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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0027616065896
Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 14355
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1989
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
This vibrant and sexy romantic comedy-drama is an extremely well-written acted and executed adult entertainment set against the sometimes tacky world of the lounge act. Pfeiffer an actress of stunning beauty and incomparable talent gives an intelligent smoldering performance as Susie Diamond the singer who enters the lives of two brothers (the fabulous Bridges boys) whose piano act is dying a slow death. The film follows the love affair between cynical Jeff and sultry Michelle almost effortlessly evoking the mood of those great 1940s screen romances. The smokey atmosphere is further enhanced by Dave Grusin's outstanding jazz score.System Requirements:Run Time: 113 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 027616065896 Manufacturer No: M106589
Amazon.com essential video:
An inspired casting gimmick, a wonderful mood, a grown-up love story--all this in The Fabulous Baker Boys, but the only thing anybody ever talks about is Michelle Pfeiffer on top of a piano. Granted, it's a showstopper: clad in a slinky dress, Pfeiffer rolls around on the Steinway while she purrs out a languid version of 'Makin' Whoopee.' Adding to the seductive vibe is the fact that she's not singing to the audience, but to the sullen piano player (Jeff Bridges) whose fancy she has captured. Bridges and his real-life brother, Beau, play two lounge entertainers whose act has grown stale; they're not above doing 'Feelings' for the tourist crowd. They've hired songbird Pfeiffer (who does her own sexy singing) to spice up the routine, a strategy that pays off in spades. The three actors are terrific, with the fabulous Bridges boys playing neatly off their own sibling rhythms. Writer-director Steve Kloves captures the feel of second-rate Seattle clubs, and Dave Grusin's jazzy score keeps propelling the film forward. The story itself might have come from a 1940s romance, yet Kloves and his actors keep it unusually modern and thoughtful. And then there's Michelle Pfeiffer rolling around on top of a piano.... --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Love the music!
This is a great movie, but I especially love the music in it. Dave Grusin's piano playing is just awesome and the real reason I had to own this DVD. I also bought the soundtrack, but that music is not even on the soundtrack. Oh, and Michelle Pfeiffer is great too. This is one I'll watch over and over.
Rating: - "Frank, If Someone Requested 'Chopsticks,' You'd Ask For the Sheet Music".
Many years ago, a big screen, theatrical viewing of Woody Allen's Gershwin inspired film, "Manhattan" started me on a love affair with what is known as the 'Great American Songbook'. So for years, I've been listening to everyone from Ella to Billie Holiday to Diana Krall and Jane Monheit. For some reason, I've always had a special affinity for what is known as 'the girl singer'. I love the sound and image of those classic songs being crooned by a torch singer at 2am in some smokey dive.Thats' why ... Read More
Rating: - Fabulous Baker Boys and a really Hot Michelle Pfeiffer
If you've ever played in a band with your brother - or are interested in Michelle seducing a grand piano - or see a funky side of Seattle - see this movie...
Rating: - great product,great service
As usual when I shop at Amazon.....the product is great, and the service & shipping is great...I wanted the story, for it is a musician's story, and that is my hobby.
Rating: - A film that truly lives up to its name...
If ever there was a movie title that really `said it all' then it would have to be `The Fabulous Baker Boys' because, while Michele Pfeiffer is utterly stunning in her portrayal of lounge singer Susie Diamond, it is the Bridges brothers (who happen to play the Baker brothers) who really prove themselves `fabulous' in this film. I am a longstanding fan of Jeff Bridges, an actor who is solid in everything he does, but it wasn't until this wonderful film that I was drawn to the splendor that is Jeff's ... Read More
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