sexcapades ever captured on film. Marquand`s erotic comedy also features a rock-fueled 1960s soundtrack that includes the Byrds and Steppenwolf.
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Director: Christian Marquand
ACTORS: Ewa Aulin, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, Charles Aznavour, Walter Matthau
