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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780792855125
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792855124
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledPortugueseSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: 027616884497
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 01, 2003
Running Time: 113 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: May 12, 1995
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Dottie Perez is leaving Cuba for a hoped-for career in the American movies. She is mistaken for Juan Perez' wife by a U.S. immigration officer, and a
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Marisa Tomei releases her inner spitfire in The Perez Family. Dottie Perez (Tomei) comes to the U.S. from Cuba, along with a mixed lot of criminals, lunatics, and political prisoners--including Juan Perez (Alfred Molina), who hopes to be reunited with his wife after 20 years. To work around the bureaucratic politics of the refugee camps, Dottie persuades Juan to pretend that they're married, and drafts a few other Perezes to create a family. Meanwhile, Juan's wife Carmella believes that Juan never arrived and is finally letting go of his memory, helped by the attentions of a Miami police detective (Chazz Palmintieri). Tomei's sexy passion sometimes spills over into silliness and the story unfolds erratically, but the examination of how love grows and how love fades is sincere and affecting. The actors are charismatic, the music's fantastic, and Tomei wears many skimpy outfits. Directed by Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding). --Bret Fetzer
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This is one of my favorite movies! I have owned & watched it on VHS over 50 times, & when it became available on DVD, I quickly snatched it up. I'm sure the movie is enjoyable to all who give it a try, however, it is much more moving to me being spanish. From my perspective I can understand some of the struggles that the characters are going through. The music, the culture, it is all done very beautifully, despite not having many spanish actors. The ending to me is very sad & tragic & that's what ... Read More
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As a fan of director, Mira Nair, I really looked forward to seeing this movie with a unique story line. While it was interesting, I did not feel the material met her previous high levels of expertise, and felt a little campy and overdone here and there. I thought most of the acting was well done, especially Angelica Huston, and Alfred Molina, and Chazz Palminteri. I am also a huge fan of Marissa Tomei, but was disappointed in her role her. She played her character in such an exaggerated manner that ... Read More
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This 1995 romantic comedy has gotten a second-life through the DVD release; it was a box-office failure for The Samuel Goldwyn Company, it made around [...] which was nowhere near covering the [...] production cost.
Based on a 1991 novel of the same name by author Christine Bell, the backdrop is the 1980 Mariel boatlift and the quest for a new life, a new beginning....but with a twist, which entails the last name, "Perez." Alfred Molina portrays a former Cuban aristocrat/political prisoner ... Read More
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Very entertaining story about a Hispanic family and what happens to them when they come from Cuba to Florida. A little gooey but good performances.
Angelica Huston is great and the other actors are good, too.
Worth the price of a rental or buying the DVD.
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Marissa Tomei does a wonderful acting job in this movie that has such great music. I have the Music CD also.
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