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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
EAN: 0786936694635
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 26765
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Editorial Review:
Description:
All hilarity breaks loose in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy when three generations collide in a crazy family reunion . . . and then begin to see that they are much more alike than they'd originally thought! Providing nonstop laughs In the tradition of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, KEEPING UP WITH THE STEINS stars Jeremy Piven (TV’s ENTOURAGE), Jami Gertz (ALLY MCBEAL), Daryl Hannah (KILL BILL) and Garry Marshall (A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN). Also starring Doris Roberts (TV's EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND), Cheryl Hines (TV's CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM), and Larry Miller (THE PRINCESS DIARIES).
Amazon.com:
While it barely registered a blip on the box-office radar, Keeping Up with the Steins is the kind of good-natured, above-average comedy that's guaranteed to thrive on DVD. It's the bloated economics of Hollywood (and the constant pressure of box-office performance) that forced this movie into undeserved obscurity; now viewers have a second chance to discover the heartfelt dilemma of Adam Fiedler (Jeremy Piven), a Hollywood agent who wants nothing more than to give his son Ben (Daryl Sabara, from the Spy Kids movies) the lavish bar mitzvah he rightly deserves. Trouble is, Adam's archrival and former business partner Arnie Stein (Larry Miller) has already thrown a spectacular bar mitzvah for his own son, and Adam's now feeling intense pressure (from only himself, of course) to keep up with the Steins. As Adam plans an epic scale bar mitzvah to end all bar mitzvahs, director Scott Marshall (nephew of Penny) makes good use of his comedic pedigree, casting his own father (veteran comedy director Garry Mashall) as Adam's estranged father Irwin, who's been living on an Indian reservation with his younger girlfriend Sacred Feather (Daryl Hannah, nicely cast). The younger Marshall also indulges plenty of one-liners and sight gags (not to mention the questionable inclusion of his father's bare backside), but with a likeable supporting cast including Jami Gertz and Doris Roberts, Keeping Up with the Steins stays warmly true to its family values, minus the ostentation that Adam originally thought was important. As comedies go it's hardly original, but it's a welcomed alternative to the frat-boy crudeness we've come to expect from Hollywood.--Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - typical bar mitzvah troubles
I bought this for my cousin in Paris who is planning her daughter's bat mitzvah and is having problems planning the party. Having the biggest and best party is the most important part of this celebration, it seems.
Dorothy Harper
Rating:  - Cute for older Jewish adults
References to competing Bar Mitzvah efforts. Who can think of the most expensive, creative affairs. You have to be Jewish ro really appreciate this although Darryl Hannah is a nice distraction. I loved it (age 75) but my children and grandchildren were not impressed.
Rating: - One Funny Movie
As someone who entertains at Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, this movie is hysterical. It isn't really factual in many areas, but just a funny ride for those that are looking for a light comedy.
Rating: - "Shamu is Jewish?"
"Keeping Up With the Steins" is an amiable and very funny film comedy, which will bring back memories for anyone, who has gone through the Bar Mitzvah experience. For anyone who dosn't know, this is a Jewish coming-of-age ceremony in which a 13 year old, Jewish male, publicly reads from the Torah and is initiated into the religious community as an adult.It is traditional, that a "feast" or party usually follows in celebration of this accomplishment.
The movie is a very funny look at ... Read More
Rating: - Less really is more!
As a parent who is in the midst of planning a bat mitzvah and frustraited with those who plan gala extravaganzas this was a perfect movie for us. I found it compassionate, funny, poingant, and full of messages about what a families real priorites can and should be. Kudos to the director for putting in his dad (Gary Marshall) as the grand dad. He was wonderful and this movie touched everyone in my brood. I have passed this movie on to many of my friends who really enjoyed it, whether they were ... Read More
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