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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Michel Gondry (written by)
Release Date:
22 February 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
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Plot:
A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films. full summary | full synopsis
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Video Store
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Power Plant
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Deception
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Awards:
2 nominations
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(82 articles)
Trailer Premiere: "I'll Come Running"
(From IFC. 4 November 2009, 11:08 AM, PST)
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(From IFC. 4 November 2009, 11:08 AM, PST)
10 Most Underrated Young Actresses
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Pleasant, Feel-Good Flick
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jack Black | ... | Jerry Gerber |
 | Mos Def | ... | Mike |
 | Danny Glover | ... | Elroy Fletcher |
 | Mia Farrow | ... | Miss Falewicz |
 | Melonie Diaz | ... | Alma |
 | Irv Gooch | ... | Wilson |
 | Chandler Parker | ... | Craig |
 | Arjay Smith | ... | Manny |
 | Quinton Aaron | ... | Q |
 | Gio Perez | ... | Randy |
| Basia Rosas | ... | Andrea |
| Tomasz Soltys | ... | Carl |
 | Marcus Carl Franklin | ... | Kid #1 |
| Blake Hightower | ... | Kid #2 |
 | Amir Ali Said | ... | Kid #3 |
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Rated PG-13 for some sexual references. (also video version)
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Runtime:
102 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Ireland:12A |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #43318) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12A |
Canada:G (Québec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Australia:PG |
Norway:7 |
Denmark:A |
Sweden:Btl |
Singapore:PG |
Germany:o.Al. |
Malaysia:U |
Finland:K-3 |
Greece:K |
Netherlands:AL |
USA:PG-13 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Australia:M |
France:U |
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:Atp |
Iceland:L |
New Zealand:M |
Brazil:Livre
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The reason for Jack Black's hilarious version of the "Ghostbusters" theme song was simply because the legal department didn't have the rights to Ray Parker Jr.'s song yet.
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Factual errors: The type of movies they were making would definitely have fallen under the "parody" exception of United States copyright law.
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Spoofs Boogie Nights (1997)
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?What is "sweding"?
Why were they wearing bowls on their heads?
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This is a silly but harmless fun piece of fluff, guaranteed to put some smiles on your face and give you somewhat of a feel-good feeling when it's over. I'm sure that was the intent, and very little more. It wasn't made to astound anyone or provide huge laughs. Yet, it has a lot of charm and subtle humor.
It's a ludicrous story, so you just can't take anything seriously. The premise is unique: two guys converting a dying video rental store into a success by taking blank tapes of famous movies and making their own 20-minute versions! The new "movies" are so bad, they're good and the neighborhood starts making requests and renting the new "sweded" movies like hotcakes. Goofy? Sure. Tons of plot holes? You bet......but a nice movie.
The more films you know, beginning with "Ghostbusters," the more you'll enjoy this as the guys make these cheap knock-offs on budgets of about a hundred bucks! In addition, Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover and Mia Farrow were all fun to watch.
It's no award-winner, but you could do a lot worse.